The Center provides support to public and private K-12 schools in their efforts to bring forth reform related to science, mathematics, and technology education.   Examples of K-12 support include:

Professional development workshops and institutes to enhance teachers' content knowledge
Professional development workshops and institutes to enhance teachers' knowledge of effective practices in teaching, based upon educational research
Mentoring projects for teachers
Recruitment and training of K-12 Science, Mathematics and Technology educators

Current and Past Projects and Grants

• Project LAUNCH - $824,491.00 Mathematics Science Partnership Grant - provided professional development and resources to 120 teachers in grades 3-8 in eight school districts to support the integration of Science and Mathematics around a Space Science theme
• Project LAUNCH extension grant proposal added another year of programs and increased participation to include 300 teachers across 28 school districts in Florida
• Aquatic Systems workshops and summer programs for K-12 teachers
• Submitted an NSF Robert Noyce Scholarship proposal to recruit and train undergraduates and professionals in mathematics, science, and engineering to teach in high need K-12 schools
• Submitted an NSF Interagency Education Research Initiative (IERI) proposal to conduct research on inquiry based teaching and learning in the K-12 environment