DocumentCode :
2638753
Title :
STEPing to sustainability in a graduate K-12 partnership
Author :
Burrows, Andrea C. ; Kukreti, Anant R. ; Clinton, Carol ; Cross, Kelly ; Lamendella, Regina ; Mtshiya, Fikile ; Safwat, Amr ; Wickizer, Gabriel
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
fYear :
2009
fDate :
18-21 Oct. 2009
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
6
Abstract :
The science and technology enhancement program (STEP) at the University of Cincinnati (UC) links university faculty, graduate students, secondary teachers, and secondary students in an effort to enhance student competence and promote awareness in STEM disciplines. Graduate-student Fellows gain valuable experience assisting and teaching in urban high schools. This NSF-funded project has generated hundreds of STEM lessons suitable for use by secondary school teachers. The sustainability of the program is the focus of this paper as viewed through the lessons, students, teachers, website, and the STEP Fellows. Over the past eight years, Project STEP has interacted with all of these groups to create and implement a successful community partnership. Conclusions are presented and concerns addressed. Project STEP students, teachers, and Fellows demonstrate increased awareness of the requirements and challenges of effective STEM education.
Keywords :
engineering education; STEM education; Science and Technology Enhancement Program; University of Cincinnati; graduate K-12 partnership; graduate students; graduate-student fellows; secondary school teachers; secondary students; secondary teachers; sustainability; university faculty; urban high schools; Biomedical engineering; Cities and towns; Collaborative work; Education; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Educational technology; Engineering profession; Mathematics; Terminology; Engineering; Partnerships; STEM; Sustainability; Teachers;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2009. FIE '09. 39th IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Antonio, TX
ISSN :
0190-5848
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4715-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2009.5350406
Filename :
5350406
Link To Document :
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