For Dr. Edna Tan, the Hooks Distinguished Professor of STEM Education in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education at UNC Greensboro, reaching children and families of historically minoritized communities to encourage participation in STEM fields has become part of her everyday life.
The Draelos Science Scholars Program and the Future Science Program help students hone in on future STEM career choices and gain hands on experience.
Prime Movers, a student dance group, holds annual events meant to build community and give students experience with original choreography.
National recognition has been lauded upon the tutoring partnership fostered between the Institute for Partnerships in Education and Guilford County Schools, but the work this group is doing extends far beyond one program with one school district.
A week-long summer camp brought North Carolina high school students together to learn how they can improve phosphorus sustainability across the country, with the guidance of graduate students at the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering.
UNCG partnered with Old Salem for an archaeology field school to give students hands-on experience collecting material culture from early Moravian settlements.
Schools nationwide opened their doors to students following months of learning loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To address those losses, UNCG and Guilford County Schools have partnered to create The Tutoring Collaborative, bringing graduate students from across campus into K-12 as tutors. A $2 million grant supports the program, offering graduate students stipends for 20 hours of tutoring a week.
UNCG and the nonprofit Wakaboomee Program provided a day of gaming for middle school and high school students, where they also got a roadmap to future careers.
UNCG’s Institute for Partnerships in Education has launched several initiatives to address shortages of qualified K-12 educators in North Carolina. From offering targeted training for new STEM teachers and library media coordinators and professional development opportunities tailored to counties’ individual needs, IPiE is bridging K-12 pipeline gaps.
“Traditionally within the mental health field, trauma was thought of as an area of specialization,” explains Dr. Rebecca Mathews. “But we have found that all of us need to know how to provide trauma-informed care.” In response, UNCG’s Department of Counseling and Educational Development developed the Trauma-Informed Professional Practice certificate training program, or TIPP.
