Delaware GK-12Delaware GK-12
A partnership between theUniversity of Delaware
and theNew Castle County Vocational
Technical School District
www.udel.edu/GK-12
Funded by theNational Science Foundation
Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)
GK-12 Project LeadersGK-12 Project Leaders
• George Watson (UD physics)
• Deborah Allen (UD biology)
• Kate Scantlebury (UD chemistry)
• Amy Quillen (NCCoVoTech)
• John Madsen (UD geology)
• Richard Donham (UD-MSERC-bioogy)
Delaware GK-12 GrantDelaware GK-12 Grant
• $1.7million over three years
• Funding up to nine UD graduate students(GK-12 Fellows)
• Paired with high school science teachers
• To create a learning community of teaching teams to examine and reflect on current issues in education while specifically addressing critical needs in science education in vocational technical high schools.
Delaware GK-12 ActivitiesDelaware GK-12 Activities
• In summer workshops, teaching teams will be introduced to a number of innovative teaching strategies, including problem-based learning (PBL).
• During the academic year, Fellows will engage in coteaching with their teacher partners.
• Fellows will gain a better understanding and appreciation of the complexities and nuances of teaching science in high school.
• Teaching teams will have the opportunity to develop PBL activities, aligned with curricular needs, for students to experience the benefits of guided-inquiry learning environments.
Delaware GK-12 BenefitsDelaware GK-12 Benefits
Expected outcomes include:
• Improved communication, teaching, and team building skills for the Fellows;
• Professional development opportunities for science teachers;
• Enriched learning for the high school students; and
• Strengthened partnership between University of Delaware and the New Castle County VoTech School District.
GK-12 FellowGK-12 Fellow
Mary BoggsBiological Sciences
• Her research is on communication of neurons with bone cells and causes of bone cancer pain.
• She has served as a science tutor as an undergrad, teaching assistant for introductory biology, and substitute teacher in private school.
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Thomas EkiertPhysics and Astronomy
• His research is on finite-size effects on properties of metallic nanoparticles
• He has served as grad teaching assistant in introductory physics, as well as course instructor.
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Erin FosterBiological Sciences
• Her research is on protein interactions in DNA replication and its initiation.
• She has served as teaching assistant for introductory biology laboratory.
GK-12 FellowGK-12 Fellow
Kristy LongsdorfChemistry and Biochemistry
• Her research is on surface chemistry and modeling for better understanding cellular signaling.
• She has served as grad teaching assistant in introductory chemistry classes.
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John MeyerPhysics and Astronomy
• His research is on energy release processes in plasmas, leading to better space weather monitoring and fusion energy devices.
• He has served in a variety of educational settings: introductory physics lab, one-on-one tutoring, summer camps.
GK-12 FellowGK-12 Fellow
Nathan NasdrowiczEntomology and
Wildlife Ecology
• His research is on environmental factors influencing populations of long-tailed salamanders associated with springhouses.
• He has served as grad teaching assistant in a variety of environmental and biology courses, as well as co-instructor of herpetology.
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Christopher RussellPhysics and Astronomy
• His research is on computational astrophysics of massive stars.
• He has served as grad teaching assistant in introductory physics courses, as well as drumline instructor in local high schools.
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Katherine SkalakGeological Sciences
• Research on the transport of mercury in rivers
• Geology Department’s Outstanding Teaching Assistant in 2004
• Teaching in the family – her husband Nick is currently teaching in the Delaware Schools
GK-12 FellowGK-12 Fellow
Jeffrey SpragginsChemistry and Biochemistry
• His research is on oxidized peptides and their alteration on exposure to ozone.
• He has served as a grad teaching assistant and has earned a Higher Education Teaching Certificate. In college, he served as student instrument instructor for local H.S. students.
Delaware GK-12Delaware GK-12
A partnership between theUniversity of Delaware
and theNew Castle County Vocational
Technical School District
Funded by theNational Science Foundation
Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)
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