What do I have to do to be a Teaching Fellow?
Lehigh University's Lehigh Valley Science Technology Engineering and Math (LV STEM) project is offering NSF-funded fellowships for graduate and undergraduate students interested in grades 4-12 (G4-12) education.
Graduate student fellowships consisting of full tuition waiver and a $30,000 twelve-month stipend are available to graduate students enrolled in Lehigh’s Computer Science and Biology graduate programs. Fellowships commence on June 1, 2007, and provide support each summer during June, July and August.
Teaching Fellows will work with Lehigh faculty, industrial partners and G4-12 teachers to provide in-class instruction for G4-12 students, formulate inquiry-based learning activities, design and run experiments, incorporate technology into classroom activities, and/or develop multimedia-based instructional modules.
Teaching Fellows will receive training by taking courses in the College of Education at Lehigh University and by participating in summer workshops. Teaching Fellows will also participate in the standard orientation for new school district staff. This program includes participation on one or more outreach teams including regular weekly or biweekly meetings. It is expected that Teaching Fellow candidates have professional goals for careers in industrial and post-secondary academic settings.
Teaching Fellowships are awarded for one year at a time. Fellows who perform well both as Teaching Fellows in the program and as students in their respective academic programs may be renewed for additional support. The principal investigators are committed to apply for further support for this project after the final year of this grant.
NSF regulations stipulate that at the time of application, candidate Teaching Fellows must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or permanent residents of U.S. possessions such as American Samoa. Foreign students who hold student visas are not eligible.
If you are a graduate student seeking to become a Teaching Fellow please contact Ms. Priyani Jayetileke directly using the information below.
If you have already applied to an academic department, please notify Ms. Jayetileke in the Academic Outreach office at the address below so that this office can work with that department. If you have not applied, we may be able to arrange for a review of a late application.
Ms. Priyani Jayetileke
Academic Outreach and Special Projects
Lehigh University
422 Brodhead Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015
Phone: (610) 758-4133
Fax: (610) 758- 5940
E-mail: prj2@lehigh.edu
