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This tool breaks down different areas of STEM you may need additional training on.

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Free STEM/ STEAM Virtual Trainings – STEM/ STEAM Georgia

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To help teachers do PBL well, this is a comprehensive, research-informed model for PBL to help teachers, schools, and organizations improve, calibrate, and assess their practice. In Gold Standard PBL, projects are focused on students' acquiring key knowledge, understanding, and success skills.

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Yes, we provide PBL training for educators!

PBLWorks offers a variety of workshops, courses and services for teachers, school and district leaders, and instructional coaches to get started and advance their practice with Project Based Learning.
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Gold Standard PBL: Essential Project Design Elements

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A research-informed model for improving, calibrating, and assessing your practice.

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re you interested in STEM or STEAM Certification? Please review the following steps and resources regarding the process

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When you determine you have met the criteria for certification, please email STEM/ STEAM Program Specialists, Felicia Cullars and Meghan McFerrin to arrange a pre-application visit. During the pre-visit, a STEM/ STEAM Program specialist will determine whether you have met the criteria to apply for STEM or STEAM Certification.

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K12Inventure - Great resource to use at the beginning of the year to introduce STEM basics to students.

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K12Inventure - Great resource to use at the beginning of the year to introduce STEM basics to students.

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This would be a great website to use at the beginning to the school year for younger grades. It is developed to guide you through the design thinking process and contains lesson plans, linked resources and a pacing guide to take you from identifying a problem to creating a unique solution.

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Welcome innovators and educators! Our website was developed to guide you through the design thinking process and contains lesson plans, linked resources and a pacing guide to take you from identifying a problem to creating a unique solution.

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People from every corner of the world, of different ages, with different levels of education invent by identifying problems, pursuing ideas, and developing new solutions. The key to inventing is identifying a need and devising an original solution. Click on the Lesson tab to view the introduction and you will be on your way!

Let's Get Started!

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Welcome innovators and educators! Our website was developed to guide you through the design thinking process and contains lesson plans, linked resources and a pacing guide to take you from identifying a problem to creating a unique solution.

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Science ATL’s STEM Professional School Partnership program cultivates strong, impactful, and sustainable partnerships between diverse STEM professionals and K-12 schools. The ultimate goal of these partnerships is to enhance access to STEM learning resources and careers for students from groups underrepresented in the STEM fields.

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Science ATL's STEM Professional School Partnership (SPSP) program cultivates strong, impactful, and sustainable partnerships between diverse STEM professionals and K-12 schools. The ultimate goal of these partnerships is to enhance access to STEM learning resources and careers for students from groups underrepresented in the STEM fields. In 2022-2023, the program will match 50 STEM professionals to 50 K-12 schools in Atlanta for a year of monthly interactions, reaching 7500 students.

SPSP is made possible through corporate sponsorship and individual donations.
Special thanks to presenting sponsor, NCR Foundation!

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Science ATL's STEM Professional School Partnership (SPSP) program cultivates strong, impactful, and sustainable partnerships between diverse STEM professionals and K-12 schools. The ultimate goal of these partnerships is to enhance access to STEM learning resources and careers for students from groups underrepresented in the STEM fields.

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STEM PBL PADLET - Great resource for writing STEM PBL's

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STEM PBL PADLET - Great resource for writing STEM PBL's

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This resource can be used when creating PBL's in your classroom. This resource breaks down the steps and has tools to get you started on writing your own PBL.

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Technology Lesson Resources - Help to integrate technology in lessons

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Technology Lesson Resources - Help to integrate technology in lessons

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In this assignment, you will plan a 3D lesson that integrates the 3-Dimensions of a GSE lesson. This tool is great when writing more Technology based STEM lessons.
science or the Standards of Mathematical Practice and mathematics content with technology.

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Worlds largest Lesson Collection - STEM lesson resources

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Worlds largest Lesson Collection - STEM lesson resources

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This website has creative tools for educators and action-focused learning experiences for children and young people that build skills and motivation to take action for the SDGs. Each year they create campaigns and challenges to keep student learning engaging and relevant. They support these with local activations to make sure no one is left behind.

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This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website.

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GSE Phenomena Bank - Great resource for finding phenomena to match STEM units.

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GSE Phenomena Bank - Great resource for finding phenomena to match STEM units.

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One of the top requests from teachers as they implement the science GSE has been for a bank of phenomena ideas aligned to the standards. You can browse or search the collection here.  You can also submit your own phenomena ideas and learn more about phenomena and their role in 3D science learning.

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Georgia Science Teachers Association - GSE Phenomena

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communications@georgiascienceteacher.org if you have any questions about this resource.

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Cobb STEM Lessons - STEM lesson resource

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Cobb STEM Lessons - STEM lesson resource

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Teams of Cobb teachers have met to craft introductory STEM & STEAM lessons for classroom teachers.  These lessons were specially crafted to:
1. Align to CCSD pacing guides for Science
2. Integrate ELA, Science, Math, the Arts, and Social Studies
3. Be smaller/shorter in scope
4. Designed to be "chunked" into 30-45 min segments
5. Require minimal or open-ended materials lists
6. Utilize the engineering design process

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﻿ Teams of Cobb teachers have met over the past three summers to craft introductory STEM & STEAM lessons for classroom teachers. These lessons were specially crafted to: ﻿

1. Align to CCSD pacing guides for Science
2. Integrate ELA, Science, Math, the Arts, and Social Studies
3. Be smaller/shorter in scope
4. Designed to be "chunked" into 30-45 min segments
5. Require minimal or open ended materials lists
6. Utilize the engineering design process

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DOE Sample STEM Focused PBL resources are shared from GA DOE STEM Certified Schools. ﻿ ﻿

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﻿ Teams of Cobb teachers have met over the past three summers to craft introductory STEM & STEAM lessons for classroom teachers. These lessons were specially crafted to: ﻿ 1. Align to CCSD pacing guides for Science2. Integrate ELA, Science, Math, the Arts, and Social Studies3. Be smaller/shorter in scope4.

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Needing a place to start to plan your next PBL? This resource is a great template to get you started.

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Copy of PBL Template Intersections of STEM Course 2

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Grant Ideas Padlet - Great resource for ideas for grant writing.

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Grant Ideas Padlet - Great resource for ideas for grant writing.

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This is an amazing resource of all of the current STEM grants available to students and teachers.

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GA Science Olympiad Information - Want to participate in this event next year

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GA Science Olympiad Information - Want to participate in this event next year

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Elementary Science Olympiad provides students engaging learning opportunities in STEM in a variety of ways.  ESO may be used for classroom instruction, Science Days/Nights, Inter-grade level competition (such as a Science Field Day) and as a Competition.  Each state/event organizer determines whether to offer ESO competitions.  Georgia hosts one of the largest ESO competitions with 65 teams each May at Kennesaw State University.

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Georgia Science Teachers Association - Georgia Elementary Science Olympiad

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We are excited to announce that the Georgia Elementary Science Olympiad will continue to offer the as a science enrichment opportunity for any interested student. We will post 10 challenges for Expedition ESO groups to explore. Expedition ESO will feature traditional events that look and feel a little different.

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GA DOE TRL Resources - STEM resources from the DOE

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GA DOE TRL Resources - STEM resources from the DOE

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This tool is great for teachers who need help when planning for a specific content within the grade level they teach. It breaks lessons down by individual standards.

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OCEARCH - Shark/other ocean creature mapping website

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OCEARCH - Shark/other ocean creature mapping website

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Osearch is a great website to use with students when talking about migration and conservation patterns of sea animals. It is also a great resource to use with students when talking about graphs and data.

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OCEARCH is a data-centric organization built to help scientists collect previously unattainable data in the ocean.

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Misconception Resources - Great tool for writing STEM lesson plans

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Misconception Resources - Great tool for writing STEM lesson plans

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Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears is an online professional development magazine which focuses on preparing elementary teachers to teach polar science concepts while also integrating inquiry-based science and literacy instruction. The project draws on research showing that an integrated approach can improve student achievement in science, as well as in reading comprehension and oral and written discourse abilities. Ultimately, the project seeks to bring the polar regions “closer to home” for elementary teachers and their students.

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Novel Engineering Ideas - Additional Ideas for literacy and STEM

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Novel Engineering Ideas - Additional Ideas for literacy and STEM

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These are some ideas for Novel engineering with different types of books. This is a great resource to use when starting to plan for your own tasks.

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STEM Certification Steps for Elementary School

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STEM Certification Steps for Elementary School

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This tool is great for school when looking at going into STEM certification. It shows how the scale can change from pre-implementation to full.

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Novel Engineering Website - Will be used with our literacy standards in classes.

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Novel Engineering Website - Will be used with our literacy standards in classes.

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Students use existing classroom literature – stories, novels, and expository texts – as the basis for engineering design challenges that help them identify problems, design realistic solutions, and engage in the Engineering Design Process while reinforcing their literacy skills.

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Students use existing classroom literature - stories, novels, and expository texts - as the basis for engineering design challenges that help them identify problems, design realistic solutions, and engage in the Engineering Design Process while reinforcing their literacy skills.

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An inquiry-focused method gives students a way to connect scientific ideas to their experiences and apply their learning. I used this model when planning my PBL units.

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An inquiry-focused method gives students a way to connect scientific ideas to their experiences and apply their learning.

Try to recall the last science class you taught. It probably had many components over the course of 50 minutes, such as a video, a mini-lecture, an assessment, discussion, or a demonstration. What were all the components? Did your students discuss a question in small groups? Was it a whole-class discussion? Did you introduce a new concept? In what order did you introduce these components? How did you decide what came first? What is the optimal order of activities in an inquiry-based science classroom?

Engage Students' Curiosity

Teaching science using an inquiry approach requires instructional planning that encourages students to engage their curiosity to ask questions, explore solutions to socio-scientific issues, use evidence-based explanations to justify their reasoning, elaborate on possible effects, evaluate their findings, and predict potential outcomes based on different variables. In inquiry science, students are cognitively challenged as they engage in authentic problems while learning content, practicing reasoning skills, and communicating their ideas.

One approach to inquiry science is the 5E instructional model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate). The 5E model is a planning tool for inquiry teaching that provides a structure for students to connect science ideas with their experiences and apply their learning to new contexts. The 5E model comprises five phases that help teachers build a sequence of coherent and engaging learning experiences for students.

How the 5E Model Works

1. Engage. The teacher uses short activities to promote curiosity. The activity must connect prior knowledge to new learning experiences in order to expose any misconceptions and prepare students for new learning.

Novel questions, discrepant events, demonstrations, or a powerful visual are ideal ways to engage students and ascertain their prior knowledge or any misconceptions that might interfere with constructing new knowledge. For new concepts to become meaningful, students use their prior knowledge to connect their past and present learning experiences.The engagement phase doesn't have to be part of the class time. It can be structured as a homework assignment where students can read an article related to the new topic to be introduced, explore a website, watch a video, or answer a question related to their prior knowledge.

For example: Why are acidic drinks stored in a cold place?

2. Explore. A lab investigation or hands-on activities are usually introduced in this phase as students attempt to investigate a problem. Conflicting ideas, questions, and confusion are common and help students identify what they need to know before new terms or concepts are introduced in the Explain phase.

What is the problem I am trying to solve?

What do I need to find out?

What do I know already?

Students are provided with two identical soda cans, a bottle opener, hot water, and an ice bath. Students perform the activity in pairs or groups, write down their observations, and discuss their results in the group.
Encourage students to think of the following questions:

For example: Which soda, the warm or the cold one, had more dissolved carbon dioxide? List all the ways that you know.

3. Explain. With the teacher's guidance, students explain the concepts they explored in the previous phase and demonstrate their understanding of the new terms that were introduced. Depending on the topic and the grade level, teacher-led instruction might be necessary to address any confusion and questions that came up in the Explore phase. Questions can make learning more meaningful, interactive, and participatory.

Students provide a tentative explanation as they present their results to the whole class. The teacher may pose additional questions to support the discussion. It is recommended that the teacher introduce a formative assessment in this phase to identify if the students are ready to start the Elaborate phase and determine if additional instruction or assistance is needed.

For example: What is the best way to store an opened bottle of soda so that it doesn't go flat quickly?

4. Elaborate. Students apply their knowledge to new experiences and extend their conceptual understanding as they solve a problem in a new context before evaluation in the last phase of the 5E model. Elaboration activities can take place during classroom time, or they can be a homework assignment.

For example: Decompression sickness (DCS) occurs when divers swim to the surface too quickly (rapid ascent). What causes DCS to occur?

5. Evaluate. Students evaluate their learning and demonstrate their understanding and mastery of key concepts. Evaluation doesn't have to be limited to a quiz or test. It can be a product such as a presentation, a poster, a pamphlet, a journal article, or a final paper.
Many power plants condense steam by pumping cool river or lake water around the steam pipes. The steam cools and condenses as its heat is transferred to the water, which is then returned to the river or lake. What impact does this warm water have on the fish in the lake or river?
For example: In your opinion, why do fish wash ashore on hot summer days?

You may already be using these elements without being familiar with the 5E model's formal structure. Consider the phases discussed above and reflect on the activities you planned for the last science lesson you taught. Which component would you classify as an Engage activity? Explore? Explain? How well does the order you have planned reflect the 5E model?

The goal isn't to plan every science lesson according to the 5E model-it's to consider the order and sequence of activities to align with the model to maximize student learning.

Here are some final suggestions:

Start small. You might design a lesson with only two components of the 5E model. If your lesson already has a hands-on activity, you may want to start with Engage to get the students thinking about the hands-on activity they're going to complete in the Explore phase. A simple 3- to 5-minute activity such as a current events story, a video, an advertisement, a problem scenario, or a challenge statement based on a common misconception can engage students.

Explore before Explain. Lab investigations or hands-on activities in the Explore phase, no matter how simple, may be time-consuming. Yet, you can allow at least some exploration before explanation to prepare students to receive new information. They might attempt to solve a problem, make a prediction about an experiment or demonstration, or answer a complex question. Consider starting instruction (Explain) in the middle of the class session, as opposed to the beginning, after students have had time to do some exploration.

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How to Use the 5E Model in Your Science Classroom

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An inquiry-focused method gives students a way to connect scientific ideas to their experiences and apply their learning.

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Teach Engineering - Great resource to teach students what engineering is

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Teach Engineering - Great resource to teach students what engineering is

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This resource is great for students to learn about the engineering design process. I would use this resource at the beginning of the school year with all grade levels.

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Ignite STEM learning in K-12 - TeachEngineering

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Free, K-12, NGSS standards-aligned STEM lessons and hands-on activities for teaching elementary, middle and high school science, engineering design and math. Search by concepts or specific Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) to Ignite STEM learning in K-12.

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STEM Endorsement/Partners information from Sally Creel

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STEM Endorsement/Partners information from Sally Creel

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This resource is a great resource for teachers to use to get partnerships and also there is a resource included for STEM planning as well.

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STEM Careers - Getting students interested in STEM careers

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STEM Careers - Getting students interested in STEM careers

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This padlet is a great tool to use with students to get them excited and interested in different STEM careers.

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SPSP 30 for 30 - Simple ideas for STEM engagement

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SPSP 30 for 30 - Simple ideas for STEM engagement

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If you are looking for a place to start with STEM engagement for your classroom this is a great tool to use!

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Citizen Science - Use to get students connected to research all over the world

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Citizen Science - Use to get students connected to research all over the world

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This searchable database provides a government-wide listing of citizen science and crowdsourcing projects designed to improve cross-agency collaboration, reveal opportunities for new high-impact projects, and make it easier for volunteers to find out about projects they can join.

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This document is a great way to lead discussion with a potential STEM partner. This will help you with what ways a STEM partner can help benefit your school.

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This is a great place to start when you need to assess students during the engineering design process. I would use this with upper grades.

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GIFT - Georgia Intern-Fellowships for Teachers

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GIFT - Georgia Intern-Fellowships for Teachers

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GIFT is a professional development program for Georgia K-12 teachers which provides STEM internships in university research labs, industry, and informal science institutions. GIFT is managed statewide by Georgia Tech's Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC). GIFT internships are supported by local partnerships throughout Georgia.

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GIFT is a professional development program for Georgia K-12 teachers which provides STEM internships in university research labs, industry, and informal science institutions. GIFT, created in 1991, is managed statewide by Georgia Tech's Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC). GIFT internships are supported by local partnerships throughout Georgia.
GIFT is designed to:

Enhance Fellows' mathematics, science, engineering and/or technology skills, content knowledge, and abilities;

Foster teaching based on inquiry, problem solving and real world relevance; and

Foster an increase in student inquiry skills and positive attitudes toward science and mathematics.

All GIFT experiences share the following core components:

A mentored and paid summer internship experience in science, mathematics, engineering or technology research and applications;

Real world context and experiences to build innovative, relevant curricula for use in the classroom, and to promote career awareness for students; and

Summer and school year professional development meetings, workshops and discussion groups.

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GIFT - Georgia Intern-Fellowships for Teachers

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Skip to content GIFT is a professional development program for Georgia K-12 teachers which provides STEM internships in university research labs, industry, and informal science institutions. GIFT, created in 1991, is managed statewide by Georgia Tech's Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC). GIFT internships are supported by local partnerships throughout Georgia.

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If you are looking for a placr to start with different STEM challenges this is the resource for you. This resource is more for the engineering part of the STEM process.

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Grand Challenges - Grand Challenges for Engineering

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The National Levee Database (NLD), developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), is the focal point for comprehensive information about our nation's levees. The database contains information to facilitate and link activities, such as flood risk communication, levee system evaluation for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), levee system inspections, flood plain management, and risk assessments. The NLD continues to be a dynamic database with ongoing efforts to add levee data from federal agencies, states, and tribes. This tool would be a great discussion tool for students when talking about the water cycle and erosion.

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These are the performance standards for certification with Cognia.