Outreach Programs

Programs for Middle School Teachers

Summer Research Program for Teachers

June 21 - August 13, 2010

Stanford’s Summer Research Program for Teachers offers eight-week research fellowships for teachers of middle school, high school and community college in the San Francisco Bay Area. Teachers work in a Stanford lab four days a week, and meet once a week as a group for science and engineering lectures by Stanford faculty, lab tours, and seminars on teaching. Participants earn a stipend of $7,200 for the summer and an additional $1,000 grant after developing and testing new lessons with their students.

Nanotechnology Summer Institute for Middle School Teachers

June 15 - 19, 2009

This one-week Institute teaches middle school teachers about nanotechnology research and the underlying physical concepts that apply to the science classes they teach. Daily sessions focus on inquiry-based modules providing teachers with materials that explicitly address California’s 8th grade physical science content standards. Participants receive stipends and Continuing Studies Credits.

Geoscape Bay Area for 6th Grade Earth Sciences Teachers

Learn about Earth Sciences using San Francisco Bay Area examples and current research. Modules focus on Plate Tectonics, Water, Energy, Ocean Ecology and more. Hands-on activities and field trips. Get involved in the Quake-Catcher Network (http://qcn.stanford.edu). For 6th grade science teachers. Free, potential stipend (dependent on funding). Workshop is held during the summer for 4 days, and applications are due mid April.

Public Lectures and Events

Stanford offers many free lectures for the general public on science and engineering topics that are delivered by Stanford's top researchers in terms understandable to the lay public. Examples include the SLAC Lecture Series and the Summer Science Lecture Series. See the "Lectures & Public Events" page on this site for more information.

Stanford Engineering Everywhere (SEE)

For the first time in its history, Stanford is offering some of its most popular engineering classes free of charge to students and educators around the world. Stanford Engineering Everywhere (SEE) expands the Stanford experience to students and educators online. A computer and an Internet connection are all you need. View lecture videos, access reading lists and other course handouts, take quizzes and tests, and communicate with other SEE students, all at your convenience. Visit the program website to access the classes.