Dr. Haidee Jackson, Assistant Professor of Special Education in the College of Education, recently participated in research with the Institute in Measurement Methodology in Rural STEM Education (IMMERSE). The research focused on measuring and studying key concepts central to rural STEM education.
“UTPB is positioned to support the needs of rural educators, and this research opportunity can be beneficial for UTPB in collaborating with other scholars nationally which also support the needs prevalent within rural education settings,” said Dr. Jackson.
At UT Permian Basin, the College of Education offers a program specific to students interested in education that live in the rural districts. Students are given the opportunity to earn their Bachelor's in Education online and be part of the Teacher Residency Program.
Teacher residents are employed full-time by the school district and receive a salary. Teacher residents are placed in a classroom for two semesters, working alongside an experienced mentor teacher and grade-level team.
Dr. Jackson encourages students to attend UTPB because of the support they will receive.
“A student will find that faculty and staff will continuously strive to promote the success of their students every step of the way.”
About IMMERSE: With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the University of South Carolina (USC) announces a special Institute in Measurement Methodology in Rural STEM Education (IMMERSE) focused on measuring and studying key concepts central to rural STEM education.
The Institute’s goal is to build the capacity of the U.S. transdisciplinary rural research community, who have a demonstrable interest in rural STEM education research, to develop psychometrically sound measures to study concepts central to rural STEM education research, such as place-based education and community engagement.
