| Academic Program
You
will be divided into four groups. Each group
will be responsible for planning and presenting a
portion of a lesson to a group of fourth graders
from a local school on the second Thursday of the
Institute.
The
lesson will have a specific time frame and will
begin and end according to the schedule.
You will learn more about this with Mr.
Freeman.
Each morning during Sharing Time, you will be asked to share the experiences you have had while at NASA that will aid in the development of your lesson.
This
will be an intense and exciting two-week
experience that should have a significant and
long-lasting impact on your professional career in
education.
Lesson
Plan Design with Bernie Freeman:
What
is it that some teachers do in the classroom that
makes them more effective than other teachers? Are
there teaching behaviors that increase the
likelihood that students will learn more of what
you teach? These classes are designed to introduce
you to some of those instructional behaviors and
help you design lessons that are exciting, fun to
teach, and make a difference in what your students
learn.
Mathematics with Patsy Norris
What is integration? Mathematical equations are global and they connect with everything that we do. Investigating hands-on materials with elementary students keeps them focused with excitement and wanting more. This not only provides fun, but teaches NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) standards necessary for today's technological careers. From graphing jellybeans to hands-on algebraic equations, we can all learn from each other the wonders of math and how we can apply it to our daily lives.
Science
with Dr. Arthur Bowman:
These
classes will provide a variety of hands-on,
discovery/ investigatory lessons, which are
standards-based and developed around current
themes relevant to many of NASA's missions.
Information focusing on both space and earth
systems will be included.
Consideration
will also be given to alternative means of
evaluating the degree of student learning.
Students will
have the opportunity to visit the Science Center
at Hampton University.
Aeronautics
with Norman Robinson:
The pre-service teachers will experience
hands-on, minds-on and inquiry lessons related to
aeronautical principles of flight. In doing so,
the major components of this workshop will focus
on the following:
- Background information of flight - looking at the past, present and future aeronautics and technology.
- Explaining in grade-level appropriate language the basic principles of flight.
- Inquiry instruction that allows participants to generate ideas and ways to test those ideas.
- Use real life information from tours to show the usefulness of flight.
- Actively participate in the cooperative and collaborative processes of problem solving.
The culminating activity will allow participants to
brainstorm, with guided facilitation from the
presenter, different teaching strategies that will
help bridge the gap between the summer workshop
experience and future classroom lessons.
Technology with Sharon Hurwitz:
The
technology sessions will enable participants to
effectively use technology as part of their final
projects and presentations.
Participants
will receive information and instruction in the
following areas:
- Designing effective PowerPoint slides.
- Using PowerPoint appropriately for maximum
instruction.
- Using Inspiration to help students read,
write, and process information.
- Using Internet resources to enhance their
presentation.
- Creating a rubric to accompany their lesson
plan.
- Downloading and using video clips for
effective instructions.
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