Research Experience for Teachers

On behalf of The UW-Madison NSEC ICE hosts an annual Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program. Through the RET program teachers work with NSEC education and outreach staff, faculty, and graduate students to produce nanoscience curriculum for use in their classrooms. Previous projects have included:

• Nanoscience in Nature: A Webquest: Jeanne Nye (Grades 5-8)
• Middle School Self Assembly: Peter Watts (Grade 7)
• Physical Properties of Nanostructures: Kevin Moore (Grades 9-12)
• Environmental Impacts of Nanotechnology: Jeanine Gelhaus (Grades 5-8)
• Gold Nanoparticles as Sensors for Sports Drinks: Suzanne Folberg (Grades 5-12)
• An Inexpensive Working Model of a Scanning Probe Microscope: Maynard Morin (Grades 9-12)

We are seeking highly qualified teachers to join us each summer for a six week experience. ICE will provides a stipend and pays for the materials to present your developed lesson in your classroom the academic year following your RET experience.

Support for the RET program is provided by the UW-Madison NSEC