Day: February 9, 2014

CLS Faculty and MiTEP

International InnovationsThe latest issue of International Innovation, a science, technology and research resource publication, featured an article about Michigan Tech’s participation in the National Science Foundation-funded Michigan Teacher Excellence Program (MiTEP, which offers training and hands-on workshops in earth science for middle-school teachers. Brad Baltensperger, chair of the Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences; Associate Professor Kedmon Hungwe (CLS); Jacqueline Huntoon, dean of the Graduate School; and graduate student Mark Klawiter were featured.

See page 61, International Innovation.

From Tech Today.

Empowering teachers to conduct science

Professor Brad Baltensperger, Drs. Kedmon Hungwe and Jacqueline Huntoon, and graduate student Mark Klawiter describe their collaboration in an innovative programme designed to further enthusiasm for STEM topics in teachers and encourage students to enter such fields.

Read more at International Innovations, page 61.