[bioundgrd] Fwd: IAP grant opportunity - Teach for America

[Janice Chang]

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>Four Weeks for America Challenge
>IAP 2007
>
>The MIT Public Service Center and Teach For 
>America have teamed up to offer MIT students an 
>exciting new challenge for IAP 2007. Spend your 
>IAP solving problems that matter, learn about 
>Teach for America, and make a difference for 
>kids - all expenses paid.*  Ever wonder what 
>it's like to teach in a small, rural school? A 
>big inner-city school? Want to inspire kids 
>about science? Motivate kids about math? Drive 
>educational change? Want to help rebuild New 
>Orleans schools? Have you wondered what Teach 
>for America is like, and you don't want to wait 
>to find out?
>
>Low risk, high return - what are you waiting 
>for! And did we mention, all expenses paid?*
>
>Applications are due December 6 at 5 PMŠ.
>
>Choose your challenge! Or rank the ones that 
>interest you in order, best first.
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>1.) Design and help teach math or science unit 
>for a Teach for America instructor for a month.
>
>2.) Teach a small group of advanced students who 
>are particularly far ahead in math or science. 
>Work with the Teach for America instructor to 
>figure out a strategy for continuing 
>high-quality instruction for those students once 
>you leave.
>
>
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>3.) Work with a school or school district on 
>data analysis/strategic planning, and develop a 
>data-driven plan or proposal for ways to improve 
>the district.
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>
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>4.) Work with a Teach For America regional 
>office interested in having an extra data 
>specialist for a month, to assist with analyzing 
>corps member data and providing advice on how to 
>execute that most effectively.
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>5.) Work on educational infrastructure in New 
>Orleans. If you have a background in 
>architecture, urban planning, or civil 
>engineering, and you have an interest in 
>education, you can help New Orleans to develop 
>an excellent school system by working with Teach 
>For America to develop infrastructure that 
>supports it.
>
>Interested? Challenged? Excited? We are too!
>
>Contact Heather at trickett at mit.edu for application instructions.
>
>* The Small Print: The PSC will pay for your 
>travel expenses, give you a food stipend, and 
>help with materials expenses if they're needed. 
>Teach For America will arrange for your work and 
>your accommodations (which likely means sleeping 
>on the couch or in the guest room of the teacher 
>you're working with.)
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