April 4-5, 2008:
IEEE’s Teacher In-Service Program (TISP) Training Workshop!
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When: Friday-Saturday, April 4-5, 2008
Time: 4:30 - 7:30 PM
Where: The Manhattan Beach Marriott Hotel
Abstract
Started in 2001, TISP features IEEE volunteers developing and presenting technologically oriented subject matter to educators in a professional development or “in-service” setting. In the last several years, IEEE volunteers have made more than 50 presentations to over 1800 pre-university educators within the United States, Asia and Africa. These educators reach over 175,000 students! There are a number of pre-planned classroom activities that you could use in a classroom setting.
The workshop will cover how to organize volunteers for TISP and how to bring the program to teachers in your local schools and school districts. Thanks to the support of IEEE USA and the IEEE Educational Activities Board the event is free for all IEEE members and invited educators! (there will be a $75 fee for non-IEEE members). IEEE will reimburse members for travel-related expenses for this workshop.
The event will begin on Friday, 4 April at 4:30 pm with a 2 hour presentation followed by a dinner at 7:30 pm.
On Saturday, 5 April, the event will run from 9:00 am to approximately 4:00 pm in the Terrace Ballroom. It will include hands-on presentations, a question and answer period as well as discussion on numerous topics such as: program background and scope, getting started, potential costs to sections and educators, suggestions on making contact with your local pre-university community, and the alignment of an activity with educational standards. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
The goal of the training session is to impact at least 1,000 pre-university educators in Region 6 and to help IEEE volunteers implement TISP in their local pre-university education communities.
During an actual TISP presentation, IEEE volunteers provide teachers with all needed materials and help them work their way through the lesson. Working together helps the teachers to feel more comfortable teaching the activity. The goal is for the teachers to bring the strategy back to their classrooms and use the lesson to excite their students.
For more information on this upcoming TISP training session or TISP participation, please contact Doug Gorham, Managing Director of Educational Activities, +1 732 562 5483, d.g.gorham@ieee.org, or Carole Levy, Director of Educational Outreach, +1 732 562 5488, c.levy@ieee.org.
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