High School Teachers Summer Internship Volume
1 Number 1 Summer 2003 Grant Renewal In February 2003, Dr.
Rohrer hosted a conclave of dignitaries who represented the National
Science Foundation. These individuals arrived at Carnegie Mellon to hear
about the various activities sponsored by the NSF funds received in the
past and to determine whether further funding should be warranted. Ms.
Roxanne Pearsall spoke before these dignitaries explaining her work in
ceramics during the summer 2002. Ms. Pearsall is a chemistry teacher and
department head at CAPA in the Pittsburgh Public School System. Summer 2003 Linda
Neumann of Allderdice High School and Jean Brinzer of Mt Alvernia High
School are the two teachers awarded internships for this summer. Their work
will reach the CMU website later this year. Reading the Web Page If you
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has been the catalyst to the summer internship for high school teachers.
Incorporating the high school teacher in his NSF Grant proposal, Dr. Rohrer
recognized that these individuals would be the instructors who initially
introduce the high school students to various Material Science Topics. To
assist these science teachers of physics and chemistry, Dr. Rohrer has
included in his NSF Grant the opportunity for the high school teacher to
create a laboratory experience or a curricula that enhances a Material
Science Topic that would be incorporated into the teacher’s high school
curriculum. This opportunity offers a stipend to the teacher and has a
$1000 budget for the creation of the lab or curricula. Survey Thank you
to all of you who had completed and submitted the surveys mailed out last
fall. The data was used in Dr. Rohrerís presentation to the NSF committed. The
results of the survey will be published in a later issue.
WEB SITE All summer activities are posted on CMU website http:mimp.materials.cmu.edu/hst.html. A direct link can be made from this website. Using the activities
found on this website can enhance your curriculum. NEW News This
newsletter is on its maiden voyage. The purpose of the paper to convey
information, keep all teachers in the summer internship program aware of
new activities created or researched by their colleagues, make all teachers
aware of new opportunities, and to keep in contact with participating
teachers and if possible, to assist in their needs. Information can be
placed in this newsletter by either emailing the information to: Or Mailing the
information to: R Wesolowski High School Teachers Summer Internship