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Meet the 2023-24 GTP Teaching Assistants

November 6, 2023

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 …

Year 7: GTP expands unique reach, educational opportunities

October 25, 2023

Now in its seventh year, the Global Teaching Project’s Advanced STEM Access Program continues to have unique success in providing promising high school students in rural, high-poverty Mississippi  communities access to advanced courses they need to achieve their full potential, but which their schools otherwise may not be able to offer, due …

Dinner Discussion Series With Cale Pliska

October 23, 2023

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 …

Staff Spotlight: Nicole Roberson

October 16, 2023

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 …

GTP Summer Program Students Again Achieve Dramatic Gains

August 7, 2023

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 …

Summer Prep Program Expands Instruction, Achieves Record Attendance

August 1, 2023

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 …

Dane Peagler, Supervisory Instructor at the Global teaching Project

Teacher Spotlight: Dane Peagler

April 21, 2023

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, …

GTP’s MLK Program for STEM Education Draws Record Attendance

January 27, 2023

The Global Teaching Project’s annual residential STEM instructional program in Jackson, Mississippi—held over several days leading up to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday—drew record attendance this year, with approximately 200 participants. Advanced Placement STEM students from 19 rural Mississippi high schools took part in immersive instructional sessions that …

The Michael Steele Podcast Features GTP CEO Matt Dolan

January 27, 2023

Founder and CEO of the Global Teaching Project, Matt Dolan, joined Michael Steele on the The Michael Steele Podcast. The pair discussed the challenges students face in rural America, how the Global Teaching Project began, and how to best support students in their educations. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE>> Follow …

Stedman Graham Visits GTP Mississippi Students

October 31, 2022

  Earlier this fall, entrepreneur and author Stedman Graham came to Mississippi to work with Global Teaching Project students to implement his Identity Leadership program, which helps students develop the self-awareness, study habits, time management, and other life skills needed for academic, personal, and professional success.     During his visit, Mr. Graham traveled extensively throughout …