Northeastern University’s Center for STEM Education runs RE-SEED (Retirees Enhancing Science Education through Experiments and Demonstrations) to train retired scientists and engineers (and those who are not retired but have time available) to assist K-12 science teachers in the classroom, with a particular focus on middle school.  Volunteers complete a 30-hour training course about their supporting role in the classroom, the process for assisting teachers and students, and examples of hands-on inquiry-based learning activities.  Each is assigned to assist in a classroom once a week for a school year.  Principals and teachers can fill out an application to request a volunteer, and assignments will be made in late September through October.

The training sessions for new volunteers for the fall semester were over (September 2-5 and 11-12) before NewtonSTEM learned of this, but if you’re interested in volunteering, contact Daniel Sullivan at da.sullivan@neu.edu or 617-373-3382.