This NASA funded workshop is an ongoing workshop for middle and high school science teachers who teach Astronomy/Space Science. A Summer Workshop, led by Dr. Sanjay S. Limaye, is planned for August 11-15th in Madison and will feature presentations by experts on Space Science topics useful for teacher background knowledge, curriculum planning, and student resources available for teachers. Hands On Universe Program will be introduced if there is sufficient interest. 

The workshop will also include tours of regional observatories/telescopes and some exposure to use of remote telescopes from schools. Additional 1-day follow-up meetings (Saturdays) are planned during Fall 2003 and Winter/Spring 2004. Graduate Credit is available through University of Wisconsin-Madison through a Distance Learning Program (teachers must register with UW-Madison and pay the appropriate tuition fee to receive credit). Currently teachers from Madison, Eau Claire, Milwaukee, Hayward and Northbrook, Illinois are participating in this workshop. 

Who is eligible?
This extended workshop targets teachers who are interested in creating a new Astronomy/Space Science course in their high school as well as middle school teachers who are interested in including current Space Science knowledge in their curriculum. A modest stipend will be paid to teachers who actively participate in all workshop activities (1-week summer and at least four follow up sessions during the 2003-2004 school year). An application to participate is now online, but is under construction so it will need to be printed off and sent in.

• David Whiteley -- Power Point Presentation on Thirty Years of Teaching

• Greg Furtman -- Power Point Presentation on Light Pollution

• Rick Swenson -- Astronomy Online Course Teaching Tools

• Jim Kotoski -- Astronomy, Earth Science, and Hydrology Curriculum Units

Related Links:

• National Science Education Standards 
• Wisconsin Model Academic Standards for Science 
• Illinois Science Education Standards 
• Madison Metropolitan School District Scope and Sequence (Only K-5 available) 
• Browse the Standards Compiled by McREL 
• Earth and Space Science Curriculum Units