Virginia Earth Science Collaborative
Space Science for Teachers
Department of Astronomy
and the
Curry
School of Education
University of Virginia
Charlottesville,
VA
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Virginia Earth Science Collaborative Space Science for Teachers Department of Astronomy |
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The Space Science for Teachers Workshop has been funded for Summer 2007 through the Virginia Earth Science Collaborative! NEW! Information for Current Participants The Summer 2007 workshop will be held at the MathScience Innovation Center in Richmond from August 6 to August 17, 2007. The workshop is limited to 25 teachers in grades 6-9 from Virginia. Applications are being accepted through the Virginia Earth Science Collaborative web site. Please see the workshop description and the application information in the navigation bar on the left.
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The Space Science for Teachers workshop is a two week program where teachers learn basic astronomy using hands-on, inquiry based activities, observe objects in the night sky with small telescopes and the historic 26-inch McCormick Refractor, and share ideas on how to teach astronomy. The workshop is organized by Professor Ed Murphy (UVa Astronomy Department) and Professor Randy Bell (UVa Curry School of Education). |
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The summer 2007 program is offered by the Virginia Earth Science Collaborative which is a partnership of nine institutes of higher education and non-profits and more than seventy school divisions. Initial funding is provided through a competitive Mathematics and Science Partnership (MSP) grant funded through Title II, Part B of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Additional funding comes from the F. H. Levinson Fund of the Peninsula Community Foundation, the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, Curry School of Education, and the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia. |
