Research Experiences for Teachers (RET)
at Northeastern University

Host Institution

Northeastern University

Web site/URL

www.ret.neu.edu

Street Address

360 Huntington Avenue, 027 Lake Hall

City

Boston

State   MA

ZipCode  02115

Telephone

617.373.2036

Fax  617.373.8496

Program Director

Claire Duggan

Email

c.duggan@neu.edu

Program Focus

 Science      Engineering

Brief Program Description

Professional development coupled with research and design experiences provides middle and high school teachers an opportunity to develop interesting, cutting-edge science and engineering classroom connections.

The Northeastern University RET program is a summer experience that not only provides opportunity for authentic research by middle and high school teachers, but also provides effective inquiry-based professional development, opportunities for review of high-quality curricula, and connections to national, state and local educational standards. In addition to presenting an overview of their research, teachers develop units tied to their classroom curriculum and have opportunities to present these units to each other and content specialists for feedback before they introduce them to their students.

Target Audience

In-service Teachers
             Middle     High

Number of participants served annually

In-service Teachers
            Middle          High 20

Other relevant program information

• Program participation is by application
• Program announcements/solicitations are made via web, email and direct mailings