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MLK ’21: Advanced STEM Winter Program

February 2, 2021

During the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, over 100 students, Mississippi-based teachers, and tutors from Yale, the University of Virginia, Harvard, and Scripps gathered virtually to work on AP Physics and AP Computer Science, as well as to learn about developing the study skills, resilience, and grit needed to excel academically and later in life.

Harvard Researcher Dr. Ryan Speaks with GTP Students

January 28, 2021

On January 21, 2021, the Global Teaching Project hosted a virtual event with  Dr. Edward Ryan, Professor at Harvard Medical School and Director of Global Infectious Diseases at Harvard’s Massachusetts General Hospital.  Well over 100 participants joined the Zoom session, and GTP high school students from rural Mississippi, as always, …

Teaching Assistants:<br/> “Oso” Ifesinachukwu

January 15, 2021

A key element of the Global Teaching Project’s blended learning model—which employs multiple means to engage students and facilitate learning—is the extensive tutoring provided by college STEM majors from leading universities around the country, such as Yale, the University of Virginia, Harvard, MIT, and Stanford. Those tutors work with students …

Looking Forward to 2021; Looking Back to 2020 (and 1834)

January 3, 2021

Happy New Year! A year ago, no one could foresee the trials that 2020 brought. However, the extraordinary response of our students, teachers, tutors, and administrators was entirely predictable, because their character already had been evident. We are extremely proud of their hard work and commitment. We cannot choose our …

New data shows MS STEM Program’s unique impact

November 18, 2020

According to new data from the College Board, the entity that administers Advanced Placement exams, the Global Teaching Project’s Advanced STEM Access Program stands out favorably both in Mississippi and nationally in two critical respects: Continued Growth:  Amidst the pandemic, schools across the country are limiting their academic programs and reducing their …

Student Spotlight: AJ Tutor and Rylee Chisholm

November 13, 2020

Fewer than 0.3% of Mississippi public high school students even attempt the challenge of the AP® Physics 1 exam. Among all 38 Advanced Placement® subjects, AP Physics 1 has the lowest average score and the lowest percentage of students who achieve a “qualifying” score—the minimum required to earn college credit. …

Election Day

November 3, 2020

Today is Election Day. Every election presents different issues, but the primary purpose of an election is, or at least should be, always the same—to create a better future for ourselves and others. The political process is one way of helping achieve that better future, in which all lives are …

Summer 2020 Newsletter

Summer 2020 Newsletter

August 31, 2020

Dear Friends of the Global Teaching Project, We are very pleased to report that our students, teachers, and tutors overcame unprecedented challenges to conduct a highly successful Advanced STEM Summer Program, with record levels of participation. Since our initiative began, our Summer Program has been a key component of our educational …

Mark Cuban joined GTP's Advanced STEM Preparatory Program: Summer Dinner Series

Mark Cuban addresses students as part of GTP Speaker Series

July 24, 2020

Thank you to everyone who joined our dinner discussion yesterday evening with entrepreneur, Dallas Mavericks owner, and Shark Tank star Mark Cuban. Our students were engaged throughout, and asked excellent questions as they themselves work to achieve great things. Mr. Cuban shared his own journey, and emphasized the value of …