RET Site: Smart Sensors and Sensing Systems

该奖项更新了密歇根州立大学(MSU)专注于智能传感器和传感系统的教师示范研究经验(RET)网站。RET网站将继续在密歇根州立大学和大兰辛-底特律地区的学校之间发展强有力的合作伙伴关系，通过培训科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)领域的初中和高中教师领导干部来促进大学前的科学和工程教育。RET网站将向教师展示领先的工程研究，涵盖生物和化学传感器、机器人传感器、微型和纳米机电传感器、微电子传感电路、人机交互、生物力学、创新传感材料和制造技术，并将把它们与传感器和传感技术正在给所有公民的日常生活和生活质量带来的深刻变化联系起来。研究主题的跨学科性质将为开发具有创造性和吸引力的初中和高中课程和教学活动提供肥沃的土壤，这些课程和教学活动涉及生物、物理、化学和技术，符合国家和国家课程标准。RET参与者将参加一个为期6周的暑期学院，在工程学院的指导下参与尖端研究项目，这些教师领导着充满活力的传感器和传感器相关研究项目。教师将与主要研究人员、教师导师和课程开发专家合作，开发创新的、符合标准的课程模块，并参与许多专业发展活动。教师创建的模块和课程将通过TeachEngineering ering.org在全国范围内传播，该网站是全国公认的可搜索的、基于标准的工程课程的存储库。计划在整个学年开展广泛的后续活动，以确保将实验室经验转化为课堂实践，并促进和加强工程学教师与当地学区之间的长期伙伴关系。第三方专业计划评估员将跟踪和评估计划，并提供改进反馈。评估者还将对参与者进行纵向研究，以评估RET计划的长期影响。

This award renews an exemplary Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site focusing on smart sensors and sensing systems at Michigan State University (MSU). The RET Site will continue to develop a strong partnership between MSU and schools in the greater Lansing-Detroit area to advance pre-college science and engineering education by training a cadre of leaders of middle and high school teachers in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The RET site will expose teachers to leading engineering research spanning biological and chemical sensors, robotics sensors, micro and nano-electro mechanical sensors, microelectronic sensing circuitry, human-computer interaction, biomechanics, innovative sensing materials and manufacturing techniques, and will connect them to the profound changes that sensors and sensing technologies are having on the daily lives and quality of life of all citizens. The interdisciplinary nature of the research theme will provide a fertile ground for developing creative and appealing middle and high school lessons and teaching activities in biology, physics, chemistry, and technology that align with state and national curricular standards. RET participants will attend a 6-week summer institute to participate in cutting-edge research projects with mentoring from engineering faculty who lead vibrant sensor and sensing related research programs. Working with principal investigators, faculty mentors, and a curriculum development specialist, teachers will develop innovative, standards-compliant curriculum modules and participate in a number of professional development activities. The teacher-created modules and lessons will be disseminated nationally through TeachEngineering.org, a nationally recognized repository for searchable, standards-based engineering curricula. Extensive follow-up activities are planned throughout the academic year to ensure the translation of lab experience into classroom practice, and to foster and strengthen long-term partnership between engineering faculty and the local school districts. A third-party professional program evaluator will track and evaluate the program and provide feedback for improvement. The evaluator will also conduct longitudinal studies on participants to assess the longer-term impact of the RET program.