Wednesday, June 13, 2018 BY 12:00 Midnight

Participant Selection will be made by: June 22, 2018 (**Please make sure that the supplied email will be active)
Participant Commitment deadline: June 29, 2018
All applicants will be notified via email.**

* August 6, 2018 - August 10, 2018  (Mon- Fri)
* 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM  (Mon - Thurs) and 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Fri- includes presentations and lunch)
* Participants will receive a small stipend for their participation and time AND a classroom kit (supplies, materials, & small equipment) for  completion of the project in their classroom during the 2018-2019 academic year.
     **Classroom kit is provided once in-class component begins.
* Materials and supplies for the 1-week program, including practicum, will be provided by the Immersion Science Program through a grant from the Society for Developmental Biology (SDB).
* 8 to 10 participants will be selected based on application responses and administrative support.
      **This is a competitive application process. Applications will be reviewed by science educators and scientists.

*Date & Time: August 6- 10, 2018 M-Th 10a-2p and F 10a-4p
*Location: Fox Chase Cancer Center; Philadelphia, PA 19111 (No housing; commuter only)
*Workshop Size: We will be selecting 8 to 10 participants for this workshop.
*Primary Focus Group: High school; Biology (any level)
     **Others also considered: Health-related, “STEM”, & middle school life-science
*Project focus: Dietary effects on development in fruit flies.
     **We will use various techniques, including observation of wing vein development, to screen supplements against genes in cancer signaling pathways.
*Topics: Cell division/apoptosis, transduction pathways, and cancer will be discussed.
     **Diet/nutrition will be linked to these discussions.
*Practical: On day 5, participants will engage a mock-lab-class (of former ISP graduates) in a hands-on activity to gain insight on how to bring the project into their classrooms.

* Participants that complete all portions (laboratory and classroom) of the SDB- TISP:  
(1) will be eligible for access to the Immersion Science footlocker,
(2) will be eligible to receive future ISP-classroom support (materials) to continue work in the classroom (C-ISP),
(3) may be included in future grant funding opportunities, and
(4) may have data included in publications.

Qualified applicants for the 2018 Summer T-ISP:
*Will have access to a gmail account for access to T-ISP materials and resources.
*Will  be able to attend the 5 day program, in its entirety (Mon-Fri)
*Will submit a W-9 (required for stipend to be issued)
*Will have a letter of support from their school (Principal, Vice/Assistant Principal, Department Chair, etc.):
                                               SEND Letter of Support TO: ImmersionScience.FoxChase@fccc.edu 
                                                Prior to materials and observation in class/school setting.
*With administrative permission, be able to commit to running Immersion Science lesson(s) in their classroom during the 2018-2019 school year.
*Will sign a minimal risk consent form to participate. This is a standard form for education research and clarifies that your participation is voluntary and that clarifies that the ISP may visit your class during Immersion Science Program classroom- lessons.
*Will be informed that ALL participants (and their schools/students)  will be de-identified regardless of data usage.

Since 2013 the Immersion Science Program has run various pilots for the Teacher-ISP workshop. With the help of you and the Society for Developmental Biology we can find out what the best practices really are AND help you add some inquiry-based experiments to your classroom curriculum!

“One of my colleagues participated in the Career symposium in the spring and told me that I should check out the teacher program.  I decided to apply and enroll in the program and quickly  realized it was unlike any other program that I have participated in as a teacher.  I enjoyed working with and learning from Dara & Alana and my fellow classmates were awesome!  
As a teacher, I am constantly looking for ways to prepare my students for college and careers in science.  This program is absolutely what I was looking for.  I am glad that I have developed a relationship with the ISP team because I know they will help me grow as a teacher and support my students in conducting cancer research in the classroom.” –J. Stark, Kingsway Regional HS (’15)

“I thought that this was a great opportunity to update my knowledge and lab skills in the area of genetics.  My students were participating in the program and they were teaching me new things as their experiences grew.  I wanted to keep up with them” –N. Ferrant, N Penn HS (’14)

“The workshop allowed me to think and experience the moment as the student. That set my mind into the planning stage and helped me think about how I could incorporate this experience into my classroom…. My goal is to continue to develop this experiment each year. This development I hope will help instill in my students the fascination of learning and discovering science beyond the textbook.” – C. Aichele, Academy at Palumbo HS (’13)

“The T-ISP program was a refreshing, productive way to spend a bunch of Saturday mornings.  Working with engaged and curious educators from around the region, tuning up lab skills, participating in active cancer research while applying developmental biology, molecular biology, and genetics concepts- and getting to brainstorm connections to the high-school curriculum. So fun. Well worth your time if you're looking to move your class out of the textbook and into the 21st century.” –G. Cohen, Central HS (’15)

“I had the opportunity of working and sharing ideas with other teachers I may not have had the good fortunate of otherwise meeting.  This was time well spent and I encourage other teachers to embrace this pivotal opportunity”  – P. Miller, Abraham Lincoln HS (’13)

"I am truly grateful for the opportunity to participate in the Immersion Science Program.  I was very interested in the mission of this program and then completely amazed by both Dara's and Alana's dedication to providing  a program that creates and entices science research opportunities for high school students and teachers.  As a science educator, I love the learning process, and this program allowed me to become a student again while creating great lessons to bring back to my own classroom.   The pedagogy between the science teachers during our time in the ISP lab was very refreshing and productive.  We had great brainstorming sessions and a lot of laughs.  Now my students in my Freshmen Honors Biology class are excited to continue the research project started at T-ISP." – K. Gallen, Nazareth Academy HS (’15)

(1) The training of teachers in experimental approaches to cancer research and provision with the materials to utilize the techniques, concepts, and experimental outline in their home schools in alignment with CORE curriculum, NGSS,  and science standards and
(2) The development of a research training program that will enable teachers and their students to partake in real-time cancer research experiments using (a) dietary supplements and (b) the fruit fly as a model organism.

Please proceed to the Summer 2018 T-ISP Application

Applicant Information

Administrative clearance for participation

Applicant Authorization of Materials Agreement

Please describe your experience and comfort working with the following:

Please be sure to include responses for each prompt.

All applicants will hear from the ISP after the cycle ends. Selected participants will have a 1-week period to accept their seat in the program. After this grace period, we will contact applicants on the wait-list. We wish you the best in the application process.