The Engineering Summer Program for Teachers (ESP4T) is a weeklong professional development workshop hosted at the University of Wyoming focusing on the use of Physical Computing as a teaching tool to engage K-12 students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Application Deadline: TBD
Workshop Session: TBD
Implementation Plan Due: TBD
Final Project and Reflection Due: TBD
Participants will receive a stipend as well as either UW credit or PTSB credit.
3 total UW Credits (2 after summer workshop; 1 after final project - cost: $60 per credit. $180 total)
2 PTSB Credits
The stipend for ESP4T 2024 is $1,000 after completion of summer workshop.
Dorm accomodations and meal plans will be available to workshop participants.
K12 educator in any content area.
Priority acceptance granted to Wyoming K-12 teachers who have not previously atteneded ESP4T.
Previous participants encouraged to apply and will be asked to share their classroom use of ESP4T learning and concepts.
ESP4T 2024 is open to individual applicants only (No team applications).
Attend the five day summer workshop at the UW campus
Develop and submit an implementation plan: Due August 2, 2024
Implement a lesson plan developed during the summer session, present to your school peers and administration about the ESP4T lesson implementation, and submit the final project/reflection to the ESP4T lead teachers: Due: May 23, 2025
Applications are not yet open for the 2025 Summer Session. Please fill out this form to receive an email when applications are available (early Spring 2025).
UW Faculty:
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