San Antonio Bite of Science Professional Enrichment

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Maureen Palmer, Public Affairs Manager
Phone:  703-448-9062 ext. 224
E-mail:   Maureen Palmer

 

The Center for Excellence in Education Sponsors Teacher Training Program

Bite of Science Dinner Event in San Antonio to Strengthen Science Teaching

McLean, VA – February 25, 2015 – The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) sponsors a Bite of Science professional enrichment session, cost-free, for high school teachers on Thursday, February 26, 2015, in San Antonio, TX.  This Bite of Science session will be held in the LGI Room at Holmes High School in the Northside Independent School District from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for STEM teachers who wish to broaden their perspective of science in their classroom.

The mission of the Teacher Enrichment Program (TEP) is to assure a future talented and diverse U.S. workforce in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).  TEP provides rural and urban underserved high school teachers the opportunity to connect with experts from industry and academia to explore cutting-edge research and make meaningful professional links with direct benefits for their students.

Bite of Science is designed to improve teacher’s ability to provide students a context of how science is applied in the real world and inspire students to pursue careers of excellence and leadership in STEM.  This Bite of Science session for teachers is estimated to impact at least 4,100 students in San Antonio and neighboring independent school districts.

CEE’s Bite of Science session in San Antonio, TX will feature:

  • Jason Garza, Product Review/Liaison Engineer, of The Boeing Company
  • Heather J. Shipley Ph.D., Interim Department Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Associate Professor and Burzik Professor in Engineering Design, Director of the Interactive Technology Experience Center (iTEC), at the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Bite of Science speakers will discuss their work and relate it back to the classroom for the teachers to inspire and guide students toward academic opportunities and STEM careers.

The goals of the Teacher Enrichment Program are to:

  • Provide teachers with professional enrichment opportunities
  • Furnish the opportunity for teachers to ask questions and to interact directly with scientists and engineers
  • Foster excitement in teachers to create an interest in students for STEM fields through engagement with STEM professionals in and outside of the classroom
  • Inform teachers so they have a better understanding of research and development
  • Create awareness of the skills and knowledge needed for the 21st Century STEM worker
  • Allow teachers the opportunity to network with their peers

Contact Natasha Schuh-Nuhfer, Ph.D., Director of the Teacher Enrichment Program  or Jennifer Midgley, Program Analyst, to learn more about the cost-free event offered by CEE.

About the Center for Excellence in Education
The Center for Excellence in Education was founded in 1983 by the late Admiral H.G. Rickover and Joann P. DiGennaro, President of the Center. The Center's mission is to nurture high school and university scholars to careers of excellence and leadership in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and to encourage collaboration between and among leaders in the global community. CEE sponsors the Research Science Institute (RSI), the USA Biology Olympiad (USABO), and the Teacher Enrichment Program (TEP).  For more information about the Center and its programs, visit CEE’s Web site, www.cee.org

  Sources:     Natasha Schuh-Nuhfer, Ph.D., 703-448-9062  
  Jennifer Midgley, 703-448-9062

Related websites:
Center for Excellence in Education: http://www.cee.org/
Teacher Enrichment Program: http://www.cee.org/teacher-enrichment-program
Research Science Institute: http://www.cee.org/research-science-institute
USA Biology Olympiad: http://www.cee.org/usa-biology-olympiad-usabo