From WSU Today:
"Soonchun Lee, Daniel Bergman, Greg Novacek, and Cathy Durano were awarded a $30,000 grant from the NASA Kansas Space Grant Consortium (KSGC) for a Teacher Workshop Program entitled Space Science Hands-On Activities and Practices for Middle School Classrooms Using NASA Education Resources (S2HAP).
When asked why it is important for middle school teachers to participate in the NASAS workshops, Lee said, 鈥淭he middle school teachers will be able to enhance the students鈥� interest in space-sciences and career paths to related fields or other STEM fields.鈥�
鈥淭he teachers will be engaged in various space-sciences hands-on activities and projects that will improve their knowledge and confidence in teaching space sciences,鈥� Lee said.
The S2HAP workshop is a practice-based and apprenticeship training program for middle school science teachers鈥� implementation of space-science lessons using NASA education resources.
鈥淭hey will also be introduced to new advanced NASA educational technologies i.e., NASA YouTube videos, NASA Software and Apps i.e., NASA鈥檚 Eyes, NASA 3DV, and Spacecraft AR,鈥� Lee said.
Fifteen middle school science teachers will participate in a three-day summer workshop and teach S2HAP lessons to improve their students鈥� interests and understanding in space-sciences in the Fall 2019 semester.
鈥淚t has been a challenge to provide a hands-on experience to assist students鈥� understanding of space science concepts, such as moon phases, the reason for the seasons, and the scale of the Solar system,鈥� Lee said. 鈥淎s science teacher educators, we really wanted this opportunity to help teachers to overcome the challenges and to provide well-designed hands-on activities."
鈥淭he teachers will be engaged in various space-sciences hands-on activities and projects that will improve their knowledge and confidence in teaching space sciences,鈥� Lee said.
The S2HAP workshop is a practice-based and apprenticeship training program for middle school science teachers鈥� implementation of space-science lessons using NASA education resources.
鈥淭hey will also be introduced to new advanced NASA educational technologies i.e., NASA YouTube videos, NASA Software and Apps i.e., NASA鈥檚 Eyes, NASA 3DV, and Spacecraft AR,鈥� Lee said.
Fifteen middle school science teachers will participate in a three-day summer workshop and teach S2HAP lessons to improve their students鈥� interests and understanding in space-sciences in the Fall 2019 semester.
鈥淚t has been a challenge to provide a hands-on experience to assist students鈥� understanding of space science concepts, such as moon phases, the reason for the seasons, and the scale of the Solar system,鈥� Lee said. 鈥淎s science teacher educators, we really wanted this opportunity to help teachers to overcome the challenges and to provide well-designed hands-on activities.