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Project-based science that's out-of-this-world.

Join instructors from the Johnson Space Center and Texas Tech faculty to explore issues related to space travel. Integrate space–based curriculum and state–of–the–art research into hands–on learning activities for your classroom with engineering design challenges.

Participants use videoconferencing and the Internet to bring NASA personnel and programs into their classroom, and the take back lots standards– aligned curriculum, professional contacts, and other resources from NASA and Texas Tech University.

Details

  • Dates: June 22 – 26, 2009
  • Location: Texas Tech University, Lubbock Campus
  • Grade Levels: 6 – 12

Workshop content provided by the NASA Aerospace Education Services Project.

What You Take Home

  • Strategies for using NASA resources and engineering design in classroom learning
  • Experience using videoconferencing and the Internet to bring NASA activities and training to the classroom
  • Standards-aligned curriculum resource materials from NASA
  • 3.5 continuing education units (CEUs) from Texas Tech University
  • 30 hours Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit

Teacher Review

"I had to teach the scientific method for the entire second six weeks. I used the NASA shoebox challenge from my Texas Tech summer workshop."

"The T-STEM Center gave me inspiration to bring a side of science and technology to this small town district and helped transform this nervous, second-year teacher into a pushing-the-envelope teacher."

– Dana Reddell,
Slaton ISD

About the Instructor

Mike McGlone

Mike McGlone is an Aerospace Education Specialist with NASA. Responsible for an eight state region of the country, Mike travels to schools, colleges and universities to conduct workshops and share science education resources available from NASA.

A former high school science teacher with eight years of classroom experience, Mike holds a master's degree in Geoscience from Mississippi State University.

This summer will be Mike's fourth year to train K-12 teachers at Texas Tech on behalf of the space agency.