{"605838":{"#nid":"605838","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Pre-Teaching \u0026 STE(A)M Truck Fall \u002718 internship application due","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOur Partnership\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.preteaching.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Pre-Teaching program\u003C\/a\u003E, which supports Georgia Tech undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni considering careers in K-12 education, has partnered with \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.steamtruck.org\u0022\u003ESTE(A)M Truck\u003C\/a\u003E to create a unique, paid internship opportunity in our local education communities.\u0026nbsp; STE(A)M Truck is a program of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/community-guilds.org\/\u0022\u003ECommunity Guilds Inc.,\u003C\/a\u003E an Atlanta based non-profit organization, that focuses on delivering an innovative, gap-closing approach to elementary and middle school education.\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.steamtruck.org\u0022\u003Ewww.steamtruck.org\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat does STE(A)M truck do exactly?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESTE(A)M = Science, Technology, Engineering, (Arts), and Mathematics. STE(A)M Truck is a mobile makerspace that offers an experience anchored by a rigorous, experiential learning-based curriculum. The support and collective expertise of the local community is what brings the STE(A)M Truck experience to life.\u0026nbsp; Adult STE(A)M role models \u0026ndash; maker-mentors, STE(A)M designers, and local artists, along with educators in local schools \u0026ndash; work closely with young students in Atlanta to tackle real problems, design solutions, and build things. Students learn the design process and develop a sense of self-efficacy as they create their own solutions. Educators also learn and are inspired over the 20-day award winning program.\u0026nbsp; They leave better-equipped to bring similar instructional concepts and methodologies into their classrooms once the truck pulls out of the parking lot. How cool is that?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFull details and application at www.preteaching.gatech.edu\/internships\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"career exploration opportunity"}],"uid":"27710","created_gmt":"2018-05-04 14:45:58","changed_gmt":"2018-05-04 14:45:58","author":"Susan Belmonte","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2018-05-30T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2018-05-30T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2018-05-30T01:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2018-05-30 05:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2018-05-30 05:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2018-05-30 05:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"595702","name":"PGPP Program Deadlines"},{"id":"98281","name":"Pre-Teaching"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"10377","name":"Career\/Professional development"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESusan Belmonte, GT Pre-Teaching Advisor, sbelmonte@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}