Volunteer: Help troubleshoot circuit design for Berkeley Lab Director's Apprenticeship Program 2026The Berkeley Lab Director’s Apprenticeship Program: Interdisciplinary Pathways to Machine Learning and Data Science (BLDAP:IPMLDS) is a project-based high school STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) program designed to help participants develop 21st century skills, learn about Berkeley Lab’s research activities, receive college and career guidance, and develop a STEM network in a real-life work environment. The program seeks to remove barriers, such as a lack of access to professional networks and work-based opportunities, by providing strong connections to the scientific community at Berkeley Lab.
We are seeking TAs for our intro to electronics workshops. TAs will work with small groups of students, answering their questions and providing troubleshooting tips as they assemble simple circuits using a circuit design trainer and Arduino. Various dates are available from June 18th to July 9th. The program will be on site, and we ask volunteers to also join us in-person. All volunteers participating in K-12 programs must complete an online working with minors course (~90 minutes), sign and submit a CANRA form, and pass a background check. For any questions please contact K-12 Lead Education Facilitator Corbin Shatto (cshatto@lbl.gov) Berkeley Lab Program: Berkeley Lab K-12 STEM Programs The Berkeley Lab Director’s Apprenticeship Program: Interdisciplinary Pathways to Machine Learning and Data Science (BLDAP:IPMLDS) is a project-based high school STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) program designed to help participants develop 21st century skills, learn about Berkeley Lab’s research activities, receive college and career guidance, and develop a STEM network in a real-life work environment. The program seeks to remove barriers, such as a lack of access to professional networks and work-based opportunities, by providing strong connections to the scientific community at Berkeley Lab.
We are seeking TAs for our intro to electronics workshops. TAs will work with small groups of students, answering their questions and providing troubleshooting tips as they assemble simple circuits using a circuit design trainer and Arduino. Various dates are available from June 18th to July 9th. The program will be on site, and we ask volunteers to also join us in-person. All volunteers participating in K-12 programs must complete an online working with minors course (~90 minutes), sign and submit a CANRA form, and pass a background check. For any questions please contact K-12 Lead Education Facilitator Corbin Shatto (cshatto@lbl.gov) Berkeley Lab Program: Berkeley Lab K-12 STEM Programs Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Jun 18, 2026 through Jul 9, 2026 Allow Groups: Yes |
Volunteer: Application readers needed for BLDAP:IPMLDS 2026BLDAP:IPMLDS is a project-based high school STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) program designed to help participants develop 21st century skills, learn about Berkeley Lab's research activities, receive college and career guidance, and develop a STEM network in a real-life work environment. The program seeks to remove barriers, such as a lack of access to professional networks and work-based opportunities, by providing strong connections to the scientific community at Berkeley Lab.
We are seeking application readers for BLDAP:IPMLDS 2026. Application readers will look over student application materials including short essay answers, teacher recommendations, etc and will award points using a provided rubric and give overall recommendations to help the K-12 team select the 2026 cohort. Applications are due March 22nd. Readers will be given material to read over from March 30th to April 10th. There will also be an info session (~30 minutes) on March 12th at noon. For any questions please contact A-LIFT's Lead Education Facilitator, Corbin Shatto (cshatto@lbl.gov) Berkeley Lab Program: Berkeley Lab K-12 STEM Programs BLDAP:IPMLDS is a project-based high school STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) program designed to help participants develop 21st century skills, learn about Berkeley Lab's research activities, receive college and career guidance, and develop a STEM network in a real-life work environment. The program seeks to remove barriers, such as a lack of access to professional networks and work-based opportunities, by providing strong connections to the scientific community at Berkeley Lab.
We are seeking application readers for BLDAP:IPMLDS 2026. Application readers will look over student application materials including short essay answers, teacher recommendations, etc and will award points using a provided rubric and give overall recommendations to help the K-12 team select the 2026 cohort. Applications are due March 22nd. Readers will be given material to read over from March 30th to April 10th. There will also be an info session (~30 minutes) on March 12th at noon. For any questions please contact A-LIFT's Lead Education Facilitator, Corbin Shatto (cshatto@lbl.gov) Berkeley Lab Program: Berkeley Lab K-12 STEM Programs Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Mar 30, 2026 through Apr 10, 2026 Allow Groups: Yes |
Volunteer: Become an intro to Python/data science TA for Berkeley Lab Director's Apprenticeship Program 2026The Berkeley Lab Director’s Apprenticeship Program: Interdisciplinary Pathways to Machine Learning and Data Science (BLDAP:IPMLDS) is a project-based high school STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) program designed to help participants develop 21st century skills, learn about Berkeley Lab’s research activities, receive college and career guidance, and develop a STEM network in a real-life work environment. The program seeks to remove barriers, such as a lack of access to professional networks and work-based opportunities, by providing strong connections to the scientific community at Berkeley Lab.
Our cohort of around 20 students will complete an intro to Python/data science/machine learning course as part of the program. The students will be entering the program with little to no experience coding. The curriculum will cover the following topics: data types, variables, lists, conditionals, loops, numpy arrays, pandas (input/output of dataframes, indexing, slicing, manipulating columns, statistics, various functions for exploratory data analysis), and data visualization with matplotlib. Towards the end of the program, students will apply their knowledge on data sets using data from various Berkeley Lab research projects. Students will also work on machine learning applications. We are seeking TAs for our intro to Python/data science course. TAs will work with small groups of students, answering their questions and providing guidance as they work through coding exercises using Jupyter notebooks. TAs will also be asked to grade and provide feedback for weekly challenge notebooks collected from students. Various dates are available from June 17th to July 15th. A separate sign-up sheet with specific dates and times will be shared with volunteers, and volunteers can sign up for any dates/times that work best for them. The program will be on site, and we ask volunteers to also join us in-person. All volunteers participating in K-12 programs must complete an online working with minors course (~90 minutes), sign and submit a CANRA form, and pass a background check. For any questions, please contact A-LIFT Lead Education Facilitator, Corbin Shatto (cshatto@lbl.gov). Berkeley Lab Program: Berkeley Lab K-12 STEM Programs The Berkeley Lab Director’s Apprenticeship Program: Interdisciplinary Pathways to Machine Learning and Data Science (BLDAP:IPMLDS) is a project-based high school STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) program designed to help participants develop 21st century skills, learn about Berkeley Lab’s research activities, receive college and career guidance, and develop a STEM network in a real-life work environment. The program seeks to remove barriers, such as a lack of access to professional networks and work-based opportunities, by providing strong connections to the scientific community at Berkeley Lab.
Our cohort of around 20 students will complete an intro to Python/data science/machine learning course as part of the program. The students will be entering the program with little to no experience coding. The curriculum will cover the following topics: data types, variables, lists, conditionals, loops, numpy arrays, pandas (input/output of dataframes, indexing, slicing, manipulating columns, statistics, various functions for exploratory data analysis), and data visualization with matplotlib. Towards the end of the program, students will apply their knowledge on data sets using data from various Berkeley Lab research projects. Students will also work on machine learning applications. We are seeking TAs for our intro to Python/data science course. TAs will work with small groups of students, answering their questions and providing guidance as they work through coding exercises using Jupyter notebooks. TAs will also be asked to grade and provide feedback for weekly challenge notebooks collected from students. Various dates are available from June 17th to July 15th. A separate sign-up sheet with specific dates and times will be shared with volunteers, and volunteers can sign up for any dates/times that work best for them. The program will be on site, and we ask volunteers to also join us in-person. All volunteers participating in K-12 programs must complete an online working with minors course (~90 minutes), sign and submit a CANRA form, and pass a background check. For any questions, please contact A-LIFT Lead Education Facilitator, Corbin Shatto (cshatto@lbl.gov). Berkeley Lab Program: Berkeley Lab K-12 STEM Programs Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Runs Until Jul 16, 2026 Allow Groups: Yes |
Volunteer: Seeking data science project mentors for BLDAP 2025-2026The Berkeley Lab Director’s Apprenticeship Program (BLDAP) is a project-based high school STEM program designed to help participants develop 21st century skills, learn about Berkeley Lab’s research activities, receive college and career guidance, and develop a STEM network in a real-life work environment. BLDAP seeks to remove systemic barriers, such as a lack of access to professional networks and work-based opportunities, by providing strong connections to the scientific community at Berkeley Lab.
The BLDAP 2025 cohort (21 students) will meet monthly (October - April) on Sunday afternoons or weeknights. In addition to college and career workshops, students will be working in teams to carry out a data science research project highlighting a community issue of their choice. The Berkeley Lab K-12 team is seeking mentors to check-in with the student team about once every other month to give feedback to their work and check on their progress. Check-ins will be conducted virtually over Zoom. We will try to pair mentors as a mentoring team. Mentors do not need to be data scientists - any experience working with data and data analysis is welcome! There will be an info session (October 14th at 10 am) to give an overview of the data science project. Most meetings will be held online unless indicated as hybrid. Check-in dates and project deliverables are as follows (please note that dates in January through April are subject to change): October 26 (hybrid): Meet mentees, refine research question, and data collection methods November 23 (check-in optional): Data collection ongoing December 14 (in-person; optional): Data collection ongoing; mentors are invited to join a lunch with mentees and BLDAP alumni January 25: Data collection done, data cleaning February 22 (check-in optional): Exploratory data analysis, data visualizations, data modeling March 22: Finalize data visualizations and findings for presentations April 19: Initial drafts of presentations ready for review May date TBD (in-person, optional for mentors): Presentations All volunteers participating in K-12 programs must complete an online working with minors course (~90 minutes), sign and submit a CANRA form, and pass a background check. For any questions, please contact the K-12 Lead Education Facilitator, Corbin Shatto (cshatto@lbl.gov). Berkeley Lab Program: Berkeley Lab K-12 STEM Programs The Berkeley Lab Director’s Apprenticeship Program (BLDAP) is a project-based high school STEM program designed to help participants develop 21st century skills, learn about Berkeley Lab’s research activities, receive college and career guidance, and develop a STEM network in a real-life work environment. BLDAP seeks to remove systemic barriers, such as a lack of access to professional networks and work-based opportunities, by providing strong connections to the scientific community at Berkeley Lab.
The BLDAP 2025 cohort (21 students) will meet monthly (October - April) on Sunday afternoons or weeknights. In addition to college and career workshops, students will be working in teams to carry out a data science research project highlighting a community issue of their choice. The Berkeley Lab K-12 team is seeking mentors to check-in with the student team about once every other month to give feedback to their work and check on their progress. Check-ins will be conducted virtually over Zoom. We will try to pair mentors as a mentoring team. Mentors do not need to be data scientists - any experience working with data and data analysis is welcome! There will be an info session (October 14th at 10 am) to give an overview of the data science project. Most meetings will be held online unless indicated as hybrid. Check-in dates and project deliverables are as follows (please note that dates in January through April are subject to change): October 26 (hybrid): Meet mentees, refine research question, and data collection methods November 23 (check-in optional): Data collection ongoing December 14 (in-person; optional): Data collection ongoing; mentors are invited to join a lunch with mentees and BLDAP alumni January 25: Data collection done, data cleaning February 22 (check-in optional): Exploratory data analysis, data visualizations, data modeling March 22: Finalize data visualizations and findings for presentations April 19: Initial drafts of presentations ready for review May date TBD (in-person, optional for mentors): Presentations All volunteers participating in K-12 programs must complete an online working with minors course (~90 minutes), sign and submit a CANRA form, and pass a background check. For any questions, please contact the K-12 Lead Education Facilitator, Corbin Shatto (cshatto@lbl.gov). Berkeley Lab Program: Berkeley Lab K-12 STEM Programs Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Runs Until May 30, 2026 Allow Groups: Yes |