Scientists Attending the OBFS Annual Meeting in Sitka: Share your enthusiasm for science in local Sitka schools - And receive funding to help pay for your trip to Sitka!
Sitka Sound Science Center believes that students who work side-by-side with scientists every year of their K-12 education path are more confident in their ability to do science and more likely to consider post-secondary academic or career tracks in the sciences.
Our program, Scientists in the Schools (SIS), is a well-established and successful endeavor to create that very experience. Unlike efforts that schedule scientists into classrooms to talk about their professional accomplishments, we create units at each grade level that allow students to actually do science work with scientists. The Science Center looks for scientists who are enthusiastic about working in the school setting, who are willing to collaborate with education staff here, and who are able to devote 4-5 days here in Sitka. The selected scientist(s) could visit schools either the week before or after OBFS, depending on educator and scientist schedules.
Also different from many outreach requests, SIS is pleased to provide travel and lodging, a $60/day per diem, and a $500.00 honorarium. Please fill out this brief application if you have an interest in becoming a "Scientist in the Schools."
Also different from many outreach requests, SIS is pleased to provide travel and lodging, a $60/day per diem, and a $500.00 honorarium. Please fill out this brief application if you have an interest in becoming a "Scientist in the Schools."
Deadline to apply: August 1, 2016
Contact: Janet Clarke, jclarke@sitkascience.org
Please include:
Name
Phone
Current Position
Areas of Expertise
Ideas for application of your work in elementary or secondary classrooms