Michael J. Ahearn Summer Workshop

The Michael J. Ahearn 27th Annual Summer Workshop
for High School Science Educators
A two-week session: July 16, 2012 - July 27, 2012

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is one of the first Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and, as such, it is dedicated to patient care, research, education and prevention.

Summer Workshop Program Goal

Summer Workshop for High School Science Educators has been designed to provide high school science educators with a combined didactic and laboratory experience that will enrich their teaching and enhance their students' learning.

Curriculum

The Workshop for High School Science Educators occurs in concert with the final two weeks of The Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation Program in Biomedical Sciences for outstanding high school graduates. This provides educators with an opportunity to interact with King Foundation program participants who are involved in a wide spectrum of ongoing research projects at the laboratory bench level. During the course of two weeks, educators will become well-versed in the science and laboratory technology of these and other research projects..

Time will be allocated each week for attending:

Round-table discussions of laboratory research experiences
Presentations by the MD Anderson faculty and staff
Lectures and hands-on lab experience in current topics in research and medicine
Final presentations of the King Foundation summer research projects

Remuneration

Participants will receive a Fellowship Award of $1,500 that is intended solely as a subsidy for the participant's living expenses for the duration of the program. It is not considered to be a salary.

Housing

Out of town participants may find low cost housing at a nearby Rice University dormitory. While the program office will assist participants in registering for this housing, the cost of housing will remain the responsibility of the participant.

Qualifying for the Program

To qualify for the workshop program, applicants must currently be teaching one of the biological or physical sciences at the secondary level in a Texas school. Participants will be selected from both rural and urban schools and will represent varied years of teaching experience.

Program Application & Deadlines

The program application must be received by April 16, 2012

Download, complete, and e-mail the Application form to lilopez@mdanderson.org

The additional required documents::
-Applicant's personal statement that includes background in teaching science and reason for interest in the program (may be E-mailed from applicant's E-mail address).
- Letter of support from applicant's Department Head or Principal (may be E-mailed from recommender's email address)

Program Mailing Address

Summer Workshop for High School Science Educators
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd - Unit 2
Houston, TX 77030-4009

Phone: 713-745-1206
Fax: 713-792-0800