Abstract
We have successfully finished our summer program in our National Science Foundation (NSF) supported Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site entitled "Enriching the Professional Development of School Teachers & Community College Faculty in Rural Michigan - An RET Site on Smart Vehicles." The summer program was six weeks long and hosted five community college faculty, five in-service teachers (high school science) and five pre-service teachers (integrated science majors). Participants were split into five groups and teamed up with an engineering faculty and an engineering undergraduate student each. During their 40 hours/week work schedule, participants worked on faculty-supervised research projects for 25 hours/week and the remaining time was reserved for development of classroom unit plans. This paper presents details about the RET Site's management and discusses lessons learned from our experiences. Preliminary assessment results will be presented and discussed. Finally, we will conclude with the overall lessons we learned from this experience and discuss next summer's plans as a result of our analysis and self-reflections.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings |
| Volume | 2017-June |
| Publication status | Published - 24 Jun 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 124th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition - Columbus, United States Duration: 25 Jun 2017 → 28 Jun 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© American Society for Engineering Education, 2017.
Funding
Kumar Yelamarthi received his Ph.D. and M.S degree from Wright State University in 2008 and 2004, and B.E. from University of Madras, India in 2000. He is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Central Michigan University. His research interest is in the areas of Wireless Sensor Networks, Internet of Things, computer aided design tool development, assistive devices, autonomous adaptive systems, applied electronics, embedded systems, and engineering education. He has published over 100 articles in archival journals and conference proceedings in these areas. He has served as a technical reviewer for several IEEE/ASME/ASEE international conferences and journals and as a reviewer for numerous funding proposals. He served as the general chair for 2016 ASEE NCS Conference, 2011 ASEE NCS conference, technical committee member is IEEE ISVLSI, IEEE MWSCAS conferences. He served as PI, co-PI, and senior personnel in several externally funded grants from organizations such as NSF, NASA, and the regional industry. He is an elected member of Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society, and Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership honor society, and a senior member of IEEE. This research is conducted with support from National Science Foundation, under award DUE-1542368.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| National Science Foundation | DUE-1542368 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |