GK-12 in China:
Five GK-12 fellows and five
GK-12 middle school teachers
will spend a week working on
science inquiry with the
Jiangsu Institute of Education
and a local K-12 school. Each
fellow will undertake
collaborative research in a
Chinese university for at
least 2 weeks. Check out
blogs written by a teacher and a staff member and
read a short
synopsis of the trip.
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.
Announcements
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):
