RET Site: Arkansas Data Analytics Teacher Alliance (AR-DATA)

该奖项在阿肯色州建立了一个名为数据分析教师联盟（AR-DATA）的教师研究经验（RET）网站。阿肯色州大学将与西北阿肯色州地区的学区合作，促进研究驱动的高中分析课程和教育，覆盖服务不足的学生，如来自阿肯色州农村地区的学生。至少30名9 - 12年级的数学，计算机科学和工程预科教师将与教师导师，研究生，课程教练和行业专家一起参加为期6周的RET暑期课程和学年后续活动，以开发和传播学习模块，以增强当前的课程，获得数据分析和工程应用的新知识，并通过RET计划活动专业受益。开发的学习模块将反映当前分析领域的前沿研究以及下一代分析人员的发展需求。AR-DATA RET计划将帮助9 - 12年级的学生为工程高等教育做好准备，并满足阿肯色州分析劳动力的迫切需求。AR-DATA将强调团队合作的方法，以提供一种沟通的文化，并促进教师和教师导师之间的思想交流的成功。参与可再生能源技术的教师编写的教学材料将在地方、州和国家各级分享和传播，以扩大外联范围。这个可再生能源技术网站旨在为农村地区可再生能源技术项目的设计和管理提供一个成功的范例，并激发人们对在阿肯色州开发可再生能源技术项目的兴趣。该计划还将有效地整合研究，真实的世界的应用，并通过大学教授，研究生研究人员，行业导师和公立学校管理人员和教师之间的强有力的伙伴关系和积极参与课堂教学。该项目由工程局（ENG），工程教育和中心（EEC），该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award establishes a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site in Arkansas, entitled Data Analytics Teacher Alliance (AR-DATA). The University of Arkansas will partner with school districts within the Northwest Arkansas region to promote research-driven high school analytics curriculum and education, reaching underserved students, such as those from rural areas in Arkansas. At least thirty 9th-12th grade mathematics, computer science, and pre-engineering teachers will work with faculty mentors, graduate students, curriculum coaches, and industry experts in a 6-week RET Summer Program and academic-year follow up to develop and disseminate learning modules to enhance current curriculum, attain new knowledge of data analytics and engineering applications, and benefit professionally through the RET program activities. The learning modules developed will reflect current cutting-edge research in analytics as well as the development needs of next-generation analytics workforce. The AR-DATA RET program will help prepare 9th-12th grade students for higher education in engineering and for the urgent needs in the analytics workforce in Arkansas. AR-DATA will emphasize a teaming approach to provide a culture of communication and facilitate the success of idea exchange between the teachers and faculty mentors. The instructional materials developed by the RET participating teachers will be shared and disseminated at the local, state, and national levels for broader outreach. This RET site aims to provide a successful example for designing and management of an RET program in rural areas and generate more interest in developing RET programs in Arkansas. This program will also effectively integrate research, real world applications, and classroom teaching through strong partnership and active engagement among university professors, graduate student researchers, industry mentors, and public school administrators and teachers.This project is jointly funded by the Directorate for Engineering (ENG), Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC), and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.