{"195801":{"#nid":"195801","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Paid Pre-Teaching Opportunity Open to Undergraduates; Faculty Hosts Needed","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs part of Georgia Tech\u2019s goal to contribute to the next generation of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educators, this summer, students and faculty have the chance to be part of a living laboratory for middle and high school education in the STEM fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA collaboration between the Georgia Intern Fellowships for Teachers (GIFT) program and the Pre-Teaching Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (PT-SURE) program, this initiative will bring together teachers of grades six to 12 with \u0026nbsp;undergraduates, graduate students and researchers from Georgia Tech in the Institute\u2019s labs. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from each other and Tech faculty, with the goal of equipping teachers to develop better curricula and integrate new applications into the classroom.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPT-SURE is a paid opportunity for undergraduates interested in teaching grades six to 12. Beneficiaries receive $3,000 from the program and can register for undergraduate research credit; no prior teaching experience is required. GIFT is a teacher professional development program providing paid summer STEM internships for middle and high school science, mathematics, and technology teachers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe GIFT and PT-SURE programs will work together to match participants and researchers based on common academic interests. GIFT participants may bring with them a small team of high schoolers, providing opportunities for PT-SURE undergraduates to work directly with both high school students and teachers in a lab setting.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents interested in PT-SURE should \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.preteaching.gatech.edu\/pt-sure-application-submission-instructions\u0022\u003Eapply online\u003C\/a\u003E by March 29 and can expect to receive a decision during late April. For more information, \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:susan.belmonte@cetl.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Econtact Susan Belmonte\u003C\/a\u003E in the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBoth the GIFT and PT-SURE programs require faculty hosts in labs on campus. Faculty interested in having GIFT teachers and PT-SURE students in their labs can \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:bonnie.harris@ceismc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Econtact Bonnie Harris\u003C\/a\u003E in the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC) for more information on how to participate.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis living lab initiative runs from June 10 to July 16, with orientation on May 21.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUndergraduates and faculty are encouraged to participate in programs that enhance STEM education in K-12 classrooms.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Undergraduates and faculty are encouraged to participate in programs that enhance STEM education in K-12 classrooms."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2013-02-27 14:29:38","changed_gmt":"2022-05-26 17:09:36","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-03-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-03-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"195811":{"id":"195811","type":"image","title":"GIFT Logo","body":null,"created":"1449179906","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:58:26","changed":"1475894846","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:26","alt":"GIFT Logo","file":{"fid":"196413","name":"gift.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gift_1.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gift_1.png","mime":"image\/png","size":35570,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/gift_1.png?itok=rrOrkM-W"}},"195821":{"id":"195821","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Pre-Teaching","body":null,"created":"1449179906","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:58:26","changed":"1475894846","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:26","alt":"Georgia Tech Pre-Teaching","file":{"fid":"196414","name":"preteaching-solid-539874-cetltag.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/preteaching-solid-539874-cetltag_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/preteaching-solid-539874-cetltag_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":25937,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/preteaching-solid-539874-cetltag_0.png?itok=o8Am5y0Y"}}},"media_ids":["195811","195821"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.preteaching.gatech.edu\/pt-sure-application-submission-instructions","title":"Apply for PT-SURE"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\/gift\/faq","title":"About GIFT"}],"groups":[{"id":"1268","name":"Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"411","name":"CEISMC"},{"id":"59951","name":"Center for Integrating Science Mathematics and Computing"},{"id":"13286","name":"Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning"},{"id":"1601","name":"CETL"},{"id":"270","name":"gift"},{"id":"5059","name":"Pre-Teaching"},{"id":"59941","name":"PT-SURE"},{"id":"167487","name":"STEM education"},{"id":"737","name":"teaching"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPre-Teaching Advisor - GIFT Program Director\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bonnie.harris@ceismc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}