Form PTO/NSTI/001 NSTI Application

Application for USPTO’s National Summer Teacher Institute

The USPTO’s National Summer Teacher Institute (NSTI) is a free, multi-day professional development program for elementary, middle, and high school teachers to increase their knowledge of invention education and intellectual property creation and protection. For more information, please visit the NSTI website and our Frequently Asked Questions.

Top of Form

PTO/NSTI/001
OMB Control No. 0651-0077

Expiration Date: XX/XX/XXXX

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. For more information, please see the PRA Statement of Burden.

All fields are required to complete the National Summer Teacher Institute application.

Your Information

1. First name:

2. Last name:

3. Telephone number where you can be reached this summer:

(Format: xxx-xxx-xxxx)

4. Email address that you can access this summer:

Your school's information

5. School name:

6. School district or county:

7. School website:

8. Street:

9. City:

10. State or U.S. territory:
           

11. Zip code:

12. I have been employed as a full-time/part-time, licensed or certified teacher/instructional specialist or coach in an elementary, middle, or high school (public or private) in the United States for at least three years:  Yes   No

If "No," please provide details: 

13. I am currently teaching: Elementary School Middle School High School

Postsecondary Program

14. Please select all subjects you have taught: (Check all that apply)

Mathematics: Algebra, Calculus, Geometry, Trigonometry, other math courses

Science: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Botany, Materials Science

Technology: Computer Science, Computer-Aided Design, Technology, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Rapid Prototyping

Career and Technical Education

Engineering: Engineering, Mechanics, Robotics, Design Thinking

Business or Entrepreneurship

General STEM/STEAM education

Other: Please specify any other STEM or STEM-related subjects you have taught.

 

15. Please select any informal or formal educational programs where you have taught or mentored students in areas related to invention, innovation, making, or entrepreneurship. (Check all that apply)

 Computer Science Club
 Entrepreneurship Club
 Invention competitions
 Inventors Club

 Making/Design/Do-It-Yourself (DIY) projects
 Robotics programs
 Science Research/Citizen Science programs

 Science Fair
 Scouting
 4-H

 STEM/STEAM Club
Other

If other, provide details: 

16. Why are you interested in attending NSTI? Please include any additional information you would like us to consider with your application. Please limit your response to 250 words or less.

 

17. Describe your approach to teaching and how you engage your students in a creative learning environment. Please limit your response to 250 words or less.

18. How did you hear about NSTI? (Check all that apply)

USPTO website

 Social Media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn)

Which social media channel? _____________________________________
USPTO webinar
Email announcement

Master Teacher of Invention and Intellectual Property Education Program (MTIP)

National Summer Teacher Institute (NSTI) alumni
PAEMST network

Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator network

Government agency

Identify program or agency: ________________________________________________
Teacher conference

Identify conference: __________________________
Attendance at a previous USPTO event

Other (please specify) _________________________________________________________

19. If selected to attend NSTI, I will make reasonable efforts to implement invention and IP education in my classroom, share my knowledge with colleagues and my school district, and stay connected with the USPTO. Yes No

20. I have read and agree to abide by the NSTI terms and conditions. Yes   No

 

Bottom of Form

 

PRA Statement of Burden

A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with an information collection subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, unless the information collection has a valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is 0651-0077. Public burden for this form/survey is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the information collection. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this information collection, including suggestions for reducing this burden to the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 or email [email protected].

Privacy Act Statement

The authority for the collection of this information is 5 U.S.C. § 301, 35 U.S.C. § 2, and E.O. 12862. The information you provide will be used to verify your identity and administer participation in the National Summer Teacher Institute. The information you provide is protected from disclosure to third parties in accordance with the Privacy Act. However, routine uses of this information may include disclosure to the following: Congressional offices; Federal, state, local or foreign agencies; a court, magistrate or administrative tribunal; law enforcement; agents or contractors; the Department of Justice; the National Archives and Records Administration; and agency customers in the course of distributing patent and trademark business information. Disclosure of the information by you is voluntary; however, failure to provide any part of the requested information may result in our inability to enroll you in the program. The applicable Privacy Act System of Records Notice for this information request is Commerce PAT/TM-19, Dissemination Events and Registrations, available at https://www.uspto.gov/uspto-systems-records-notices.