K-12 Programs

AU-CMB/CECST HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER/STUDENT SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM Award Application Auburn University's Cellular & Molecular Biosciences (AU-CMB) Program and NSF EPSCoR-Center for Enviromental and Cellular Signal Transduction (CECST) is proud to announce the Teaching Enhancement Award (TEA) program, summer scholarship awards to Alabama High School Science Teacher/Student pairs. The TEA Program was established to raise the level of enthusiasm of both high school students and their teachers for careers in science. This is done by inviting student-teacher pairs to Auburn University CECST laboratories and, with guidance from AU-CMB/CECST faculty, providing hands-on research experience during a residential three week period for students (July 11-30, 2010) and a residential one week for teachers (July 26-30, 2010). The program will expose teachers and students to experimental exercises that they can take back to the classroom. Teachers will receive 4 CEU credits Requiements: 1) Teacher and student must complete and submit the following on-line application at the bottom of this page and submit to cmb@auburn.edu. 2) Students must have two letters of recommendation sent to the AU-CMB office before the application (date to be announced). One letter must be from your teacher pair, and the other letter can be from another teacher or guidance counselor Monetary awards for the the 3/1 week period will be: Students: $700.00 Teachers: $500.00 Housing and food will be provided. It is mandatory that students and teachers reside in the AU-CMB provided housing. There will be a camp counselor to reside with the students. Last Day celebration will include Teacher/Student pair presentations. Deadline to receive all application documents is May 14th, 2010.
Personal Information
Teacher's First & Last Name:
Student's First & Last Name:
School:
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Teacher's E-mail:
Student's E-mail:
Student's GPA:
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Academic information
Student: please select your current high school status:
Students: Are you a US Citizen?
Teacher: Describe your current teaching assignment (at time of application and projected for following school year).

2) Describe how you plan to incorporate your experience into your existing classroom teaching

Teacher and Student: Please list any disabilities.


Student
Please describe your career goals, and how this experience will help you obtain those goals.

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I hereby certify that the information included in this application is correct and I authorize the release of this information to the AU-CMB Student Affairs Committee.

If you agree to the above statement, "sign this form" by typing your initials in the box:

Please review all of the information you have provided above for accuracy. Once complete, press the submit button below. Students please remember to have your letters of recommendation from your school sent to the AU-CMB Office at: Nancy Robinson AU-CMB Administrative Program Specialist Science Center , Room 247C 315 Roosevelt Concourse Auburn University, AL 36849-5319 (334) 844-3186 Fax : (334) 844-3194 email: cmb@auburn.edu http://www.auburn.edu/cmb
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