Shell Supports Interdisciplinary Project - SAMPLE

SciTEC STEM Outreach Coordinator and UTeachTech Associate Director, Mrs. Diane Madden, presented information relating to the 5E Instructional Model at the SAMPLE workshop led by Principal Investigator, Dr. Pedro DeRosa, and funded by Shell. The year-long professional development collaboration with Grambling State University and the Louisiana Tech University College of Engineering and Sciences , College of Applied and Natural Sciences, and SciTEC in the College of Education is a hybrid program including hands-on labs, coursework through SciTEC's Office of Professional Education Outreach, and professional development workshops on Tech's campus.Teachers from Ouachita, Lincoln, and Morehouse Parishes are participating in the project. The graduation of the students from the program will occur in the fall of 2015 during a formal dinner and recognition ceremony at Louisiana Tech University.  The Shell SAMPLE collaboration is one of many interdisciplinary projects in which the College of Education participates.