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INL Education Programs

INL Education Programs. Melinda Hamilton Director of Education Programs. Pipeline to the Workforce of the Future. STEM Education. Provide Resources and Professional Development to Teachers Expand, leverage, and communicate student STEM enrichment activities .

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INL Education Programs

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  1. INL Education Programs Melinda Hamilton Director of Education Programs

  2. Pipeline to the Workforce of the Future

  3. STEM Education • Provide Resources and Professional Development to Teachers • Expand, leverage, and communicate student STEM enrichment activities One teacher touches 30 elementary students or as many as 150 secondary students each year INL has unique resources in its people!

  4. Programs for Teachers • INL Teacher internships • Mini-grants and technology awards • Education Transfer Program • Support for workshops and academies for teacher professional development • Help with development of curricula • Developing Teacher Resource Center focused on energy and Idaho rural schools

  5. Internships • Teaming Teachers with INL 8 week paid summer programs Focused on applying science, math and technology concepts that are linked to the courses taught www.inl.gov education>K-12 Programs> • Pre-service Teacher Internships DOE Office of Science Sponsored- http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/pst/about.htm INL contact: Brenda.Greenhalgh@inl.gov

  6. Mini Grants and Technology Awards • Awarded State wide • Open to public, private, elementary, middle school and High School STEM programs • Mini grants up to $2000 • 2 school grants up to $10,000 will be awarded for Science Lab Grant • Applications on line www.inl.gov >education programs>k-12 programs>mini grants program

  7. What Skills do the Next Generation of the Workforce Need? Integration of Science and Math Engineering and Math Concepts Physical and Life Sciences Technology- Application of Concepts Critical Thinking Skills STEM is not just a selection of courses- it is a way of teaching!

  8. Student STEM Activities • Student Action Teams and HS Internships • Scholarships • Workshops • Outreach • Competitions

  9. Sponsored Activities • Discover Engineering Day at BSU • NNU Science Expo • Scholastic Tournament • First Robotics • PLTW • Discovery Center of Idaho

  10. Links to Know • www.inl.gov/education • www.boisestate.edu • http://coen.boisestate.edu/DiscoverEngineering/info/discover.aspx • www.pltw.org • www.usfirst.org • www.scidaho.org

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