CEISMC - Past and Present Projects

Project Title	Summary	Sponsor
Building Engineering Achievement in Transportation (BEAT the Traffic)	This project will develop, implement and disseminate transportation-related curriculum activities, provide summer enrichment programs for middle and high school students, and provide high level research and internship opportunities for teachers and predominantly African-American students from schools in Fulton County.	Fulton County School District
Georgia Computes	Georgia Computes is a National Science Foundation "Broadening Participation in Computing" alliance focused on increasing the number and diversity of computing students in the state of Georgia. The goal of this effort is to improve the computing education pipeline across the state of Georgia.	The National Science Foundation
Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement (GLISI)	CEISMC's evaluation team has helped to measure GLISI's impact on educational leaders, school districts, schools, and students. www.glisi.org	Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
Georgia Learning Connections	CEISMC aided in the development of a website to house the curriculum for Georgia K-12 schools. Georgia Learning Connections has since been superceded by Georgia Standards (http://www.GeorgiaStandards.org)	Georgia Department of Education
Intermath	InterMath is a professional development effort designed to support teachers in their quest to become better mathematics educators. It focuses on building teachers' mathematical content knowledge through mathematical investigations that are supported by technology intermath.coe.uga.edu	The National Science Foundation
Math and Science Improvement at Drew Charter School	CEISMC supports this program, which delivers a customized professional development program focused on mathematics and science to Drew Charter School.	Drew Charter School
Math and Science Improvement in Atlanta Public Schools (APS)	CEISMC supports various programs in APS designed to improve math and science teaching and learning throughout that district.	Atlanta Public Schools
Math and Science Partnership Grants (MSP)	CEISMC currently evaluates the impact of the state-led MSP initiatives on student achievement. www.gadoe.org	Multiple State of Georgia School Districts
Mentoring for Success (since replaced by Pathways into STEM)	Mentoring for Success (MFS) is a 3-year pilot program in science, mathematics, and technology designed for approximately 150 middle and high school students from underrepresented groups in the City Schools of Decatur. Students are nurtured in science and mathematics to encourage them to take higher level high school courses in these subjects. Georgia Tech mentors provide tutorial/academic support for students, assist the classroom teachers with labs and demonstrations, interact with participating students in off-site recreational/leisure activities, and establish and maintain electronic communications with the participating students and teachers.	Blank Foundation
Ossabaw E-Exploration for Students and Teachers	Through this grant, students and teachers from middle and high schools of the Savannah Chatham County Public School System will have the opportunity to explore Ossabaw Island, one of Georgia's remote barrier islands, using state-of-the-art computer technology. Through a combination of three-day on-island camps, Summer Institute sessions, and follow-up campus-based workshops, participants will study, document and share data collected on the island.	The National Science Foundation
Pathways into STEM	The Pathways into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Program is a partnership between CEISMC and the Atlanta Public School System that is funded by a grant from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. Mentors and tutors work with the "New Schools" at Carver, South Atlanta, and Therrell High Schools. The program has three objectives: 1) increased high school graduation, 2) increased number of students enrolling in post-secondary training, and 3) increased numbers of students pursuing post-secondary careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The objectives of the program are carried out through mentoring and tutoring during the school day and in weekly after-school sessions. Mentors work with students to develop math and science skills and provide exposure and information about their post-secondary options. www.ceismc.gatech.edu/pathways	Blank Foundation
SciTrain	SciTrain is a research initiative to train high school math and science teachers to be more effective instructors for students with disabilities. Through surveys, focus groups, and teacher evaluations, SciTrain pursues the goal of understanding what accommodations are currently made in classrooms, and which ones are most needed. www.catea.gatech.edu/scitrain/	The National Science Foundation
STEP Up	The Student and Teacher Enhancement Partnership (STEP) Program partners Georgia Tech graduate students with metro-Atlanta area high schools in teams that are led by master teacher-coordinators. The program seeks to improve the teaching-related communication and leadership skills of Georgia Tech students and to use the scholarly expertise available at Georgia Tech to assist in increasing the mathematics and science performance of Atlanta-area high school students. http://www.cetl.gatech.edu/students/step/	The National Science Foundation
Teacher Recruitment in Physics and Chemistry	The Robert Noyce Scholarship Program is funded by the National Science Foundation to help increase the number of K-12 teachers with strong science and mathematics content knowledge who teach in high-need school districts. As part of this national program, Kennesaw State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology are collaborating to recruit talented science and engineering majors into careers teaching high school physics or chemistry. www.ganoycescholars.org	The National Science Foundation
Title IID - ITEE Grant Evaluation	CEISMC evaluates the Georgia Title IID technology program, which is focused on maximizing the use of various instructional technologies to improve instruction in Georgia schools. http://www.doe.k12.ga.us	Georgia Department of Education
Title IID - Wireless Grant Evaluation	CEISMC evaluates the Georgia Title IID technology program, which is focused on maximizing the use of wireless technologies to improve instruction in Georgia schools. http://www.doe.k12.ga.us	Georgia Department of Education
21st Century Learning Environments	21st Century Learning Environments is a program with the Georgia Department of Education to create model implementations of technology-enhanced instruction in 12 schools in Georgia.	Georgia Department of Education