STEM Center 
Pre-Engineering Math Science Partnership, July 2008
The Tennessee Pre-Engineering Math Science Partnership Program is a comprehensive, three-year, research and professional development program for math, science, and career-technical teachers. The program is administered by the Millard Oakley Center for Teaching and Learning in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at Tennessee Tech University.
Project Director: Mr. Ken Hunter, Associate Professor, Basic Engineering
Project Co-Director: Dr. Roy Loutzenheiser, Associate Dean, College of Engineering
Project Co-Director: Dr. Margaret Phelps, STEM Center Director
Faculty: Dr. Jessica O. Matson, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Dr. Jeffery Austen, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dr. Sandi J. Smith, Curriculum & Instruction
Dr. Holly Anthony, Curriculum & Instruction
Mr. Terry Webb, Dir./Career Tech. Teacher
NSF - Developing a Learning-centered Environment for Algebra-based Physics, 2008 - 2011
LEAP is a three year course development initiative generating a coherent, inquiry-based, algebra-based physics course sequence for medium enrollment, general education settings. LEAP addresses the unique needs of small regional universities and community colleges by using the general pedagogical structure of the Physics for Elementary Teachers curriculum as a coherent framework within which the conceptual and mathematical aspects of the algebra-based sequence are integrated. The initiative enables students to attain an understanding of the major conceptual themes of force, motion and energy as they apply to mechanical, electrical and magnetic contexts, optics and select modern physics concepts.
Project Director: Dr. Paula V. Engelhardt
Project Co-Director: Dr. Stephen J. Robinson
Project Support: Mrs. Jill Debord
Upper Cumberland Middle Grades Science Partnership, June 2008
TTU Departments of Curriculum & Instruction, Biology, Physics, Earth Science, & Chemistry provide instruction for middle grades science teachers in content while modeling research-based strategies. Fifty teachers will be randomly assigned to an intervention group and fifty teachers will be assigned to a control group.
Project Director Dr. Susan Gore, TTU College of Education
Project Assistant Ms. Julie Baker, Curriculum & Instruction
Project Evaluator Dr. Wendy Smith, TTU Department of Mathematics
Project Support Ms. Ellen Wolfe, Office of Research
Dr. Margaret Phelps, Millard Oakley STEM Center Director
Evaluator Assistant Dr. Margaret Phelps, Millard Oakley STEM Center Director
- Dr. Steve Robinson, Physics for Elementary Teachers and Elementary Student Ideas (http://petproject.sdsu.edu)
