Quoted from http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/7/25-11781_TI-Program-Energizes-Science-and-Math-Teachers_article.html:
TI Program Energizes Science and Math Teachers – UT Dallas News
The goal of STEP in STEM was to provide content and training for secondary school teachers, while developing project-based curriculum in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Teachers receive state-required development credits and a stipend for their participation. Three students in the UTeach program at UT Dallas also participated.