| RBSE '98 |
|---|
| TEACHERS | ASTRONOMERS |
|---|
| Stephen Burke, Woonsocket High School, Woonsocket, Rhode Island |
Timothy Barker, Wheaton College |
| Rick Donahue, Eastchester Middle School, Eastchester, New York |
Charles Liu, Columbia University |
| Warren R. Fish, Paul Revere Middle School, Los Angeles, CA |
Matt Penn, CalState Northridge |
| Tom Gehringer, Harry A. Burke High School, Omaha, NE |
Edward Schmidt, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln |
| Susan M. Hayden, El Camino Real High School, Placentia, CA |
Stephen Walton, CalState Northridge |
| John E. Persichilli, North Canyon High School, Phoenix, AZ |
Donald McCarthy, University of Arizona |
| Elizabeth S. Sanghavi, Chenery Middle School, Belmont, MA |
Eliza Garfield, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Steve Saar, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA |
| Linda Syferd, New Franklin Middle School, New Franklin, MO |
Charles Peterson, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia |
| Stacey Jones-Willy, Tucson High Magnet School, Tucson, AZ |
Charles Lindsey, Solar Physics Research Corp. |
| Lynn H. Williams, Pittman Middle School, Hueytown, AL |
Kurt Bachmann, Birmingham Southern College
William Keel, University of Alabama |
| Brenda Ann Wolpa, Canyon Del Oro High School, Tucson, AZ |
Travis Rector, NOAO |
| Douglas Showell, Lewis & Clark Middle School, Omaha, NE |
Daniel Wilkins, Univ. of Nebraska, Omaha |
| David L. Vondra, King Science Center, Omaha, NE |
David Kriegler, Univ. of Nebraska, Omaha |
Frank J. Sinclair, Ida Middle School, Ida, MI
Ardis Maciolek, Grosse Pointe North High School, Grosse Point, MI
Linda K. Witzburg, New Morning School, Plymouth, MI |
Mario Mateo, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Donald Bord, Univ. of Michigan, Dearborn |
NOAO, through its Teacher Enhancement Program, "The Use of Astronomy in
Research Based Science Education," hosted sixteen teachers from around the
country this past summer. This professional development program, described
in earlier newsletters, provides a research experience to middle and high
school teachers and then supports their efforts to transfer the experience
to the classroom
during the academic year. One aspect of this support is the selection of a
local mentor, a professional astronomer living in the same area as the RBSE
teacher. We would like to acknowledge the following astronomers who stepped
forward and the RBSE '98 teachers they'll be working with:
In September, Project ASTRO-Tucson welcomed another 38 participants to the
program, bringing the total number of trained astronomers and teachers in
the Tucson area to approximately 135. 1998 marks the third year of Project
ASTRO's expansion to Tucson, with NOAO as the lead institution. David Levy
gave an inspiring presentation, "More Things in Heaven and Earth," at the
Flandrau Science Center to open the workshop; many of the two-day activities
took place at the UA Steward Observatory conference room. Each year, the
workshop gets better as we draw on past-year participants to share
experiences and advice.
Caption:
Maria Andrade (Girl Scout leader from Nogales, Arizona) observes overhead
lights with a spectroscope she made during the September 1998, Project
ASTRO-Tucson workshop.