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| The Impact of the NSF GK-12 "Building Bridges" Program at Texas Tech University |
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In the NSF GK-12 "Building Bridges: Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Engineering on the South Plains" program, a scientist (engineer) Graduate Fellow and high school science Teacher Fellow pairs with a math Graduate Fellow and a corresponding math Teacher Fellow at the same school to develop learning/teaching cohorts. The program at Texas Tech University is unique within the National Science Foundation’s GK-12 program due to its interdisciplinary nature. Besides integrating math and science/engineering, a secondary goal at Texas Tech is to prepare graduate-level STEM researchers and in-service secondary mathematics and science teachers to thrive in an interdisciplinary environment.
The organization of the program at TTU is designed to:
1) Facilitate the research activities of the GK-12 Graduate Fellows.
2) Develop professional experiences for both Graduate and Teacher Fellows, while creating a sense of community among STEM participants.
3) Encourage collaborative design and implementation of an integrated curriculum.
4) Create cyber-capable dissemination platforms for nationwide outreach through a distance-learning classroom environment.
This talk will discuss the successes, challenges, and opportunities of the Texas Tech GK-12 program over the course of its five-years of operation. |
| Summary: |
The impact of the NSF GK-12 "Building Bridges" program at Texas Tech University be discussed. We will focus on the successes, challenges, and opportunities of the Texas Tech GK-12 program over the course of its five-years of operation. |
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6 |
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Overton Hotel and Conference Ctr, Lubbock TX, 79401
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| Starting date: |
| 05-Jun-2013 |
09:00 (America/Chicago) |
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| Duration: |
30' |
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Talk |
| Primary Authors: |
Dr. CASADONTE, Dominick (Texas Tech University) |
| Co-Authors: |
Dr. DWYER, Jerry (Texas Tech University)
Dr. BAKER, Mary (Texas Tech University)
Dr. WILLIAMS, Brock (Texas Tech University)
Dr. LAMP, David (Texas Tech University)
Dr. BEVSEK, Holly (The Citadel)
GREEN, Whitney (Texas Tech University) |
| Presenters: |
Dr. CASADONTE, Dominick |
| Included in session: |
The Impact of the GK-12 Program on STEM Education |
| Included in track: |
The Impact of the GK-12 Program on STEM Education |
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