ANNUAL REPORTS
Post Doc
Some sites have postdocs employed as assistants to the evaluators or in other
capacities. Please indicate majors and department as well as a sentence or two
about what they do.
Graduate Student
Fellows: Indicate name, year in graduate program, masters or Ph.D. student,
major, research topic, and include a sentence or two about where they are working
and what they are doing. If you write a generic explanation the same for all
students (which may be appropriate for some sites) just write it once at the
beginning and say this is valid for all the students to follow.
Others: As with the Postdocs some sites employ graduate students in various capacities, other than as Fellows. Please note the same factors as for the Fellows and, in one or two sentences, clearly explain what they are doing
Undergraduate Student
Fellows: Name, year in school (junior or senior), major, potential career
choices and a sentence or two describing what they do where.
Others: Please note the same factors as for the Fellows and, in one or two sentences, clearly explain what they are doing
Schools and school districts: The schools should be listed here. Indicate the number of Fellows at each and the number of teachers and classes affected. Also please include the following information for each school: whether it is urban, suburban, rural or inner city; socioeconomic status (percent on free lunch); percent minority, and academic standing (because of “No Child Left Behind’ most states designate schools in academic trouble based on the number of students reaching proficiency on state or local standard tests). Again a sentence or two indicating the number of Fellows, number of teachers and classes helps us understand the impact of the program. If teachers are included here please give school, subject and/or grade level taught The information may be submitted in Table form, attached as a PDF file.
Other: Many sites work with zoos and museums so list those here or under “Other Collaborators” and describe activities in a sentence or two.
This is the section in which to list organizations contributing either dollars or in kind services or goods to the project. If you list someone or some organization be sure to identify the nature of the contributor and the contribution (e.g. XYZ Foundation provides handheld magnifiers for biology projects in grades 1-8 as part of their “Help the Schools Project”).
Research and Education Activities: Please briefly summarize what is being done. This section allows you to list and describe activities such as Parents’ Nights, Summer Camps, visits to the campus etc that are not part of the regular school day. The description should include the number and nature (students, teachers, parents, general public) of the participants and the purpose and outcomes of the activity.
Findings: Please list outcomes of any described activity. It is understandable that during their initial years sites will only be able to list what is being implemented. By the second year sites should be able to describe outcomes and discuss them in the context of what worked and why and what did not and why. Even if you have appended an evaluator’s report (and we hope you do) it helps to have a brief sentence or two along with each activity indicating the degree of success and the information employed to determine success. You can also use this section to report outcomes as regards Fellows, K-12 students, teachers, schools, enhanced opportunities within graduate education within the university, and partnerships developing between K-12 schools and the university. Please do not submit the raw data.
Training and Development: This is the section in which to
list workshops and seminars. Please indicate date, place, subject matter, attendance
and outcomes of the activity and who conducted the activity. If a seminar or
workshop series is listed, there is no need to list each session separately.
Just indicate the number of sessions in the seminar series, the subject matter,
the number and type of attendees and who conducted the seminars.
Research Activities: Include as appropriate any research anyone
is doing using GK-12 as a base. As an example, at some sites graduate students
in education are using GK-12 as a base for or component of their research topic.
Journal Publications
Books or Other One Time Publications
Web/Internet Site
Description: One sentence or a phrase will do. Let us know if it is publicly available or something just available to participants in your project.
Other Specific Products
Contributions
Again, we appreciate receiving a copy of your evaluator’s report. It can be appended to the FastLane report (preferred) or sent separately by email.
FINAL REPORTS
Under outcomes please be certain to note such things as those listed below and document your reasons for claiming outcomes in these areas: