Track 2, GK-12: Graduate Research and Education in Advanced Transportation Technology (GREATT)

Track 2，GK-12：先进交通技术研究生研究和教育 (GREATT)

• 批准号: 0338240
• 负责人: Daniel Haworth
• 金额: $ 199.2万
• 依托单位: Pennsylvania State Univ University Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-01-01 至 2008-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0338240&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Track; GK; 12; Graduate; Research

This Track 2, GK-12 project builds upon existing relationships and infrastructure developed in the previous GK-12 project and is a collaboration among several colleges and institutes at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, The Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, The Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, PA and four central Pennsylvania school districts. Each Graduate Fellow is paired with one or two K-12 teachers in one school district for the duration of his/her tenure on the project. There are eight principal project activity areas: Fellow training, module development, K-12 classroom activities, field trips, Web-based projects, summer workshops, outreach and public relations and longitudinal studies of project participants. The Intellectual Merit of the project centers around using the theme of advanced transportation technology as a proven "hook" that will capture the interest of upper middle school and high school students and provide a natural springboard for introducing broader issues in the relationship between technology and human society including environmental issues, sustainability, ethics and safety. The Broader Impact of the project is that it will provide novel STEM resources for K-12 teachers and schools and will institutionalize ties between higher education and K-12 schools. This project represents an effective approach to address an issue of local and national concern. Significant Outcomes of Track 1 Project: In each year of the Track 1 project, several hundred K-12 students were exposed to STEM concepts and practitioners in a positive and meaningful context; and approximately 10 graduate and undergraduate engineering students were provided with a unique opportunity to convey STEM concepts to K-12 teachers and students. Several new manipulative kits and associated lesson plans have been made available for K-12 science teachers. Two novel web-based tools for teaching STEM concepts (HEV Interactive Game) and for facilitating interactions among universities and K-12 schools (Question of the Week) have been developed and tangible links have been established between Penn State and central-PA school districts, in keeping with Penn State's goal to ". . .create new partnerships with K-12 education and make the concept of lifelong learning a reality." [Kellogg Commission, 2000]This project is receiving partial support from the Directorate for Engineering. Title: Track 2, GK-12: Graduate Research and Education in Advanced Transportation Technology (GREATT)Institution: Pennsylvania State University PI/Co-PI: Daniel Haworth (PI), Leanne Avery, Thomas Dana, Michael Lanagan and Paul Sokol (co-PIs)Partner School Districts: Bellefonte Area, State College Area, Steelton-Highspire, Susquehanna Township (all in Central PA)Number of Fellows per Year: 12 graduate students, 3 undergraduate studentsTarget Audience: Late middle school and high schoolSetting: Primarily rural; also suburban/urban districtsNSF Supported Disciplines: Engineering and physical sciences

这个轨道2，GK-12项目建立在现有的关系和基础设施开发的前GK-12项目，是几个学院和研究所之间的合作，在宾夕法尼亚州州立大学，大学公园，宾夕法尼亚州，宾夕法尼亚州的印第安纳州大学，印第安纳州，宾夕法尼亚州，技术的宾夕法尼亚学院，威廉斯波特，宾夕法尼亚州和四个中央宾夕法尼亚州学区。每个研究生研究员在他/她的任期内与一个学区的一名或两名K-12教师配对。 有八个主要项目活动领域：研究员培训、模块开发、K-12课堂活动、实地考察、基于网络的项目、夏季讲习班、外联和公共关系以及项目参与者的纵向研究。 该项目的智力价值围绕着使用先进的交通技术作为一个久经考验的“钩”的主题，将捕捉高中和高中学生的兴趣，并为介绍技术与人类社会之间的关系，包括环境问题，可持续性，道德和安全更广泛的问题提供了一个自然的跳板。该项目的更广泛影响是，它将为K-12教师和学校提供新的STEM资源，并将高等教育和K-12学校之间的联系制度化。 该项目是解决地方和全国关注的问题的有效办法。 轨道1项目的重大成果：在轨道1项目的每一年，数百名K-12学生在积极和有意义的背景下接触到STEM概念和从业者;大约10名研究生和本科生工程专业的学生提供了一个独特的机会，向K-12教师和学生传达STEM概念。为K-12科学教师提供了几个新的操作工具包和相关的课程计划。已经开发了两种新颖的基于网络的工具，用于教授STEM概念（HEV互动游戏）和促进大学和K-12学校之间的互动（本周问题），并在宾夕法尼亚州立大学和中央PA学区之间建立了切实的联系，以符合宾夕法尼亚州立大学的目标。.与K-12教育建立新的伙伴关系，使终身学习的概念成为现实。“[凯洛格委员会，2000年]该项目得到工程局的部分支助。职务名称：轨道2，GK-12：研究生研究和教育在先进的交通技术（GREATT）机构：宾夕法尼亚州立大学PI/Co-PI：丹尼尔Haworth（PI），Leanne Avery，托马斯达纳，迈克尔拉纳根和保罗索科尔（co-PI）合作学区：贝莱丰特区，州立学院区，斯蒂尔顿-海茨皮尔，萨斯奎汉纳镇（都在宾夕法尼亚州中部）每年的研究员人数：12名研究生，3名本科生目标受众：中学后期和高中环境：小学农村;也包括郊区/市区NSF支持的课程：工程和物理科学