Program Activities

Teacher Professional Development

• STEM Student Research Facilitation Course—on-line course for teachers interested in research programs for their schools
• Course is offered by Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy and Northwestern University
• Free of charge; 45 CPDU credits available

Teacher Internships

• Job shadowing and research experiences for teachers (RETs) with partners in industry and academia

Student Mentoring

• Development of CoolHub mentoring platform to match students to mentors in industry and academia to help facilitate their research projects
• CoolHub, developed at the Illinois Math and Science Academy (IMSA), is a collaboration network in STEM teaching and learning for youth and adults

Program Achievements

• 2 Sessions of the STEM Student Research Facilitation Course have been offered
• 21 Teachers have been trained, reaching approximately 1,680 students  
• The course will be offered again Winter/Spring 2013
• 19 job shadowing opportunities provided to teachers, Summer 2011
• 20 job shadowing opportunities available Summer 2012

Partners

• Office of STEM Education Partnerships (OSEP), Northwestern University
• Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA)

This project is funded with the generous support of the Motorola Solutions Foundation.