{"id":29367,"date":"2021-02-22T10:00:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T16:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=29367"},"modified":"2021-02-22T08:45:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T14:45:48","slug":"apsu-professors-google-grant-to-help-local-students-struggling-with-remote-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2021\/02\/22\/apsu-professors-google-grant-to-help-local-students-struggling-with-remote-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU professor\u2019s Google grant to help local students struggling with remote learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – During the long months of this COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Meagan Mann, Austin Peay State University (APSU) associate professor of chemistry, has noticed a common theme in her social media feeds \u2013 parents of school-aged children are frustrated.<\/p>\n

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Austin Peay State University professor Dr. Meagan Mann. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cIf you just went online at all in the past 12 months, you see nothing but parents complaining about remote learning,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s on almost every social media account. It has got to be really bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

These distraught status updates prompted Mann to apply for a competitive grant from Google, and this spring, the giant technology company awarded her $40,000 to provide free Algebra I and chemistry tutoring to local high school students.<\/p>\n

The grant program, \u201cOperation: STEM Success,\u201d provides one-hour, online tutoring sessions to students needing help in one or both of these subjects. According to the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System, high school students are struggling the most with Algebra I and chemistry during this pandemic.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Meagan Mann. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re difficult to teach online because they\u2019re hard for people \u2013 the learning curve on those subjects is particularly high,\u201d she said. \u201cBy far and large, most people know how to read so the parents aren\u2019t intimidated by English. They might not be great at it, but they\u2019re more willing to dive in to help.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, with \u201cOperation: STEM Success,\u201d high school students can receive help from Austin Peay\u2019s top students majoring in STEM fields. These APSU students, which Mann refers to as \u201cnear-peer mentors,\u201d went through a rigorous application process to become tutors. They also received background checks, and they\u2019ll work closely with mentor teachers from the school system.<\/p>\n

The APSU student mentors are being paid through the grant, but more importantly for Mann, they\u2019re also receiving valuable teaching experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to make them more competitive for graduate schools and finding a job,\u201d she said. \u201cYou put that together with getting paid, and that\u2019s really a sweet deal. It\u2019s a win-win for our students and the school system.\u201d<\/p>\n

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More than 50 high school students from across the county have already signed up for the free tutoring, and Mann said the program has room for as many as 120 high school students. For information on the program, including how to sign up, visit https:\/\/apsu.edu\/costem\/operation-stem-success.php<\/a>.<\/u><\/p>\n

Austin Peay also received Google community grants to support the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology\u2019s summer coding camps and a new makerspace at the APSU GIS Center. Both projects are in development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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