IEEE & PowerUP! Boston Teacher In-Service Training Session

On 24-25 March 2006 IEEE and PowerUP! hosted a Teacher In-Service Program (TISP) training workshop for engineers in the Boston area. 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

In TISP IEEE volunteers develop and present technologically oriented subject matter to educators in a professional development (or “in-service”) setting. In the last four years, IEEE volunteers have made 32+ presentations to more than 675 pre-university educators within four Regions in the United States and South Africa.

During an actual Teacher In-Service Presentation, IEEE volunteers provide teachers with activity materials and then help the teachers as they work their way through the activity. By helping the teachers as they work their way through a technical activity, the teachers get to the point where they feel comfortable enough to present it on their own. The idea is for the teachers to return to their schools and lead the same activity in their classrooms.

About IEEE
The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.) is the world’s largest technical professional society with over 365,000 members in approximately 150 countries. Through its members, the IEEE is a leading authority on areas ranging from aerospace, computers and telecommunications to biomedicine, electric power and consumer electronics.

About PowerUP!
Power UP! is a National Science Foundation funded project associated with the Museum of Science Boston focused on the development of a systemic model for high school, community college, and industry collaboration that will support new technology/engineering programs and pathways for students. For more information visit http://www.mos.org/powerup/index.htm.

Electronic copies of materials distributed at the event can be found below.