GK12 Learning About Where We Live

The National Science Foundation’s Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) Program connects universities with local schools. OIMB's GK-12 program brings a marine science curriculum to over 3000 kindergarten through sixth grade students who live along the southern Oregon coast. Our GK-12 graduate fellows, under the mentorship of classroom teachers, improve their teaching and communication skills and gain an understanding of the K-12 education system. The classroom teachers receive professional development in and out of the classroom, and gain experience with inquiry-rich science lessons; while the students benefit from hands-on science learning and interactions with university student role models. OIMB and the participating school districts gain from strengthened partnerships, and all gain from a greater appreciation of our coastal back yard.

For information on how to apply to the GK12 and graduate programs at the University of Oregon click here.

School District Partners

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. 0338153 and 0638731. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.