Each PhD Fellow will partner with a high school teacher to develop compelling, inquiry-based science labs, activities, and lessons that support the teacher’s science curriculum and reflect current research efforts. In the summer, Socrates PhD Fellows and Teachers Partners mentor one another in a five-week summer institute focused on pedagogical techniques, lab/lesson design, and teaching strategies. During the academic year, fellows spend a maximum of 10 hrs/week co-teaching in classrooms and an additional 2-5 hrs/week in on-campus enrichment activities, including pedagogy training, curriculum development, and career development.

Responsibilities and Activities (dates listed below)

Summer

• Participate in the 4.5-week summer institute, including hosting your teacher partner in your research lab and engaging teacher in research activities
• Comply with program evaluation needs

Academic Year

• Socrates Fellows should spend a total of 12-15 hrs/wk on Socrates activities:
• Spend an average of 10 hrs/wk planning, developing, and implementing lessons and activities with K-12 teacher partner. (During the school year, Graduate Fellows should spend no more than 10 hrs/wk in the K-12 classroom. Days spent in the classroom may vary and Fellows may not be in the classroom every week.)
• Spend approximately 2 hrs/wk for independent work, including readings, lesson preparation and research, completion of evaluation instruments and progress reports (see below)
• Attend bi-weekly team meetings with Socrates staff covering a range of topics including pedagogy, professional development, reflection and journal club.
• Meet weekly with your K-12 teacher partner (face-to-face or by phone)
• Submit Monthly Progress Reports (2-pages outlining work accomplished and reflecting on experiences).
• Develop, implement, and submit laboratory exercises for publication on our website, which serves as a resource to educators
• Develop a Digital Teaching Portfolio to include a teaching philosophy statement and the materials you develop
• Comply with program evaluation needs

Stipend

For UCSD students, a stipend of $30,000 will be awarded from the NSF GK-12 grant and $10,500 will be made available for tuition. Tuition is available at no more than $3500 per quarter. This does not necessarily cover all tuition, so please speak to your PI individually to determine funding levels. Stipends will start on July 1, 2011.

Eligibility

UCSD PhD students enrolled in the Division of Biological Sciences, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, BMS, Bioinformatics, Bioengineering, Neurosciences, and Chemistry/Biochemistry. Fellows must be US citizens or have Permanent Resident Visas.

Note: Our collaborating schools are located in the Sweetwater Unified School District (the area between the City of San Diego and the US Mexico border), Mt. Miguel (East County), Helix Charter, and select schools in San Diego Unified. Fellows are expected to provide their own transportation.

Important Dates*

 

Fall Share-Out Day	October 24, 2011 all day at UCSD
Fellow Applications Due	February 17, 2012
Teacher Partner Applications Due	March 15, 2012
Spring Share-Out Day	February 27, 2012 all day at UCSD
Applicants Selected	March 2012
2011-2012 Cohort Poster Session	May 27, 2012 3-5pm at UCSD
2012-2013 Cohort Kickoff Event	June 2012
Summer Institute	June 13 -July 13, 2012  8:30am-4:30pm M-F plus two days of Fall Intersession at UCSD

*subject to change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For questions regarding the program or the application process, contact Shelley Glenn Lee at sglenn@ucsd.edu or 858.246.0710