RET in Engineering and Computer Science Site: Research to Inspire Students about Engineering (RISE) through Inquiry

工程和计算机科学领域的 RET 网站：通过探究激发学生工程知识 (RISE) 的研究

• 批准号: 1132648
• 负责人: Brad Kinsey
• 金额: $ 45万
• 依托单位: University of New Hampshire
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-07-15 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1132648&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RET; Engineering; Computer; Science; Site

This award provides funding for a three year standard award to support a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science Site program at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) entitled, "RET in Engineering and Computer Science Site: Research to Inspire Students about Engineering (RISE) through Inquiry", under the direction of Dr. Brad Kinsey.The major objectives of this program are to strengthen STEM learning and motivation and to promote engineering by: -Providing pre- and in-service middle and high school teacher-leaders with an intensive summer research experience in an engineering field. -Creating a community of educators, including teacher-leaders, faculty members, and university students, with research experience and teaching knowledge to assist one another as they develop and implement inquiry-based engineering activities. -Providing access to equipment and materials for inquiry-based learning modules through the established UNH Advancing Science Program. To accomplish these objectives RISE will create an effective and sustainable infrastructure to support RET opportunities at UNH for teachers throughout New Hampshire. During each summer of the project a cohort of twelve in-service and five pre-service teachers will participate in a seven week experience which will include orientation, intensive research, and curriculum development. School year follow-up to support the integration of the summer research experience and inquiry-based activities within the curriculum will also be provided, both in person with classroom visits by RET faculty and graduate/undergraduate students and through an electronic discussion board. The UNH Leitzel Center, which is well known in the region for facilitating exemplary teacher development activities, will provide the administrative structure for all project activities. Inquiry was selected as the theme for this proposal due to the expertise of the Leitzel Center in this area and the focus on inquiry based learning at UNH. The broader impacts of RISE include the creation of a sustainable community of educators, including teachers and faculty, to collaborate on developing and implementing inquiry-based activities in classrooms. Participating UNH faculty and graduate students will experience the teachers' perspectives in designing learning activities that engage a variety of student learners. In addition, the inclusion of rural and urban communities and women faculty members as mentors will attract underrepresented individuals to engineering.

该奖项为三年标准奖提供了资金，以支持新罕布什尔大学（UNH）的工程和计算机科学网站课程的教师研究经验，题为“工程和计算机科学网站的RET：启发研究的研究：在布拉德·金西（Brad Kinsey）博士的指导下，关于工程学（上升）的学生。在工程领域拥有丰富的夏季研究经验的教师领导者。 - 创建一个教育者社区，包括教师，教职员工和大学生，并具有研究经验和教学知识，以相互协助并实施基于询问的工程活动。 - 通过既定的UND Advancing科学计划来提供基于查询的学习模块的设备和材料的访问。 为了实现这些目标，崛起将创建一个有效，可持续的基础设施，以支持新罕布什尔州的教师在UNH的RET机会。 在该项目的每个夏天，有十二个在职和五个职前教师将参加七个星期的经验，其中包括方向，强化研究和课程开发。 还将提供学年的随访，以支持夏季研究经验和基于询问的活动在课程中的整合，既可以亲自由RET教职员工和研究生/本科生进行课堂访问，又可以通过电子讨论委员会进行课堂访问。 在该地区众所周知的旨在促进典范教师发展活动的地区众所周知的UNH Leitzel中心将为所有项目活动提供行政结构。 由于该领域的Leitzel Center的专业知识，并专注于在UNH的基于查询的学习中，因此选择了该提案的主题。 崛起的更广泛的影响包括创建包括教师和教师在内的可持续教育者社区，以在教室中开发和实施基于询问的活动，以合作。 参加联合国大学的教师和研究生将体验老师在设计吸引各种学生学习者的学习活动时的观点。 此外，将农村和城市社区和女教师作为导师的纳入将吸引人数不足的个人进入工程学。