Interested teachers in the Newark public schools will be recruited and assisted by staff at Banneker Science Center. Teachers will be paid an hourly stipend to consult with the students and develop science mini-courses. Rutgers Dean Gary Roth will coordinate student recruitment. The fellows will focus attention on science education via classroom instruction, teacher development, and student mentoring opportunities. The fellows will also expand and enhance existing mini-courses, possibly incorporating technology or adapting them for other grade levels.
All fellows receive stipends and graduate students receive tuition remission.
The graduate student science outreach program is based on a program Kidder developed at Cornell University. We hope it will also encourage other Rutgers' students to play a role in motivating and exciting Newark's students about science, mathematics, and technology.