Pre-service Teacher Research Experience in Biodiversity Studies
Research Experience for Teachers in Biodiversity Studies
With funding from the National Science Foundation, Loyola University Chicago is excited to offer summer research internships for teacher candidates interested in teaching science or math at the high school level.
Teachers are expected to implement inquiry-based approaches in the classroom; however this can be challenging without participating in research first-hand. With this new program, beginning teachers will work full time over 10 weeks alongside a Loyola faculty lab for a paid summer internship. Complementing the research, biodiversity interns will participate in professional development sessions focused on STEM education and how to authentically integrate inquiry-based experiences into their future classrooms.
Data Nuggets Workshop
Join the developers of Data Nuggets and Loyola University Chicago for an introduction to the Data Nuggets resource collection. Educators will participate in sample learning scenarios as they learn how this resource collection can help teachers incorporate authentic data and graphical analysis in the classroom and develop meaningful research opportunities for their students. Free registration, lunch, and parking included.
June 18, 2025
9:30 - 4:00 at Loyola University Chicago, Lakeshore Campus
Hosts:
Data Nuggets Team: Melissa Kjelvik, Elizabeth Schultheis, Mike Grillo, and Lara Smetana
Audience:
Middle and high school STEM teachers and teacher educators
Register HERE by June 13
Biodiversity Studies Summer Internship
The focus of this program is Biodiversity in an urban setting. The loss of biodiversity is one of the biggest challenges of our time and thus biodiversity science is one of the fastest growing and most integrative fields in all of science and incorporates questions and methodologies from a range of disciplines including biology, chemistry, geology, computer science, math, and statistics. Questions: Contact Dr. Michael Grillo, mgrillo1@luc.edu.
Education and Biology collaboration secures National Science Foundation funding
Preparing high-quality secondary science and mathematics teachers
The program exposes future teachers to research and provides first-hand experience with the scientific process to enhance their preparedness and ability to effectively teach science in the classroom. The focus of this program is biodiversity in an urban setting.
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Students will work full time over 10 weeks in a Loyola faculty member's lab
$6,000
Participants will receive a $6,000 stipend
For this program, both graduate and undergraduate students will work full time over 10 weeks in a Loyola faculty members lab during the summer (May-August) and will participate in weekly professional development sessions. Participants will receive a $6,000 stipend and will have opportunities to attend a professional conference.
With funding from the National Science Foundation, Loyola University Chicago is excited to offer summer research internships for teacher candidates interested in teaching science or math at the high school level.
Teachers are expected to implement inquiry-based approaches in the classroom; however this can be challenging without participating in research first-hand. With this new program, beginning teachers will work full time over 10 weeks alongside a Loyola faculty lab for a paid summer internship. Complementing the research, biodiversity interns will participate in professional development sessions focused on STEM education and how to authentically integrate inquiry-based experiences into their future classrooms.
Data Nuggets Workshop
Join the developers of Data Nuggets and Loyola University Chicago for an introduction to the Data Nuggets resource collection. Educators will participate in sample learning scenarios as they learn how this resource collection can help teachers incorporate authentic data and graphical analysis in the classroom and develop meaningful research opportunities for their students. Free registration, lunch, and parking included.
June 18, 2025
9:30 - 4:00 at Loyola University Chicago, Lakeshore Campus
Hosts:
Data Nuggets Team: Melissa Kjelvik, Elizabeth Schultheis, Mike Grillo, and Lara Smetana
Audience:
Middle and high school STEM teachers and teacher educators
Register HERE by June 13
Biodiversity Studies Summer Internship
The focus of this program is Biodiversity in an urban setting. The loss of biodiversity is one of the biggest challenges of our time and thus biodiversity science is one of the fastest growing and most integrative fields in all of science and incorporates questions and methodologies from a range of disciplines including biology, chemistry, geology, computer science, math, and statistics. Questions: Contact Dr. Michael Grillo, mgrillo1@luc.edu.
For this program, both graduate and undergraduate students will work full time over 10 weeks in a Loyola faculty members lab during the summer (May-August) and will participate in weekly professional development sessions. Participants will receive a $6,000 stipend and will have opportunities to attend a professional conference.