NASA in the Classroom Educator Workshop – SciGirls Edition to be Held Fall 2015
The North Dakota Space Grant Consortium, in collaboration with Mayville State University (MSU), will be holding an educator workshop for in-service teachers this fall. The focus of the workshop will be on space sciences and hands-on investigations for the classroom. Workshop activities are primarily from the PBS Show SciGirls, but will also have a NASA twist! Activities are primarily for students ages 8-13, but all K-12 educators are welcome to attend. The workshop will take place over three Thursdays this fall at MSU:
Each of the sessions will go from 4:30pm – 8:45pm.
Oct. 8, 2015
Oct. 15, 2015
Oct. 22, 2015
Workshop Objectives:
- Participants will develop a comprehensive understanding of the SciGirls Seven by the end of the workshop.
- Participants will be equipped to modify existing lesson plans using the SciGirls Seven by the end of the workshop.
- Participants will gain confidence teaching space sciences through an increased knowledge of space-related topics.
- Participants will be able to effectively conduct investigations presented during the workshop (and modified lesson plans) in their respective classrooms, utilizing their understanding of the SciGirls Seven and space sciences by the end of the workshop.
Interested teachers should email Caitlin Nolby at cnolby@space.edu to be added to the list of participants! Space is limited, so indicate your interest soon! Space Grant will cover all travel costs and dinner is provided at each training.
More details will be posted here prior to the event.
Registration for Professional Development credit through the University of North Dakota is available here.
Tentative Workshop Agenda Link
Hope to see you there!
SciGirls, an award winning PBS KIDS series, website and national outreach initiative, is changing how millions of tween girls think about science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM! In each episode, animated characters Izzie and her best friend Jake find themselves in jams only science can fix. To set things right, Izzie calls on bright, curious real-life SciGirls, who put STEM to work and save the day. Izzie also invites viewers to hang out on the website – pbskids.org/scigirls – a totally safe, social networking environment where girls can play games, connect, create personal profiles and avatars, share projects and watch every episode.
SciGirls is produced for PBS by tpt National Productions and is made possible by the National Science Foundation. Additional support provided by L’Oreal USA’s For Girls in Science program, Northrup Grumman Foundation, and PPG Industries Foundation. SciGirls ®/© 2014 Twin Cities Public Television, Inc. pbskids.org/scigirls
