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Pre-Service Teacher Program (PST)
A program with the National Science Foundation Collaborative
for Excellence in Teacher Preparation. Teachers in training are
paired with scientist mentors as well as master teachers and immersed
in the research environment. They join a team of Department
Of Energy (DOE) scientists in performing cutting-edge research.
Student teachers return to the class well grounded not only
in the skills and knowledge base required of a scientist, but
also in practical experience they can apply to a classroom environment
and make it real.
Who is eligible to participate?
Eligibility is limited to undergraduate college students who intend
to become a K-12 teacher with a specialty in science, mathematics, or
technology. Students must also be:
What are the responsibilities of a PST participant?
Every participant is expected to:
Participants should expect to spend more than 40 hours per week and more than 8 hours per day in activities and or research related to their internships.
In order to demonstrate an understanding of the scientific enterprise,
each pre-service teacher will work with the scientist mentor and master
teacher to:
How does the program work?
The master teacher will monitor your research experience, bring you through the process of writing an abstract, and assist you in producing an educational module based on your research experience. This educational module will have the potential to be transferred back to the classroom setting. Our Laboratory scientists have won Nobel Prizes and have been awarded National and international awards. They are engaged in research being conducted locally and worldwide using a wide variety of instrumentation such as our National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) as well as the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). PST Contact at BNL: Mel Morris Last Modified: January 31, 2008 |