Grant awarded for professional development institute

Belinda Robertson and Linda Griffith, Arkansas Center for Mathematics and Science Education, recently received an $80,000 grant for the Arkansas Math and Science Summer Professional Development Institute.

The grant is being funded by the U.S. Department of Education through the Arkansas Department of Education (Title 2A Improving Teacher Quality).

The grant will provide 20 hours of high-quality professional development for 500 math and science education providers. The summer institute will be held in 2007.