Science Education

Interested in science education and outreach? There is great diversity in the careers that you can follow:

• Teach science at K-12
• Become a college lecturer or faculty at a community college
• Work for a non-profit or professional organization on science education outreach
• Develop your own outreach initiative
• Work with publishers on science education materials (books, videos, etc.)
• Work in a museum or science center

• Videocast by NIH OITE Careers in Science Education and Outreach.
• Relevant sections in the NIH Symposium Newsletters from 2013 (page 17).
• Article on Creating opportunities for science PhDs to pursue careers in high school education.
• Article on working at a museum.

• Take advantage of teaching opportunities, including planning and development of course content.
     For example:
  • Consider the JHMI Professional Development Office Collaborative Teaching Fellows Program
  • Participate in the JHU Preparing Future Faculty Teaching Academy
  • Teach as an adjunct at a Community College
  • TA or tutor for a course
  • Mentor a student in the lab
  • Participate in the Incentive Mentoring Program or other outreach programs
  • Consider the Maryland Science Center internship program
  • Consider the summer teaching opportunities at CTY
• Identify writing opportunities to communicate science to the public.
• Courses to consider:
  • Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment in School Settings (SoE)
  • Classroom Management (SoE)
  • Introduction to Effective Instruction (SoE)
  • Curriculum Theory, Development, and Implementation (SoE)

    Check our list of courses for more.

• If you are interested in teaching K-12 in public schools, consider alternative certification programs.
• Consider the ETS internship Educational Testing Service (ETS) Fellowship and Internship Programs in R&D
• Explore training opportunities from the Center for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning

• NSTA - National Science Teachers Association
• NARST Home Page - National Association for Research in Science Teaching
• AAAS - American Association For The Advancement of Science
• ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education
• NAS - National Academy of Sciences
• American Society for Microbiology has an emphasis on training educators. Professional societies specific to other disciplines may also have resources on education, and provide a good place to start gathering information and network.