Eligibility and Criteria for Selection as a Teacher Partner
We encourage applications from science teachers who:
- Currently hold a full-time position at an accredited middle or high school in Washington, Oregon or Idaho.
- Earned a BS or BA degree in a natural science-related discipline (or a BS or BA degree of any type plus 3 years’ experience teaching science classes at the middle or high school level).
- Demonstrate experience using inquiry-based pedagogies and/or show a strong interest in developing their own scientific knowledge and experience in order to improve such classroom approaches.
- Demonstrate evidence of commitment to professional development (e.g., past participation in workshops, trainings, summer programs, etc.).
- Provide a positive statement of support from their current principal to participate in the program.
- Can commute 1 hour or less (one-way) on a ~daily basis to one of the WSU campuses (Vancouver, Tri-Cities, Spokane) or research center locations (Puyallup, Prosser) for the entirety of both 8-week summer sessions (actual frequency of commuting may vary depending on the needs of the summer research project).