Georgia Institute of Technology

Researchers at CEISMC have completed Phase I of a study that examines how the personal networks and self-efficacy beliefs of Noyce teachers impact retention in high-needs schools.

The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design will have an impact far greater than the Georgia Tech community—it is meant to transform the entire Southeastern United States. One way to impact our region, and in particular our state, is to engage with K-12 schools. CEISMC will create an outreach curriculum pertaining to The Kendeda Building. This curriculum connects the State of Georgia’s teaching standards directly with biologically-inspired elements of the Living Building Challenge to help guide students’ understanding of how nature and science can help solve the many challenges of achieving Living Building Challenge certification.

Fayette County middle school teacher Dr. Kathleen Lanman was named one of the Top 10 Innovative Teachers by the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovators. Lanman works extensively with Georgia Tech’s K-12 InVenture Prize.

CEISMC partnership with M.R. Hollis Innovation Academy’s yields its first cohort of Innovators-in-Residence, who helped integrate technologies such as robotics kits and 3D printers in K-12 classrooms during the 2017-18 school year.

Valdosta State University education majors spent the summer gaining real-world teaching experience while also making an impact in the lives of young learners through Atlanta Horizons at Georgia Tech program.

This summer, high school students from CEISMC’s GoSTEM program participated in Fun Summer of Service (FSOS).  The program was designed to provide opportunities for students to both help others and gain community service hours for their college applications. Over time, FSOS has expanded its scope to include college tours.

Lizanne DeStefano, executive director of the Georgia Tech Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing, is one of 18 inaugural members of the STEM Education Advisory Panel of the National Science Foundation. The new panel will advise the interagency federal Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.