Teachers To Be Taught More About Space

The Space Foundation’s Space Discovery Institute is set to start on June 16th. This engaging program is comprised of five intensive, week-long, graduate-level, in-residence courses in Colorado Springs, Colorado. These interactive, hands-on courses use proven teaching strategies designed to provide educators with experience, knowledge, and content that is instantly transferable into the classroom. Previously known as the Summer Institute, the Space Discovery Institute recently expanded its program to school districts in other areas of the United States. Classes are open to PreK – 12 educators. More than 150 educators from across the country will participate in the Colorado Springs classes this summer. The 2008 Space Discovery Institute courses include “Rocketry and the Biology of Living in Space: Living Aboard the International Space Station,” “Biological and Physical Research: Long Term Space Travel,” “Astronomy Principles for the Classroom: Kinesthetic Astronomy,” “Space Technologies in the Classroom: Imagery and High-Tech Science,” and “Earth Systems Science: Our Earth Revealed.” These courses provide educators with the skills and techniques to capture the imagination and interest of their students using space to inspire, enable, and propel them to study the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines. For more information, select the graphic below…