NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education at the University of Maine

缅因大学K-12教育研究生教学研究员计划与国家立法规定的科学和技术教育目标一致。通过该项目，12名研究员在4个当地学区工作，与大学和K-12学校的同事一起，就生物分类、林业与纸浆和造纸研究以及水文循环等主题进行知识转移和课程开发。该项目为K-12学生和教师提供了当地学校预算无法提供的课程开发、实地考察、技术和设备。在培训项目中，一个夏季“科学营”被用来建立指导研究员的教学团队（大学教员和K-12教师）。该计划为大学提供SMET奖学金，为K-12教师提供专业发展，为K-12学生提供重要的榜样和知识，并在大学的科学教师和K-12教师之间建立牢固的联系。

The program for Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education at the University of Maine is consistent with the State's legislatively mandated goals for education in Science and Technology. Twelve Fellows are working in four local school districts through this program, which engages colleagues at the University and K-12 schools in transfer of knowledge and curriculum development with respect to topics such as Classifying Living Things, Forestry & Pulp and Paper Studies, and The Hydrological Cycle. The project is providing K-12 students and teachers with access to curriculum development, field trips, technology, and equipment that local school budgets had not provided. A summer "science camp" is being used in the training program to establish the teaching teams (university faculty and K-12 teachers) that mentor Fellows. The program provides SMET fellowships for the University, professional development for K-12 teachers, important role models and knowledge to K-12 students, and a strong bond between the science faculty of the University and K-12 teachers.