RET in Engineering and Computer Science Site: RET in Functional Materials at University of South Florida

工程和计算机科学中的 RET 网站：南佛罗里达大学功能材料中的 RET

• 批准号: 1301054
• 负责人: Venkat Bhethanabotla
• 金额: $ 50万
• 依托单位: University of South Florida
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-10-01 至 2019-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1301054&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 South Florida entitled, "RET in Engineering and Computer Science Site: RET in Functional Materials at the University of South Florida", under the direction of Venkat R. Bhethanabotla and Dr. Sylvia W. Thomas. The University of South Florida (USF) College of Engineering (COE), in partnership with the school districts of Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties and St. Petersburg College will conduct an eight week summer RET in Functional Materials for 15 teachers per year for 3 years (45 total); 9 local high school teachers, 2 local community college instructors and 4 pre-service teachers. Materials Science is chosen as the focus because of its highly interdisciplinary nature (making it relevant to a large number of subject areas). The pervasive presence of materials in everyday life can provide multiple teaching contexts, and its research emphasis at the University of South Florida is the perfect conduit. USF has made substantial investments in the past 10 years in materials science through the hiring of 20+ materials research faculty, establishment of a shared metrology and clean room facility, an interdisciplinary master's program in materials science and engineering and large scale research computing facilities. The project team further proposes to sustain this collaborative atmosphere among participants through the creation of an educational resource, the Materials College, to be designed and implemented by the participants themselves. This web-based resource will house the participants' inquiry-based lesson plans within a coherent structure, containing additional content that provides an overview of Materials Science and its relevance to current technologies, describes the fundamental knowledge required by practitioners in the field and highlights applications to the field of core subjects taught in high schools and community colleges. The Materials College activity will provide a framework for the sustained engagement of, and collaboration among, teachers and provide a foundation for building additional partnerships with other school districts, community colleges and Colleges of Education. Web-based dissemination of lesson plans in a focused structure will enhance the professional development of abroad range of teachers. The diversity of participants will result in expanded participation of underrepresented groups and women in STEM disciplines. The project team expects that its efforts will result in an increased number of math and science certified teachers and U.S./permanent resident AA and BS degree holders.

该奖项为三年标准奖提供了资金，以支持南佛罗里达大学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：在功能材料中的RET南佛罗里达大学”，在Venkat R. Bhethanabotla和Sylvia W. Thomas博士的指导下。南佛罗里达大学（USF）工程学院（COE）与希尔斯伯勒和皮内拉斯县的学区和圣彼得堡学院合作，将在3年中每年15个教师的夏季夏季夏季RET进行八周的夏季RET（持续3年）总计45）; 9名当地高中教师，2名当地社区大学教师和4位职前教师。由于其高度跨学科的性质（使其与大量主题领域相关），因此选择了材料科学。日常生活中普遍存在的材料存在可以提供多种教学环境，其在南佛罗里达大学的研究重点是完美的渠道。在过去的10年中，USF通过雇用20多种材料研究教师，共享计量室设施，材料科学和工程学领域的跨学科硕士课程以及大规模研究计算设施，通过雇用20多种材料研究教师进行了大量投资。该项目团队进一步建议通过创建教育资源，即材料学院来维持这种协作氛围，并由参与者自己设计和实施。 这种基于网络的资源将在一个连贯的结构中容纳参与者的基于询问的课程计划，其中包含其他内容，概述了材料科学及其与当前技术的相关性，描述了该领域的从业者所需的基本知识，并突出显示了应用程序的应用程序。到高中和社区大学教授的核心学科领域。材料大学的活动将为教师之间持续和协作的持续参与提供框架，并为与其他学区，社区学院和教育学院建立额外的合作伙伴关系提供了基础。基于Web的重点结构中基于Web的课程计划将增强国外教师的专业发展。参与者的多样性将导致代表性不足的群体和妇女参与STEM学科。该项目团队预计，其努力将导致数学和科学认证的教师以及美国/Permanent居民AA和BS学位持有人增加。