UAB NSF GK-12 Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education

作为提高相关学校和社区的科学素养的一部分，该项目建立在大学和学区之间正在进行的一些外展项目的基础上，并包括非正式科学资源（McWane科学中心）的参与。研究员与不同年龄、背景和兴趣的各种各样的人一起工作。该计划经过修改以适应第一年，年中或顶点学生（完成最后一年工作的研究员），以充分利用他们的能力并满足他们的不同需求。研究员准备在课堂上通过研讨会提供学习理论和教学法的概述，其中包括两次对K-12学生在非正式科学环境中的观察，两次在K-12教室中的观察，一次科学演示的介绍和一次协助导师教师的会议。然后，奖学金获得者将有各种机会与教师建立伙伴关系，并直接在课堂上帮助实施与科学标准相关的材料。

As part of an effort to increase science literacy in the schools and community involved, this project builds on a number of ongoing outreach programs between the University and the school district and includes involvement of informal science resources (the McWane Science Center). Fellows work with a wide variety of people of varying ages, backgrounds and interests. The program is modified to accommodate first year, middle year or capstone students (fellows completing their final year of work) to take full advantage of their abilities and to meet their varying needs. Fellows are prepared to work in the classroom through a seminar providing an overview of learning theory and pedagogy that includes two observations of K-12 students in an informal science setting, two observations in a K-12 classroom, presentation of a science demonstration and one session assisting a mentor teacher. Fellows are then offered a variety of opportunities to establish a partnership with a teacher and work directly in the classroom helping to implement science standard related materials.