The Fulcrum Institute, Paige Hall, 12 Upper Campus Road, Medford, MA 02155 |  Tel: 617.627.3039  |  Fax: 617.627.3901
Join Fulcrum

Are You…?

  • Open and receptive to learning science and new ways of teaching?
  • Willing to take a careful look at your own teaching?
  • Interested in science education as a professional focus?
  • Interested in being part of a school-based team to improve science learning?
  • Interested in children’s scientific ideas and their development?
  • Interested in issues of diversity and equity?
  • Interested in earning Tufts University graduate credit?
Consider Joining the Fulcrum Institute and become a leader in Science Education!

In the Fulcrum Institute you will be part of a school-based team devoted to improving science education. You will earn an equivalency of 14 semester hours (3.5 Tufts graduate credits) as you:

  • Improve the quality of science education in schools
  • Work towards a subsidized graduate degree
  • Discover how scientists and students consider the same scientific phenomena
  • Further your understanding of key science concepts
  • Develop strategies for planning inquiry-based science in diverse classrooms
  • Learn to support science learning and conduct classroom research in your teaching
  • Become leaders of science in your school and district with the support of your school administrators and colleagues

To receive application materials for the Fulcrum Institute:

Please send an email to fulcrum@tufts.edu with the subject line: Please send application. Include your name, address, and tell us where you teach. An application packet will be mailed to you immediately. If you prefer, a PDF can be emailed to you. Please state your preference.

Carefully follow the instructions and send your completed application packet to:

The Fulcrum Institute
Tufts University
Department of Education
Paige Hall
Medford, MA 02155
USA

Tel: (617) 627-3039
Fax: (617) 627-3901

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