The Global Teaching Project’s Advanced STEM Access Program delivers instruction through a range of in-person and virtual components. A key component of our blended instructional model is our Teaching Assistants (TAs)–current STEM majors and graduated students at leading universities around the country–who tutor our students in rural Mississippi communities, primarily in video conference sessions conducted throughout the year, and also through a series of residential learning programs held on university campuses. Because public schools in Mississippi generally begin in early August, some Teaching Assistants have an opportunity to visit schools participating in our Advanced STEM Access Program before the start …
