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PRE-TEACHING SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
The Pre-Teaching Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (PT-SURE) is a paid research experience in a Georgia Tech laboratory for undergraduate students interested in pursuing a career in secondary (grades 6-12) education. Participants will also have the opportunity to broaden their understanding of laboratory research and research methods. The program is in conjunction with the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) and the Georgia Intern Fellowships for Teachers (GIFT) program that brings middle and high school Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) teachers together with researchers and graduate students in Georgia Tech laboratories. The goal of the GIFT program is to provide teachers summer STEM internships in university research laboratories and industry workplaces so that they can develop curriculum and lesson plans for the school year that integrate real world applications. PT-SURE students become an integral part of this development process over the course of the summer. Participants may also have the opportunity to work with high school students participating in the Research, Experiment, Analyze, and Learn (R.E.A.L.) component of the GIFT program in the same lab.*
*PT-SURE participants will not be teaching or learning to teach high school or middle school students but will instead be actively engaged in working with teachers and possible student teams to develop curriculum and lesson plans based upon the research carried out over the summer.
REQUIRED PARTICIPATION DATES
orientation: time and date to be determined
PT-SURE: June 8 - July 24, 2015 PT-SURE program
banquet and poster session by PT-SURE participants: July 22, 2015 (11:30AM - 1:00PM: Student Center Ballroom)
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS
COMPENSATION
$3,000 stipend (no housing, food, etc. provided)
RESEARCH CREDIT
Participants may apply for undergraduate research experience credit.
DEADLINE
April 15, 2015 by 11:59 PM
Incomplete application packets will not reviewed. Complete applications will be reviewed as they are received.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
A complete application packet consists of:
PARTICIPATING PROFESSORS in 2015
CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION
Susan Belmonte, Pre-Teaching Advisor, sbelmonte@gatech.edu
