RET Site: Mission Rebuild Workforce through Advanced Manufacturing Training Of K-14 Educators

RET 网站：通过 K-14 教育工作者的先进制造培训重建劳动力的使命

• 批准号: 2206952
• 负责人: MD Sarder
• 金额: $ 60万
• 依托单位: Bowling Green State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-09-01 至 2025-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2206952&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RET; Site; Mission; Rebuild; Workforce

The Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) will engage high school (HS) and community college (CC) educators in cutting edge hands-on research experiences in Advanced Manufacturing/Robotics. This training program will enhance educators’ knowledge and skills in the stated domain. The educators will return to their institutions, develop advanced manufacturing curriculum modules, and enhance the interest of their students. The U.S. Midwest is known as the heartland of U.S. manufacturing. Today’s manufacturing is quite different from traditional manufacturing and it relies heavily on automated and integrated systems. Traditional manufacturing skills are no match to those advanced manufacturing/robotics skills. This RET project provides a platform for researchers and educators to investigate new research opportunities to fill the existing skills gap in advanced manufacturing. The participating educators will translate their research experiences and knowledge into classroom practice. This comprehensive and unique experience will play a transformational role in preparing future leaders in the emerging areas of advanced manufacturing/robotics within the U.S. Midwest region.The primary objective of the Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) is to play a transformational role in preparing future leaders in advanced manufacturing by instilling advanced manufacturing/robotics research experience within STEM educators through six-week summer workshops dedicated to hands-on research experiences. The summer workshops will focus on research activities in emerging areas of advanced manufacturing including modern sensors and actuators, advanced robot programming, CNC programming, CAD/CAM, 3D printing, and e-factory. This RET project will strategically engage 18 HS and 18 CC educators from regional HSs and CCs in research experiences. Through targeted recruitment, the project plans to engage 18 female and minority STEM educators representing minority and economically disadvantaged school districts, impacting more than 6,400 STEM students at local high schools and community colleges. This project cements the partnership among BGSU, local high schools, and community colleges to address the common need of producing STEM graduates in advanced manufacturing area. This project will (a) explore a sustainable educational model that connects high schools, community colleges, university, and industry; (b) improve the existing pathways and implement new pathways, expanding opportunities for STEM students, focusing on women and minorities; and c) play a transformational role in preparing future leaders in advanced manufacturing.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.

鲍灵格林州立大学 (BGSU) 的教师研究经验 (RET) 网站将让高中 (HS) 和社区学院 (CC) 教育工作者参与先进制造/机器人领域的前沿实践研究经验。该培训计划将增强这一能力。教育工作者将回到自己的机构，开发先进的制造课程模块，并提高学生的兴趣。美国中西部被称为美国制造业的中心地带，与今天的制造业有很大不同。传统的传统制造技术与先进制造/机器人技术无法匹敌。该 RET 项目为研究人员和教育工作者提供了一个平台，以调查新的研究机会，以填补先进制造领域的现有技能差距。参与的教育工作者将他们的研究经验和知识转化为课堂实践，这种全面而独特的经验将在培养美国中西部地区先进制造/机器人技术新兴领域的未来领导者方面发挥变革性作用。研究经验的主要目标。教师 (RET) 网站鲍灵格林州立大学 (BGSU) 的目标是通过为期六周的夏季研讨会，专门提供实践研究经验，向 STEM 教育工作者灌输先进制造/机器人研究经验，从而在培养先进制造领域的未来领导者方面发挥变革性作用。重点关注先进制造新兴领域的研究活动，包括现代传感器和执行器、先进机器人编程、CNC 编程、CAD/CAM、3D 打印和电子工厂。该 RET 项目将战略性地涉及 18 个 HS 和 18 个 CC。该项目计划通过有针对性的招聘，招募代表少数族裔和经济弱势学区的 18 名女性和少数族裔 STEM 教育工作者，影响当地高中和社区学院的 6,400 多名 STEM 学生。 BGSU、当地高中和社区学院之间的合作，旨在满足先进制造领域培养 STEM 毕业生的共同需求。该项目将 (a) 探索连接高中、社区学院、大学和社区的可持续教育模式。 (b) 改进现有途径并实施新途径，扩大 STEM 学生的机会，重点关注女性和少数族裔；以及 c) 在培养先进制造业的未来领导者方面发挥变革性作用。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并被认为是值得的。通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来获得支持。