UteachEngineering Participant Application

Application for the UTeachEngineering
Engineering Summer Institute for Teachers (ESIT)

Thank you for your interest in applying to UTeachEngineering's Engineering Summer Institute for Teachers (ESIT).

This innovative professional development opportunity for secondary engineering teachers comprises two courses that will be delivered over the span of six weeks at The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Texas at Dallas or The University of Texas at El Paso. Participants should expect to spend 40 hours per week engaged in active class and lab work and many additional hours completing out-of-class readings and projects.

The ESIT application process will be competitive with selection based on a candidate’s demonstrated academic capacity and potential to grow into a teacher leader with expertise in content- and inquiry-based pedagogy. Applicants selected for the program will receive, upon successful completion of their ESIT, both a $3000 stipend and continuing education credits (UT Austin) or other appropriate credits (UT Dallas, UT El Paso).

The Application Process and Deadlines

Please provide all of the requested information in this online application form. Teachers who complete the application process by November 15 will be notified of their selection status no later than December 15. Teachers who apply later than November 15 will be considered as part of a rolling admission process and notified of their status at a later date.

Required: Your Personal Statement

After completing all required fields on this form, you will be directed to another page where you will provide a personal statement explaining your interest in this program and in secondary engineering education. We recommend that you prepare this statement ahead of time so that you can simply cut and paste it into the provided field.

Required: Your School’s Plan for Integrating Secondary Engineering

After submitting your personal statement, you will be directed to a third page to upload a pdf file of a letter, signed by your school principal, which meets the following guidelines:

If your school has a plan for integrating secondary engineering education into its curriculum, this letter should describe that plan in as much detail as possible.
If your school does not yet have a defined plan for integrating engineering into its curriculum, this letter may describe the school’s commitment to planning for such integration over the coming year (e.g., by convening a working group within the science department to project engineering course enrollment numbers and produce a detailed plan for implementing courses).
In either case, the letter should specify your anticipated role in the school’s plan.

If you do not have the ability to create and upload a pdf file, you will be given directions for submitting this letter by mail.

Inquiries

Questions may be emailed to Theresa Dobbs.

Applicant General Information

First Name*:
Last Name*:
Home Mailing Address*:
City*:
State*:
Zip code*:
Home or Cell Phone*:
Email*:
Current Title or Position*:
What subject(s) do you teach?*
What grade(s) do you teach?*
What other subject(s) have you taught?*
What other grade(s) have you taught?*
Teaching Experience (Years)*:
Teaching Certification(s)*:		(Please list all)
Certification Route*:
Are you applying to the ESIT at UT Austin, UT Dallas or UT El Paso?*
Are you interested in applying for the UTeachEngineering Master of Arts in Science and Engineering Education (MASEE) program or the UT Dallas MA in Teaching (MAT) program?*

* Indicates a required field

Applicant Educational Background

College / University Degree(s)
Degree *	College / University *	Year *	Major *	Minor *

College / University Coursework

Subject

Undergraduate Hours Completed *

Graduate Hours
Completed *

Engineering*:

Mathematics*:

Biology*:

Chemistry*:

Physics*:

Earth Sciences*:

Space Sciences*:

Education*:

* Indicates a required field

Applicant's School and District Information

Full School Name*:
School District*:
School Mailing Address*:
City*:
State*:
Zip code*:
School Classification*:
Is this a Title I School?*

* Indicates a required field

School Administration Contact Information

Department Chairperson's Name*:
Department*:
Phone*:
Email*:
School Principal / Administrator's Name*:
Title*:
Phone*:
Email*:

* Indicates a required field

Professional References

All applicants to the ESIT program are required to provide the name and contact information of at least one professional reference, preferably a department chair or other appropriate colleague. Your reference(s) should be able to discuss and cite specific examples of your potential to grow into a teacher leader with expertise in content- and inquiry-based pedagogy. We will ask your reference(s) to complete a reference form in support of your application.
Reference Name*:
Reference Title*:
Reference Email Address*:
First Additional Reference Name:
First Additional Reference Title:
First Additional Reference Email Address:
Second Additional Reference Name:
Second Additional Reference Title:
Second Additional Reference Email Address:

* Indicates a required field

Program Evaluation Questions

Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following four statements about secondary engineering education and provide information about your ethnicity and certification plans. Your responses to these questions will not be considered when your application is reviewed, but rather used for internal program evaluation purposes.
Engineering is an ideal course in which to teach mathematics and science in an applied setting*:

The opportunities for 'hands on' activities is increased in an engineering course*:

Since Texas is now requiring a fourth year of science that must be laboratory-based, schools are allowed to choose from existing courses such as anatomy/physiology, chemistry, physics… Schools may also add a new course in space science or engineering. My school will be adding an engineering course as an upper-level science course*:

My completion of the Engineering Summer Institute for Teachers will assure me of teaching engineering in my high school*:

Do you currently hold the TExES 174 Mathematics/Physical Sciences/Engineering certification?*:		Yes No
If no, do you plan to seek the TExES 174 Mathematics/Physical Sciences/Engineering certification?*:		Yes No

To the extent provided by applicable law, no person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under, any program or activity sponsored or conducted by The University of Texas System or any of its institutions, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status, or disability. So that we may track demographic data, please select your ethnicity from the following list*:

* Indicates a required field

I certify that all information provided on this application is complete and correct.
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Step One: Please verify that you have completed all required fields before submitting your application.

Step Two: After submitting this application you will be forwarded to another page where you should provide a personal statement explaining your interest in this program and in secondary engineering education. We recommend that you prepare this statement ahead of time so that you can simply cut and paste it into the provided field.

Step Three: After you have submitted your personal statement, you will be directed to a third page where you should upload a letter from your principal outlining your school’s plans for integrating engineering into its curriculum. If you are unable to upload a pdf file, you will be given a mailing address to which you may send this letter.