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Yale New Haven Teachers Institute (YNHTI) Professional Development and Curricular Resources The YNHTI is an educational partnership between Yale University and the New Haven Public Schools designed to strengthen teaching and learning in local schools. Yale faculty members and New Haven teachers work together as colleagues. The Institute is also a forum for collaboration on new curricula. The Institute offers seminars in the sciences and the humanities in response to teachers' requests and curricular needs, as expressed through teacher representatives. Each participating teacher becomes an Institute Fellow and prepares a curriculum unit to be taught and published. Fellows become for one year members of the Yale community with library and other campus privileges. Upon successful completion of the Institute, Fellows receive a stipend and four CEUs. Eligibility: New Haven Public elementary, middle and high school teachers. Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History Peabody Fellows Program Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History Peabody Fellows Program This professional development program offers elementary, middle, and high school teachers innovative curricula and hands-on, inquiry-based learning methods that link biodiversity with Connecticut’s life and earth science standards. Participants attend a one-week teacher institute and receive a stipend, CEUs from Yale University, use of Museum specimens and ongoing support from the Peabody’s educators. The Fellows program covers varied content areas for different grades. All teachers are welcome to apply for this yearly program, depending upon grade level. Eligibility: Open to all educators. Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History Teacher Workshops The Yale Peabody Museum offers many professional development opportunities for in-service and pre-service teachers, ranging from afternoon workshops to weeklong summer institutes. Topics include anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, biology and geology. Curriculum units developed by participants are published by the Yale Peabody Museum Public Education Department. Eligibility: Open to all educators Center for Research on Interface Structures and Phenomena (CRISP) Teacher Internships The CRISP Research Experiences for Teachers program involves local science teachers in a research project as part of a team of researchers with diverse backgrounds in engineering, physics, applied physics, chemistry, and industry. A major objective of the program is to contribute to the improvement of K-12 science education by providing more qualified, socially diverse teachers, and, teacher-developed curriculum on Materials Science. The program embodies the National Science Education Standards, in offering professional development that is heavily based on investigations, where current and future teachers have direct contact with phenomena, gather and interpret data using appropriate technology, and are involved in groups working on real, open-ended problems. Eligibility: New Haven area students. Yale Outreach in Genomics and Proteomics The Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology offers programs for teachers of all grades that include lectures, hands-on experiments, and computer-based lab workshops. Participating teachers receive a stipend, CEUs and laboratory equipment borrowing privileges. Topics include the Human Genome Project, genetically modified plants, and laboratory workshops feature state-of-the-art biotechnology. Eligibility: Open to all educators. |
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