UC RET Application Form : Summer Research for Teachers 2009

NSF Summer Research Experiences for Teachers in
"Sustainable Engineering for Urban Needs"

Pre Service Teacher Application

PERSONAL INFORMATION

First Name		Email
Last Name		Phone ( ) -
Sex : Male Female		Race
School Address		Permanent Address
Address		Address
City State		City State
ZIP Phone		ZIP Phone

Rank the following Projects in the order of your preference(1 = Highest - 6 = Lowest)

Project # 1: Availability of Safe Drinking Water
Project # 2 : Renewable Energy System
Project # 3 : Nanostructured Composite Material
Project # 4: Measurement of Air Pollutant Emissions From Biodiesel Blends
Project # 5: Mobility Reliability of Transportation Systems
Project # 6: Buildings that Resist Earthquackes Better

If you do not get your first choice, are you willing to participate with any of the other choices

Are there any project you definitely will not participate in?

If the answer to the above question is "Yes",indicate which ones.

Submit a resume which includes the following ( This will be done after this application is complete)

Future teaching assignment (if known) in 2009-2010 academic year: Please include grades and content area taught. (mathematics, science or any other)
School demographics (If known): school type (public/private), location (urban/rural/suburban), school; enrollment, and gender (male/female), ethnicity (white/black/Hispanic/others) and economically disadvantaged student distribution (give %)
Educational background, including degree title(s), name of institution(s) graduated from, and year of graduation for each degree(s)
Future teaching certification obtained and year
Occupational history and a description of special skills
Details of participation in prior professional development programs

Answer the following questions, each in 200 words (+/- 50 words):
1) Considering your professional performance and especially the quality of your instruction, what are your strength and how does this benefit the students?

2) Tell about a situation in which you were very successful. What happened, what did you do, and what was the outcome?

3) What are your most effective techniques for increasing student learning?

4) What are the most important factors in establishing a long-term working relationship with students, colleagues?

5) What is your highest priority goal for post-RET implementing? Illustrate your answer using a specific classroom activity you plan to implement to achieve this goal.

6) If given an opportunity will you like to participate in the RET program for a second year?

If the answer is “Yes,” describe how do you think it will benefit you professionally and what different will you do?

When applying please provide the following additional documents, which need to be sent directly to Andrea Burrows (see her contact information at the end).

1) Letter from the Principal supporting the Post-RET implementation. Use the Principal Recommendation Form. Provide name, affiliation, and contact information below.(Please have a professor of education to fill out this recommendation)

2) Recommendation Letter from another appropriate school administrator or teacher "leader". Use the Administrator or Teacher Leader Form. Provide name, affiliation, and contact information. (Please have another professor fill out this recommendation)

Deadline: May 8th, 2009 Application process will be open until all positions are filled.

After you hit Submit you will be taken to a page where you will upload your resume
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