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Educator Resource Center Workshop Schedule
June 2008 Scroll down for detailed information about the workshops
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      Space Art
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Space Art
Thursday, June 26 CEUs: 0.5 Grades: K-8
Learn how engaging arts and crafts projects can be integrated into your science class. A wide range of artistic media will be explored, such as sculptures, watercolors, mobiles, making jewelry and toys. NASA curriculum resources will be explored and provided. Bring your creativity to an artistic workshop and make lots of fun-filled projects to take back to your classroom.
July 2008 Scroll down for detailed information about the workshops
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  iPods: More than Music
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  Fill Your Head With Space
(Grades K-12)		 Fill Your Head With Space
(Grades K-12)		 The Magic of Science
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  Animal Mania (Grades K-4)   Animal Mania
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iPods: More than Music
Tuesday, July 8 CEUs: 0.5 Grades: K-12
Discover how NASA is using iPods and other portable media devices to reach the next generation of explorers! In this workshop, participants will investigate the many educational uses of iPods, including science, math, technology, English and reading instruction. Hands-on training in the use of iPods and related software will be covered. An overview of producing podcasts will also be presented.
Fill Your Head With Space: Teaching with NASA in the Classroom
Tuesday, July 15 CEUs: 0.5 Grades: K-12
AND Wednesday, July 16
NASA has been exploring our Earth and the universe around us for fifty years. Each of the ideas, explorations, and discoveries over those fifty years began in a classroom. This workshop will examine missions ac­complished, those planned for the future, and how educa­tors play an integral and vital role in that success. NASA curriculum resources, lunar and Mars exploration, the Hubble Space Telescope and Educator Astronauts will be a few of the topics explored with inquiry activities that can be integrated into your classroom curriculum. Come "fill your head with space" and be a part of this two-day professional development event. Attendance at both days is optional, but recommended due to overlapping topics and activities.
The Magic of Science
Thursday, July 17 CEUs: 0.5 Grades: K-12
This workshop will turn your ho-hum science class into an engaging environment by magic! Educators will learn a wide range of fun and motivating science "tricks" that will tease their students into wanting to learn the science concept that makes it work. These "tricks" are actually discrepant events, something that surprises or puzzles the observer. Using discrepant events in your class will engage and challenge your students to use critical thinking skills to discover the reason for the discrepant event. NASA curriculum resources will be explored and provided. Don't miss this magical workshop!
Animal Mania
Tuesday, July 22 CEUs: 0.5 Grades: K-4
OR Thursday, July 24
This hands-on workshop will introduce you to many types of animals, their habitats, and how NASA studies and classifies them. Be prepared for a fun-filled day of make-and-take activities that you can add to your curriculum. Choose only one day when you register for this workshop.
How to Register
Due to limited seating, reservations are required.
To make reservations, call the NASA Educator Resource Center at 800-237-1821 and select option two, or call 228-688-3338. Please call between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Unless otherwise noted, all 0.5 CEU workshops will be held 8:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. National and state education standards will be addressed in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and geography in the workshops. For further information e-mail nasaerc@ssc.nasa.gov.
If you are unable to attend a workshop, please notify the ERC and cancel your reservation so that others can have the opportunity to attend.
For security purposes, you are required to check in at the reception center located at either the north or south gate upon arrival at Stennis Space Center. A valid photo ID is required. Please allow sufficient time for this process.
New ERC Registration Policy
Stennis Space Center ERC personnel consistently strive to ensure as many teachers as possible have access to SSC educator workshops. In order to maximize attendance at all workshops and events, please note the new procedures: Teachers may register for no more than three (3) workshops per semester and may only make registrations for themselves. If a participant is unable to attend a workshop, he or she must call the ERC at 228-688-3338 as soon as possible. Failure to notify the ERC of a registration cancellation may affect a registrant's ability to participate in future workshops and programs.
New Safety Regulation
The use of hand-held communication devices (cell phones, two-way radios, etc.), is prohibited while driving on-site at Stennis Space Center. Hands-free devices are permitted.
CEU Information
Mississippi and Louisiana educators are able to renew their teaching certificates with CEU credits from approved workshops. Unless otherwise noted, educators will receive 0.5 CEU credits for each five-hour workshop conducted on-site. You must be present for the full workshop to earn CEU credit. The ERC now maintains all CEU records. The ERC issues a certificate of attendance when the educator completes a five-hour workshop. This certificate, along with any other CEU documentation, should then be mailed by the teacher to the State Department of Education at the time of renewal. To obtain a copy of all of your CEU credits, a written request must be sent to the ERC.
   
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