Mentors
Science Teacher Institute for Research (STIR)
Program Description
The STIR Program is designed to:
- Provide a diverse group of highly motivated high school teachers with direct access to laboratory equipment, facilities and staff expertise through research experiences.
The STIR Program is designed to:
- Provide a diverse group of highly motivated high school teachers with direct access to laboratory equipment, facilities and staff expertise through research experiences.
- Enable teachers to collaborate with laboratory staff in ways that contribute to laboratory research programs and at the same time provide the teachers with educational experiences that encourage them to share their knowledge and research experiences with their students.
- Attract a large number of eligible applicants that are varied in gender, ethnicity, and economic background.
- Mentors work with teachers during an eight week summer internship, typically the last week of June through the second week of August.
Mentor Roles and Responsibilities
- Define a project suitable for high school teacher.
- Guide teacher to its completion.
- Help the teacher relate her/his project to the bigger picture of the group’s activities and the lab as a whole.
- Define a project suitable for high school teacher.
- Guide teacher to its completion.
- Help the teacher relate her/his project to the bigger picture of the group’s activities and the lab as a whole.
- Provide office/desk space for the teacher. Farah Rabar will set up System ID numbers, Windows, and Unix accounts for the teachers.
- Contact teacher by email prior to their arrival to introduce yourself and describe the teacher’s project.
- Review safety training requirements for teachers and communicate any additional needs to us (beyond standard ES&H, GERT and general Electrical which is already being arranged for.)
- Provide guidance/supervision to teacher during the entire eight week summer internship, typically the last week of June through the second week of August.
- Review teacher’s classroom lesson and oral presentation.
