Center for Education Integrating Science Math and Computing (CEISMC)

📚 School’s out… now it’s time to plan YOUR summer! ☀️🌊🦀
Looking for the ultimate educator experience that combines beach time, marine science, and innovative classroom learning? We’ve got just the opportunity for you!
Join us on Sapelo Island | June 22–26 for an unforgettable place-based learning experience where you’ll:
🌿 Explore unique marsh and marine ecosystems
🥾 Hit the trails and experience field-based learning
🦐 Enjoy a classic Low Country Boil
🏖️ Recharge on pristine beaches
📊 Learn how to bring data visualization and research design into your classroom
This is professional learning with a little adventure mixed in. Come refresh, connect, and leave inspired with new ideas and pedagogy to bring back to your students.
Visit https://tinyurl.com/SapeloIsland2026 for details and registration!

Together, we can do this. With your support, we can reach our $5,000 goal for Horizons Giving Day and continue making a lasting impact on students’ lives. Be part of something meaningful—make your gift today! https://tinyurl.com/GTHorizonsGiving2026

Help us cross the finish line! We’re working toward our $5,000 Horizons Giving Day goal, and every donation brings us closer. Don’t wait—give today and help create opportunities for the students we serve.

https://tinyurl.com/GTHorizonsGiving2026

Tomorrow is Horizons Giving Day! Show your support for Horizons at Georgia Tech and help us continue empowering students through education. Every gift counts!

Donate today: https://tinyurl.com/GTHorizonsGiving2026

Help support Horizons at Georgia Tech this summer and beyond. Let’s rally together to support the life-changing work Horizons does for students and families. Every gift—big or small—helps build brighter futures. ✨

Donate today: https://tinyurl.com/GTHorizonsGiving2026

✨ Congratulations to Andrea Lopez (graduating this week from the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech) and Victoria Gamez (December grad of the Georgia Tech College of Design) on earning their degrees from Georgia Tech! ✨

We're grateful for their thoughtful contributions, curiosity, and dedication during their time as undergraduate interns with CEISMC's Research and Evaluation group. We cannot wait to see what comes next! 🐝

🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Heidi Turcotte. 🎓
We congratulate Heidi Turcotte, director of the Georgia Immersive Fellowships for Teachers (GIFT) program, on earning her Ph.D. in Science Education from Georgia State University.

Her research on immersive learning experiences reflects her deep commitment to preparing and supporting educators through CEISMC and the College of Lifetime Learning.

Congratulations to Heidi on this significant professional milestone.

P.S. Her twin daughters are also graduating from high school this month! Congrats to all!

Dr. Stacy Byous, STEM curriculum developer, published a children's book called Tattle Tails, which recently won the International Firebird Book Award in the Children's Educational category. She was among the faculty and staff authors honored at the Georgia Tech Library's annual Authors Celebration earlier this spring.

Throwback Thursday: Earlier this month, Heidi Turcotte, program director for campus and community coordination and the GIFT program, defended her dissertation, "Uncovering the Scientist Within: The Impact of Authentic Experiences on Mathematics Pre-service Teachers' Scientific Literacy." She will graduate in May with a Ph.D. in Science Education from Georgia State University.

Throwback Thursday: 40 students from Lilburn Middle School in Gwinnett County joined us last week on campus for a tour of the Invention Studio, retro video game workshop with the GT Library, and a STEAM activity at the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA). This outing was in part a celebration of another successful year of the GoSTEM Club at LMS, our after-school STEM club that meets weekly led by a rotating group of GT graduate students.

What are your summer plans?
We have STEAM programs for rising 2nd-12th graders that offer engaging learning experiences at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, and Georgia Tech-Savannah campuses.
https://ceismc.gatech.edu/registration-open-georgia-tech-summer-2026