We still have openings for 10 more high school teachers
(and have funds to cover substitutes),
so apply today!
High School STEM
teachers,
Are you interested
in making connections with local researchers or
bringing a scientist or engineer into your classroom? Then join us for the Telling Your Story STEM outreach
workshop on Tuesday, April 9 from 9:00
AM - 2:30 PM at MIT.
The Telling Your
Story program aims to form collaborations resulting in classroom visits where STEM professionals
will tell the story of how they became
inspired to pursue a STEM career, and what their research and life is like now. Teachers and
STEM professionals work together to
craft a visit that will encourage younger students to further study science, technology,
engineering and math, and provide them
with strong scientific role models. You'll network with scientists and
engineers who want to talk to your students, and you'll help them hone their story so that it will be
engaging for your classes. You'll also
help them brainstorm ideas for visuals and hands-on activities. Meanwhile, you'll learn about their
cutting-edge research and receive ideas
and checklists to help you create a
rewarding classroom visit.
To learn more and
register, go to: https://sites.google.com/site/tellyourstoryworkshopmit/
(applications will be accepted on a
first-come, first-served basis. We have room for 25 High School teachers and 25 STEM researchers and engineers.)
Note: The April 9
Telling Your Story workshop is open to grade 9-12 teachers and to scientists and engineers at all
levels, from graduate students to
faculty to lab technicians to retired STEM alumni. (In the future, we will hold programs focused on
elementary or middle school
grades.) If you can't attend this workshop,
here is another event that you might like to
know about: Fostering Partnerships between Colleges, Universities and K-12 Schools 2013 Workshop.
The program is
facilitated by Jessica Garrett, MIT Edgerton Centers Education Outreach Coordinator and a former
public school teacher, and Carolyn
Zeiner, a Harvard University graduate student in Environmental Microbiology. Telling Your Story is sponsored
by the HHMI Drennan Ed Lab at MIT, HHMI
Education Group (Graham Walker) at MIT, the MIT
Edgerton Center, Cambridge Science Festival, and the Harvard ESE Grad Student Association. It was originally
developed by TERC for the Center for
Ocean Sciences Education Excellence - New England.
"This was the best workshop I did all year." -high school biology teacher
"The impact of having a real scientist visit the classroom simply cannot be underestimated. My 4th grade students were inspired, energized, and continue to talk about the first visit to this day." -4th grade teacher
"This was a wonderful experience. I can't wait to bring the scientist into my classroom! I learned how to better interact with a scientist, I [feel] have more in common with them." -TYS teacher attendee
"This was the best workshop I did all year." -high school biology teacher
"The impact of having a real scientist visit the classroom simply cannot be underestimated. My 4th grade students were inspired, energized, and continue to talk about the first visit to this day." -4th grade teacher
"This was a wonderful experience. I can't wait to bring the scientist into my classroom! I learned how to better interact with a scientist, I [feel] have more in common with them." -TYS teacher attendee
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