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2007 RET Program Participants
Dylan Boyd
Sink or source? Examining Atmospheric CO Concentrations at Coastal and Inland sites in the Amazonian Rainforest
Steve Wofsy, V.Y. Chow, Dr. Bill Munger, Andrew Marion Humphrey (REU) Integrated Math
Needham High School
Joshua Bridger
Reactive Ion Etching Techniques and the High School Curriculum: Connecting nanoscale fabrication, research and development to the modern secondary science classroom
Professor Marko Loncar, Professor Robert Westervelt, David Issadore, Keith Brown Physics
Dover-Sherborn High School
Andre Derrien
Sky in a box: new applications for teaching light scattering
Professor David Weitz, Dr. Marco Caggione, Dr. Hans Wyss Physics
Brookline High School
Jessica Endlich
Peer Instruction: Adapted for High School Mathematics
Professor Eric Mazur, Jessica Watkins Math
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
Jan Mattimoe
Addressing 8th grade science misconceptions using peer instruction Professor John Free 8th Grade Science
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
William McDonald
Colloidal Silver—Bacterial Inhibition/Engineering Design
Professor Vinothan Manoharan, Dina Aronzon, Daniel Rosenberg
8th Grade Science
Kennedy Longfellow School, Cambridge
Mike Nduaguba
Splitting of a jet using microfluidics devices
Professor David Weitz, Dr. Adam Abate Physics & Math
Boston Latin
Lisa Perazone
Lessons from nature: introducing primary students to scientific concepts through current research in nanotechnology and microfluidics
Professor Joanna Aizenberg, Professor Howard Stone, Dr. Laurent Courbin 2nd Grade
Dallin Elementary School, Arlington
Rebekah Ravgiala
Mimicking the behavior of microtubules on a macroscale
Demonstrating the anti-microbial properties of colloidal silver on saccharomyces cerviesiae
Professor David Weitz, Louise Jawerth, Jen Talbot
Professor Vinothan Manoharan, Dina Aronzon, Daniel Rosenberg
Biology
Tyngsborough High School
Click this link for Information about the 2004 Research Experience for Teachers Program.
PEER INSTRUCTION
The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center and the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center at Harvard University, in conjunction with the Cambridge-Harvard GK12 Program, offer a workshop for middle and high school science and math instructors on Peer Instruction by Professor Eric Mazur. The basic goals of Peer Instruction are to encourage and make use of student interaction during lectures, while focusing students’ attention on underlying concepts and techniques. The method has been assessed in many studies using standardized, diagnostic tests and shown to be twice as effective as the conventional lecture approach to teaching.
Peer Instruction is now used in a wide range of science and math courses at the college and secondary level. During the Peer Instruction workshop, participants learn about Peer Instruction, serve as the “class” in which Peer Instruction is demonstrated, discuss several models for implementing the technique into the classroom, and learn about available teaching resources. More information on Peer Instruction is available at the website http://galileo.harvard.edu and at http://mazur-www.harvard.edu/education/educationmenu.php.
For information about the latest Peer Instruction Workshop, please visit http://www.eduprograms.deas.harvard.edu/peer_instruction.htm.
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