Project TEAMS

Project TEAMS is the afterschool program in the class J-101 at MHS SPED.

About
Project TEAMS is a 5-year research project funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program (Award # S206A140012). It is housed at the Center on Disability Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa.

The overarching goal of Project TEAMS is to increase the number of high school students with disabilities (SWD), identified as “scientifically promising,” who (1) demonstrate high levels of science achievement and (2) intend to or actually enter a postsecondary STEM program.

Who are Twice-Exceptional Students?
TEAMS stands for twice exceptional students achieving and matriculating in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). ‘Twice-exceptional’ students that this project serves are students who have disabilities, but also have potential in science to grow “scientifically promising.” The rationale for serving this population is based on the statistics and research showing the underrepresentation of SWD in gifted and talented education programs and in STEM fields. The project intends to understand how talented a student is and what his/her needs are to fulfill the potential and to provide an intervention to address his/her needs.