LIFT2 (Leadership Initiatives for Teaching and Technology) is an innovative professional learning program for middle and high school science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers. It is designed to help experienced and developing teachers relate classroom curriculum to authentic and relevant applications in the 21st Century workplace.
The program is based on a unique combination of graduate coursework, company sponsored externships in industry, the cornerstone of the program, and membership in an active community of learners.
Related: Direcotry of resources for k-12 STEM teachers - Report on K-12 Science Education in USA - K-12 Program for Engineering Students - Purdue Graduate Fellows Teach Middle School Science - Math and Science Teacher Shortage
April 9th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Computer Science Unplugged offers a free, interesting collection of activities designed to teach the fundamentals of computer science without requiring a computer…