The Consortium for Achievement in Mathematics and Science (CAMS) program is a collaborative effort between the Merck Institute for Science Education, the Educational Testing Service, Kean University, and four urban school districts in New Jersey. Summer workshops are run that couple experienced high school teachers and a college professor into teaching teams that provide a combination of practical advice and theory on units of the curriculum selected by inexperienced high school teachers that attend.

Student apprentices under the program are paid a stipend for for their roles helping to run the workshop, serving as guides around campus, helping setup classrooms, preparing experiments etc.  If you are considering a career in teaching participation is an excellent way to get an idea of what it has to offer. Hours are flexible. If you are interested call (908-737-3675) or email Professor Hicks for more information and visit the CAMS Website.

Summer 2006

Osar Igbinosum                                                          Melissa Delatorre

This summer Osar Igbinosum and Melissa Delatorre worked as CAMS apprentices to help me prepare for the summer workshop. They went through the units of the high school curriculum that I was to help the teachers with and on which I gave short lectures. Osar and Melissa setup and performed each experiment and reported back to me to help me understand the problems that arise when trying to follow the given procedure using the given supplies. They both did a great job, but I am sorry they won't be back next year since they both are moving on to physical therapy school!