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On 4-5 August 2006 the
IEEE hosted a Teacher In-Service
Program (TISP) training workshop for
engineers in Cape Town,
Africa. 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.
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.
Electronic copies of
materials distributed at the event can
be found below.
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