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15-16 May 2009, the IEEE hosted
a Teacher In-Service Program development
workshop for engineers in Montreal,
Quebec, Canada. The event was held for
those interested in working with their
schools and school systems and in helping
increase the level of technological
literacy of local pre-university
educators and their students. The
overall goals of this event were to:
- Empower section "champions" to
develop collaborations with
their local pre-university community
to promote applied inquiry-based
learning
- Enhance the level of
technological literacy of
pre-university educators
- Encourage pre-university
students to pursue technical
careers, including engineering
- Increase the general level of
technological literacy of
pre-university students for many
years
- Increase the level of
understanding of the needs of
educators among the engineering
community
- Identify ways that engineers
can assist education departments
In TISP IEEE volunteers develop and
present technologically oriented
subject matter to educators in a
professional development (or
“in-service”) setting.
Since 2001, IEEE volunteers have made
116 presentations to more than
2,791 pre-university educators and
304,000 students within six Regions
in the United States, South America,
Malaysia and South Africa.
About IEEE
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technical professional association
advancing innovation and technological
excellence for the benefit of
humanity. IEEE and its members
inspire a global community to
innovate for a better tomorrow through
its highly-cited publications,
conferences, technology standards,
and professional and educational
activities. IEEE is the trusted
“voice” for
engineering, computing and technology
information around the globe.
Electronic copies of materials
distributed at the event can be
found below.
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