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GK-12 Regional Conference
November 7 & 8, 2008
Click here for more information.
Note: at this time, the web site
changes frequently. Please
check back often.

We are proud to announce
that this web site received
the NSF GK-12 Web Site
Award for Promoting and
Disseminating GK-12

at its annual meeting in
Washington, D.C. in
March 2008.

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            GK-12 Team at
            the Conference

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NSF/Discovery Learning Center GK12 Program Timeline

May

  • Graduate fellows attend Maymester course, GRAD 590G

June

  • Middle school teachers conduct a two-day orientation, "Realities of Middle School," for the graduate fellows
  • All participants attend a one-week inquiry-learning workshop, GRAD 590K

June-August

  • Form four teams, each with two teachers and two fellows
  • Teams create and/or modify learning modules (each team will set their own schedules)
  • All teams attend intermediate progress update meetings

Academic Year

  • Graduate Fellows serve as "Visiting Scientists" in middle school classrooms
  • Learning modules are piloted in middle school classrooms
  • During the program, teachers and schools will provide valuable input on topics including (but not limited to):
    • Usefulness of technology in the classroom
    • Utilization of grad fellows in the classrooms
    • Subject matter and pedagogical styles
    • Target grades and classes
    • Assessment topics

 
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