GK-12: The North Mississippi GK-12 Project

北密西西比州GK-12项目正在向两个当地学区提供来自8个SMET相关学科的14名研究员，他们在那里的跨学科团队中服务，作为当地教师的资源。该GK-12项目的目标包括：1)向牛津和拉斐特县学区的学生和教师宣传SMET的内容、应用程序和职业道路；2)提供地点和/或开发越来越多的高质量SMET教学活动、实验室练习、软件和演示，以扩大和加强K-12教师和学生使用的教育实践；3)提高教师和研究员有效利用技术作为加强学生教育的手段的能力。学区受益于新开发的材料的多样性，在教育过程中有效利用技术的能力的提高，以及教师、学生和研究员之间有意义的互动。对研究员的好处包括更好地了解教学最佳做法，以及更多地了解学生的各种需求。密西西比大学的好处包括招募优秀研究员，改善与当地学校的关系，以及改善SMET相关部门之间的沟通。

The North Mississippi GK-12 Project is providing fourteen Fellows from eight SMET related disciplines to two local school districts, where they are serving on interdisciplinary teams as resources for the local teachers. This goals of this GK-12 Project include: 1) communicating SMET content, applications, and career paths to students and teachers in the Oxford and Lafayette County school districts; 2) providing the location and/or development of a growing supply of high quality SMET instructional activities, laboratory exercises, software, and demonstrations to expand and enhance the educational practices in use by K-12 teachers and students; and 3) increasing the ability of the teachers and Fellows to effectively utilize technology as a means to enhance the education of the students.The school districts are benefiting from the variety of newly developed materials, the increased ability to effectively utilize technology in the educational process, and the meaningful interaction between teachers, students, and the Fellows. Benefits to the Fellows include a better understanding of pedagogical best-practices, and an increased understanding of the various student needs. Benefits to The University of Mississippi include the recruitment of excellent Fellows, better relationships with the local schools, and improved communications between SMET related departments.