Workshop Information
This is a five session workshop to be held during June 3-7, 2024 on Wichita State University campus. There will be one session each day, and each session will start at 9:30 AM in the morning and will end by noon. Each teacher receive a stipend of $1,000 (that is, $200 per day) after the completion of the workshop. The participating teachers are expected to incorporate astronautics-related lesson/activity in their high-school curriculum during the upcoming school year. The workshop is limited to 6 teachers. Applications will remain open till May 23, 2024 (Thursday). Selected teachers will be notified on the following day (May 24, 2024). The workshop will be conducted by Atri Dutta, Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Wichita State University.
Program
The goal of the workshop is to enhance the incorporation of NASA-relevant astronautics content in curriculum of high-school students. The first four sessions will focus on various tools (computational and hardware) that can be leveraged for planning lessons focused on astronautics. On the final day, the teachers will present their ideas on lesson plans that they plan to implement in their classroom in the following academic year. There will also be discussions on potential pathways for involving high-school students in astronautics research.
Application
The application system has now closed because the deadline to submit applications has passed.
Stipend
There are no fees associated with attending the workshop. As mentioned above, teachers will be provided stipends on the completion of the workshop. All paperwork for receiving the stipend will be completed during the workshop. Estimated time for receiving stipend is 6-8 weeks.
Acknowledgment
This workshop is funded by NASA, through the project whose information can be found at the following link: https://www.wichita.edu/academics/engineering/aerospace/research/astronautics-lab/aiastro.php