The Motorola Foundation gave Michigan state University (MSU) $75,000 to introduce middle and high school teachers to innovative engineering concepts.
“MSU’s College of Engineering has been increasingly active in curriculum 
development, summer programs, and after-school, in-school and weekend robotics competitions during the past eight years,” says Drew Kim, assistant to the dean for recruitment and K-12 outreach in the College of Engineering.
The grant will specifically fund the Research Experience for Teachers, a program that immerses middle and high school teachers and students in engineering design projects.
The funding will also give the teachers and students access to MSU’s annual Design Days. Every semester, MSU engineering students show off their innovative research projects during Design Days. Many of the projects have practical, real-world implications.
“This experience will provide teachers with tools to inspire future students to pursue engineering degrees and excite our next generation of thinkers so they will consider studying engineering,” Kim says.
Source: MSU
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