’ Learning (2016), a study that evaluates literature on professional support for sci-ence teachers. Among many conclusions from their study, those most relevant to this study include: 1. “many science teachers have not had sufficiently rich experiences with the content relevant to science courses they currently teach”;2 SUMMER 2020 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONEvaluation of an NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Programfor STEM Development 2.“very few teachers have experience with the science and engineering practices described in the NGSS”; 3.lack of experience is “especially pronounced both for elementary school teachers and for