{"51830":{"#nid":"51830","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Toyota USA Foundation Awards $130,000 Grant for Computing Education Program at Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch2\u003EFunds to Help Increase the Presence of Computer Science in Georgia Public High Schools\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003EFebruary 15, 2005 - Atlanta, GA -  The Toyota USA Foundation today announced that the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC) at Georgia Tech has been named the recipient of a $130,000 grant to support the Institute for Computing Education (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ICE@Tech\u0022\u003EICE@Tech\u003C\/a\u003E) Program. The grant is one of seven awards totaling over $1 million, announced in December by the Toyota USA Foundation.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003EICE@ Tech, a year-round secondary education teacher training initiative, is designed to strengthen the technology skills of current and future computer science teachers, resulting in Advanced Placement (AP) computer science courses being offered in Georgia high schools.  The program is delivered by the College of Computing (CoC) at Georgia Tech. \u201cWe are delighted to team up with Georgia Tech in this important secondary education initiative,\u201d said Hideaki \u201cHarry\u201d Otaka, Chairman of the Toyota USA Foundation, in announcing the award.  \u201cInformation technology is one of the driving forces in the U.S. economy, and it is vital that students have the opportunity to pursue studies in the field of computer science while in high school.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003E\u201cRecently there has been a downward trend in students electing to pursue careers in this field.  We are pleased to join the Georgia Department of Education and Georgia Tech in a partnership to reverse this situation,\u201d Otaka added. The \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ICE@Tech\u0022\u003EICE@Tech\u003C\/a\u003E Program, launched in June 2004 by CEISMC, together with the CoC at Georgia Tech, utilizes an innovative media competition curriculum developed by CoC faculty that has already proven successful with women and minorities.  It is anticipated that the \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ICE@Tech\u0022\u003EICE@Tech\u003C\/a\u003E Program will increase the number of public high schools in Georgia that offer AP Computer Science from fewer than 50 percent to all 376 public high schools in the state within the coming decade.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EToyota USA Foundation, Georgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003EUpon receiving notification of the award, CEISMC\u2019s Director, Paul Ohme, said, \u201cGeorgia Tech is very pleased to receive support from the Toyota USA Foundation. This will allow us to enhance our efforts with the Georgia State Department of Education to increase the effectiveness of secondary teachers who provide instruction in the field of computer science.\u201d In addition to Georgia Tech, other recipients of the Toyota USA Foundation awards are the Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, CA; Rocking the Boat, Inc., Bronx, NY; the University of Montana Foundation, Missoula, MT; the Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, MO; Trees for Tomorrow Natural Resources Specialty School, Eagle River, WI and National 4-H Council, Chevy Chase, MD.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003EThe Toyota USA Foundation is a $40 million charitable endowment created to support education programs serving kindergarten through 12th grade students and their teachers in the United States.  The Foundation\u2019s emphasis is on supporting mathematics and science. For additional information about the Toyota USA Foundation, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.toyota.com\/foundation\u0022\u003Ewww.toyota.com\/foundation\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EContact:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EMira Sleilati\u003Cbr \/\u003EToyota Motor North America, Inc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E(212) 715-7435\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mira_sleilati@tma.toyota.com\u0022\u003Emira_sleilati@tma.toyota.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFunds to Help Increase the Presence of Computer Science in Georgia Public High Schools\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:52:50","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:19","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2005-02-15T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2005-02-15T00:00:00-05:00","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":""}}}