UC Santa CruzInstitute for Scientist and Engineer Educators

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The institute for Scientist and Engineer Educators (ISEE), an innovative initiative at UC Santa Cruz, will prepare science and engineering (S&E) graduate students for their educational role as future faculty members, and a wide range of other science and engineering careers requiring teaching skills.

Graduate students will complete courses and gain practical teaching experience while completing their S&E graduate studies through a flexible program that includes a certificate pathway.

ISEE graduate students will be at the forefront of transforming undergraduate S&E education by leading curricular innovations In ISEE’s unique “Teaching Labs,” courses and co-curricular activities aimed at recruitment, retention, and advancement of students fro diverse backgrounds. ISEE Teaching Labs will also provide sites for research on teaching, learning and professional development.

ISEE Components

  • New certificate in teaching S&E in higher education
  • Courses for graduate students (certificate and non-certificate options)
  • Professional Development Program which includes workshops for UCSC graduate students in addition to others at UCSC and from off-campus
  • Teaching Labs and model courses
  • Seminars, workshops, visiting scholars, and annual conference
  • Research on teaching, learning and professional development
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