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Southeastern Regional GK-12 Conference
October 22, 2004
• Reitz Union, University of
Florida
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Gainesville,
Florida
Hosted by SPICE, the University
of Florida’s GK-12 program
Discussion
Topics and Responses
Discussion Set 1a
The following questions were considered by groups comprised solely
of GK-12 Fellows:
- How can you reach your
full potential, while keeping teachers and school administrators
comfortable with your participation? How to avoid stepping on
toes.
- What is your role --
Helper? Teacher? Mentor? Friend? Role model?
- What is a realistic goal
for Fellows? How to balance expectations of graduate school and
GK-12 programs?
- How to increase student
motivation and reach students of all socioeconomic backgrounds?
- How to incorporate
mentoring activities and career advice?
- How to find, devise,
implement, and assess inquiry-based lesson plans?
See notes
by discussion participants.
Discussion Set 1b
The following questions were considered by groups comprised solely
of Teachers:
- How can you facilitate the
role of Fellows in your classroom?
- What is your role with
respect to the Fellow – Teacher? Mentor? Coach? Colleague?
- What are realistic
expectations of Fellows? Of Teachers?
- How do you balance giving
Fellows the freedom to implement new techniques and lessons, while
not compromising material that needs to be covered to meet state
and federal standards? Or, What is the role of inquiry-based,
hands-on learning in an environment that focuses on performance on
standardized exams?
- How to make adequate
planning time with Fellows?
See notes
by discussion participants.
Discussion Set 2
The following questions were considered by groups comprised of both
Fellows and Teachers:
- How to overcome a culture
in which students have very low motivation and no (or unrealistic)
aspirations for the future?
- If you are a teacher, what
is the role of fellows in your classroom? If you are a fellow,
what is the role of teachers in GK-12 classrooms?
- How to establish a true
partnership with your Teacher or Fellow?
- How to deal with
disruptive students and disengaged parents?
- How to deal with
underachieving, poorly prepared, or handicapped students? Who is
responsible for addressing it?
- How to cope with low moral
(including that of school personnel, who may feel unappreciated by
administrators)
- How to build bridges with
universities, thereby facilitating transfer of resources into
GK-12 classrooms?
- How to engage the interest
of under-represented groups in science, technology, engineering,
and math? (Girls and minorities? Others?)
See notes
by discussion participants.
Discussion Set 3a
The following questions were considered by groups comprised of both
Fellows and Teachers:
- How to disseminate
inquiry-based lesson plans beyond the bounds of your own
classrooms?
- Preparing portfolios,
presenting talks and posters, authoring manuscripts for
publication.
- How to establish networks
between GK-12 programs?
- How to maintain momentum
after GK-12 funding ends?
- How to recruit Teachers
and Fellows?
- What advice do you have
for GK-12 administrators?
See notes
by discussion participants.
Discussion Set 3b
The following questions were considered by a group comprised of PIs,
Program Coordinators, School Administrators, Principals, and Program
Evaluators:
- How to institutionalize
GK-12 programs?
- Strategies and concerns
for Track II funding.
- How to recruit teachers
and Fellows?
- How to achieve buy-in from
graduate advisors, teachers, school board administrators?
- How to disseminate lesson
plans and other results?
- Assessing the process of
assessment.
See notes
by discussion participants.
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