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University of Miami, College of Arts & Sciences Project Succeed Integrated Science Program for Middle-School Science Teachers The University of Miami, through its new Department of Education Partnership Grant with Miami-Dade County Public Schools, has developed within the College of Arts & Sciences an innovative program of interdisciplinary, integrated science modules for middle-school science classes. The overall goal of this program is to excite students about science and to assist science teachers in teaching science. In this two-part program, now in its second year, experienced UM science faculty and students will work with middle school science teachers in the Project Succeed Integrated Science (SIS) Summer Workshop SIS Classroom Science Experiences to develop innovative, integrated, class-room science activities for middle-school students. The SIS Summer Science Workshop is an intensive 2-week (9:00-4:00) workshop scheduled for June 16-27, 2003, at the University of Miami, Coral Gables Campus. In this workshop 12 middle-school science teachers (2 from each of 6 schools) will work with UM's SIS Team, consisting of a science faculty member, a graduate student and an undergraduate student in developing and implementing interdisciplinary science modules on the theme "Global Change". The workshop provides the theory and application with hands-on activities that are relevant to the teachers' classes. Participants will receive 3 graduate credits worth $1,800 for the 10 days of this workshop. For the SIS CLASSROOM SCIENCE EXPERIENCES, UM's SIS Student Teams (each composed of a graduate student and an undergraduate student who are science majors) will assist SIS Summer Workshop teachers to implement the science modules, developed during the PS Science Summer Workshop, in their classrooms for 3 Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings for seven weeks during one of the first three 8-week terms during the following academic year. A $500 "tool box" of equipment and supplies for teaching these modules is provided to each teacher in the SIS Program. SIS Spring Review: All teachers who participate in the SIS Summer Workshop and participated in the SIS Classroom Science Experiences will be invited back to UM for a day to discuss with the SIS Team their experiences in teaching the Global Change Modules and modifications to the Program. Teachers will be paid $100 each to participate in this session. Mentor Teachers: Three teachers who completed the SIS Summer Workshop and participated in the SIS Classroom Science Experiences will selected to work as Mentor Teachers, for pay, in the following summer's SIS Summer Workshop. 2003-4 SUCCEED SCIENCE TEACHER APPLICATIONS Applications are being solicited from middle school science teachers for participation in our 2003-4 program. Applications from TWO SCIENCE TEACHERS PER SCHOOL are required. Applicants are encouraged to submit completed forms and supporting materials before the application deadline of April 1st, 2003. Letters from the school's science chairperson and principal showing consent for participation and support are required for each teacher applicant. SELECTION CRITERIA & PROCEDURE: Teachers from schools that are now participating in our program are NOT eligible for the 2003-4 program. Only applications received by the application deadline from PAIRS of science teachers from a Miami-Dade County public middle school will be considered. Applications must be complete, including the completed application form and the letter of consent and support from the Science Chair and Principal, by the application deadline of April 25, 2003. Late applications will be considered only if there are not sufficient applicants by the deadline. Preliminary selection will be based on the teacher's school, projected teaching assignments for 2003-4, teaching record, statement of interest and commitment to the required participation, and supporting letter(s) from the Science Chair and Principal. Teachers who have met all the above requirements will be observed in their classes by at least one Succeed Science faculty member before the final decision is made. Successful applicants will be notified by May 2, 2003. Successful teacher applicants who complete the SIS Summer Workshop and participate in the SIS Classroom Science Experience will receive 3 graduate credits (worth $1,800) Teacher's Tool Box containing $500 worth of equipment and supplies to teach the "Global Change" activities, Teaching assistance from the UM SIS Student Team in their science classes for 3 mornings per week for about 7 weeks of one of the school terms, and will be considered as a paid "Mentor Teacher" in the following SIS Summer Workshop. TEACHER APPLICATIONS for participation in the 2003-4 Project Succeed Integrated Science Program must be postmarked no later than April 1st, 2003. Click here for an application in pdf format, suitable for printing.