Title :
Work in progress: STEM capacity building and STEM outreach in India: A report on a recent NSF sponsored GK-12 George Mason trip to India
Author :
Henning, P. ; Ganesan, Rajeshwari ; Sterling, Douglas
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Integrated Sci. & Eng., James Madison Univ., Harrisonburg, VA, USA
Abstract :
This session reports on the experiences of seven NSF GK-12 fellows, A PI and Co-PI and external evaluator who participated in a one month trip to India in December, 2011-January, 2012. The seven fellows are a part of a GK-12 STEM capacity building program sponsored by the National Science Foundation that pairs graduate fellows with K-12 teachers to bring hands on, cutting edge, inquiry based science to the classrooms in the Northern Virginia area.
Keywords :
physics education; professional aspects; teacher training; GK-12 STEM capacity building program; India; K-12 teachers; NSF; National Science Foundation; Northern Virginia; STEM outreach; USA; cutting edge science; graduate fellows; inquiry-based science; Buildings; Educational institutions; Fellows; Interviews; Science - general; US Government; GK-12; India; International Travel; STEM Capacity Building; STEM Outreach;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2012
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1353-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2012.6462420
