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

该Track 2，GK-12项目建立在以前的GK-12项目中建立的现有关系和基础设施的基础上，是宾夕法尼亚州立大学、宾夕法尼亚州大学公园、宾夕法尼亚州印第安纳大学、宾夕法尼亚州印第安纳大学、宾夕法尼亚理工学院、宾夕法尼亚州威廉斯波特和宾夕法尼亚州中部四个学区的几所学院和研究所之间的合作。每名研究生在他/她的项目任期内，在一个学区与一到两名K-12教师配对。有八个主要项目活动领域：研究员培训、单元开发、K-12课堂活动、实地考察、网上项目、暑期讲习班、外联和公共关系以及对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交通技术这一主题，将其作为一个经过验证的“钩子”，将吸引高中生和高中生的兴趣，并提供一个自然的跳板，介绍技术与人类社会之间更广泛的问题，包括环境问题、可持续发展、伦理和安全。该项目更广泛的影响是，它将为K-12教师和学校提供新的STEM资源，并将使高等教育与K-12学校之间的联系制度化。该项目是解决地方和国家关切问题的有效办法。Track 1项目的重大成果：在Track 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概念和实践者；大约10名工程学研究生和本科生获得了向K-12教师和学生传达STEM概念的独特机会。已经为K-12科学教师提供了几个新的操纵工具包和相关的教案。开发了两个新的基于网络的工具，用于教授STEM概念(HEV互动游戏)和促进大学与K-12学校之间的互动(每周问题)，并在宾夕法尼亚州立大学和中央宾夕法尼亚州学区之间建立了切实的联系，以与宾夕法尼亚州立大学的目标保持一致，与K-12教育建立新的合作伙伴关系，并使终身学习的概念成为现实。[凯洛格委员会，2000]这个项目得到了工程局的部分支持。标题：Track 2，GK-12：高级运输技术研究生研究和教育(GRATT)机构：宾夕法尼亚州立大学PI/共同PI：Daniel Haworth(PI)、Leanne Avery、Thomas Dana、Michael Lanagan和Paul Sokol(共同PI)合作学区：Bellefonte区、州立大学区、Steelton-Highspire、Susquehanna镇(均在宾夕法尼亚州中部)每年研究员人数：12名研究生，3名本科生目标受众：高中后期和高中设置：主要是农村；也包括郊区/城区NSF支持的学科：工程和物理

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