Learn With Real Engineers This Summer
Posted on December 6th, 2019 by Mary Lord
Learn how K-12 teachers across the country are transforming their STEM classes – and themselves – through NSF’s Research Experiences for Teachers in Engineering and Computer Science (RET) program. You, too, can apply to participate!
Photo: Florida elementary school STEM educator MacKenzie McNickle isolated rat tail collagen in her Read More
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Ever wonder who sets STEM education policy – or yearn to influence it?Apply to become an Einstein Fellow and spend a year at the Department of Energy, NASA, other federal agency, or Congress. Monthly stipend: $7,500. Apply by Nov. 14, 2019, 
Music can be a great teaching and learning tool – even for conveying the complexities of STEM. Showcase your or your students’ songwriting talent in the VOICES (Virtual Ongoing Interdisciplinary Collaborations on Educating with Sound) songwriting contest. Entries due December 31, 2019. 
The Trustey Family STEM Teaching Fellows program at Notre Dame University provides top-tier professional development and continual feedback to teachers in grades 5 to 8 over the course of two years. The program, which covers travel, meals, and lodging for three summer institutes on campus and two winter summits, includes a $6,000 stipend. Apply by Feb. 28, 2019.
Science research competitions can spur confidence and open college doors, but many students – particularly those from underrepresented groups – don’t know about these opportunities. The Society for Science & the Public seeks to broaden participation through its Advocate Grant Program, which offers training, a $3,000 stipend, and paid trip to Washington, D.C., for individuals to help three to five underserved students navigate the transition from conducting to presenting their research at a competition. Apply by March 5, 2019. 
The Lemelson-MIT Program, located within the School of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is hosting three hands-on professional development workshops this summer aimed at helping middle and high school teachers nurture their students’ creativity and inventive mindsets.
Nominate an outstanding K-6 mathematics, science, or computer science teacher for the 2018 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Nominations are due April 1, with applications due May 1.
The National Science Foundation’s Engineering Directorate sponsors paid summer research experiences for teachers (RET) at university labs across the country. Studies show that these authentic, hands-on experiences can have profound effects on teacher effectiveness and student learning. Apply today!
How would you fab your lab if your school received $10,000? The Siemens Possibility Grant Sweepstakes offers one lucky school a chance to buy equipment and technology for STEM students. Enter by April 27, 2018.
