posted Aug 8, 2008 4:21 PM by Judy Butler
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updated Aug 26, 2008 6:40 PM
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August 22 and 23, 2008
Leigh Arino de la Rubia with the SEMAA program at Tennessee State University traveled to Las Cruces to meet with SEMAA teachers in New Mexico. The two day workshop introduced the New Mexico SEMAA teachers to the Astrobiology In Secondary Schools curriculum. High School teachers in the Las Cruces will be pilot testing the astrobiology lessons during the 2008-20o9 school year.
The Southern New Mexico Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Aerospace Academy
is a collaboration of NASA, New Mexico State University Colleges of
Education and Engineering, Gadsden Independent School District, Las
Cruces Public Schools, parents, and volunteers.
SNM SEMAA is designed to encourage normally underrepresented groups
into the fields of science, engineering, mathematics, and technology
through hands-on, inquiry based science activities.
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posted Jul 24, 2008 1:49 PM by Judy Butler
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updated Jul 28, 2008 1:14 PM
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Teachers from across Middle Tennessee attended the Dyer Observatory
"Eyes On The Skies" Workshop July 21-25, 2008. Visit the Dyer
Observatory website to Learn more about teacher workshops and community
outreach at: http://www.dyer.vanderbilt.edu/
During several of
the sessions teachers used activities from the Astrobiology In
Secondary Classroom curriculum currently underdevelopment by a team of
teachers, scientists, and faculty at Tennessee State University. |
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