Passion projects for smart people
Subtitle: turn your intellectual pursuits into fun, profit and recognition
By: Michael R. Wing, Ph.D.
Publisher: Quill Driver Books
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
ISBN-13: 9781610353069
Subjects: Vocational guidance; Professional relationships; Vocational interests; Fieldwork (Educational method); Teachers; Hobbies; Personnel management; Career development
Description: Passion Projects for Smart People shows how you can create your own opportunities to do intellectually serious work. Written by a high school science teacher who has done field work on five continents, published in professional journals, and worked with NASA, this book details how to turn side projects into career-development opportunities. It shows how to develop your own research and creative projects; form collaborations with universities and public agencies; apply for grants and professional experience opportunities ; get published in peer-reviewed journals; and even travel the world for free!-- back cover
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Have projects : you can't stop thinking about a passion project; title: Have affiliations and collaborate : affiliation opens doors and give you credibility; title: Apply for things : it's like buying a lottery ticket, except with better odds; title: Travel with purpose : attend a conference or study tour, or do fieldwork, sometimes for free!; title: Teach and mentor : share your passion through extension courses, adult education, community colleges, arts organizations, and nonprofits; title: Do citizen science : there are no passengers on spaceship earth, we are all crew; title: Publish your work : publish for satisfaction, closure, credit, and posterity; title: Achieve creative flow : you need projects to be happy; title: Appendices: Programs for teachers ; Sample program applications ; A query letter to an agent or publisher.