15 U.S.C. § 278g-2a : US Code - Section 278G-2A: Teacher science and technology enhancement Institute program

Search 15 U.S.C. § 278g-2a : US Code - Section 278G-2A: Teacher science and technology enhancement Institute program

(a) Establishment
The Director shall establish within the Institute a teacher
science and technology enhancement program to provide for
professional development of mathematics and science teachers of
elementary, middle, and secondary schools (as those terms are
defined by the Director), including providing for the improvement
of those teachers with respect to the understanding of science and
the impacts of science on commerce.
(b) Areas of focus
In carrying out the program under this section, the Director
shall focus on the areas of -
(1) scientific measurements;
(2) tests and standards development;
(3) industrial competitiveness and quality;
(4) manufacturing;
(5) technology transfer; and
(6) any other area of expertise of the Institute that the
Director determines to be appropriate.
(c) Procedures and selection criteria
The Director shall develop and issue procedures and selection
criteria for participants in the program.
(d) Scheduling
The program under this section shall be conducted on an annual
basis during the summer months, during the period of time when a
majority of elementary, middle, and secondary schools have not
commenced a school year.
(e) Means of accomplishing goals
The program shall provide for teachers' participation in
activities at the laboratory facilities of the Institute, or shall
utilize other means of accomplishing the goals of the program as
determined by the Director, which may include the Internet, video
conferencing and recording, and workshops and conferences.