GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a national program that offers state and partnership grants to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. As a member of Nevada's GEAR UP project, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is tasked with developing and providing professional development experiences for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) teachers from 18 high-poverty, underperforming middle schools from throughout the state. In this presentation, we will discuss the design of a needs analysis that will 1.) identify the needs of STEM teachers at the targeted middle schools and 2.) inform the development of the professional development experiences. We will also discuss preliminary results from the needs analysis.

Nevada's GEAR UP: Developing and formalizing a needs analysis for professional development in STEM education

245th National Meeting (2013)

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