The National Science Foundation has announced that Dane Peagler, a Mississippi educator who has been a Supervising Instructor with the Global Teaching Project since its inception, has been honored with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The PAEMST program, administered by NSF on behalf of the …

From January 17 – 19, the Global Teaching Project hosted its 8th annual Advanced STEM Winter Program in Jackson, Mississippi.  Thanks to the dedication and effort of school administrators, teachers, students, and staff, the Program was a resounding success, with over 130 students in attendance, along with numerous teachers and …

Entrepreneur Stedman Graham, who works to promote educational opportunities for underserved students across the United States and around the world, has joined the Global Teaching Project’s Advisory Board. Stedman Graham has worked for more than thirty years writing books, working with corporations, schools, and communities, teaching in universities, supporting nonprofits, and …

One of the most critical elements of the Global Teaching Project’s blended learning model is the extensive tutoring provided by college STEM majors from leading universities around the country, such as Yale, the University of Virginia, Harvard, Columbia, and Vanderbilt. These Teaching Assistants work with our Mississippi high school students …

The Global Teaching Project Dinner Discussion Series provides practical guidance regarding college and career plans, and allows students to interact with top experts and accomplished leaders from a wide range of various academic and professional fields. We will hold our first Dinner Discussion on Wednesday, October 25th, from 4:00-5:00 pm …

Nicole Roberson serves as Executive Director of the Mississippi Public School Consortium for Educational Access, which implements the Global Teaching Project’s Advanced STEM Access Program to provide promising high school students in rural Mississippi the opportunity to take rigorous science courses.  She also serves on the faculty of the University of Mississippi School of Education, where she …

College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP)® program provides exceptional high school students the opportunity to take rigorous classes in dozens of subjects, thus preparing them for college level coursework and, in many cases, allowing high school students to earn college credit at higher education institutions across the country. Last year, students …

An independent assessment conducted by the University of Mississippi Center for Research Evaluation (CERE) found that Physics students in the Global Teaching Project’s 2023 Advanced STEM Summer Preparatory Program again achieved dramatic gains in substantive understanding of course content. GTP’s Advanced STEM Access Program provides promising students from rural Mississippi communities access to advanced STEM …

The Global Teaching Project’s seventh annual Advanced STEM Summer Preparatory Program, held once again on Mississippi State University’s Starkville campus, achieved record enrollment as students took advantage of an expanded curriculum. Students from 22 rural high schools gathered in June for immersive instructional sessions held over 15 days, living in …

Global Teaching Project’s Supervisory Instructors—experienced, in-state, AP-certified teachers—are critical to the Global Teaching Project’s Advanced STEM Access Program. Supervisory Instructors provide synchronous and asynchronous instruction, lead university-based residential instructional programs, create and administer online course platforms, prepare lesson plans, and provide academic and pedagogical support to on-site teachers. Dane Peagler, …

A key element of the Global Teaching Project’s blended learning model is the extensive tutoring provided by college STEM majors from leading universities around the country, such as Yale, the University of Virginia, Harvard, MIT, and Columbia. These Teaching Assistants work with students multiple times per week by synchronous video …