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Project ASTRO: Summer National Certification Series
Wed, June 24, 2009, 1 to 9 pm,
Thu, June 25, 2009, 9 am to 4 pm
At the Museum and Squire Valleevue Farm
Appropriate for teachers of grades pre-K-12
Limit: 20 participants — register early!
Fee: SRC member: $150; nonmember: $180
SRC Members please select discount above and enter your Membership Number in the "Comments" field during checkout.
Project ASTRO™ is a national program created by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. It links professional and amateur astronomers with local educators to improve how astronomy and physical science are taught. The Museum is an ASTRO National Network Site.
The main focus of Project ASTRO educator-astronomer partnerships is hands-on, inquiry-based activities that let students act like scientists as they come to understand more about the universe (and science in general). Project ASTRO partnerships combine the expertise of the classroom teacher with that of a scientist. The relationship is a collaborative one, and children are the ultimate beneficiaries.
As part of Project ASTRO, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific created two valuable resource guides for educators and astronomers called The Universe at Your Fingertips and More Universe At Your Fingertips. Both will be used throughout the workshop series.
To earn graduate credit: Attend both sessions and earn one nondegree graduate credit hour. All participants receive certification whether or not they opt for graduate credit.
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