Splash 2012 Information

Update: Splash teacher registration is now closed.

Want to teach for Splash? Here is what you need to know:

Times: Splash 2012 will happen November 17-18, 2012, the weekend before Thanksgiving. On Saturday, Splash classes will run from 10 am-10 pm with a break for dinner from 6-7 pm. On Sunday, classes will run from 9 am-7 pm. Classes will also run all day, but fewer will run during lunch.

Deadlines: Teacher registration is now closed. Teacher registration for Splash 2013 will open in September 2013.

Teacher Training: There will be several teacher training sessions in late October. If you have never taught for us before (and even if you have) teacher training has lots of useful information, as well as a free dinner! If you are teaching for the first time and cannot attend one of the Teacher Training sessions, you must contact us.

Location: Splash is on the MIT campus. In particular, almost all our classrooms are just off the Infinite Corridor in buildings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 26. Teacher check-in (where you should go at least 30 minutes before your first class) is in the Bush Room, 10-105. This is also the teacher lounge, where you can get free lunch and dinner Saturday and lunch Sunday. We'll have more information for you after you register a class. If you are traveling from a distance and would like to request a travel subsidy to travel to Splash, apply on our travel page by September 25th.

What To Teach: Short answer: Anything! Longer answer: well, still anything, but if that's not specific enough for you, we'd be happy to help you figure out what you should teach. Just come to a meeting or worksession in October (meetings are Tuesdays at 8 pm, worksessions are Wednesdays at 7 pm, all in the ESP office, W20-467, with free dinner). If you can't think of what to teach, check out our What Should I Teach? page! You can also see what people taught last year by looking at last year's catalog.

Class Supplies: Each Splash teacher has a budget of $30 to spend on each class. If you plan to purchase supplies you should make a list of supplies at the level of detail you have planned so far in your class registration form under "Planned Purchases". You can also request additional funds via email; we're generally happy to extend class budgets, but you must ask us first. When you make your purchases you should be sure to get itemized receipts for everything you buy. You can submit these for reimbursement at teacher check-in. Also, ESP can not reimburse you for any tax on your purchases, but you can use MIT's tax exempt form to avoid paying tax in the first place. See Reimbursements for more information.

What if something goes wrong? Splash has a security hotline available the during the program at (617) 253-4941. You should call this number for any issues within Splash, like if your room isn't suited for your class, you are sick and can't teach, you need a band-aid, or a student can't find their parents. If there is a serious emergency you should first call MIT police at (617) 253-1212 to get urgent assistance and then call the security hotline to let the administrators know what is going on. In the event of a medical emergency, MIT EMT will be able to get to you faster (they know the campus) than if you call 911.

More Information: We'll keep a running log of information for teachers on this page, so if you miss an email or need to make sure you're up to date, just check back here.