{"id":60337,"date":"2021-07-21T16:16:35","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T21:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=60337"},"modified":"2021-07-21T16:16:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T21:16:38","slug":"nasa-grant-brings-kansas-teachers-to-fhsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=60337","title":{"rendered":"NASA grant brings Kansas teachers to FHSU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By UNIVERSITY RELATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kansas middle school science educators spent the week at Fort Hays State University learning to incorporate engineering activities into their classrooms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With funding from the Kansas NASA Space\nGrant, FHSU\u2019s Science and Mathematics Education Institute organized and hosted\na four-day summer workshop for a dozen teachers from all over Kansas. These\nteachers experienced various hands-on classroom activities designed to be\nadapted to any school or classroom science program. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the adoption of the Next\nGeneration Science Standards (NGSS), Kansas teachers are expected to\nincorporate more hands-on learning and engineering into their lessons. One of\nthe main objectives of the NASA grant is to expand opportunities in science and\nengineering education, which aligns closely with the NGSS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have an amazing venue for these\nteachers to explore and learn,\u201d said Dr. Paul Adams, dean of the College of\nEducation and Anschutz Professor of Education and professor of physics. \u201cThe\nScience and Mathematics Education Institute Makerspace, housed here in the\nForsyth Library, mostly funded through alumni donations, offers a space unique\nto Fort Hays State and well suited for these activities.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Adams also recruited exceptional\nteachers with significant expertise in incorporating STEM and engineering into\nthe classroom to lead the workshop\u2014high school teachers Andrew Taylor and Matt\nPeterie. While Taylor teaches mainly freshman-level biology and Peterie\nupper-level physics, they provide insight into how to incorporate engineering\ninto the different science disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The attending educators experienced what\nit is like to be students once again at the workshop. An example of a classroom\nactivity they experienced included teams of teachers creating parachutes and\nprotective landing vehicles for eggs that were to be dropped from the top of\nTomanek Hall. Would the eggs survive the fall? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The activity was followed by a\ndiscussion of results and another round of design. This format of exploration\nof a topic, with activities that can be tested, discussed, improved upon, and\nretested, demonstrates how combining practice with a discussion of results can\nlead to improvement. Sharing this type of fun, engaging, hands-on activity that\nmiddle school students can enjoy while learning is what this workshop is all\nabout.\n\nThanks to the NASA grant funding, participating\nteachers received a $500 stipend for participation and $800 in housing and\ntravel expenses. Teachers also qualified for graduate-level college credit if\nthey wanted to take advantage of that opportunity\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By UNIVERSITY RELATIONS Kansas middle school science educators spent the week at Fort Hays State University learning to incorporate engineering activities into their classrooms. 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