The GK-12 Fellowship Program at Florida State University is dedicated to both increasing the number of science professionals who are willing to make meaningful contributions to the K-12 science and mathematics enterprise and to enhancing the science and mathematics teaching practice of K-12 teachers. Graduate Students in the program are given a foundation in teaching and learning to facilitate use of their scientific and technical expertise in teaching K-12 students. While training as research scientists, the graduate students become resource aides for area K-12 schools by providing teachers with teaching assistance, new curriculum, experience in inquiry-based teaching, technical and scientific knowledge, and networking capabilities.
						(Above) GK-12 Fellows from left to right: Mabry Gaboardi, Wendy Walton, Shonna Storz, Dr. Ellen Granger (Co-PI), Jocelyn Dudley, Nicole Tibbetts, and David Graf.
								(Above) Wendy Walton and Danielle Sherdan helping students with experiments.
						(Above) Mabry Gaoaradi demonstrating the process of erosion
				The Nationwide GK-12 program is an NSF funded grant dedicated to bridging the gap between professionals in the the fields of science, mathematics, engineering and technology and K-12 educators and students. For more information on the national program, please visit http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/dge/programs/gk12/