An Overview of the Clinically Rich Integrated Science Program by Professor Pamela Fraser-Abder Science Education, M.A.
Beginning November 2011, NYU Steinhardt will be accepting applications for the Clinically Rich Integrated Science Program, M.A. All students who are interested in obtaining a Master's Degree in Science Education should apply to this new one-year teacher residency program. Learn more about CRISP.
Program Director: Pamela Fraser-Abder
Contact Info: East Building, Suite 635
Phone: 212-998-5870
This program is designed to meet the needs of several types of students:
- First, it comprises an initial certificate teacher education program for teachers of science at the precollege level.
- Second, the professional program in science education provides an excellent opportunity for those who are presently teaching in schools or colleges to develop additional expertise in specific areas such as curriculum development, supervision, research, technology in science education, or science, technology, and society.
- Third, because of its concentration of courses focused on strategies for teaching science to urban students, this program provides an excellent opportunity for involving teachers in techniques for increasing participation in science by women and minorities.>
Financial Aid Opportunities
There are a number of opportunities for financial assistance for those pursuing graduate studies in math or science education at New York University. Many of these scholarships are for minority, in-service teachers of math and science. Scholarships may be applied for by submitting an application to the Math, Science and Technology Enhancement Program (MSTEP). Agencies that provide support under MSTEP include, The Teacher Opportunity Corps (TOC), the Teaching and Learning Quality Partnership grants (TLQP) and the Jewish Women Scholars program.
The Jewish Foundation for the Education of Women has provided multiyear funding to assist individual women while addressing teacher shortages in New York's public schools. Fellowships may be offered to new full-time master's applicants who wish to pursue the mathematics education or science education program. Fellowship recipients receive a one-time award of $28,000 in tuition assistance and agree to teach in New York City public schools after graduation. Consideration is automatically given to those who submit their application for admission and their FAFSA by February 1. No scholarship application required. All women, regardless of ethnicity or religious affiliation, are eligible, with serious consideration given to those women who show a strong interest and commitment to working in the New York City public school system and who have financial need (as evidenced by information submitted on the FAFSA).
The Woodrow Wilson-Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color offers a $30,000 stipend to support students of color in completing a master's degree program in education. Fellows agree to teach in a high-need school for three years. NYU is both a nominating institution for graduating seniors who wish to apply for this Fellowship program and a recipient institution for successful applicants who are awarded the Fellowship for their graduate education. NYU Steinhardt is the only New York City university or college designated as a recipient institution for WW-RBF Fellows. Learn more.
Career Opportunities
Severe shortages of science teachers at all levels have been forecast for the foreseeable future. This program provides the foundation for entering science education at an excellent time.
Graduates teach at both private and public schools. However, science communication skills are the basis for a variety of careers outside the formal school system as well. Newspapers and magazines, radio and television, museums and science centers, science and technology-based organizations, and corporations all need people who have a sound science background and can communicate scientific ideas to the general public