Data Science Summer in The City: A STEM Summer Institute for Elementary Teachers
The Summer 2024 STEM Institute will provide elementary grade teachers a chance to learn, collaborate, and plan for instruction that integrates place-based learning and data science across the curriculum. We will focus on investigating our local communities through the lenses of culturally responsive, justice-based STEM learning. Teachers will leave the summer institute with curricular resources and strategies to try in their classrooms, and online follow-up during the fall semester will support teacher teams as they bring these ideas to life.
The in person institute will be held June 17, 18, 20, and 21, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. on the San Francisco State University Campus. Follow up sessions will be online and scheduled based on the availability and needs of participating teachers.
Participants will receive a stipend of $2000 dollars for completion of the full professional learning experience (in person institute + follow up sessions).
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The Summer 2024 STEM Institute will provide elementary grade teachers a chance to learn, collaborate, and plan for instruction that integrates place-based learning and data science across the curriculum. We will focus on investigating our local communities through the lenses of culturally responsive, justice-based STEM learning. Teachers will leave the summer institute with curricular resources and strategies to try in their classrooms, and online follow-up during the fall semester will support teacher teams as they bring these ideas to life.
The 2024 Math and Science Summer Institute includes four in-person days in summer 2024 as well as 8 hours of Zoom-based follow-up to support you in implementing ideas from the institute into your teaching practice.
We will meet in person on the SFSU campus 9:00 am - 3:00 pm on June 17, 18, 20, and 21.
Online follow-up in the fall semester will be arranged based on participant needs and availability.
Meet the San Francisco State University STEM Summer Institute Team
Maria del Rosario Zavala, associate professor of elementary education, specializing in mathematics and author of the new book: Cultivating Mathematical Hearts.
Tendai Chitewere, Professor, School of the Environment and director of the Center for Science and Mathematics Education. She specializes in social and environmental justice.
Stephanie Sisk-Hilton, Professor of Elementary Education, specializing in science education and author of Teaching Climate Science in the Elementary Classroom: A Place-Based, Hope-Filled Approach to Understanding Earth’s Systems.
Evra M. Baldinger, Assistant Professor of secondary education, specializing in mathematics education, groupwork-based equity pedagogies, and teacher learning.
Frequently Asked Questions
Applicants should fill out the online applications at this Qualtrics link.
The application will ask you about your basic information, your current teaching position, and what you hope to get out of the institute.
Submit your application by April 30. We will notify applicants by May 15 at the latest.
Participants will receive a stipend of $2000 for participation in the in person institute AND 8 hours of follow up activities.
The 2024 Data Science Summer in The City: A STEM Summer Institute for Elementary Teachers is open to Bay Area elementary school teachers who are available to meet at San Francisco State University on June 17, 18, 20, and 21, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
We welcome school or district teams, but you do not need to be a part of a team to apply.
If you have questions about this program, feel free to reach out to Tendai Chitewere (tendai@sfsu.edu).