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University of Maine Center
for Science & Mathematics
Education Research
and The Jackson Laboratory
Sabbatical Research Internship Program
at The
Jackson Laboratory
APPLICATION DEADLINE for Spring 2010: December 31, 2008
(or until positions are filled – please inquire)
The
Jackson Laboratory and the
University of Maine, with financial
support from The
Howard Hughes Medical Institute and The Bank of America,
Trustee for the Lloyd D. Balfour Foundation, offers a one-semester paid
research internship for in-service
middle and high school science
and mathematics teachers. Sabbatical
teachers work full-time on a research during the Spring 2010 semester,
under the guidance of a scientist-mentor, earning 3 credits. In addition,
they attend a weekly seminar course
(taught by UMaine faculty at the Jackson Lab) in which they develop
guided inquiry-based curricula and explore pedagogical strategies to help
students learn to think independently. The seminar is also 3 credits,
for a total of 6 graduate credits for
the semester.
Sabbatical Teachers receive a $22,000 stipend for a spring semester
internship lasting from mid January until late May 2010. Limited
low-priced housing is available for Sabbatical Teachers in a Lab-owned
house
near the campus. Teachers will work
in one of the research labs at The Jackson Laboratory for the entire
semester on a single research project that they and their mentor
scientist identify together. Teachers will read background
literature, write a
research
proposal, learn lab
methods, conduct the research, and summarize and present findings
orally and in a written
research paper. hey will also test in a classroom
the curricular materials they create in the seminar.
All middle or high school science and mathematics teachers in Maine are
invited to apply.
Amie Gellen, Assistant Director
Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research
Department of Physics and Astronomy
5709 Bennett Hall
University of Maine
Orono, Maine 04469-5709
207-581-1021
amie.gellen@umit.maine.edu