Engineering in the K-12 classroom: a partnership that works

Recently funded by the National Science Foundation as an engineering "GK-12" program, the GK-12 Fellows program at the University of Colorado at Boulder explores innovative ways for engineering graduate students to provide in-class public K-12 instruction in engineering, technology and physical sciences. Engineering "Fellows" fill a crucial gap in a two-way exchange of content and pedagogy between the College of Engineering and Applied Science, and the K-12 community of learners. Working through the University's graduate program legitimizes K-12 outreach as a a valid, and satisfying academic endeavor for graduate students.