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| Name: | Research Experience for Teachers Program |
|---|---|
| School/Institution: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| City: | Cambridge |
| State: | MA |
| Opportunity Type: | RET |
| Teacher Status: | Inservice |
| Teacher Level: | Middle School High School |
| Description: | The Center for Materials Science and Engineering offers middle, junior high, and high school science teachers an exciting opportunity to participate in cutting-edge materials research on the MIT campus and design classroom material based on that research. Teachers are matched with a CMSE faculty member and his or her team of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers to carry out seven weeks of research in a laboratory on campus. In addition, they spend a half day each week in each of the Center's Shared Experimental Facilities learning to operate the state-of-the-art equipment and its application to current research problems. An important objective of the program is the transfer of the teachers' research experience to their students. To accomplish this, program participants meet weekly with CMSE faculty and staff to discuss their progress and to collectively consider ways in which they can teach some of the science concepts and practices from the laboratory in their classrooms. After completing the first summer, the teachers are encouraged to return to CMSE for a second summer dedicated to developing lesson plans and lab modules for use with their students. To achieve the broadest possible impact, MRET participants share the modules they develop other science educators by publishing in educational journals and training colleagues at professional meetings and workshops. |
| Duration: | 7 weeks |
| Application Deadline: | 03/10/2009 |
| Opportunity Website: | http://web.mit.edu/cmse/educational/research.html |
| Sponsor Link: | http://mrsec.org/education/ |
Benefits and Requirements | |
| Benefits: | Stipend |
| Benefit Explanation: | $7000/first summer stipend |
| Citizenship Requirement: | U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Legal Resident |
Professional Development Opportunity Contact Information | |
| Contact: |
Susan Rosevear CMSE, MIT Room 13-2082 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 Phone: 617-253-0916 |
