In March, a virtual Teacher Tuesdays session will offer information about the Mentor Matching Engine. Developed by the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition (ISTC), the Mentor Matching Engine (MME) is an online collaboration tool that connects Illinois high school students and their teachers to external mentors across the globe. MME allows for long-term engagement with professionals and graduate students in the STEM and research field, providing students a line of sight into STEM careers. The platform prioritizes student safety by completing background checks for mentors and providing teachers oversight of the student-mentor relationship.
At the upcoming Teacher Tuesdays session, educators can discover how to use the Mentor Matching Engine to help their high school students create research projects while connecting them to professionals from all over the world. This Teacher Tuesdays session will include information from the ISTC senior manager about how your school can get involved. Plus, there will be an opportunity for attendees to discuss how they might incorporate more mentoring into their classrooms.
Teacher Tuesdays offers monthly networking and professional development opportunities through University of Illinois Extension serving Fulton, Mason, Peoria, and Tazewell counties in conjunction with community partners. These events allow both classroom and out-of-school time educators to foster peer-to-peer support while building a learning community around STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) education for our region.
The next session will take place on Mar 1, 2022 at 5 PM Those interested can register by Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at go.illinois.edu/teachertuesdays. Invitations and connection information for this virtual event will be sent to registrants via email on the morning of Mar 1. Though all are welcome to participate in this Teacher Tuesday session, the Mentor Matching program is only available for high school students.
More information is available at extension.illinois.edu/fmpt/teacher-tuesdays.
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