Idaho Teachers Excited About Cruising the Heavens (I TEACH)

爱达荷州教师兴奋巡航'天堂（我教） 是一个为期三年的项目，将培养教育工作者， 开发并展示一个令人兴奋的天文学实践单元。 六个教育工作者小组-由三名教师和一名 管理员-将从六个地区选出， 爱达荷州。 这些球队将聚集在一起度过为期两周的夏季 位于博伊西的爱达荷州探索中心（DCI）。 该中心的目标是丰富和补充正式的 通过互动方式学习基础教育 和应用科学 在DCI，参与者将学习 利用实践活动教授基础天文学， 便携式天文馆和美洲原住民，希腊，罗马， 古老的欧洲天空神话。 各队将带着一个- 使用手提天文馆一个月的规定 他们在课堂上使用它， 为教师和社区成员。 在第一年， 和两个项目，团队成员与第7 - 9 评分员将被挑选。 我会教 开放给参与者与4 - 6年级的学生在 第三年。 从第二年开始，将有六名区域协调员 从上一年的I TEACH参与者中选出， 在两周内协助团队进行单元开发 暑期学校 区域协调员还将提供 为I TEACH毕业生提供技术支持， 天文学继续教育工作坊 家乡。 主要研究者是吉尔福德博士。 Lorette女士 DCI的威廉姆斯执行董事是共同PI， 与爱达荷州其他机构的联系。 成本分摊相当于NSF奖励的18%。

Idaho Teachers Excited About Cruisin' The Heavens (I TEACH) is a three year project which will prepare educators to develop and present an exciting hands-on astronomy unit. Six educators teams - consisting of three teachers and one administrator - will be selected from six regions throughout Idaho. These teams will gather for a two-week summer institute in Boise at The Discovery Center of Idaho (DCI). The center's goal is to enrich and supplement formal education through an interactive approach to learning basic and applied science. While at DCI, participants will learn to teach basic astronomy using hands-on activities, a portable planetarium and Native American, Greek, Roman, and Old European sky myths. The teams will return to their home district with one- month's use of a portable planetarium and the requirement that they use it in their classrooms and give presentations for fellow teachers and community members. During years one and two of the project, team members working with 7th - 9th graders will be targeted for selection. I TEACH will be opened to participants working with 4th - 6th graders in year three. Beginning in year two, six regional facilitators will be selected from the previous year's I TEACH participants to assist teams with unit development during the two-week summer institute. Regional facilitators will also provide technical support for I TEACH graduates as they team-teach a hands-on astronomy continuing education workshop in their home region. The Principal Investigator is Dr. Gilford. Ms. Lorette Williams Executive Director of DCI is Co-PI serving as liaison with other institutions in Idaho. Cost sharing equals 18% of the NSF award.