Scheller Teacher Education Program

2018 program dates: June 24 – June 30

“There has been no comparable professional development experience as unique, applicable, and inspiring
as SEPT. SEPT embodies everything professional development should be: collaborative, learner-led, and
actionable… There are few transformative experiences, professionally, that alter our course, and mine was
SEPT.” – Michael, SEPT class of 2012
Every summer since 1989, MIT has worked with MIT Alumni Clubs to bring outstanding middle and high
school teachers to the MIT Science and Engineering Program for Teachers (SEPT). This year we have
two simultaneous tracks of afternoon workshops:

Track 1: "Broadening Participation in STEM" will support teachers in their acquisition of skills to support
women, racial and ethnic minorities and students with disabilities in STEM.

Track 2: "Bringing Project-Based Learning & Inquiry into STEM Classrooms" will provide small and large
moves that teachers can make to help make their class more student-centered by increasing inquiry
and giving students voice and choice
“It transformed how I
looked at STEM education
For Teachers Who:
• Teach science, technology, engineering, and/or math to students and my role in education…
in 6th-12th grades. I was inspired by MIT,
• Integrate technology in their classrooms, particularly technology pushed by meaningful
that enables students to create. lectures and content, and
• Demonstrate innovation in their teaching practice and reinvigorated after a
advancement through past professional development or other school year of regulations,
extracurricular experiences.
grades, budgets, and
• Are able to commit to attend all sessions of the program, with
everything BUT content…
overnight accommodations in double-occupancy dorm rooms.
The relationships I've built
Where: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. during this time have
helped me improve as an
When: Sunday PM, June 24 – Saturday AM, June 30, with weekday educator.” – April,
sessions from 8:30am – 5:00pm and some evening programming. SEPT Class of 2008

How to apply: Contact your regional MIT Alumni Club for instructions and application deadlines.
Accepted teachers will be notified in late March. The SEPT Coordinator at MIT is also happy to speak
with with any interested teachers:

Rik Eberhardt, SEPT Coordinator

“It’s been like a hack in my sept@mit.edu
head!” – Alejandro, SEPT Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Class of 2013 77 Massachusetts Avenue, NE48-328
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

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