New GK-12: Utilizing Local Resources and Educational Setting to Stimulate K-12 Learning

在K-12教育研究生教学研究员摘要提案#:0742554首席研究员：Karen Viskupic机构：博伊西州立大学标题：利用当地资源和教育环境刺激K-12学习博伊西州立大学？GK-12研究生将与三家当地学习中心合作，开发和提供生物学和地球科学方面的教育活动。GK-12项目将利用当地和区域科学问题来刺激K-12社区的学习。参观学习中心的K-12班将使用一些开发的活动，而其他活动将通过外展在传统课堂环境中使用。该项目将通过使用当地和区域主题，帮助K-12学生增加他们对科学主题的理解，以及这些主题如何与他们的生活联系起来。合作学习中心每年将为4万多名K-12学生提供服务，该项目有可能影响爱达荷州大部分学生。该项目的预期成果包括：1)资助许多研究生？教育，这将使他们能够在科学领域追求多样化的研究目标；2)研究性科学的灌输及其在当地学生意识中的重要性；3)培训几名研究生向非技术受众传播科学；4)提高K-12学生？对科学概念的理解，这可能会增加在这些领域从事职业的兴趣；5)开展可供非直接参与项目的教师和班级使用的教育活动；6)博伊西州立大学和K-12社区之间可持续合作伙伴关系的发展。

GRADUATE TEACHING FELLOWS IN K-12 EDUCATIONABSTRACTPROPOSAL #: 0742554PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Karen Viskupic INSTITUTION: Boise State UniversityTITLE: Utilizing local resources and educational settings to stimulate K-12 learningBoise State University?s Graduate GK-12 Fellows will partner with three local learning centers to develop and deliver educational activities in biology and the geosciences. GK-12 project will use local and regional science issues to stimulate learning in the K-12 community. K-12 classes that visit the learning centers will use some of the developed activities, while other activities will be used in traditional classroom settings through outreach. The project will help K-12 students to increase their understanding of science topics, and how those topics relate to their lives, through the use of local and regional themes. Together, the partner learning centers will serve a total of over 40,000 K-12 students each year, and the project has the potential to affect a large percentage of Idaho students.Expected outcomes of the project include: 1) Funding many graduate students? educations, which will allow them to pursue diverse research goals in science fields; 2) The infusion of research-based science and its importance into the consciousness of local students; 3) Training several graduate students in communicating science to non-technical audiences; 4) Enhancement of K-12 students? understanding of science concepts, which may lead to increased interest in pursuing careers in these fields; 5) Development of educational activities that can be used by teachers and classes not directly participating in the project; and 6) Development of a sustainable collaborative partnership between Boise State University and the K-12 community.