-----Original Message----- From: Steve Hale <steve.hale@xxxxxxx> To: nhsci-ed <nhsci-ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wed, May 2, 2012 4:36 pm Subject: [Nhsci-ed] UNH Summer Research for Teachers in Engineering The UNH Dept. of Engineering, along with the Leitzel Center for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education are offering Summer Research Experiences for teachers. This offering is supported by grant support from the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Engineering (ENG-1132648). For more information and an application, please visit http://leitzelcenter.unh/RETE/. Applications will be accepted until May 18, 2012. Please ignore any notes about March 31 deadlines. The 2012 RETE will be held at the UNH campus in Durham, NH during the summer. The duration will typically be seven continuous weeks (there is some scheduling flexibility) beginning the last week in June. Activities take place during a normal five-day per week schedule with holidays and weekends off (except where research schedule dictates). The RETE will end the 2nd week in August. This is a full-time commitment. Room and board (in a single-occupancy UNH dormitory) is provided for individuals wishing to stay on campus to minimize commuting time and expenses and to take full advantage of university resources (laboratories, libraries, computer clusters, etc.). Commuters will receive a meal card loaded with some meals for lunch and for occasional dinners with the group. The specific goals for the RETE are: ***Providing pre- and in-service middle school, high school, teacher-leaders with an intensive summer research experience in an engineering field. ***Creating a community of educators, including teacher-leaders, faculty members, and university students, with research experience and teaching knowledge to assist one another as they develop and implement inquiry-based engineering activities. ***Providing access to equipment and materials for inquiry-based learning modules through the established UNH Advancing Science Program throughout northern New England. Benefits of Participation The RETE program is designed to meet the varied needs of a diverse group of current and future teachers at the middle and high school levels. Benefits to participating in the program include: **Placement in an engineering research group, led by a UNH engineering faculty member; **Conducting authentic engineering research as part of team of faculty and graduate students; **Access to state-of-the art laboratory, fabrication, testing, and simulation facilities; **$570/wk stipend; **Room and board for residential campus experience; lunch and mileage reimbursement for commuting participants; **Up to $1,000 allowance for purchase of materials and supplies to bring engineering curriculum into your classroom **Participation in a Community of Learners comprised of teachers working to bring engineering research practice into the classroom. For more information and an application, please visit http://leitzelcenter.unh/RETE/. Applications will be accepted until May 18, 2012. Please ignore any notes about March 31 deadlines. For questions and answers, contact Dr. Stephen Hale (steve.hale@xxxxxxx; 603.862.4758). Steve Stephen R. Hale, Ph.D. Joan and James Leitzel Center 138 Parsons Hall 23 Academic Way University of New Hampshire Durham, NH 03824 steve.hale@xxxxxxx (W)603.862.4758 (H)603.767.7895 (F)603.862.1251 _______________________________________________ Nhsci-ed mailing list Nhsci-ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://listserv.plymouth.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhsci-ed