Service Learning

Service Learning internship (STEC 4800)

Goals:

  1. Improve STEM college readiness for 5th Grade students.
  2. Prepare and support 5th grade STEM teachers in Georgia’s classroom.
  3. STEM majors serve the community while building STEM skills.

Service Learning Course

  1. STEM majors teach inquiry-based science labs to 5th graders
  2. 3- credit course offered to all majors (juniors and seniors) as elective credit or internship credit for Biology majors.
  3. Students work in teams of 2-4 with two 5th grade classes each semester.
  4. Implement 10-12 one-hour science labs in a semester.
  5. With set up & travel-total 20 hours at school; additional 20 hours at GGC in preparation and reflection.

Impact to date 2012- 2017: 969 5th graders; 55 STEM majors.