{"678655":{"#nid":"678655","#data":{"type":"news","title":"NSF-Micron Grant Enhances STEM Teacher Training","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers \u003Cstrong\u003EMeltem Alemdar\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EHeidi Turcotte\u003C\/strong\u003E, and \u003Cstrong\u003EEmily Weigel \u003C\/strong\u003Ehave received a National Science Foundation grant to develop the Research Experiences for Pre-Service Teachers program. This initiative, supported by funding from NSF\u2019s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, aims to enhance STEM training for pre-service teachers through immersive summer research experiences. The project is one of four funded by a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/new.nsf.gov\/news\/nsf-micron-invest-stem-teacher-training-support-future\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Enew partnership\u003C\/a\u003E between NSF and the Micron Foundation, aimed at advancing STEM education training for both pre-service and in-service teachers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWeigel\u003C\/strong\u003E, a senior academic professional in the College of Sciences, plays a critical role in the new project. As the internship director within the School of Biological Sciences, she has extensive experience placing and evaluating biology undergraduate students in internships. Weigel\u0027s work in the grant focuses on providing authentic scientific experiences to pre-service teachers, helping them to effectively teach STEM practices and enhance their teaching capabilities through hands-on learning.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe partnership program will recruit up to 30 pre-service teachers and pair them with researchers and mentors for six-week summer internships at Georgia Tech. The program aims to build a strong STEM foundation for future educators, ensuring they become effective teachers from the start.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research team has secured support for internship placements in several Georgia Tech labs for the summer 2025 pilot including with Weigel and \u003Cstrong\u003EWilliam Ratcliff\u003C\/strong\u003E, associate professor and co-director of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Quantitative Biosciences .\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERead the full story in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lifetimelearning.gatech.edu\/node\/38\u0022\u003ECollege of Lifetime Learning newsroom\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E###\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESummary aided by Microsoft Copilot.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe initiative, supported by funding from NSF\u2019s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, aims to enhance STEM training for pre-service teachers through immersive summer research experiences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The initiative, supported by funding from NSF\u2019s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, aims to enhance STEM training for pre-service teachers through immersive summer research experiences. "}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2024-11-26 15:59:14","changed_gmt":"2024-11-26 16:03:48","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2024-11-26T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-11-26T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"675732":{"id":"675732","type":"image","title":"Emily Weigel, School of Biological Sciences","body":null,"created":"1732636877","gmt_created":"2024-11-26 16:01:17","changed":"1732636877","gmt_changed":"2024-11-26 16:01:17","alt":"Emily Weigel, School of Biological Sciences","file":{"fid":"259393","name":"Emily Weigel.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/11\/26\/Emily%20Weigel.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/11\/26\/Emily%20Weigel.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1688447,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/11\/26\/Emily%20Weigel.jpg?itok=3q5Ssysf"}}},"media_ids":["675732"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"},{"id":"193266","name":"cos-research"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJo\u00eblle Walls, CEISMC Communications\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}