Professor Tammy Smecker-Hane has received a grant from the UCI FOCUS program, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), to do science outreach with the UCI Observatory. As part of our comprehensive program we will hold a workshop each summer about astronomy & astrophysics for science and math teachers from local elementary, middle and high schools. Other astronomers who might be interested in holding similar workshops can read about ours on our poster entitled "Building a Successful Teachers' Workshop in Astronomy & Astrophysics", which we presented at the 207th annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society in January, 2006.
The material presented at the workshop will be geared to teachers of grades 6 - 12, but it can be adapted for use with lower grades. Preference in admission will be given to teachers from the Compton/Newport-Mesa/Santa Ana school districts, which are participating the NSF-sponsored FOCUS program, but teachers from other districts will be included if space permits. The attendance is limited to 25 teachers. Teachers from FOCUS schools will be paid a stipend of $200 to attend the workshop.
Our workshop is a 2 day-long event that forms part of a larger, two week-long Earth Science workshop. Our fourth annual workshop will be held on August 4 - 5, 2008, from 8am - 3pm at the University of California, Irvine, in Room 121 of the Multi-Purpose Science & Technology Building, which is building #415 on the campus map (see the link below). Parking passes and lunches will be provided for all workshop attendees.
