Master teachers for the WVUteach program Elaine Schwing and Vanessa Licwov-Channell are facilitating professional development to math and science teachers through a semester-long course, training teachers in Monongalia and Marion counties to develop engaging and unique secondary math and science project-based learning assignments that they can use in the classroom.
To showcase these projects and shed light on the teachers’ great work, faculty, staff, students and community members – especially local educators –are welcome to attend a “show and tell” Saturday (Dec. 14) from 9-11 a.m. in Lyon Tower, Blue and Gold Room.
The need to increase the numbers of highly qualified mathematics and science teachers is a state-wide concern in West Virginia and a University-wide mission at WVU. With nearly one in every 18 West Virginia classrooms led by an individual who is not a certified teacher, it is critical to not only continue to recruit new teachers, but to also offer professional development and project-based learning to current teachers.
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The project is a collaboration between the WVU Center for Excellence in STEM Education and the College of Education and Human Sciences and is funded by EPSCoR.