Clemson University GK-12 Project

克莱姆森大学GK-12项目的目标是通过使用以探究为基础的学习，以标准为基础的方法，提高安德森和皮肯斯县学区中一级和“受损”学校的学生成绩和数学和科学教学。其好处是提高了学校和工业界的专业研究生科学家和数学家对K-12数学和科学教育的认识，增加了K-12教育的科学家和数学家的知识参与和支持;为了提高大学教育的观念和专业K-12教师和管理人员的专业地位，并通过在K-12竞技场的实践中进行探究法的实践和训练，提高数学和科学学科研究生的教学技能。对教师的好处包括津贴，内容资源支持，研究生学分，改进的实验室设备和操作，以及学生的榜样。该大学将通过与当地学校更密切的联系而受益。通过教师的指导，研究员将提高演讲技巧。 生物科学，计算机科学，地质科学，数学科学和物理学的研究生将接受教学方法的深入培训，熟悉南卡罗来纳州的框架和性能标准，与他们的指导老师一起举办一系列研讨会，以开发示范课程以及研究员为NSF赞助的示范课程提供内容资源的方式，其中几种已经在克莱姆森大学开发。研究员将与指导教师合作，为他们学校的同事提供专业发展。

The goal of the Clemson University GK-12 Project is to improve student performance and the teaching of mathematics and science in the middle grades in Title I and "impaired" schools in the school districts of Anderson and Pickens county through the use of inquiry based learning exemplifying a standards-based approach. Benefits are to improve the perception of K-12 mathematics and science education among professional graduate scientists and mathematicians in academe and industry, to increase knowledgeable participation and support by scientists and mathematicians of K-12 education; to improve the perception of collegiate education and the professorate among professional K-12 teachers and administrators, and to improve the teaching skills of graduate students in mathematics and science disciplines through practice and training in the inquiry method with practice in the K-12 arena. Benefits to the teachers include a stipend, content resource support, graduate credit, improved laboratory equipment and manipulatives, and role models for their students. The University will benefit through closer ties with the local schools. The Fellows will have improved presentation skills through mentoring from the teachers. Graduate students in Biological Sciences, Computer Science, Geological Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Physics will undergo in-depth training in teaching methods, familiarization with South Carolina frameworks and performance standards, a series of seminars with their mentoring teacher to develop demonstration lessons and ways in which the Fellows will provide content resources for NSF sponsored exemplary curricula, several of which have been developed at Clemson University. Fellows will team with mentoring teachers to provide professional development to colleagues in their schools.