Enhancing Teaching in Science and Engineering
(EnTISE)

EnTISE (Enhancing Teaching in Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering) is a pilot program organized by the University of Minnesota Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) in collaboration with the College of Education and Human Development. The EnTISE program is designed to provide opportunities for graduate students to develop their teaching skills, while working with local area middle and high school teachers to create and implement innovative methods for K-12 science education.

Fellowship Announcement

The MRSEC announces the availability of two graduate fellowships (EnTISE fellowships) for students who are interested in working with local area school teachers to generate educational materials related to their MRSEC-sponsored research, and to use these materials to engage and educate middle and high school students about science and engineering. An EnTISE fellowship will provide the graduate student with a $30,000 stipend and an additional $10,500 cost-of-education allowance for tuition, health insurance and fees for one year. The EnTISE fellows will be expected to spend about ten hours per week with faculty from the College of Education and Human Development, and in an middle/upper school classroom with partner teachers co-planning and co-teaching science lessons, serving as role models for students, and learning science-specific teaching strategies. The MRSEC intends to expand this pilot program up to 10 students/year through a grant proposal that will be submitted to the National Science Foundation (see complete announcement). The expanded program will aim for 2-year fellowships for each student. If the NSF proposal is funded, the students chosen for the pilot program will also be eligible for a second year of funding through the expanded program.

Eligibility

Applicants must be Citizens or Permanent Residents of the United States, and must have graduate student standing in a MRSEC or an Institute of Technology (IT) department. They must have passed their preliminary examination with a proposed plan of research already in progress. Both the graduate student applicant and their advisor must be committed to the goals of the EnTISE project. Teaching or mentoring experience, particularly with populations underrepresented in science, and fluency in a second language are desirable but not necessary.

Application Process

Applications for the EnTISE fellowship are due by email at the MRSEC office (engen010@umn.edu) by 5:00 pm Monday December 1, 2008. An application form and additional information can be downloaded below. The program is expected to begin in January 2009, the beginning of the spring term in the participating school districts.

Application Form and Complete Fellowship Announcement (.pdf)