教师研究经验计划
琥珀色的一天于2022年10月27日发布
In summer 2022, the 研究 Experiences for Teachers program at the University of 南 Alabama welcomed its second cohort as part of a more than $600,000 National 科学基金资助. 领导这个项目的是Dr. 查盛华，助理教授 咨询和教学科学的专家，以及. Na Gong, Warren Nicholson捐赠 电子与计算机工程教授.
Twelve teachers from Mobile and Baldwin counties participated in the six-week program in summer 2022, which included discovery-based research with faculty and pedagogical 研讨会. Eight teachers started the program in summer 2021.
The second cohort of teachers will work with the team at 南 in fall 2022 and spring 2023 to develop ways of using artificial intelligence in their middle- or high-school 茎类. A third group of science, technology, engineering and math educators 2023年夏天还会接受同样的训练吗.
Summer lab work and lectures are just the beginning of the project. 老师收到 a stipend for participation and a budget to purchase equipment for their classrooms.
The goals of the program include helping 南 scientists and engineers build relationships 和当地学校的老师和管理人员一起. 它还提供大学课程 opportunity to improve teacher experiences and recruit engineering and computing students.
“We are excited to see the development of collegiality and collaboration among the participating teachers and the 南 team members,” Zha said. “今年，我们的教学 focus is helping teachers develop AI-integrated curricula in their STEM courses.”
Teachers in the research program are organized into four groups, each focusing on a facet of biologically inspired computing systems. 重点领域是先进的 hyperspectral imaging techniques for early cancer detection, design of biologically inspired computing chips/systems, advanced power-efficient computer memory chips and 支持软件.
Mentors leading the groups are Gong; Dr. 塞拉斯·利维斯利，化学教授 biomolecular engineering; Dr. Jinhui Wang, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering; and Dr. 黄景山，计算机科学教授. Drs. 凯蒂·古费 McCorrison and Christopher Parrish from the College of Education and Professional Studies have taught 研讨会 and will continue to offer consultation and conduct 合作研究. Dr. James Van Haneghan, interim chair of counseling and instructional sciences, leads formative and summative evaluations for the project.
Teachers from the first cohort are Amber Simpson (Ben C. 雷恩高中)，安东尼 Bondora (Davidson High School), Ashton Irvin (Davidson High School), Charlene Lockett (Blount High School), Michael Fletcher (Davidson High School), Randa Smith (Central 鲍德温中学)，希拉吉尔伯特(约翰L. LeFlore Magnet高中)和Victoria 威尔逊(墨菲高中).
Teachers from the second cohort are Amber Simpson (Ben C. 雷恩高中)，安吉 Irvin (UMS-Wright Preparatory School), Ashton Irvin (Mobile County Public Schools), 肯尼斯·霍姆斯(本·C·. Rain High School), Marcy Bragdon (Saraland High School), Myeshea 福尔摩斯(本·C). Rain High School), Matthew Davenport (Alabama School of Mathematics and Science), Michael Fletcher (Davidson High School), Mykel Williams (Fairhope Middle 学校)，珊德里·琼斯(约翰·L·琼斯饰). Leflore Magnet高中)，Stacey Thomas (Ben C. Rain High School) and Tchanavia Rabb (Scarborough Model Middle School).