Scientific Work Experience Programs for Teachers (SWEPT)

Research Experiences for Teachers

(RET)

For a more comprehensive listing of programs, visit the RET Network site. Also: Science Service

• Arkansas STRIVE
• American Physiological Society' Frontiers in Education
• Armada Project
• Baltimore Excellence in Science Teaching (BEST)
• Business Education Compact 
• Department of Energy's Laboratory Science Teacher Professional Development Program
• Industry Initiatives for Science & Math Education (IISME)
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
• Natural History of Genes (Utah)
• Partners in Science (Murdock Charitable Trust)
• Project GIFT (Georgia Tech)
• Rockefeller University's Outreach Program
• Science and Mechatronics Aided Research for Teachers (SMART)
• Science Education Partnership (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center)
• Science Teacher Access to Resources at Southwestern (STARS - UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas)
• Summer Research Program for Science Teachers (Columbia University)
• Teacher at Sea 

Teachers Participation in Research Programs Improves Their Students' Achievement in Science Paper published in the Journal Science (October 2009)

SWEPT Multi-site Student Outcomes Study - 7 SWEPT Programs collaborated in a NSF-funded study to determine if these programs are having an impact on the students in their classes.