The K-12 InVenture Challenge: Inspiring Future STEM Innovators
Author(s) -
Roxanne Moore,
Meltem Alemdar,
Sunni Newton,
Anna Holcomb
Publication year - 2018
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.18260/1-2--28985
Subject(s) - teamwork , curriculum , competition (biology) , variety (cybernetics) , process (computing) , underrepresented minority , perception , engineering education , mathematics education , pedagogy , psychology , engineering , computer science , medical education , engineering management , management , medicine , ecology , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , economics , biology , operating system
Dr. Meltem Alemdar is Associate Director and Senior Research Scientist at Georgia Tech’s Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC). Her research focuses on improving K-12 STEM education through research on curriculum development, teacher professional development, and student learning in integrated STEM environments. Her interests also include evaluation of K-12 STEM initiatives that target low income and minority students. Dr. Alemdar has experience evaluating programs that fall under the umbrella of educational evaluation, including K-12 educational curricula, K-12 STEM programs after-school programs, and comprehensive school reform initiatives. She received her Ph.D. in Research, Measurement and Statistics from the Department of Education Policy at Georgia State University (GSU).
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