Educational Programs
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Scripps Florida Summer Research
Internship Program for Teachers
Program Description
The Summer Research Internship Program for Teachers at Scripps Florida, funded by a generous grant from the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust, has been created to expose teachers to current laboratory techniques and procedures, provide information on a variety of contemporary issues in basic biomedical research, create ties and linkages to working scientists who can assist them in curriculum development, and create opportunities for teachers to share information and knowledge with their peers.
Teachers will conduct basic biomedical research in a laboratory under the supervision of a Scripps Research scientist. The program emphasizes the scientific process, research planning, bench experience, experimental design, data analysis and interaction with laboratory personnel. As an adjunct to their day-to-day responsibilities, participants will be required to attend specially-designed seminars throughout the course of the summer. In addition to the intensive, hands-on six-week summer program, teachers are expected to use the laboratory experience as a springboard to create opportunities in discovery-based learning for their students, effect change in their classrooms and serve as a resource for other educators.
The Scripps Research Institute is one of the nation's largest private, not-for-profit biomedical research institutions, with an international reputation in the areas of immunology, molecular biology, chemistry, cell biology, autoimmune disease, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and the neurosciences. In addition to its longstanding commitment to the training of postdoctoral fellows, the Institute has a graduate program leading to the conferral of doctoral degrees in the chemical and biological sciences.
The Summer Research Internship Program for Teachers is conducted at both the Scripps La Jolla and Florida campuses. In Florida, the participants work at the Scripps Florida research facility on the Jupiter Campus of Florida Atlantic University.
Eligibility
Research internships are awarded on a competitive basis to United States citizens or permanent residents teaching science at the secondary level in Palm Beach County.
Compensation
Teachers are awarded a gross compensation of $20.00 per hour for the six-week program (not to exceed 240 hours).
Program Parameters
Teachers are expected to work in the laboratory for a six-week period, Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week, from early June through late July. In addition to attending specially designed programs during the summer, they are expected to:
- Submit bi-weekly reports on their projects to their research mentors.
- Submit a written technical report at the conclusion of the program.
- Make an oral presentation at the conclusion of the program.
- Develop a follow-up plan for the next academic year outlining how they will translate their experience in the program into the classroom and maintain close ties with Scripps Florida mentor to achieve specifically stated goals related to discovery-based learning.
Application Procedures
Candidates must submit:
The following is required for application to the program:
- A completed application form (Click here for online application form);
- A letter of recommendation from the school principal and/or department chairman.
- A current résumé.
Complete application online, then fax transcript, resume, and recommendation letters to:
Fax: (561) 799-8959
Attn: Deborah Leach-Scampavia
E-mail: leach@scripps.edu
Phone: (561) 799-8937
The Scripps Research Institute at
Florida Atlantic University RFA
5353 Parkside Drive
Jupiter, FL 33458
June 16 – July 25, 2008
The deadline for applications is March 7, 2008.
Click here to submit the online application form.
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