{"641421":{"#nid":"641421","#data":{"type":"news","title":"K-12 InVenture Prize Lead Teacher Dr. Kathleen Lanman Named Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis year, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.osti.gov\/wdts\/einstein\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAlbert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship (AEF) Program\u003C\/a\u003E named Dr. Kathleen Lanman an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow. Dr. Lanman is a Lead Teacher for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ceismc.gatech.edu\/savannah\/inventure-prize#:~:text=Program%20Overview,in%20an%20authentic%20design%20process.\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech K-12 InVenture Prize\u003C\/a\u003E and a STEM teacher at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fcboe.org\/Domain\/17\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJ.C. Booth Middle School\u003C\/a\u003E in Fayette County, Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe AEF Program has been running for 30 years and provides accomplished K-12 educators in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields with the chance to serve in the national education arena. Dr. Lanman will spend eleven months with fourteen other Fellows working in Federal agencies or in U.S. Congressional offices in Washington, D.C.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Dr. Lanman stood out to me immediately as she has consistently mentored impressive student inventors and has served as a lead teacher,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;said Roxanne Moore, Director of K-12 InVenture Prize. \u0026ldquo;We are so proud to have her advocating for STEM and invention and entrepreneurship education at the federal level.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith her work as a legislative team member for Senator Jacky Rosen of Nevada, Dr. Lanman is focusing on STEM education and STEM workforce development.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;ve long believed that STEM should be accessible to every student, not just the highest achievers,\u0026rdquo; said Dr. Lanman. \u0026ldquo;We need to build flexible pathways that allow our students to receive the education, training, and certifications needed to join the STEM workforce.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAll 2020-2021 Einstein Fellows come with diverse STEM teaching backgrounds from K-12 schools around the United States. The Fellows will provide the Federal agencies and U.S. Congressional offices with insight of real-world experiences within the classroom. Additionally, the Fellows will learn the role of the Federal Government in education, gain knowledge of resources available to students and educators, and gain a broader understanding of national education.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESponsors of the AEF Program currently include the \u003Cstrong\u003EDepartment of Energy\u003C\/strong\u003E (DOE), the \u003Cstrong\u003ELibrary of Congress\u003C\/strong\u003E (LOC), the \u003Cstrong\u003ENational Aeronautics and Space Administration\u003C\/strong\u003E (NASA), the \u003Cstrong\u003ENational Science Foundation \u003C\/strong\u003E(NSF), and the \u003Cstrong\u003ENaval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division\u003C\/strong\u003E (NSWC Carderock). The Program is managed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science\u0026rsquo;s Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists in collaboration with the sponsoring agencies and the \u003Cstrong\u003EOak Ridge Institute for Science and Education\u003C\/strong\u003E (ORISE). ORISE is a DOE institute designed to strengthen scientific initiatives through independent peer reviews.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPast AEF Program Fellows have made monumental contributions including designing new parts of national STEM education programs, initiating collaborations and partnerships with Federal agencies, and drafting legislation in order to improve K-12 education in the United States.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Invention and entrepreneurship education give students the skills and confidence to try something completely different and to be their own boss,\u0026rdquo; said Dr. Lanman.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBy the end of the Program, Dr. Lanman and other Fellows will return equipped with access to a national network of education leaders, a deeper understanding of STEM education, and a preparedness to make new contributions to their schools and school districts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"15 Educators Spend Eleven Months Observing STEM Education at the National Level"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe AEF Program has been running for 30 years and provides accomplished K-12 educators in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields with the chance to serve in the national education arena.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The AEF Program has been running for 30 years and provides accomplished K-12 educators in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields with the chance to serve in the national education arena."}],"uid":"34901","created_gmt":"2020-11-18 19:26:15","changed_gmt":"2020-12-01 17:30:39","author":"smalone33","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-09-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-09-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"641764":{"id":"641764","type":"image","title":"2020-21 AEF Program Fellows","body":null,"created":"1606843399","gmt_created":"2020-12-01 17:23:19","changed":"1606843584","gmt_changed":"2020-12-01 17:26:24","alt":"2020-21 AEF Program Fellows","file":{"fid":"243842","name":"AEF-FELLOWS.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/AEF-FELLOWS.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/AEF-FELLOWS.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":21595,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/AEF-FELLOWS.jpg?itok=FhpU_eZ8"}}},"media_ids":["641764"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/science.osti.gov\/wdts\/einstein","title":"Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship (AEF) Program"},{"url":"https:\/\/ceismc.gatech.edu\/","title":"Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing"},{"url":"https:\/\/k12inventure.gatech.edu","title":"K12 InVenture Prize"}],"groups":[{"id":"361651","name":"Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC)"},{"id":"598218","name":"K-12 Connection"},{"id":"592706","name":"K-12 InVenture Challenge"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"}],"keywords":[{"id":"411","name":"CEISMC"},{"id":"178283","name":"K12 InVenture Prize"},{"id":"168996","name":"steam"},{"id":"186299","name":"AEF"},{"id":"3447","name":"K-12"},{"id":"186356","name":"2020-21 AEF Program Fellows"},{"id":"179086","name":"Dr. Kathleen Lanman"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESteven L. 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