Track 2, GK-12: Inspiring and Building Tomorrow's Workforce: A Grades 3-12 Engineering Continuum

这个Track 2， GK-12项目建立在之前的GK-12项目中开发的现有关系和基础设施的基础上，两个学区为传统上在工程和工程与应用科学学院中代表性不足的不同学生提供服务。该项目的广泛影响非常大。研究员与合作教师合作，通过3-12年级的预工程项目提高高需求学校的STEM素养，并正在学习如何成为K-12课堂上本科生的有效服务学习导师。学生来自郊区和城市的七所高需求学校，这些学校有大量少数民族学生。该提案的部分智力价值在于，研究员将以工程为工具，整合七所参与学校K-12学生的数学和科学学习。这些研究员将成为“工程大使”，他们将提供符合国家STEM教育标准的动手工程课程，并为3-12年级的学生树立榜样，将数学和科学的学习与未来的工程和技术职业联系起来。该项目得到工程局的部分支持。题目：第二场，GK-12：激励和建设明天的劳动力：3-12年级工程继续机构：科罗拉多大学博尔德分校pi /Co-PI：杰奎琳·沙利文，劳伦斯·卡尔森和马林达·舍费尔合作学区：博尔德谷学区（BVSD），丹佛公立学校（DPS）每年研究员人数：8名研究生，2-6名工程本科学生目标受众：3-12年级设置：郊区和城市nsf支持学科：地球、生命、一般科学和物理科学；工程;数学

This Track 2, GK-12 project builds upon existing relationships and infrastructure developed in the previous GK-12 project with two school districts serving diverse students traditionally underrepresented in engineering and the College of Engineering and Applied Science. The Broader Impact of the project is very high. Fellows, in partnership with cooperating teachers, are improving STEM literacy in high-needs schools through a grades 3-12 pre-engineering program and are learning to be effective service learning mentors for undergraduate students engaged in K-12 classrooms. Students are from seven high needs, suburban and urban schools, with large minority enrollments. Part of the Intellectual Merit of the proposal is that the Fellows will use engineering as a vehicle to integrate math and science learning by K-12 students in the seven participating schools. The Fellows will become "engineering ambassadors," who deliver a hands-on engineering curriculum that addresses state educational STEM standards and serve as role models for grades 3-12 students to link the study of math and science to future careers in engineering and technology. This project is receiving partial support from the Directorate for Engineering. Title: Track 2, GK-12: Inspiring and Building Tomorrow's Workforce: A Grades 3-12 Engineering ContinuumInstitution: University of Colorado at BoulderPI/Co-PI: Jacquelyn Sullivan, Lawrence Carlson and Malinda SchaeferPartner School Districts: Boulder Valley School District (BVSD), Denver Public Schools (DPS)Number of Fellows per Year: 8 graduate students, 2-6 undergraduate engineering studentsTarget Audience: Grades 3-12Setting: Suburban and UrbanNSF Supported Disciplines: Earth, life, general and physical sciences; engineering; mathematics