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Educational Opportunities for K-12 Teachers
- American Indian Language Development Institute
A four-week residential program for teachers working with Native American students.
- Astronomy Related Teacher In-Service Training
Collaborating on ways to make space science accessible and interesting to children at elementary and middle school levels.
- Arizona State Museum Teacher Training
Teacher-training workshops related to museum exhibition and research topics are offered each year.
- College of Education
Prepares students for careers as elementary and secondary school teachers, and non-teaching, entry-level human services positions in social services agencies, programs for the disabled, and group homes.
- Engineering Research Center Secondary School Teacher Institute
At the Institute, teachers intern in research labs or at local industries and based on that experience, develop new laboratory experiments and computer modules to integrate into their science and math courses.
- English as A Second Language Teacher Development
CESL can customize ESL and EFL teacher development programs for your institutions. These programs can be held in your country or in Tucson, Arizona.
- General Biology Program for Teachers
Offers graduate-level courses and enrichment opportunities for middle and high school biology teachers. Teachers may earn a M.S. in General Biology in the summers and continue to teach during the school year.
- K-12 Science Teacher Program
A summer research program in conjunction with the High School Student Research Program and the Medical Student Research Program.
- Arizona Public Media Teacher Workshops
Several staff development workshops appropriate for K-12 teachers.
- Middle Eastern Studies K12 Teacher Workshops & Materials
Offers workshops and summer travel seminars for K-12 teachers; provides materials on loan to educators, including lesson plans, films, and books; and provides a speaker's bureau to provide presentations in classrooms.
- Partnership Across Languages
A program for K-16 second language educators to provide a venue for the sharing of professional concerns.
- Plant Genomics Teacher Internships
Designed to provide pre-service and in-service biology teachers with university-based lab experience in plant genomics.
- Project WET (Water Education for Teachers)
The curricula cover the properties of water, the water cycle, watersheds, groundwater, water quality, water rights, as well as an understanding of the importance of water to all water users.
- Research & Courses in Science for K12 Teachers
College of Science offers a variety of courses for teachers that emphasize laboratory and research experience and include a focus on translating the experience to teachable classroom activities.
- Science Workshops & Conferences for K12 Teachers
Programs offered by the College of Science.
- Southern Arizona Writing Project (SAWP)
Outreach opportunities include summer programs for students and teachers, professional development programs, inservice programs, an annual SAWP Teachers Research and Inquiry Institute.
- Summer Institute on Medical Ignorance
Open to disadvantaged high school students with minimum 3.0 GPA and to K-12 educators who teach students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
- Summer Institute for Writing
Students and teachers share their writing in small and large groups. Workshops and tutorials are offered to students. A graduate seminar is offered to teachers.
- Teacher Preparation Program: Deaf/Hard of Hearing
A program for graduate students who wish to become teachers of children who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH).
- Teaching and Teacher Education
Helps prepare undergraduate students for careers as elementary and secondary teachers and offers master's and doctoral programs leading to positions in school leadership, research and development and teacher education.
- Teach Arizona
A fast-track program that leads to a master's in education degree and preparation for teacher certification in one calendar year.
- SAMEC K-12 Professional Development
Includes a colloquium series and workshops for science teachers.
