UASPP: Three Years of Helping Middle School Teachers Devise Their Own Hands-on Engineering and Science Activities
The University of Arkansas Science Partnership Program (UASPP) was developed in 2006 to focus on the professional growth of 6 th , 7 th and 8 th grade science teachers through summer institutes and follow-up activities.Teachers were teamed with engineering faculty to improve teaching skills and to increase the use, understanding and application of hands-on exercises in the classroom.The program has been operational for three years,
Authors
- Carol Gattis
- Bradley M. Dearing
- Shannon Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0505-5890)
- Christa N. Hestekin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5035-7273)
- Bryan Hill
- Edgar C. Clausen
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2-1153-51567
- Primary Topic
- Science Education and Perceptions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00