Step 1
Browse the course catalog for courses you would like to take
2011 Course Catalog
Write down the Course Number, Title and Class Number for each course you would like to take.
Step 2
Not a current graduate student? Enroll at UNL via Teach Nebraska
Admission
If you have not taken a graduate course at UNL in the past year, you need to enroll at UNL as a non-degree graduate student via the Teach Nebraska web site through Graduate Studies as the application fee is waived for current teachers. On your application, you will enter the Course Number, Title and Class Number and be automatically registered.
Step 3
If you are already taking graduate courses, enroll online via myRed
Registration
If you have taken a graduate course recently and know your NU ID and MyRed password, register for class via MyRed by searching for the Class Number (four digits) of the course you wish to take.
MyRed registration opens
March 7.
Step 4
Apply for a fellowship from NMSSI to further reduce the costs of tuition and fees
Fellowships
Apply for a fellowship from NMSSI via the CSMCE application portal by clicking on the Apply Now button below. Start by choosing "Create an Account."
All current Nebraska teachers automatically qualify for a Tuition Fellowship (20% of in-state tuition) for these graduate courses. Additional fellowships are available through NMSSI, on a competitive basis.
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Methods in Geoscience Field Instruction is an 12-day, inquiry-based field course in which participants will experience learning (and camping) in the great outdoors across Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. More details in this PDF.
In August 2010, Katie Soto, a sixth grade teacher in Lincoln, became the first person to earn her master's degree primarily by taking NMSSI courses developed for the Math in the Middle program. Eight of Soto's 12 graduate courses were taken through NMSSI.
Overview
We are pleased to announce the Nebraska Math & Science Summer Institutes (NMSSI) Summer 2011 course offerings. Our goal is to offer Nebraska teachers of math and science intellectually rich graduate coursework that will enhance their ability to offer their students challenging courses and curricula. The NMSSI began as an effort to continue offering Nebraska teachers the opportunity to take courses that were created as part of the NSF-funded master's program, Math in the Middle. While our course offerings reflect that origin, we are also pleased to offer courses for K-4 teachers and for secondary math and science teachers.
NMSSI courses are designed with teachers' schedules in mind. We typically offer 40 hours of instruction concentrated into a one-week period, or offer a pair of courses, each having 40 contact hours over a two-week period. This face-to-face instruction is followed by an End-of-Course Assignment designed to support long term retention of material studied. Our experience is that teachers appreciate this format because it allows for collaboration with colleagues while protecting most of the summer for other pursuits. In addition, it minimizes housing and subsistence costs and time away from home for teachers who must travel to the course location in order to pursue graduate education.
Fellowships available to Nebraska teachers
To make the NMSSI professional development opportunities more affordable, UNL has agreed to offer tuition discounts to Nebraska teachers who take our summer courses. Nebraska teachers automatically qualify for a Tuition Fellowship (20% of in-state tuition) for these graduate courses.
Teachers may apply for additional fellowships to help cover the remaining tuition costs and fees. You can apply for a fellowship by clicking the Apply Now button in Step 4 at the top of the page. Fellowships are available on a competitive basis.
Accommodations
In Summer 2011 we are partnering with Nebraska's ESUs to offer courses in nine Nebraska locations: Columbus, Hastings, Holdrege, Kearney, La Vista, Lincoln, Norfolk, North Platte and Scottsbluff. Below are discounted hotel rates in these locations.
Columbus
MATH 802T, June 27-July 1
Holiday Inn Express in Columbus
524 E. 23rd Street, Columbus, NE 68601
(402) 564-2566
$79.95 / night
Rate available until: June 6
Group Code: NMSSI
Scottsbluff
MATH 808T, June 13-17
Hampton Inn & Suites in Scottsbluff
301 W. Hwy 26
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
(308) 635-5200
$77 / night
Rate available until: May 27
Group Code: NMS
Hastings
STAT 892, June 27-July 1
Holiday Inn Express in Hastings
3605 Cimarron Plaza
Hastings, NE 68901
(402) 463-8858
$77 / night
Rate available until: May 30
Group Code: NMSSI/UNL
Holdrege
MATH 800T, June 6-10
Super 8 Holdrege
5th and Broadway
Holdrege, NE 68949
(308) 995-2793
$66 / night
Rate available until: June 1
Group Code: NMSSI
Norfolk
MATH 800T, June 20-24
Holiday Inn Express in Norfolk
920 S. 20th St.
Norfolk, NE 68701
(402) 379-1524
$77 / night
Rate available until: June 3
Group Code: UNL NMSSI
North Platte
MATH 800T, June 27-July 1
Holiday Inn Express in North Platte
300 Holiday Frontage Rd
North Platte, NE 69101
(308) 532-9500
$77 /night
Rate available until: June 13
Group Code: NET
NMSSI Sponsors
State Farm is a sponsor of the Nebraska Math & Science Summer Institutes. Fellowships for teachers taking NMSSI courses are generously supported by State Farm, the Don Miller Fund, the UNL Center for Science, Mathematics & Computer Education, the UNL Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, and Pfizer.
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Accommodations
Enrollment Limits
The Office of Registration and Records puts a cap on how many credit hours a typical UNL student can take over the summer. We are allowed to override this policy. Please let Lindsay Augustyn at laugustyn2@unl.edu know if you will need an override before you attempt to register for more credit hours than allowed. Each summer session has a maximum number of hours that may be taken. The maximum is 3 for presession, 9 for the 8 weeks session, 6 for either 5 weeks session.
Teach Nebraska
The Teach Nebraska program provides an opportunity for teachers to enroll in graduate level classes at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in one simple process. As a Teach Nebraska student you will have the ability to enroll in master's- and doctoral-level courses in a variety of areas that will allow you to advance your career. For information and to apply, visit their Web site.
The Teach Nebraska contact in Graduate Studies is Jason Cruise. Contact him at (402) 472-2845 or jcruise2@unl.edu
Contact Us
For additional information about the Summer Institute courses, please contact us at
nebraskamath@unl.edu or (402) 472-8979.
