GK-12 Fellows Linking Marine and Wetland Research with Science Education in Coastal South Carolina Schools

K-12教育研究生助教建议#：0742419 PI：克雷格·吉尔曼研究所：沿海卡罗莱纳大学标题：GK-12研究员将海洋和湿地研究与南卡罗来纳沿海学校的科学教育联系起来利用沿海海洋和湿地研究(CMW)的主题，卡罗莱纳海岸GK-12项目每年将支持6-8名研究员，他们将与沿海卡罗莱纳学校的6-12年级教师一对一地工作。该计划将与南卡罗来纳州的霍里县学区合作，并接受该县10所初中或9所高中中的任何一所的教师。霍里县是南卡罗来纳州最大的县，它既是郊区又是农村。该计划包括生物、化学、地质、物理和数学等STEM基础学科，以及海洋科学和环境科学等专门学科。卡罗莱纳海岸大学(CCU)的GK-12项目将与CMWS研究生项目的GK-12研究员合作，与合作教师一起在大学和当地学校之间建立STEM相关的伙伴关系，并加强初中、高中和大学学生的教育项目和经验。这些研究员都在海岸和湿地科学的多学科领域进行实地研究，他们将把跨学科的方法引入当地初中和高中科学课堂的课程。更广泛的影响包括提高南卡罗来纳州历史上代表性不足的学生对STEM学科的兴趣和学习，并为这些不同的学生提供榜样和导师。教师将增加他们在各种STEM学科的教学知识，并将通过霍里县的科学课程传播以探究为基础的活动。

GRADUATE TEACHING FELLOWS IN K-12 EDUCATIONABSTRACTProposal #: 0742419 PI: Craig GilmanInstitution: Coastal Carolina UniversityTitle: GK-12 Fellows Linking Marine and Wetland Research with Science Education in Coastal South Carolina SchoolsUsing the theme of Coastal Marine and Wetland Studies (CMWS), the GK-12 project at Coastal Carolina will support 6-8 Fellows each year who will work one-on-one with grade 6-12 teachers in the Coastal Carolina schools. The program will partner with the Horry County School District in South Carolina and accept teachers from any of the ten middle or nine high schools in the county. Horry County is the largest county in S. C. It is both suburban and rural. The program encompasses the foundational STEM disciplines of biology, chemistry, geology, physics, and mathematics, as well as specialized disciplines such as marine science and environmental science. The GK-12 program at Coastal Carolina University (CCU) will team GK-12 Fellows from the CMWS graduate program with cooperating teachers to build STEM-related partnerships between the university and local schools and to enhance the educational programs and experiences for students at the middle school, high school, and university level. The fellows, who all conduct field-based research in the multidisciplinary fields of coastal and wetland science, will bring an interdisciplinary approach to the curriculum of local middle and high school science classrooms. Broader impacts include increasing interest and learning in STEM disciplines by historically underrepresented students in South Carolina, and to provide these diverse students with role models and mentors. Teachers will increase their content knowledge in various STEM disciplines and inquiry-based activities will be disseminated through the Horry County science curricula.