RET in Engineering and Computer Science SITE: Research Experience for Teachers on Cyber-Enabled Technologies

工程和计算机科学领域的 RET 网站：网络技术教师的研究经验

• 批准号: 1407067
• 负责人: Niki Pissinou
• 金额: $ 49.8万
• 依托单位: Florida International University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-08-01 至 2018-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1407067&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RET; Engineering; Computer; Science; SITE

Developing computational-thinking competencies in K-12 schools to prepare students to join the 21st Century workforce is a critical need. The Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site at Florida International University (FIU) focuses on cyber-enabled technologies in order to address the need for enhancing computational proficiency in the K-12 community. The goals are to:1. Increase K-12 teachers' knowledge of cyber-enabled technologies; 2. Expand K-12 teachers' technology competencies through research and professional development programs;3. Support teachers' development of best practices incorporating research and cyber-enabled technology into the K-12 classroom; and4. Build long-term collaborative partnerships between K-12 STEM teachers and the research community;Under the coherent theme of cyber-enabled technologies, the proposed site will offer state-of-the-art research experiences for teachers in demanding new and emerging research fields in order to foster increased research-based curricula and activities implementation in the schools. Teachers from the Miami-Dade County school district, the fourth largest school district in the United States, are invited to apply. Approximately 72% of the teachers in this school district are from minority groups. The district services a majority - minority population and contains approximately 23% of the state's identified 'high poverty' schools.The RET Site provides a total of 48 middle and high school science teachers within commuting distance of FIU professional development and research opportunities. A total of 16 teachers per year for 3 years engage in high-quality, cutting edge research working directly with research faculty for six weeks during the summer. Research projects target emerging cyber-enabled technologies including cloud computing, social networks, security and privacy. An important objective of the program is the transfer of the teachers' research experiences into the classrooms. Teachers work closely with faculty, staff, students and each other to collectively explore methodologies to effectively communicate the technologies and the research concepts and processes to students, identify and link these skills across the curricula, and design educational modules based on technology and research gains resulting from the RET experience. Other career development program activities include weekly seminars, field trips, workshops and faculty mentorship throughout academic year and beyond as the collaboration matures.

培养 K-12 学校的计算思维能力，为学生加入 21 世纪的劳动力队伍做好准备是一项迫切需要。 佛罗里达国际大学 (FIU) 的教师研究体验 (RET) 网站重点关注网络技术，以满足提高 K-12 社区计算能力的需求。目标是：1．提高 K-12 教师对网络技术的了解； 2. 通过研究和专业发展计划扩展 K-12 教师的技术能力；3.支持教师开发最佳实践，将研究和网络技术融入 K-12 课堂；和4。在 K-12 STEM 教师和研究界之间建立长期合作伙伴关系；在网络技术的连贯主题下，拟议的网站将为高要求的新兴研究领域的教师提供最先进的研究体验以促进学校增加基于研究的课程和活动的实施。来自美国第四大学区迈阿密戴德县学区的教师受邀申请。该学区大约 72% 的教师来自少数族裔。 该学区为大多数少数族裔人口提供服务，并包含约 23% 的州确定的“高度贫困”学校。RET 站点在金融情报机构的通勤距离内提供了总共 48 名初中和高中科学教师的专业发展和研究机会。 每年共有 16 名教师在暑假期间与研究人员直接合作，为期 3 年，参与高质量、前沿的研究，为期六周。研究项目针对新兴的网络技术，包括云计算、社交网络、安全和隐私。该计划的一个重要目标是将教师的研究经验转移到课堂上。教师与教职员工、学生和彼此密切合作，共同探索有效向学生传达技术和研究概念和过程的方法，在整个课程中识别和链接这些技能，并根据技术和研究成果设计教育模块从 RET 经验来看。其他职业发展计划活动包括每周研讨会、实地考察、讲习班以及整个学年及合作成熟后的教师指导。