$4.4M U.S. Department of Education Project InTERSECT (SEED) Grant
About: Project InTERSECT allows us to offer local educators and teacher candidates STEM and computational thinking training. Project InTERSECT focuses on Inquiry to Transform Educator Readiness for STEM+C Early Childhood Teaching . This Supporting Effective Educator Development grant (SEED) will expand existing partnerships with Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) and Northeast Florida Regional STEM2Hub to provide teachers with evidence-based professional development activities that address the need of DCPS students as well as evidence-based professional enhancement which includes activities leading to advanced credentials. The program began Summer 2021 and includes cohorts for STEM+C teacher leaders, professional development, and teacher candidates.
Principal Investigator: Diane Yendol-Hoppey