Professional Development
- GIFT Program (Georgia Internship Fellowships for Teachers) - Teachers in Georgia are learning firsthand about the world of STEM work through a unique program. The Georgia Intern Fellowships for Teachers (GIFT) program places teachers in jobs for four to seven weeks over the summer to gain real work experience in STEM positions.
- Code.org - CEISMC is the Code.org Regional Partner for the State of Georgia. The goals of our partnership are to: Establish partnerships with local districts and schools to prepare K-12 teachers to lead effective computer science classrooms; organize and host quality, local workshops for districts and schools implementing Code.org’s K-12 programs, with Code.org - accredited facilitators; support, grow, and sustain the local community of K-12 computer science educators and; remove barriers to achieving equity in K-12 CS Education
- Student-Centered Computing - Student-Centered Computing curriculum was designed to provide students with an engaging introductory computer science experience that would encourage all students, including girls and minorities, to continue in computer science.
- GTRI Direct to Discovery - Direct to Discovery remotely delivers the expertise of Georgia Tech (GT) and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). Accompanied by classroom resources, each session is an opportunity to engage students in authentic STEM learning.
- GTRI Explorers' Guild - Since 1999, the Explorers’ Guild (EG) program has delivered free professional learning to Georgia’s K12 educators. The EGs focus on equipping educators with critical STEM skills and strategies to incorporate pedagogy effectively into instruction.
- Georgia Tech’s Energy Policy and Innovation Center “Energy 101” mini MOOC (massive open online course) is a video series provides high-level as well as regional perspectives on energy systems, resources, economics, policy, and technology fundamentals for a general audience.
- STEAM Leadership Conference Watch recordings of past STEAM Leadership Conference virtual sessions. 2022 2023 2024
Tours
- Many labs, maker-spaces, buildings, and research groups on Georgia Tech's campus offer tours to groups of both K-12 students and K-12 teachers. You can view links to various tour offerings here.
Curriculum
- STEM-ID - STEM Innovation and Design (STEM-ID) is the umbrella name for middle school curriculum materials developed as a part of he Advanced Manufacturing and Prototyping Integrated to Unlock Potential (AMP-IT-UP) Math and Science Partnership project, generously funded by the National Science Foundation.
- K-12 InVenture - Our mission is to develop the next generation of engineers and entrepreneurs by making invention education accessible to all students and teachers in Georgia.
- FIRST Lego League - FIRST® inspires young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.
- Your Voice is Power (YVIP) - Your Voice is Power provides both students and teachers an introduction computer science through a real-world exploration of how music, computer science, and entrepreneurship can be tools to advance racial justice. Built in collaboration with Yellow, students channel their learning into an original remix of Pharrell’s song Entrepreneur – a celebration of Black culture – using Python computer code.
- Kendeda Building/Living Building Challenge - A key Petal of the Living Building Challenge is Equity, which emphasizes accessibility so that everyone can engage with the building regardless of whether they are a student or visitor to Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech's Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) has developed content about the Kendeda Building for K-12 students across the state of Georgia. These one-week long science lesson plans directly connect grade level curriculum to The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design.
- Biologically Inspired Design - Working with teachers and other teaching experts, Georgia Tech's Center for Biologically Insipred Design (CBID) affiliated individuals have developed a variety of materials and lessons that use biologically inspired design to teach science and engineering, promote inquiry and discovery, and that are just plain fun.
Events
- STEAM Leadership Conference The Annual STEAM Leadership Conference at Georgia Tech provides an inspiring array of experiences to build and engage K12 STEAM education leaders.
- STEM Teachers at Tech Day This one day, on-campus experience is designed to provide High School and Middle School teachers with the opportunity to experience the cutting edge resources and research here at the Georgia Institute of Technology with the goal of increasing their understanding of current, real-world applications of their content. All participating teachers will be placed in small groups based on their respective content areas and engage in activities with Georgia Tech research faculty; hands-on activities designed for replication in STEM classrooms; and small group discussions with current Georgia Tech students focused on pre-requisite skills and concepts they learned in high school.
- Atlanta Science Festival Members of the Georgia Tech community are opening their doors for the Atlanta Science Festival. Whether you’re interested in robotics, brains, biology, space, art, nanotechnology, paper, computer science, wearables, bioengineering, chemical engineering, or systems engineering, there will be activities for you. Visit campus for lab tours, hands-on STEAM activities, exhibits, demonstrations, opportunities to meet student researchers, and learn about the research and so much more happening at Tech.
- Latino College & STEM Fair The Annual Latino College and STEM Fair offers bilingual workshops, fun hands-on activities for the entire family, a college fair, and inspirational conversations with Latino college students, parents, professors, and other STEM professionals.
