Timeline for participants

Time	GK-12 Fellows	K-12 faculty	K-12 students	College Faculty
Spring semester 2002	Submit applications get matched to faculty adviser. Visit middle school classes	Register for summer/fall courses		Plan summer workshop for K-12 faculty
June 2002 July	Work with college faculty. Visit schools. Take methods seminar as intro to teaching and learning in K12 sector			Work with Fellows on content of research topics
August	Technology Training Participate in K12 faculty workshops as tutors for research theme. 2 one day follow up meetings with team	3-day intro to research topics 2-days on research in teams 2 one day follow up meetings with team		Technology Training Attend 5-day workshop for K12 faculty, 2 one day follow up meetings with team
Fall semester 2002	10 h per week in schools. Attend course on inquiry based learning 1 evening per week in Springfield (8 sessions)to include team progress reports and sharing experiences. Approx. 4 meetings at UMass. Meet regularly with college faculty. Attend STEM seminars, regional professional conferences. Keep journal, start electronic portfolio. New cohort submits applications. 2-h dinner meeting per week.	Work with grad students to develop and implement the project based curriculum Course on inquiry-based learning. 1 evening per week @ Springfield (8 sessions) Attend regional professional society conference(s).	Get involved in inquiry –based research activities. Plan experiments, collect samples, make measurements, interpret results, build web-site, keep written records . In school, end of semester presentation	Work with teams as needed. Attend evening meetings with Fellows and K12 faculty as needed. Meet regularly with Fellows.
January 2003	Assemble portfolio Work with new team (2 Saturdays) 10h per week in schools	2 Saturdays with team for new topic. Local professional society conference	As for fall semester	Work with new teachers for 2 Saturdays
Spring semester 2003	10 h per week in schools Attend course in Springfield (6 sessions) and meetings at UMass (6). Meet regularly with college faculty. STEM seminars. Present at regional professional society meeting Assemble portfolio work on journal article. Mentor new students	Work with grads in classrooms. Continue course in inquiry based learning. Present at regional professional society meeting Assemble portfolio work on journal article New cohort registers	As for fall semester	Make weekly visits to class sites for assistance and evaluation, liaison with teachers, Fellows, and faculty mentors, manage evening events
End of semester	Conference in Springfield	Conference in Springfield	Conference in Springfield	Conference in Springfield