Designing a Scalable Model for Sharing Quantum Education Resources Nationwide

The demand for a quantum information science and engineering (QISE) workforce has led to an increase in QISE educational opportunities across the U.S. At the K-12 level, QISE content is not yet explicitly part of national or most state standards, and there are only a handful of opportunities for teachers to learn more about how to incorporate QISE into their instruction. However, incorporating QISE content into K-12 instruction is vital for a strong QISE workforce. Thus, this project expands the initial work of the National Q-12 Education Partnership's QuanTime program to bring well-designed QISE activities to K-12 teachers nationwide. This talk will share findings from a national teacher survey and describe how these insights are informing the initial stages of developing what we are calling Quantum Explorer Packs for teachers. Each pack will include reusable materials for a full class of students and teacher guides for several QISE activities, allowing teachers to select from a range of activities. The packs will be distributed to teachers in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. We will also discuss lessons learned, next steps, and how you can get involved!