EUREKA (Educators Uniting Resources, Excellence and Knowledge for Achievement)
The EUREKA program is a unique professional development experience for science and math teachers offered at Texas A&M University (TAMU) in partnership with the Nuclear Power Institute (NPI). EUREKA educators participate in a variety of activities including: curriculum enrichment development, collaboration with university professors and fellow Texas STEM teachers, tours and research opportunities.
Educators who participate in EUREKA:
- Increase their understanding of engineering and its everyday application
- Gain experience using scientific equipment to perform standards experiments
- Are better able to provide students a context for understanding how science is applied
- Are better able to guide student STEM enrichment projects
- Develop a series of STEM enrichment activities that will take place on Saturdays for students
- Create and design programs that support STEM efforts in their community
EUREKA provides unique opportunities for educators:
- Meet professors and other Texas STEM educators
- Observe scientific work being performed in laboratories
- Interact with current and future E3, POWER SET, WIT and C-MORE mentors and participants
- Experience the nature of science through direct involvement
- Learn to use scientific equipment, processes and practices found in research laboratories
- Apply new knowledge and experiences to curriculum development that can be utilized in their schools/communities