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The Exploratorium Teacher Institute (TI) has been a professional home for middle and high school science teachers for over twenty years. (TI brochure in PDF)

The TI offers a rich mix of hands-on activities based on Exploratorium exhibits, content-based discussions, classroom materials, web-based teaching resources, and machine shop experiences.

We offer Summer Institutes and district-wide in-services for both new and experienced teachers. Our growing family of alumni may also attend a variety of Saturday workshops. All program participants are provided with stipends for attending our institutes and workshops.

Leadership Program
Are you interested in starting a program to mentor new teachers? Find out about the Teacher Institute's approach, which combines a program for beginning teachers with a leadership program that trains coaches and mentors.
Check out our Leadership web site.
New Teacher Program
Enhance your knowledge of science while learning how to bring the Exploratorium's hands-on philosophy of teaching into your classroom.
Podcasts
SmallTalkIntroducing our new Teacher Institute (TI) podcasts. Currently, we're featuring SmallTalk, a monthly series where we chat about nanotechnology with leading scientists, thinkers, artists, writers, and visionaries, and look at quirky nanoscience stories in the news. TI's Dr. Stephanie Chasteen hosts the series. We'll feature additional TI podcasts in the future; be sure to stop by again.
 

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Haven't heard from us in a while? Please make sure we have your correct email and address! Email Karen at kdrachler@exploratorium.edu

Alumni 2009 Spring Workshops:
Sign up here for a spring alumni workshop. Your "teacher" "institute" passcodes will get you into the alumni site.

 
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Are you a new science teacher in the Bay Area? The Exploratorium Teacher Institute offers begining teachers a world of resources to help you thrive and survive in education.Click here for information and application.

TI Leadership Institute
Our new Leadership web site is on line. Check it out at:
www.exploratorium.edu/ti/leadership.

The Classic TI Summer Institute for 2008 is now full. If you want to join us next year, check back here Feburary 2009 for an applicaiton. To be put on a mailing list for an application send an email to Karen at:
kdrachler@exploratorium.edu

Teacher Institute Conference Sessions hands-outs. Access hand-outs for many of our conference sessions:
CSTA 2008 in San Jose
Information and session hand-outs can be accessed by clicking here.

The Teacher Institute
21st Anniversary party

See the pictures by clicking here.

Want to know more about the Teacher Institute’s Summer Institute for educators? Then listen to our podcasts! Whether you’re a teacher interested in applying to our Classic Summer Institute or you’ve already been accepted into it, you’ll find detailed descriptions of the summer experience in these audio programs.

Full Version: 26 minutes. 9.2 MB
"Lite" Version: 11 minutes, 3.9 MB

Find out more about the staff at the Teacher Institute and their interests.
Our popular Science Snacks provide instructions for building classroom versions of Exploratorium exhibits.
 
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