The UNLV Center for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education is currently accepting applications for the Spring 2025 STEM Educator and Student Partnership Paid Internship.

Program Summary

Educators need help in the classroom bringing STEM-CS experiences to learners, pre-service educators need mentorship in STEM-CS content and pedagogy, and STEM-CS students need chances to practice skills in STEM-CS and presentation of STEM-CS content. This project will recruit undergraduate students majoring in STEM-CS and undergraduate students majoring in education and partner them together in Internship groups. These intern groups will be placed in a grade 8-12 classroom, where they will work together to support educators while sharing and gaining knowledge of STEM-CS content, pedagogy, and the intersection of the two.

Why Should I Apply?

Undergraduate students will gain experience working with educators and bring STEM-CS experiences to grades 8-12.

Eligibility

• Undergraduate student with 30+ earned credits
• Undergraduate students majoring in a STEM-CS content area or Education
• Has a 2.5 GPA or higher

Commitment

Interns will visit a classroom 16 times during the spring semester. During these visits, interns will become familiar with the classroom environment and dynamics, student teach, collaborate to develop a STEM-CS education product, and develop content knowledge and pedagogical skills.

Support

Interns will work closely with DRI and UNR/UNLV faculty in addition to their educator fellows with whom they are partnered. Intern groups will also have access to a STEM-CS professional development series, which will expose students to current education pedagogy, research, and hands-on STEM-CS methods.

Submit your application before Friday, December 6, 2024—any questions, contact Dr. Hasan Deniz (hasan.deniz@unlv.edu)