Jones says of his RET experience

“I use a great deal of discussion in my classroom to promote inquiry in my classroom culture. One aspect of that culture is the students’ perception of the teacher as an expert on certain topics. The experience with CAVE allows me to put myself in a professional setting if I find the opportunity to use that experience within the context of the classroom. I expect that I will be able to use CAVE within my own testimony when my class begins a unit on properties of matter.”

Fickert states

“The interaction with the entire CAVE project challenged me in many ways, and I enjoyed learning how the project relates industry to education, at both the graduate and junior high school levels. The interaction with professionals, the financial opportunity, working with graduate students, operating the machines in the lab, and helping with the CAVE project all helped to make this a very meaningful opportunity for me personally and professionally. I believe this summer’s work will help me in various ways throughout this school year and the years to come. I use many activities in my classroom to incorporate problem solving skills and number sense. In addition, the experience added to my knowledge of real-world applications for the skills in my prealgebra curriculum. I will be able to help my students better understand the need for a solid understanding of statistics, graphs, ratios and proportions, and I will be able to help them connect this information with everyday electronics such as cell phones and video games… This was the one of the most dynamic summer experiences I have had, and my students will reap the benefits.”