Behind every academically gifted student at CTY is an equally talented teacher. CTY offers scholarships and internships to exceptional instructors nominated by their schools and students. The Sarah D. Barder Educator Recognition Program (SDB) honors teachers from California, Nevada, and Maryland, based on CTY student nominations. Each fall, students enrolled in CTY summer and distance education courses from these three states nominate teachers from their regular schools who have nurtured academic talent in a special way. Nominated teachers are then invited to apply as SDB Fellows. Nearly four hundred teachers have been honored since the program began in 1988. SDB Fellows gather for an annual conference where they share best practices and address a timely educational topic. For additional information, please contact rowins@jhu.edu.In cooperation with CTY, the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at Johns Hopkins University offers paid summer internships in JHU materials research laboratories to seven teachers, nominated by their schools and selected by MRSEC and CTY. Selected teachers participate in a four-day program designed to introduce them to the research and the scientists of this prestigious Johns Hopkins center. You can contact mamamia@jhu.edu for more details. | 
