Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) are in-depth, authentic research experiences available to classroom K-12 teachers. These experiences often pair a teacher with a researcher to assist with an ongoing project or complete an independent, co-developed research project. Teachers are compensated and typically expected to develop ways to share their experience with students during the school year. Funds are also made available to purchase supplies for classroom use and to allow travel to participate and present at a professional conference.
Additionally, another in-depth teacher experience has been to partner with us as Teacher Liaisons or Teachers in Residence to help develop curriculum, field trip or other resources.
At KBS we have a great history of successful RET projects and we strive to acquire funding each year to offer these opportunities.
Current Opportunities:
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National Teachers Researching Evolution program
- Hosting the first Evolution Education Weekend, Feb. 7-9, 2020 for 2017, 2018 and 2019 RETs
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Summer 2020 – apply today!
- Nitrogen fixation in Switchgrass with Sarah Roley and Carmella Vizza; Location: Kellogg Biological Station
Past Opportunities:
Teaching Evolution in Action, summer 2015
Program for preservice teachers, a KBS summer experience, hands on courses and working with a cohort to better understand evolution and how to teach it in the secondary classroom. In partnership with BEACON Center for the study of Evolution in Action and MSU’s Department of Teacher Education. Thank you to Jamie Bowman and Jodie McManus for their mentorship. Congratulations to Diontae Matthews, Kathryn Schwartz and Chris Symons for completing the first summer Undergraduate Research Experience for Teachers!
Many thanks to Louise Mead (BEACON), Tomomi Suwa (KBS) and David Stroupe (MSU College of Teacher Edcation) for their leadership and collaboration.
Resources:
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/msu.edu/teachingevolutioninaction/home
Teacher REvoluTION (summer 2015)
Program for preservice teachers, a KBS summer experience, hands on courses and working with a cohort to better understand evolution and how to teach it in the secondary classroom. In partnership with BEACON Center for the study of Evolution in Action and MSU’s Department of Teacher Education. Thank you to Jamie Bowman and Jodie McManus for their mentorship. Congratulations to Diontae Matthews, Kathryn Schwartz and Chris Symons for completing the first summer Undergraduate Research Experience for Teachers!
Many thanks to Louise Mead (BEACON), Tomomi Suwa (KBS) and David Stroupe (MSU College of Teacher Edcation) for their leadership and collaboration.
Resources:
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/msu.edu/teachingevolutioninaction/home
This KBS project was funded and implemented in partnership with BEACON. Seven Research Experiences for Teachers (RET), five based at KBS and two based on MSU main campus, were brought together as a cohort over the summer of 2015. RETs were each able to create a lesson that was presented during the KBS K-12 Partnership Summer Institute and provide a session at the BEACON Congress about the impact of RET experiences. Participants were:
- Lau lab: Shaun Davis (Thornapple Kellogg) and Katie McKinley (Mattawan)
- Litchman lab: Connie High (Delton Kellogg)
- Conner lab: Marcia Angle (Lawton) and Cheryl Hach (Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center)
- Lenski lab: Rick Schultz (St. John’s) and Fred Hingst (DeWitt)
- Gross Lab: Ashley Carroll (Gull Lake) (GLBRC RET)
Questions or faculty interested in creating an RET, please contact Kara Haas.
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