Math & Science Graduate Fellows in K-12 Education

Academic year 2008-2009

Summer Institute 2008

On August 4-8th, the GK-12 teachers and fellows will join forces to get to know each other, get oriented to the GK-12 program, their roles and responsibilities and make plans for incorporating research and inquiry-based learning in their upcoming academic year.

On August 11-15th, the GK-12 fellows will receive additional training to help prepare them for their role in the schools including introductions to student learning styles, designing and managing a classroom environment to enhance learning, understanding native students' perspectives and challenges in the schools and more!

To view the summer institute schedule, click here

Teacher and Fellow seminars, a work in progress!

Throughout the year, we will host a series of seminars with the GK-12 teachers and fellows to allow to sharing of ideas, challenges and solutions and as a way to provide additional target support for the academic year activities. Seminars will be held on Wednesdays from 4:45-5:45 at the Solon Campus Center, room 130. Below is a list of dates and potential topics, to be updated as things develop!

Dates of Teacher and Fellow seminars include:

• September 10th - Teacher and fellow check-ins
• October 15th - (to be determined)
• November 12th - Collaborative review of student work
• December 10th -Creationism vs. Evolution, teaching it!
• February 11th - (to be determined)
• March 11th - (to be determined)
• April 15th - (to be determined)
• May 13th - Action research project reports
• May 27th - A year in review - group feedback and picnic

Dates of Fellow seminars include: (teachers are welcomed but not required to attend these seminars)

• September 24th - (to be determined)
• October 29th - More on classroom management with Helen Mongan-Rallis
• November 12th - Collaborative review of student work
• January 28th - Bringing research into the classroom
• February 25th - Piaget's ideas on the stages of learning to achieve abstract thought in science
• March 25th - (to be determined)
• April 29th - (to be determined)
• June 10th - (to be determined)