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State: Plymouth, MN
Position: Science Instructor
Deadline: April 1, 2018
Posted: March 5, 2018
Job Description / Duties
Details:
• Dates: Various weekends in the spring and fall, TBD
• Location: Plymouth, MN
• Times: 9am - 2:30pm (approximately 9.5 total hours of instruction)
• Pay: $500 stipend
• Courses: A variety of courses, dependent on instructor’s subject areas of strength, including but not limited to:
o For 3rd and 4th grade: Zoology, Microscopic Biology, Programming in Scratch, Brainiacs: Intro to Neuroscience
o For 5th and 6th grade: Forensic Science, Intro to Nanotechnology, Physics & Engineering: Bridges and Buildings, Materials Science & Engineering: Sports Materials, 3D Programming, Python Programming
o For 7th 8th grade: Neuroscience, Nanotechnology, Engineering for Sustainability, Epidemiology, Biotechnology, Python Programming, Java Programming, Veterinary Science, The Biology of Cancer, Nanotechnology
• Enrollment: Maximum of 18 highly motivated students
• Supplies: There is a budget for materials
• Support: Previous syllabi and some course materials can be shared with teachers for course development
We are offering courses in Plymouth, MN to bright students in the area. Accelerated Weekend Experience (AWE) is really an “experience.” It provides academically talented students an opportunity to explore an area of study in depth, hands-on, and with concentration, over one weekend. Since gifted students often try to juggle many commitments, AWE affords them the chance to be inspired, invigorated, and impassioned in a short timeframe by an expert in the field. Participants explore new areas of interest with like-minded peers and vanguard instructors.
AWE classes are designed for the 3rd-4th, 5th-6th, and 7th-8th grade bands. Classes meet on a Saturday and Sunday of a single weekend, from 9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. each day. All our students are working at about one-to-two grades above level.
If interested, please contact Aleks Galus, aleks.galus@northwestern.edu
Qualifications / Required Skills
Northwestern University’s Center for Talent Development (CTD) seeks talented instructors to teach a science or STEM course to academically talented students in grades 3-4, 5-6, or 7-8.
Contact Information
If interested, please contact Aleks Galus, aleks.galus@northwestern.edu
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