The Global Teaching Project has begun to receive results for the AP exams taken in May.  Though most results are not yet available, the initial results are heartening.  Among the highlights: Our students accounted for a very high percentage of AP test takers in Mississippi, and comprised almost all AP STEM test takers in the state’s most impoverished school districts. Simply by taking the AP exams, our students earned a place among an elite group.  Fewer than 0.3 percent of Mississippi high school students even attempted the AP Physics 1 exam, and fewer than half of those students earned qualifying scores.  The numbers for AP …

The Global Teaching Project’s Advanced STEM Summer Preparatory Program, now in its ninth year, provides immersive instruction in a residential, university-based setting to help promising high school students get ready for the rigor of the Advanced Placement science courses they will take through GTP in the upcoming school year.  The Summer Program is provided free of charge to students, and uses no state or local funds. This year’s Summer Program, once again held at Mississippi State’s main Starkville campus, was a major success, drawing approximately 100 students from across the state to study AP Biology, AP Computer Science Principles, AP …

Mississippi educators have published an account attesting how the Global Teaching Project “stepped up to help our students persevere amidst challenging circumstances.” In a piece in the Daily Journal, Pontotoc County Superintendent Brock Puckett and South Pontotoc High School Principal Brant Puckett recount, “This Spring, our district experienced tragedy when our revered AP Biology teacher at South Pontotoc became ill and subsequently passed.  GTP responded as a member of the community—they sought to help.” The piece explains how GTP, working free of charge, brought together educators from Ole Miss, Yale, and Harvard to provide instruction, both in person and virtually, after the …

The Global Teaching Project’s 9th annual Advanced STEM Summer Preparatory Program, to be held at Mississippi State University from June 9-13th, will feature top instructors, teaching assistants, and staff from Mississippi and around the country.      View Faculty And Staff Bios Here The annual Summer Program, which is free to attend, helps prepare students for the rigor of AP classes they will take through GTP in the upcoming school year. GTP serves promising high school students from rural, high poverty communities who have the aptitude and work ethic needed to succeed, but who often have significant gaps in their substantive foundations, which …

Global Teaching Project tutor Madison Butchko, a Michigan native, is a senior at Yale University, pursuing a B.S. in Physics and a B.A. in East Asian Studies. In the piece below, she reflects on her experiences working with AP Physics students in the Mississippi Delta. By: Madison Butchko Photos by: Yale Daily News In elementary school, I developed an unexpected passion for multiplication tables. Those daily timed tests became my arena where I consistently scored at the top, never missing a question. My teachers noticed, and before long, they recommended I skip ahead in math. I didn’t realize it then, …

The National Science Foundation has announced that Dane Peagler, a Mississippi educator who has been a Supervising Instructor with the Global Teaching Project since its inception, has been honored with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The PAEMST program, administered by NSF on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, recognizes outstanding teachers for their contributions to the teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.  This major honor is conferred on just two teachers from each state for each year—one in math and one in science. Mr. Peagler, a native …

From January 17 – 19, the Global Teaching Project hosted its 8th annual Advanced STEM Winter Program in Jackson, Mississippi.  Thanks to the dedication and effort of school administrators, teachers, students, and staff, the Program was a resounding success, with over 130 students in attendance, along with numerous teachers and educators from across the state. The Program, which is held annually over the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, aims to affirm the nexus between Civil Rights and educational opportunity, and to provide intensive instruction in the AP STEM courses students are enrolled in. The instructional sessions at Jackson State covered …

Entrepreneur Stedman Graham, who works to promote educational opportunities for underserved students across the United States and around the world, has joined the Global Teaching Project’s Advisory Board. Stedman Graham has worked for more than thirty years writing books, working with corporations, schools, and communities, teaching in universities, supporting nonprofits, and speaking to audiences nationally and internationally. The author of 12 books, including two New York Times best sellers and one Wall Street Journal bestseller, Mr. Graham lectures and conducts leadership training programs for corporations and educational organizations worldwide. Stedman Graham has worked closely with GTP for several years, implementing his …

One of the most critical elements of the Global Teaching Project’s blended learning model is the extensive tutoring provided by college STEM majors from leading universities around the country, such as Yale, the University of Virginia, Harvard, Columbia, and Vanderbilt. These Teaching Assistants work with our Mississippi high school students multiple times per week by synchronous video conference, as well as at the Global Teaching Project’s residential programs held throughout the year at Mississippi’s flagship universities. This year, GTP is pleased to work with well over 50+ college students, many of whom have been with our program for since they …

The Global Teaching Project Dinner Discussion Series provides practical guidance regarding college and career plans, and allows students to interact with top experts and accomplished leaders from a wide range of various academic and professional fields. We will hold our first Dinner Discussion on Wednesday, October 25th, from 4:00-5:00 pm (Central) with Cale Pliska, an expert on the college admissions and financial aid process. All students and families are encouraged to join the session with Mr. Pliska so that they may learn more about how to apply for college, how to pay for it, and how to prepare to succeed …

Nicole Roberson serves as Executive Director of the Mississippi Public School Consortium for Educational Access, which implements the Global Teaching Project’s Advanced STEM Access Program to provide promising high school students in rural Mississippi the opportunity to take rigorous science courses.  She also serves on the faculty of the University of Mississippi School of Education, where she teaches Secondary Science Education. Nicole is a passionate educator and works tirelessly to expand educational opportunities throughout Mississippi.  She was recognized earlier this year as “Best Professor” in Oxford magazine’s annual “Best of Oxford” survey. We are honored to work alongside Nicole.  We recently asked Nicole a few questions about her life experiences and passions. …