Thirty-nine middle school
students and 48 pre-service, in-service, and informal educators participated in
the three-part workshop presented by educators from the Stennis Space Center on October 15-16 for
STEM curriculum development aligned with national standards. The workshops
included hands-on, problem-based learning, and technology-based activities to
engage students and teachers in science, technology, engineering and math
concepts. Diane Madden, STEM Science Outreach Coordinator for SciTEC said in
The Ruston Daily Leader “the parents in the community who participated with
their children were as eager to learn the STEM content as their children. You
know programs are successful when the participants are actively engaged and say
that the time passed so quickly that they wish there was more time to learn.
These were great learning experiences for all who participated.” Other
participating members included the Institute for Micro-manufacturing local Boy
Scout leaders and scouts, and parents representing collaboration across
LaTech’s campus and North Louisiana.
In addition to this workshop SciTEC
also hosted educators and counselors from NASA Stennis Space Center for a
three-day “train-the-trainer” Astro Camp. Trainees included 30 high school
students from the LA GEAR UP program and 17 informal and pre-service teachers.
They were joined by 50 students ages 7 to 15 from north Louisiana. Dianne
Madden said in an interview with The Ruston Daily Leader, “the Stennis NASA
Camp was an excellent learning opportunity for the students involved in
hands-on activities related to science. The students identified challenges and
proposed solutions to space related situations and gained experience in STEM.
They learned how using those skills can be rewarding and fun.”
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