In addition, the NSF encourages potential RET host sites to seek out teachers from impoverished school districts.
[3] The NSF BIO RET program is designed to increase the knowledge of K-12 science educators.
One major objective of the BIO RET program is to encourage participants to incorporate their research skills into their class structures.
[3] The BIO RET program is intended to support up to two teachers per host site at any given time.
[3] The NSF ENG/CISE RET program is designed to increase the general knowledge and research skills of science educators.