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Education and Training
NNIN Education Goals
NNIN has as its goals a wide variety of educational outreach that spans the spectrum of K-gray, i.e. school aged children through adult professionals. Education and outreach components of the NNIN include network-wide programs to address needs at the national scale and more specific efforts for communities that are local to network sites. The NNIN has established the following goals for its network-based educational outreach and training:
- Expose young people to advanced and exciting research in nanotechnology and motivate them to educate themselves for careers in the sciences or engineering;
- Train teachers and guidance counselors about the discipline of experimental sciences, provide additional teaching tools, and enhance their enthusiasm for having students pursue careers in science;
- Create and distribute educational materials for children, college students, technical professionals, teachers and the general population, as well as improve the understanding of and involvement with science, technology, engineering and mathematics;
- Focus these efforts on population segments having disproportionately low employment and education in sciences, including women, disadvantaged minorities, and the economically disadvantaged.
NNIN Education Program Objectives:
- developing and distributing activities to encourage K-12 students to enter science and engineering fields;
- developing resources to inform the public about nanotechnology;
- developing activities and information for undergraduates regarding careers in nanoscience;
- developing tools and resources for undergraduates and graduate students that focus on teaching and learning and research;
- designing programs to ensure the inclusion of underrepresented groups;
- developing programs for technical workforce development; and
- developing programs and resources for K-12 teachers and guidance counselors.
As this web site develops, we will make available a variety of educational modules and multimedia presentations.
The NNIN education activities are coordinated at the Georgia Tech site, but all NNIN sites are participating in various ways.
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