|
RE-SEED is a program developed at and directed from
Northeastern University. It was founded with a grant from
the National Science Foundation, by three co-principal
investigators (Pis):
- Dr. Christos Zahopoulos, Principal
Scientist at the Center for Electromagnetics
Research (CER), Northeastern University, is
the Director of SEED and RE-SEED. He is
responsible for all the daily operations of
the programs, the facilitation of all the
SEED and RE-SEED workshops, and the quality
of the program as it expands. He and
professor Dr. Alan Cromer (see below) wrote
the Project SEED Sourcebook of
Demonstrations, Activities, and Experiments
and developed and facilitated all the SEED,
RE-SEED, and leadership training workshops.
Zahopoulos and Cromer also developed and
presented 17 hour-long, live, interactive
SEED telecasts that are now available to the
SEED and RE-SEED participants and schools
where they volunteer.
- Dr. Alan Cromer, Professor of Physics,
Northeastern University. He and Christos
Zahopoulos have been involved in all the
joint activities related to SEED and RE-SEED
(see above).
- Dr. Michael Silevitch, Professor of
Electrical Engineering, Northeastern
University, is the Director of CER and of
CESAME (Center for the Enhancement of Science
and Mathematics Education), and a co-PI on
the Massachusetts Statewide Systemic
Initiative, Project PALMS.
Supporting the PIs are
- Deirdre Murphy, the coordinator of
SEED and RE-SEED, who is in charge of all
administrative aspects of both programs,
including the recruitment of qualified
retirees and their placement in classrooms.
- Dr. Kit Juniewicz, the RE-SEED field
coordinator, secures training sites and
recruits and places qualified retirees in
classrooms.
A number of SRAs help with fundraising and
recruiting without financial compensation.
Funding. The training of retirees to be SRAs
was initially funded by a $200,000 grant from the
National Science Foundation. The Leadership Training
Program has been funded by the Noyce Foundation with
annual grants since 1993 totaling $470,000. Currently,
the program is supported by grants from the Noyce
Foundation and the IEEE Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers Life Members and by contributions
from local businesses and participating schools.
Contacts.For further information, contact
- Ms. Deirdre Murphy
- RE-SEED Coordinator
- Northeastern University
- 716 Columbus Avenue
- Suite 378
- Boston, MA 02120
Phone: 617-373-8388
FAX: 617-373-8496
e-mail: dmurphy@lynx.neu.edu
Project
RE-SEED Chronology
1989. Project SEED starts as a pilot program,
supported by a $30,000 grant from the National Science
Foundation. Workshops are given to selected teachers.
1990. Project SEED receives a $328,000 grant
from the NSF for two years to train inservice
middle-school science teachers in the greater Boston
area.
1991. Project RE-SEED starts as a pilot program
under a $28,000 grant from NSF. It trains its first six
SRAs and places them in classrooms.
1992. Projects SEED and RE-SEED receive an
$885,000 four-year grant from NSF (a) to continue
training middle-school science teachers and SRAs in the
greater Boston area and (b) to train Teacher Leaders who
in turn will offer after-school workshops to their
colleagues.
1993. Project RE-SEED establishes a Leadership
Training Program with the support of a $100,000 grant
from the Noyce Foundation. It trains 16 SRA leaders and
establishes seven SRA training sites in Massachusetts and
Maine. RE-SEED leaders, working in groups of two or
three, train about 50 new SRAs.
1994. The Noyce Foundation renews its support
with $140,000 grant. A cadre of 19 new RE-SEED leaders is
trained. A total of 14 sites are established in
Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island,
and about 80 SRAs are trained.
1995. RE-SEED receives a $100,000 continuation
grant from the Noyce Foundation to sustain and expand its
training sites. More SRAs are trained. SEED is selected
to be a Summer Content Institute for the Massachusetts
Statewide Systemic Initiative and receives a $50,000
grant of government funds dispensed by the state.
1996. The Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Life Members Committee votes
unanimously to award RE-SEED a $30,000 grant to be used
toward its national expansion. The Noyce Foundation
awards a $40,000 grant to RE-SEED. SEED is again selected
to be a Summer Content Institute for the Massachusetts
Statewide Systemic Initiative and receives a $42,000
grant.
1997. Regional RE-SEED Centers are established
in Atlanta, Georgia, and Portland, Oregon, with on-site
training starting in May and June, respectively. RE-SEED
also initiates establishment of Regional Centers in
Denver, Colorado, and Stockholm, Sweden.
|
