{"511661":{"#nid":"511661","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Griffin-Spalding County Teachers \u0026 Students Gained Real World STEM Experience","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the AMP-IT-UP initiative and Georgia Tech\u2019s Georgia Intern Fellowships for Teacher (GIFT) program, several Griffin-Spalding County School System (GSCS) teachers and high schools students spent their summer immersed in hands-on STEM internships. GSCS teachers interned at local businesses to experience first-hand, the connections between classroom activities and actual STEM applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESpalding High teacher Lewis Pulliam interned at Sumika Polymers while Thomas Stinson, Carver Road Middle teacher, and Robyn Walker, Jackson Road Elementary teacher, interned at Caterpillar, Inc. These teachers will take their internship experiences and convert them into classroom lesson plans to share with their students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESeven Griffin High students participated in the newly launched GSCS High School STEM Internship Program. Tyrique Hannah and Zakariayh Cox interned at UGA-Griffin campus; Cameron Davis, Jeramie Paz and Muhammad Butt interned at the Candler Field Museum (a 1920s\/1930s replica of HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International Airport) and D\u0027Asia Dennis and Fatima Humayun interned at Spading Regional Hospital. These students had the opportunity to learn about the skills and knowledge needed in STEM-related careers. During this four-week program, students gained hands-on experiences in robotics, wheat research, aviation, radiology and physical therapy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAMP-IT-UP is a $7.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation that GSCS and Georgia Tech are implementing. The grant\u2019s purpose is to improve science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and foster the next generation of creative designers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESchool Superintendent Jim Smith stated, \u201cThese internships are a great opportunity for us to partner with local businesses to help benefit our teachers, students and district. These hands-on and real-world experiences provide invaluable professional development for both GSCS teacher and students.\u201d Visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vR-QTHoSsZ8\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vR-QTHoSsZ8\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vR-QTHoSsZ8\u003C\/a\u003E to view a video featuring the internships at Sumika Polymers and the Candler Field Museum.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EArticle written and published by the Griffin-Spalding County Schools Office of Communications.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"As part of the AMP-IT-UP initiative and Georgia Tech\u2019s Georgia InternFellowships for Teacher (GIFT) program, several Griffin-Spalding County School System (GSCS) teachers and high schools students spent their summer immersed in hands-on STEM internships."}],"uid":"32520","created_gmt":"2016-03-10 11:38:26","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:01","author":"William Jimerson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-08-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-08-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"366501":{"id":"366501","type":"image","title":"CEISMC GIFT Logo","body":null,"created":"1449245817","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:16:57","changed":"1475895103","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:43","alt":"CEISMC GIFT Logo","file":{"fid":"201698","name":"gift_0.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gift_0_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gift_0_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":35570,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/gift_0_0.png?itok=k5vgrzTN"}}},"media_ids":["366501"],"groups":[{"id":"447541","name":"AMP-IT-UP"}],"categories":[{"id":"42911","name":"Education"}],"keywords":[{"id":"42171","name":"AMP-IT-UP"},{"id":"411","name":"CEISMC"},{"id":"170199","name":"CEISMC GIFT"},{"id":"171818","name":"Georgia Tech\u2019s Georgia Intern Fellowships for Teacher"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBonnie F. Harris\u003Cbr \/\u003EProgram Director, GIFT (Georgia Intern-Fellowships for Teachers)\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003ECEISMC (Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing)\u003Cbr \/\u003E817 West Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 300\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, GA 30308 USA\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404.894.7530 (Direct Line)\u003Cbr \/\u003E404.894.9675 (FAX)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:bonnie.harris@ceismc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebonnie.harris@ceismc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E (EMAIL)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWebsite: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFacebook:http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ceismcgt\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bonnie.harris@ceismc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}