LIFT2 Teacher Externships

Dr. Thomas Jeys of the Laser Technology and Applications Group and Lexington High School physics teacher Mark Zagaeski (LIFT2 teacher) discuss performance of their bioaerosol detector.

Lincoln Laboratory has participated in The Leadership Initiatives for Teaching and Technology (LIFT2) Teacher Externships program, run by the Metro South/West Regional Employment Board, for four consecutive years. This program offers middle- and high-school teachers a technology center externship in an effort to improve the academic preparation of students for math- and science-related jobs in the 21st century, and to encourage high-school students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math. Teachers develop appreciation for the current skill sets needed in today's technological workplace. Upon returning to the classroom, the teachers share with their students the insights they gained during their externships.

 

News Articles about the LIFT2 Program at Lincoln Laboratory

Lincoln Laboratory has "Summer School" for Teachers

Although teachers usually use their summer to relax, recharge, and prepare for the next school year, this summer was anything but relaxing for two area high school teachers participating in an externship program at Lincoln Laboratory. However they did recharge their interest in science, math, and technology, and were inspired to prepare students not only for the next school year, but for the next ten years, hoping to motivate them to enter educational and career fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). more ›

Schoolteachers get a "lift" at MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Dan Gabriner asks students to solve a quadratic equation in his Weston High School class. A voice of discontent issues a challenge familiar to math teachers everywhere: "What can you do with this stuff anyway?" That's when Gabriner tells his class what he did over the summer. The students are surprised to learn that their teacher worked beside MIT Lincoln Laboratory scientists to produce an algorithm to control airport runway warning lights, minimizing the chance that two airplanes approach the same runway simultaneously. After hearing Gabriner describe his work, the students begin solving equations with new vigor. more ›

 

 


 

 

 

 


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