The Teaching Experiences for Undergraduates (TEU) program is a seven-week immersive summer experience in secondary science education at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, funded by the National Science Foundation. TEU participants earn a generous stipend, take a 60-hour course in science pedagogy, and apply what they’re learning to teaching urban high school students under the supervision of a master teacher-mentor.
If you are committed to a career in secondary education or seriously interested in exploring the possibility of such a career, apply now.
TEU participants receive:
- A generous stipend: range between $2,500 and $3,500 based on whether or not participants choose to receive degree credit for the pedagogy course and on their financial aid status at their home institution.
- Travel expenses reimbursement
- Room and food allowance: Participants are housed in single rooms in dormitory-style housing with shared kitchen facilities, and receive a food allowance.
- Books and course materials
- Option to earn Trinity College credit for pedagogy course
- Funding to attend national or regional conference on STEM education: TEU will provide funds to send students to a relevant STEM meeting in the year after their participation, such as those sponsored by the National Science Teachers Association as well as many other STEM discipline-specific educational organizations.
TEU participants complete:
- A science pedagogy course: introduces basic principles and best classroom practices for effective
classroom teaching of secondary science. - A teaching practicum under the supervision of a mentor: participants work in teams of three to teach a science class of their own design for high school students from the Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy (HMTCA).
- A post-summer science education leadership project at home institution
If you would like to receive a program flier, contact Lorie Tuma (ltuma@carleton.edu).
For info and to apply: TEU.vassar.edu
Application deadline: February 28, 2018
Acceptances announced: March 15, 2018
Program start date: June 4, 2018