GSC JASON Project Has New Leader

Glenville State College has chosen a professional educator with extensive science credentials to head the GSC JASON Project.

GSC is proud to announce that Tamie Shiplett has been named the new JASON K-12 Science Education Coordinator.

Glenville State College has partnered with the JASON Project to enhance the efforts of GSC’s Hidden Promise Consortium goal of unlocking the ‘hidden promise’ of K-12 students. The partnership strives to create highly qualified teachers by increasing their knowledge of science and preparing them to inspire and motivate their students through use of the JASON Curriculum. Through this partnership, teachers are receiving special training in science that they will utilize in their classrooms.

Shiplett has twenty years of experience as a high school science teacher that should prove invaluable in promoting the Jason project curriculum to teachers and students across West Virginia. Her background in the science field makes her a perfect fit to take over the reigns of the expanding JASON program at GSC.

“We are extremely pleased to have someone with Tamie’s knowledge and experience join the GSC JASON Project. Under her leadership, Glenville State College will continue to reach out to K-12 teachers and students across the state in an effort to increase their interest in Science” said James Spears GSC Senior Vice President for External Relations.

Shiplett holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Comprehensive Science from Walsh University and a Master’s Degree in Science Curriculum and Technology from the University of Phoenix. She also has earned an additional twenty-seven graduate credit hours of science course work.

“I am looking forward to promoting interest in science content through the hands-on experience that JASON offers teachers and students. I love science and hope to pass my passion on to others,” said Shiplett.

Since 2009, approximately one-hundred and ninety-six teachers have learned the JASON curriculum at teacher workshops at Glenville State College. These JASON trained teachers have incorporated the JASON curriculum into their classrooms bringing the excitement of the world of science to over six-thousand West Virginia students. Additional JASON curriculum teacher workshops and summer camps for students will be held again this summer at Glenville State College.

Shiplett says that the GSC JASON project is expected to continue to grow. “Our goal is to expand JASON training to teachers throughout West Virginia. We want to make the JASON curriculum available to as many students as possible. Eventually, we would like to have our program be a model that other states will follow,” said Shiplett.

Prior to accepting her position at GSC, Shiplett was a curriculum writer for Wheeling Jesuit University. She and her husband Jerry reside in Glenville. “We have only been here a short time, but so far we love living in small college town atmosphere. The people here are friendly, and the area is beautiful,” said Shiplett.

For more information about the JASON Project visit www.jason.org.

For more information about Glenville State College’s partnership with the JASON Project, contact Tamie Shiplett, GSC JASON K-12 Science Education Coordinator at “tamie.shiplett@glenville.edu” or 304.462.6025.