Subject: NSF graduate teaching Fellows for K-12

Posted by Lees N. Stuntz on 4/14/2007

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---Subject: FW: National Science Foundation Solicitation Released -
"Graduate Teaching Fellows In K-12 Education (GK-12)" (NSF 07-555)


Fellows In K-12 Education (GK-12)" (NSF 07-555)


National Science Foundation Solicitation Released "Graduate Teaching
Fellows In K-12 Education (GK-12)" (NSF 07-555)


Letter of Intent Due Date (required): Wednesday, 16 May 2007 Full
Proposal Deadline: Monday, 2 July 2007


The program solicitation is available at:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07555


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The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the solicitation
"Graduate Teaching Fellows In K-12 Education (GK-12)" (NSF 07-555).


Program Title:
Graduate Teaching Fellows In K-12 Education (GK-12)


Synopsis of Program:
This program provides funding to graduate students in NSF-supported
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines to
acquire additional skills that will broadly prepare them for
professional and scientific careers in the 21st century. Through
interactions with teachers and students in K-12 schools and with other
graduate fellows and faculty from STEM disciplines, graduate students
can improve communication, teaching, collaboration, and team building
skills while enriching STEM learning and instruction in K-12 schools.
Through this experience, graduate students can gain a deeper
understanding of their own STEM research. In addition, the GK-12 program
provides institutions of higher education with an opportunity to make a
permanent change in their graduate programs by incorporating GK-12-like
activities in the training of their STEM graduate students. Expected
outcomes include improved communication, teaching, collaboration, and
team building skills for the fellows; professional development
opportunities for K-12 teachers; enriched learning for K-12 students;
and strengthened and sustained partnerships in STEM between institutions
of higher education and local school districts.


Cognizant Program Officers:
Sonia Ortega, Program Director
Division of Graduate Education, Directorate for Education and Human
Resources
Phone: 703-292-8697
E-mail: sortega@nsf.gov


Umesh Thakkar, Program Director
Division of Graduate Education, Directorate for Education and Human
Resources
Phone: 703-292-8697
E-mail: uthakkar@nsf.gov