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Columbia University
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New York, NY 10027

ESP.Columbia@gmail.com

Programs

Fall Splash!

Join us for Fall Splash on October 14th, 2012


Information


Columbia

Educational Studies Program



Building excitement for teaching and learning


Teacher's Resource Page

We are please you are interested in our program and hope you can be part of it.

Announcements

What is Splash? An opportunity to teach anything you want to high school students.
Where? On campus! In one of our academic buildings, where you have class!
When? October 14th, 2012
How? Complete teacher registration form!



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Want to be part of our leadership team? Email us!


Teaching at Splash

Teaching at Splash has postive impacts on both teachers and students. Being a Splash teacher empowers you to share what you love and inspire other students. Splash lets you design your own class and teach anything. The details of the program are up to you, and your class can be a lecture, an experiment, teaching a skill, or anything in between. Find more information on the teacher registration form.

Class Ideas

Other Splash program's classes range from learning how to knit a house scarf to Jedi Lightsaber duels to Special and General Relativity...don't be afraid to teach what you love, the possbilities are endless!



Here are some idea topics:

  • Business and Economics
  • Computer Science/Theoretical Mathematics
  • Film, Cinema, Theatre
  • Art, Art History and Archaeology
  • Poetry, Novels, Authors, Eras
  • Hands on crafts
  • Journalism
  • Modern Physics/ Astronomy for non-physicists
  • Foreign Languages & Cultures
  • Cooking and Food
  • Music and Instruments
  • Engineering!
  • Medicinal, Biological and Environmental Sciences
  • Zombie Defense


What does a typical class look like, and what does it encompass?

It can be anything you like! The classes are rather informal, but engaging and interactive. You can check out MIT's great class catalog here



Here is an example:

Stars and their Physical Properties

We wish upon them, gaze upon them on a clear night, but what do we really know about stars? Together we will explore exactly how stars are formed, how they die, and everything in between (even their afterlife!). We will talk about the big bang initiating the contents of the universe today, but how the stars do everything else. We'll even discuss how stars can either burn out to be harmless and docile, or turn into super massive black holes. Don't just marvel at their pretty twinkling-- appreciate the delicate physics behind this incredible phenomenon!

Length: 1 Hour       Difficulty: **       Enrollment: 33 (50 Max)
Prerequisites: A high school level understanding of physics is helpful, but not mandatory. Most physics concepts will be quickly reviewed in class. The course will primarily center around abstract concepts and relationships rather than hard numbers.
Teacher info: Isabel Baransky (isabelbaransky [at] yahoo [dot] com)
Columbia Engineering School Applied Phyics, 2nd Year Undergraduate

If you have any questions about classes, just let us know at ESP.Columbia@gmail.com


The Splash Commitment


What does it take to be a Splash teacher?
  1. Register to be a teacher by filling out this form
  2. Attend a organizational meeting before Splash, meet the others teachers and get free stuff!
  3. Teach your class, inspire students and help out at Splash!


From MIT's Splash Page:

Fine print:
We do advocate for all kinds of learning/teaching, however, you cannot teach how to make [very] dangerous/illegal things (drugs, explosives) For obvious legal and safety reasons, you cannot teach your students how to make illegal substances or explosive / highly corrosive / infectious materials. You are allowed to discuss the nature and/or structure of such substances, but we do ask to review syllabi for such classes.

Proselytize:
ESP is a nonprofit organization with no religious affiliation. We respect everyone's right to their personal religious beliefs and ask that our students, teachers and administrators do the same. While we certainly allow and encourage classes that explain customs, beliefs and structure of religions, we cannot allow any proselytizing or recruitment in our classes, nor any disrespect towards a person's religious affiliations or beliefs (or lack thereof). If a program participant (student or teacher) breaks these rules, we can and will ask them to leave the program.

Splash is entirely volunteer run. To learn more about what this is check out Learning Unlimited.

© 2012 Gladys Velez Caicedo