GK-12 Graduate Student Fellow Responsibilities 2011-2012

Duration of appointment: July 1, 2011–June 30, 2012

The project will provide:

• Guidance and support for the development of field and classroom activities to be carried out by you and your teacher partner(s) with K-12 students

• Supplies and equipment for field and classroom activities

• Travel expenses for field trips

• Logistical support for field trips (help with transportation, scheduling, etc.)

• Stipend of $30,000 to be paid monthly over one year of participation in the project

• Student fees will be covered for the year of participation in project

• Some flexibility in scheduling to accommodate fellows' research schedules, as long as project obligations are met

Responsibilities of Graduate Student Fellows:

Spend an average of 15 hours per week during the school year (similar to the time commitment for a GSI position) on project activities including:

• For local program, time in the classroom conducting demonstrations, presentations, hands-on activities with students (about three hours per week)

• For Sagehen program, four weeks in the field with students in Sept./Oct., one week in the field with students in early June, one week of classroom lessons in April, one Skype lesson sometime during the winter.

• Team meetings (about two hours per week) — for preparing and testing lesson activities, preparing materials for lessons, field trip planning, clean-up of materials and equipment, discussion of teaching and classroom issues

• Written reflective reviews of lessons each week

• Providing lesson write-ups for classroom and field activities for posting on website

• Planning and attending meetings with your teacher partner(s) and grad student fellow partner(s) re curricular goals, teaching strategies, lesson and field trip planning, etc.

Participate in planning and preparation activities beginning this spring and continuing over the summer, including:

• Introductory/orientation meeting in May/June 2011

• Classroom visits this May to observe students and partner teachers (if possible)

• Planning and training meetings to be scheduled over the summer (we will try to accommodate fellow's summer schedules)

• Complete pre-, mid- and post-project questionnaires and end-of-project evaluation, summer readings

Comply with Tuberculosis Testing and Fingerprinting requirements of participating schools

Communicate regularly with all team members: fellows, teachers, coordinator

Be a resource for your teacher partner(s)

Be a role model for students with whom you work