Outreach and Professional Development

Looking for professional development that links technology and science content?

Please visit the CSMCE for more information! The Center for Mathematics, Science, and Computer Education has been providing opportunities for NJ teachers for over 20 years.

Program in Science Learning Outreach:

In an effort to provide teachers with the opportunity to explore authentic science, we are actively involved in professional development initiatives, including Teachers as Scholars and the Food Systems Consortium's Summer Institute. The Summer Institute is one example of how teachers can be linked to research.

Faculty interested in linking teacher professional development to their research/grant initiatives, please contact us. 

Other outreach:

Rebecca Jordan:
Wilde Lake Middle School Science Mentorship:

I serve as a science mentor on the cichlid research projects at Wilde Lake Middle School in Columbia, MD. Several exceptional students under the guidance of Bob Keddell are participating in a program entitled Aqua Havens for Education. The program, founded by Mr. Keddell involves after school, over the summer, and some during the school day participation of the students and sometimes their families. With help from several organizations such as Toshiba America Foundation, Tool Factory, Inc., the Horizon Foundation, Artificial Reefs, Inc., and the Baltimore State Aquarium, the students devote their energy toward building and maintaining aquaria, designing and undertaking research projects, and publishing their findings on web-pages that they have designed. Through email and the occasional visit, I am serving as a mentor for projects with both Malawian and Tanganyikan cichlids.

Other projects: As part of my interests in environmental education, I am also involved in outreach projects that are worth looking into:

Jane Goodall Institute’s Roots & Shoots

Global Eco Journey

Upcoming Programs

Teachers as Scholars.
Here is a schedule of Rutgers programs:

Spring 2007: People and the environment (some programs to be duplicated in 2008)

Fall 2007: Scientists and environmental models:

We run programs on three Tuesdays.  There is no cost for participation.  Contact us for more information.