Gifted Education Resource Institute

 

The Purdue’s Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute (GER2I) is looking for a teacher for the 2024 Summer Residential Program, and we are recruiting for a specific STEM course. Please see the description of the course below. 

 

• Course Title: Design & Prototyping of Smart Toys and Robots

• Course Description: Build upon your knowledge of electronics, programming, sensors, and design to create smart toys and robots. Create technologies you control from your cell phone using everyday recyclables, circuits, and more, and work in collaborative teams to design and build a creative final project. We’ll also explore the Internet of Things (IoT), the ever-growing network of physical objects for internet connectivity. If you’re serious about engineering and technology, the skills you learn and the products you create at GER2I will be especially useful when applying for engineering and technology-based college programs.

• # of students enrolled in this class: 16 every two weeks (total 32 students)

• Payment: $2500  (+ $100 for a masters degree, + 200 for a PhD degree)

• Grade level: high school (grades 9 to 12)

• Teaching: July 01 – 26 (including July 4th), from Monday to Friday, 3 hours per day (1:00-4:00 pm), 15 hours of working per week

• Other important dates:
  • A meet-and-greet session with students: June 30 and July 14, Sunday, from 7:45-8:30 PM
  • Parent-teacher conference: July 13 and July 27, Saturday, from 9:00-10.30 AM

NOTE: INTERNATIONAL GRAD STUDENTS: If you are teaching as an international graduate student at Purdue, make sure you have authorization to work and take class/do research while working for GER2I. Check with ISS about details regarding your workload and employment status prior to your commitment. Teaching this class at GER²I requires 15 hours per week. International graduate students taking a summer class cannot work more than 20 hours per week. However, international graduate students NOT taking a summer class can work up to 40 hours per week. 

 

For questions about becoming an instructor or if you would like more information about the camp, please feel free to contact Brenda Matos, SRES Program Coordinator, at geri@purdue.edu or bvieira@purdue.edu. 

 

 

Brenda Matos

Doctoral Student | Graduate Research Assistant 

Academic Coordinator of GER²I Summer Residential Program

Department of Educational Studies

Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute (GER²I)

College of Education, Purdue University  

Beering Hall, Room 3159 

100 N. University Street  

West Lafayette, IN, 47907-2098  

Email: bvieira@purdue.edu