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The Scientist in Every Florida School (SEFS) program matches scientists with K-12 public schools in Florida, with a focus on Title I schools; provides teachers with useful professional development opportunities, resources, and support in the classroom; and builds long-term, collaborative partnerships between teachers and scientists through a statewide professional learning community.
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In addition to individual scientist classroom visits, SEFS also hosts live streams and virtual field trips and produces educational videos for the classroom. View all of these products on our YouTube channel. Register for upcoming live streams and virtual field trips on our Upcoming Events calendar.
K-12 On-Demand Teaching Resources
- ‘Virtual Q&A with a Scientist’ events and supplemental K-12 resources: These 30-minute discussions and field trips include a brief overview of a particular research area, followed by a question and answer session. Select presentations also include virtual tours of museums, research vessels and laboratories. SEFS also provides supplemental resources such as readings, writing prompts, and activities for select topics.
- SEFS Science Segments: Short video interviews with a scientist organized by learning standard.
For teachers:
For scientists:
Become a SEFS Scientist: Are you a scientist or graduate student interested in visiting a Florida classroom? Does your research focus on air, water, land or life? We would love to help connect you to K-12 students! Click the Scientist Participation Request Form to join.
We are always happy to give a presentation about SEFS to your lab or department as well. Please contact Brian Abramowitz (babramowitz@floridamuseum.ufl.edu) if you would like to schedule one.
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