(Application Deadline: April 29, 2024)
The National Science Foundation has funded UNG to host a first-of-its-kind professional development workshop in Georgia designed for teachers of high school STEM and special education. Join us June 10 - 14 to experience how Project-Based Learning through the captivating lens of geoscience can awaken deeper student interest within the STEM fields.
After completion of this immersive five-day workshop
(Minimum attendance: 80% each day; about 30 hours)
Attendees will also receive:
We will take a one-day field trip to explore four distinct outcrops across Georgia that illuminate the intricate relations between three rocks types and their dynamic influence on the living environment around them.
Workshop funded by:
The National Science Foundation
Grant Award Number:
2119990
Audience:
High School Teachers (Grades 9-12) for STEM and Special Education
Seats:
20 max
Application Deadline:
April 29, 2024
Decision Letters Sent:
May 15, 2024
Workshop Dates:
June 10 - 14, 2024
Workshop Times:
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
High-school STEM and Special Ed. teachers learn how to make longer-lasting impressions
in their students via Project-Based Learning.
In 2023, we took a field trip to several outcrops across North Georgia that bore clues to the environmental changes that led up to one of history's greatest extinction events. While there, we:
Our trip concluded with a visit to the state's best collection of fossil and mineral samples, the Tellus Science Museum! The cohort was enthusiastically engaged and the total experience was filled with great learning moments and memories.
As an added benefit, everyone received a $1,000 stipend, a certificate of completion from UNG College of Education and IESA, and a full year of UNG faculty assistance to help implement PBL in the classroom.
Name | Email (Preferred) | Location | Phone |
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Jodi Carlyle Assistant to Dean II |
jodi.carlyle@ung.edu | Art & Technology Building, 2100, Gainesville |
678-717-3883 |
Dr. Cristina Washell Department Head |
cristina.washell@ung.edu | Dunlap Hall, 215, Dahlonega |
706-867-4483 |
Dr. Katayoun Mobasher Professor |
katayoun.mobasher@ung.edu | Art & Technology Building, 1604, GVL Science, Engineering, Tech, Gainesville |
678-717-3862 |
Dr. Adrianna Rajkumar Limited Term Faculty |
adrianna.rajkumar@ung.edu | Art & Technology Building, 2117, Gainesville |
678-717-3883 |
Dr. Jeff Turk Dean of IESA |
jeff.turk@ung.edu | Art & Technology Building, 2102, Gainesville |
678-717-3768 |
Dale Caldwell Part-Time Faculty |
dale.caldwell@ung.edu | Art & Technology Building, 1601, Gainesville |
678-696-2855 |
Dr. Joel Aquino Part-Time Faculty |
joel.aquino@ung.edu | Art & Technology Building, 2121, Gainesville |
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Dr. Bill Witherspoon | billspoon1@gmail.com |