{"51001":{"#nid":"51001","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech to Transform Unemployed Technology Workers into High School Computing Teachers","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch3 align=\u0022left\u0022\u003ECollege of Computing Receives $2.5 Million for Operation Reboot\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EATLANTA (September 17, 2009)\u2014 In today\u0027s economy, unemployment rates have spiked and out-of-work professionals are forced to either join the thousands looking for jobs or seek new career paths.\u00a0 Through a recent $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the Georgia Tech College of Computing will mitigate the stress of joblessness for unemployed information technology (IT) professionals over the next three years. Operation Reboot, as the project is aptly titled, will transform an initial set of 30 IT workers in Georgia into high school computing teachers. The initiative began September 1.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOperation Reboot will combine Georgia Tech\u0027s innovative high school computing teacher training program and the successful Georgia Teacher Alternative Preparation Program (GaTAPP) to pair an IT worker with an existing computing teacher. They will co-teach at least two computing classes for one year, allowing the IT professional to learn the ins and outs of a classroom and the teacher to get an education in IT. Simultaneously, the IT worker will receive an initial teaching certificate and a computer science endorsement, a special area of expertise for teachers to add on to their certification.\u00a0 \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022A teacher\u0027s motivation, self efficacy, job satisfaction and commitment to teaching are closely linked with their professional identity,\u0022 Barbara Ericson, Director of Computing Outreach at the College of Computing and principal investigator for Operation Reboot, said.\u00a0 \u0022Through the teacher workshops at Georgia Tech, courses needed for certification, co-teaching and mentoring we will transform these IT worker\u0027s identity into that of a computing teacher.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOperation Reboot ultimately aims to improve the computing education of 4,600 students over the next three years by increasing the number of well trained computing teachers and the number of computing classes being offered. By creating highly engaging curricular materials, improving the content and educational knowledge of computing teachers, Georgia Tech expects the number of students receiving a computing education to increase by at least 30 percent. This is especially important for the economy and students interested in computing careers, as jobs in the field are expected to be some of the fastest growing through 2016. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWith computing a critical component of every American business, the need for innovative, skilled IT professionals is more vital than ever. The demand for IT professionals, as predicted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, is not currently being met by computer science enrollments in American universities and the United States still faces a tough challenge in remaining competitive in overall science and technology education. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech will publish results of the project and share materials with other states to serve as a model on how to successfully transform unemployed IT workers into high school computing teachers. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EAbout the Georgia Tech College of Computing\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech College of Computing is a national leader in the creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress. With its graduate program ranked 9th nationally by U.S. News and World Report, the College\u0027s unconventional approach to education is defining the new face of computing by expanding the horizons of traditional computer science students through interdisciplinary collaboration and a focus on human centered solutions. For more information about the Georgia Tech College of Computing, its academic divisions and research centers, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EFor more information, contact:\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EStefany Wilson\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech College of Computing\u003Cbr \/\u003E404.894.7253\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stefany@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Estefany@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EATLANTA (September 17, 2009)\u2014 Through a recent $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the Georgia Tech College of Computing will mitigate the stress of joblessness for unemployed information technology (IT) professionals over the next three years. Operation Reboot, as the project is aptly titled, will transform an initial set of 30 IT workers in Georgia into high school computing teachers. The initiative began September 1. Source: Office of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:39:26","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:23","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-09-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-09-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}