Transcript Jennifer L. Bouldin, PhD Director ASU GK12 Program

ABOUT
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NSF Grant
Links public education
and current scientific
research
Graduate students in:
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Science
Technology
Engineering
Mathematics
GOALS
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Teachers
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Graduate students
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Exposure to current
research
Connect with local
university
STEM graduate students
gain communication skills
Teaching skills
Students
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Enriched science
curriculum
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NSF developed GK-12 program to support:
Graduate students contributing to scientific
knowledge base
 Cutting edge science in public schools
 The next generation of scientists
 Communication skills across a wide audience
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Rural school districts
School districts with
high percentage of
free and reduced
lunches
Districts with high
ethnic diversity
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144 institutions
participating
Benefitted 5,263
graduate fellows
9,473 teachers involved
4,732 schools
687,594 K-12 students
inspired
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Graduate students’
areas of study:
Environmental
Sciences Graduate
program
 Molecular Biosciences
Graduate Program
 Department of
Biological Sciences
 Department of
Chemistry & Physics
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Bryan Reiley
Kevin Keen
Sarah Thompson
Seth Schirmer
Mauricio Solis
Annabelle McKie
Scott Chiavacci
Katie Lisko
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Lesson plans based on
Fellow’s research
6th – 8th grade
emphasis
State and national
standards
Hands on learning!
Higher order thinking
skills emphasized
Student driven
hypotheses
TOXICITY TESTING 101
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STEM teacher engages students:
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OUR
magna
SET
UPFRIEND—D.
IS HALF THE
FUN
What goes down your sink?
Introduce D. magna
Explain Toxicity Testing
Have students decide and develop
individual hypotheses
Set up their own Acute
experiments
Repeat
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Focuses on:
Scientific Method/Trial and Error
 Environmental Appreciation!
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THE ELECTRIC PICKLE!
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Loose example of Ohms
law, electron light
emission, or basic
chemical principles
Similar to Sodium
Lamps
Engages students
Focuses:
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Relating light emissions to
electron energy change
Structure of atoms
Safety!
EXCITED ELECTRONS!
Mentor
Teachers
Graduate
Fellows
ASU
GK12
Students
1048 students in 5 rural school districts
Caucasian African American
565
444
54%
42%
Hispanic
30
3%
Other
9
1%
PROGRAM GOALS
 Improve
communication to a
broad audience
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Deeper understanding of
research
Enhance teachers’
science experience
Spark students’ interest
in STEM
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Exposure to enriched
STEM environment
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How can we achieve
these goals?
How can we improve
each year?
http://www.nsfgk12.org