COSMOS (California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science) UC San Diego

2009 COSMOS Cal Teach Cluster Assistant Program

  Dates: July 5 – August 1, 2009
Location: UC San Diego
Stipend: up to $2,000


Click here for the Cal Teach Cluster Assistant Flyer
Click here for the Cal Teach Cluster Assistant Application (click for MS Word format)
Click here for Cal Teach Cluster Assistant job descriptions and qualifications for each cluster assistant position


This program will provide a chance for Cal Teach undergraduates to work intensively in a team environment for one month in COSMOS, a four-week intensive science, math, and engineering summer residential program for high school students. Your team will be comprised of the cluster (course topic) instructors, another cluster assistant (usually a graduate student), and a high school teacher for the cluster (Teacher Fellow). The cluster assistants help the students with their labs and team projects. The Cal Teach Cluster Assistants, in addition, will work with the Teacher Fellows on conducting the Scientific Communication Course and produce lesson plans based on the cluster materials and the Scientific Communication curriculum. For a total of 120 hours and $2,000, they are expected to work 28 hours a week for 4 weeks plus 8 hours of becoming familiarized with the labs before the program starts.

This internship is a special opportunity for Cal Teach students. The Cal Teach Cluster Assistants, who will be teaching STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) in K-12 settings, will:

 
  • Gain first-hand experience in conducting hands-on, inquiry-based learning
  • Be mentored in scientific communication curriculum for their future teaching careers
  • Gain experience in mentoring high school students on their labs and projects


Three Cal Teach Cluster Assistants will be selected. Two weeks before COSMOS starts, they should become familiarized with the labs in the cluster for which they are selected. To be eligible to apply, interested Cal Teach undergraduates must be working towards a STEM major, have completed an Education Studies course that includes a field placement, and be planning a K-12 teaching career. If you are interested in participating, please determine which two course clusters you would like to work in (in order of preference), fill out and submit an application form before April 10th. The three UCSD Cal Teach interns selected will be notified before May 1st.


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