Stipends available for TEAMS science workshop in your area
This summer, the NDE and UNL have partnered to offer a professional development workshop on Earth science for grades 7-12 science teachers through Nebraska Partnership TEAMS in five cities across the state, including Crete and North Platte.
Teachers are paid a stipend of $15 per hour of class (for up to $1,200). You can choose to earn 3 graduate credits from UNL for taking the course, and you could choose to apply your stipend toward tuition and fees (about $815).
Teachers who live more than 35 miles one-way from their TEAMS site will receive mileage reimbursement of $0.54 per mile for commuting to class. Lodging is available to teachers who live
more than 70 miles one-way from their TEAMS site.
"GEOS 898: Special Topics: Earth's Hydrosphere and Geosphere" provides teachers with the science content knowledge to more confidently and effectively teach Earth Science concepts dealing with water (hydrosphere) and rock (geosphere). It provides practical and hands-on lessons that teachers can use in their classrooms, and course facilitators model how to implement active learning strategies to teach the Earth Science content.
The course will be held June 5-9 and 12-16, 2017 (both weeks are required) from approximately 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and four Saturdays during the school year (TBD by your regional group).
Read more and APPLY BY MAY 1, 2017, at: http://scimath.unl.edu/csmce/teams/
A few spots remain in all five science workshops in Crete, Fremont, Grand Island, Norfolk and North Platte, so apply now!
Questions? Contact nebraskamath@unl.edu