NMTC Presents Chairman’s Award for Excellence in STEM Education to Paul Nussbaum of ECPI University
The award is given in recognition of Mr. Nussbaum’s leadership in the creation of the Teachers Teaching Teachers program offered by ECPI. Teachers Teaching Teachers is a STEM program that assists local public school teachers gain their recertification and also deliver STEM to the classroom.
Virginia Beach, VA, June 25, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Recognizing the Teachers Teaching Teachers Program
The National Minority Technology Council (NMTC) is pleased to announce that the winner of the Chairman’s Award for Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education is Paul Nussbaum, Campus Director of Academic Affairs at the Richmond, VA campus of ECPI University.
The award is given in recognition of Mr. Nussbaum’s leadership in the creation of the Teachers Teaching Teachers program offered by ECPI. The award will be presented June 26, 2012 at the NMTC Dallas District evening event hosted by Karl Cureton, Chairman of the NTMC, and Co-Chair of the 2012 U.S. News STEM Solutions Leadership Summit taking place in Dallas, TX from June 27th through June 29th.
Teachers Teaching Teachers is a STEM program that assists local public school teachers gain their recertification and also deliver STEM to the classroom. These classes are heavily subsidized by ECPI University to make them affordable to the teachers. More importantly, the coursework includes term projects in which the teachers create tools that they can immediately use in their classroom. For example, the recently completed Storyboarding for Animation class required teachers go beyond pictures and movies to create interactive web pages that students can click on and actively control.
“A critical component of STEM programs is to find initiatives that fit well into the classroom, but also deliver them in ways that teachers feel will be successful and will want to deploy,” explains Karl Cureton. “Unfortunately, many STEM funding dollars sit idle in programs that teachers do not see as valuable or have no time to deploy. That has not been the case with the program Paul Nussbaum has created at ECPI University. One of the reasons this program was selected to receive the Chairman’s Award for Excellence in STEM Education is that the response by the public school teachers has been overwhelming, with more classes being added to respond to the demand.”
“We had no idea that this program would be so popular, but we should have guessed it,” said Mr. Nussbaum. “The ECPI University faculty and their methods of technology instruction are career-focused and hands-on; a perfect fit for the dual goals of a rigorous college curriculum, and creating tools that teachers can immediately use in their classrooms. Thanks to the vision of ECPI management and the skill of our faculty, we are delivering on the STEM promise. We are currently looking for other sources of funding for this STEM initiative, as it may not be possible for ECPI to indefinitely continue this subsidy level, but I am sure we will find a way and expand this program to benefit more school districts.”
About ECPI University
ECPI University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate, baccalaureate, and master degrees and diploma programs. With campuses in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, ECPI, a private university established in 1966, offers convenient classes during the day, evening, and online; graduate employment services are provided. Continuing education certification classes and testing are also available.
ECPI’s fields of study include: Technology: Cyber and Network Security, Information Systems, Healthcare IT, Web Development, Simulation and Game Programming, Database Programming, Business Systems Administration, Accounting Administration, Electronics Engineering Technology, Mechatronics; Business and Criminal Justice: Accounting, Business Administration, IT Management, Food Service Management, Criminal Justice, Homeland Security; Health Sciences: Healthcare Administration, Health Information Management, Medical Administration, Physical Therapist Assistant, Massage Therapy, Dental Assisting, Medical Assisting, Medical Radiography, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Surgical Technology, Nursing (BSN), Registered Nursing, Practical Nursing; Culinary: Culinary Arts. (Program field availability varies by campus.) For more information, visit www.ecpi.edu.
About The National Minority Technology Council (NMTC)
A decade ago there was a lot of hype about the Digital Divide. Now we have countless initiatives focused on STEM programs, but the core problem remains the same. Masses of disenfranchised minorities are systematically divorced from mainstream America. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields (STEM.) are expected to add 2.7 million new jobs by 2018, yet minorities are vastly underrepresented in those fields. The Chairman’s Excellence Award for STEM Education is intended to illuminate practitioner excellence in the convergence between workforce readiness and STEM.
The National Minority Technology Council is chartered as a 501(c)6 trade association and is the nation’s representative organization for the minority technology industry. The National Minority Technology Council is organized into 40 Districts across the US. This District Strategy allows each NMTC District the opportunity to provide regional support for our national initiatives. The Council is working with local school administrators, Universities, and our member companies in various Districts to not only promote STEM but also to facilitate economic opportunities and jobs for parents. Please visit www.nmtcouncil.org.
The National Minority Technology Council (NMTC) is pleased to announce that the winner of the Chairman’s Award for Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education is Paul Nussbaum, Campus Director of Academic Affairs at the Richmond, VA campus of ECPI University.
The award is given in recognition of Mr. Nussbaum’s leadership in the creation of the Teachers Teaching Teachers program offered by ECPI. The award will be presented June 26, 2012 at the NMTC Dallas District evening event hosted by Karl Cureton, Chairman of the NTMC, and Co-Chair of the 2012 U.S. News STEM Solutions Leadership Summit taking place in Dallas, TX from June 27th through June 29th.
Teachers Teaching Teachers is a STEM program that assists local public school teachers gain their recertification and also deliver STEM to the classroom. These classes are heavily subsidized by ECPI University to make them affordable to the teachers. More importantly, the coursework includes term projects in which the teachers create tools that they can immediately use in their classroom. For example, the recently completed Storyboarding for Animation class required teachers go beyond pictures and movies to create interactive web pages that students can click on and actively control.
“A critical component of STEM programs is to find initiatives that fit well into the classroom, but also deliver them in ways that teachers feel will be successful and will want to deploy,” explains Karl Cureton. “Unfortunately, many STEM funding dollars sit idle in programs that teachers do not see as valuable or have no time to deploy. That has not been the case with the program Paul Nussbaum has created at ECPI University. One of the reasons this program was selected to receive the Chairman’s Award for Excellence in STEM Education is that the response by the public school teachers has been overwhelming, with more classes being added to respond to the demand.”
“We had no idea that this program would be so popular, but we should have guessed it,” said Mr. Nussbaum. “The ECPI University faculty and their methods of technology instruction are career-focused and hands-on; a perfect fit for the dual goals of a rigorous college curriculum, and creating tools that teachers can immediately use in their classrooms. Thanks to the vision of ECPI management and the skill of our faculty, we are delivering on the STEM promise. We are currently looking for other sources of funding for this STEM initiative, as it may not be possible for ECPI to indefinitely continue this subsidy level, but I am sure we will find a way and expand this program to benefit more school districts.”
About ECPI University
ECPI University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate, baccalaureate, and master degrees and diploma programs. With campuses in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, ECPI, a private university established in 1966, offers convenient classes during the day, evening, and online; graduate employment services are provided. Continuing education certification classes and testing are also available.
ECPI’s fields of study include: Technology: Cyber and Network Security, Information Systems, Healthcare IT, Web Development, Simulation and Game Programming, Database Programming, Business Systems Administration, Accounting Administration, Electronics Engineering Technology, Mechatronics; Business and Criminal Justice: Accounting, Business Administration, IT Management, Food Service Management, Criminal Justice, Homeland Security; Health Sciences: Healthcare Administration, Health Information Management, Medical Administration, Physical Therapist Assistant, Massage Therapy, Dental Assisting, Medical Assisting, Medical Radiography, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Surgical Technology, Nursing (BSN), Registered Nursing, Practical Nursing; Culinary: Culinary Arts. (Program field availability varies by campus.) For more information, visit www.ecpi.edu.
About The National Minority Technology Council (NMTC)
A decade ago there was a lot of hype about the Digital Divide. Now we have countless initiatives focused on STEM programs, but the core problem remains the same. Masses of disenfranchised minorities are systematically divorced from mainstream America. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields (STEM.) are expected to add 2.7 million new jobs by 2018, yet minorities are vastly underrepresented in those fields. The Chairman’s Excellence Award for STEM Education is intended to illuminate practitioner excellence in the convergence between workforce readiness and STEM.
The National Minority Technology Council is chartered as a 501(c)6 trade association and is the nation’s representative organization for the minority technology industry. The National Minority Technology Council is organized into 40 Districts across the US. This District Strategy allows each NMTC District the opportunity to provide regional support for our national initiatives. The Council is working with local school administrators, Universities, and our member companies in various Districts to not only promote STEM but also to facilitate economic opportunities and jobs for parents. Please visit www.nmtcouncil.org.
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