GK12: Publication Project Description

NSF GK-12:

Overview

New Solicitation NSF 09-549

Rules and Regulations Regarding Your Grant

Annual Report Guidelines and Reporting Examples

Final Report Guidelines

GK-12 Program Director Position [PDF]

GK-12 Profiles

GK-12 Publication Project

GK-12 PUBLICATION PROJECT

The NSF GK-12 program publication celebrates the 10th anniversary of GK-12 and will allow NSF to inform a broad audience (Congress, academe, and the general public) about the successes of GK-12 throughout the education continuum. The goal is to highlight the positive impact that the program has had on graduate education, teacher content development, student interest in science, and the building of scientific leaders and educational partnerships in the new millennium.

For the GK-12 Publication Project, please provide the following:

A 500-word description (or 3000 characters) of an accomplishment, activity, aspect of your GK-12 project that you want to share with the public and that you believe best represents your project/GK-12 efforts
Photos that are active, engaging, and illustrate what you want the public to know about your work
Meaningful/insightful quotes from GK-12 participants (fellows, teacher, students, faculty, etc.) that describe how the GK-12 experience has benefited them and/or the partners.

Before you begin, read the checklist below and take a look at the sample publication page to guide your efforts.

Checklist for GK-12 Publication Program Description

The following list of elements are required for each project description.

Description should be written in third person.
Specific information about one Fellow's experience. Include field/degree of fellow, subject and grade level partnered with, how the fellow integrates research into the classroom, and some description of the broader context of research and its relationship to students and/or society.
Specific information about how all of your Fellows' communication skills are being developed.
If your project has a theme, how is this theme implemented and how does your Fellows' research connect this theme to teachers and students?
What are the lasting effects of your project? What will the Fellows, Teachers, or students be able to use for years to come?
At least one high resolution photo showing a Fellow(s) in action.

In addition to the above required elements, the following list of elements are optional points to consider while composing your project description.

Direct quotes from Fellow/Teachers/Research Advisors about the benefits of your GK-12 program for Fellows.
How is your project helping Fellows to become better scientists or engineers? Why is your project innovative in the way it approaches graduate education? How has your GK-12 changed the way your institution views graduate education?
How is your project reaching underrepresented minorities?
How are your Fellows becoming better communicators to both technical and non-technical audiences? What other skills are your fellows developing that they wouldn't have the opportunity to develop in a traditional graduate experience?
What have your fellows accomplished after graduation or after their GK-12 Fellowship? Is there any evidence that their success was in part due to their GK-12 experience?
How does your project help partner teachers improve their content knowledge and/or the understanding of the role of science and scientists.
Are your Fellows researching topics of national interest like energy, nanotechnology, climate change, cyberinfrastructure, or water? If so, highlight specific examples of how this research is being implemented by your Fellows and its importance in your city, town, or state.
How does your project take advantage of the Fellow/ Teacher partnership?
Does your project partner with any local industries? How does this partnership enrich the experience for the Fellows and Teachers?
How has your project used international experiences to enhance graduate training?

Please do not include any of the following.

Only general statements. Be specific and compelling with your story.
Long descriptions of general GK-12 goals.
Listing how many fellows you have and all of their research topics. This will be in the data tables you provide.
Extensive numerical data from evaluations.

Have questions? Contact Mark hannum, mhannum@nsf.gov, 703.292.8499 or Betty Calinger, bcalinge@aaas.org, 202.326.6629.

SUBMISSION FORM FOR GK-12 PUBLICATION

Project State:
Choose a PI: Look up PI Name Problems?

Project Theme: (e.g., energy, water, environmental, etc.)

Primary STEM discipline focus:

Secondary STEM discipline focus:

Fellows:
	average annual number
	percentage male
	percentage female
	percentage underrepresented minorities

K-12 Teachers
	average annual number
	percentage male
	percentage female
	percentage underrepresented minorities

K-12 Students
	average annual number
	percentage male
	percentage female
	percentage underrepresented minorities

Examples of partner institutions:

Project Outcomes:
	Summer Course
	Seminars
	Graduate course(s)
	Publications/presentations
	Created lessons/activities

Author/Contact for Questions:

Name:
Email:
Phone Number:

Project Description: (500 words, 3000 characters)

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Quotes from Project Participants

We would also like quotes from project participants that describe how the GK-12 experience has benefited them. Please credit the speaker by name and project role (e.g., Joe Smith - graduate fellow, or Dr. Kringle – Faculty Advisor).

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Photos

To support and enhance the description, we are requesting two (2) photos that are:
• high quality digital or film pictures
• high resolution (a must!) (300 DPI, 5 MB range)
• action shots that exemplify the inquiry-based nature of the project and its varied participants. No people standing in rows and posing for the camera. We want graduate fellows working in their labs or in the field, with students and teachers, active workshop participants, students engaged in learning in different settings. The pictures should show a range and diversity of participants.

One picture should be designated “primary” and one as “secondary” so we will know your preference.

To organize the pictures for the publisher, please use the following naming convention for each one: Institution Name, type(s) of participant(s) (Fellow, teacher, student, group), P (for primary) or S (for secondary). For example, a picture of a Fellow doing a lab with K-12 students would be marked: Johnson University, Fellow-students.

Primary High Resolution photo or graphic preferred (a jpg or gif file, under 5 MB):

Please provide a short explanation for the image (Institution Name, type(s) of participants, primary or secondary. Also give a photo credit.

Secondary High Resolution photo or graphic preferred (a jpg or gif file, under 5 MB):

Please provide a short explanation for the image (Institution Name, type(s) of participants, primary or secondary. Also give a photo credit.

I grant the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and/or the National Science Foundation (NSF) the non-exclusive rights to use and re-use the submitted photo in whole or in part, individually or in conjunction with other photographs or materials, in any and all media now or later developed, for illustration, promotion, art, advertising and trade, or any other purpose whatsoever; and to use my name in connection therewith if AAAS and/or NSF so chooses.

I warrant that I have the authority to grant this license and that the granted license as well as the photograph(s) and the use thereof do not violate the copyright or other personal or proprietary right of any person.

I have read the above statement and give permission for AAAS and/or NSF to use this photo.
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