Science, technology, engineering, and math - STEM for short - are subjects that develop problem-solving abilities and critical thinking skills. Regardless of their future career path, students need a solid understanding of these concepts. Our work helps ensure that our students have access to the intellectual capital needed to lead and participate in a technology-driven world.
How do you get smart, motivated teachers into elementary and middle school classrooms at high-need schools? You offer them more support than they could ask for through an innovative model of teacher preparation. It’s called Project Inspire in Chattanooga.
Project Inspire is a teacher residency whose main goal is to inspire teachers to teach and students to learn. Its focus is on math classrooms in grades 4-8 in Chattanooga.
By providing practical learning, hands-on experience, and a support network teachers need to be effective right away, Project Inspire is building a real movement for education reform starting from the ground up.
Project Inspire is a partnership between PEF, Urban Teacher Residency United (UTRU), Hamilton County Department of Education, Tennessee Technological University, with support from AmeriCorps and First to the Top.
For more information on the Project Inspire contact:
Mark Neal Interim Director, STEM Teacher Residencies
423.668.2439 • mneal@pefchattanooga.org