DocumentCode :
2866923
Title :
The role of retired engineers in pre-college science and mathematics education
Author :
Zahopoulos, Christos ; Weedon, Deirdre
Author_Institution :
Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA, USA
fYear :
2000
fDate :
2000
Firstpage :
227
Lastpage :
230
Abstract :
RE-SEED (Retirees Enhancing Science Education through Experiments and Demonstrations) is a program that prepares retired science and engineering professionals to work as volunteers in middle school science classrooms. After participating in a 50-hour training program, RE-SEED volunteers assist middle school science teachers with teaching the basic concepts and principles of the physical sciences, the branch of sciences in which the teachers are trained the least. Participants volunteer once a week for at least one academic year. More than 320 RE-SEED volunteers have worked in schools in nine states throughout the country, offering more than 200,000 hours of their time. The rigorous training the volunteers receive and the long time commitment that they offer sets this program apart from any volunteer science education program involving scientists and engineers. RE-SEED is a Northeastern University program that started in 1991 under a National Science Foundation grant
Keywords :
education; teacher training; RE-SEED volunteer; mathematics education; middle school; pre-college education; retired engineer; science education; teacher training; Conference management; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Educational technology; Engineering management; Innovation management; Mathematics; Physics education; Production; Technology management;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference and Workshop, 2000 IEEE/SEMI
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
ISSN :
1078-8743
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5921-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ASMC.2000.902592
Filename :
902592
Link To Document :
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