MITS, Inc (Museum Institute for Teaching Science
Cause Area
- Education & Literacy
Location
1354 Hancock St.Ste. 302Quincy, MA 02169 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
MITS promotes and enables high quality, inquiry-based, hands-on science, technology, engineering and mathematics education by catalyzing collaborations of informal and formal education institutions.
Description
MITS provides STEM professional development opportunities for formal and informal educators.
MITS offers annual Summer Professional Development Institutes that are unique professional development courses available in eight regions of Massachusetts. These Institutes for teachers bring together scientists, engineers and other STEM professionals with educators from museums, aquariums, nature science and other science, technology or cultural organizations to provide 1 week, 2 week or hybrid graduate level courses.
MITS also hosts three to four Professional Development Seminars for New England's informal educators each year.