The Teacher Training Program was developed with the help of the Institute for Elementary and Secondary Education, a program within the Education Department at Brown University. The Goal is to provide middle and high school teachers with professional development by providing a 15-hour training session on the area of materials science.

The Brown faculty who participate in this workshop hold degrees in a wide range of science and engineering fields, including materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, physics, chemistry, and math.  This diversity is reflected in the materials that are presented in the workshop, which cover a variety of different topics.  Many of the materials presented have been used in K-12 classrooms, and some of the materials were developed by local middle and high school teachers, in collaboration with Brown faculty.  Some of the materials presented in the workshop are also designed to give teachers an introduction to advanced materials research that is being conducted at Brown and elsewhere.  The workshop will include hands-on activities, and tours of several laboratories at Brown.

The Teacher Training sessions are organized by MRSEC Professor Brian Sheldon.  This workshop was originally created with the help of  the Institute of Elementary and Secondary Education at Brown, under the previous title "Thinking with Stuff".  Professional development from the Rhode Island State Department of Education has been awarded in all previous years (dating back to 1999).

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