Educator Workshop - Bringing Nanotechnology to the Classroom: Lessons for Post-Secondary and Grades 6-12

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Event Details
Contact

Questions: Contact Joyce Allen    joyce.allen@ien.gatech.edu or call 404-385-3456

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Learn how to include nanotechnology in your current teaching. The workshop will have parallel sessions for post-secondary and secondary educators as well as time for networking and learning about resources.

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Educator Workshop - Bringing Nanotechnology to the Classroom: Lessons for Post-Secondary and Grades 6-12

Learn how to include nanotechnology in your current teaching. The workshop will have parallel sessions for post-secondary and secondary educators as well as time for networking and learning about resources.

Special Presentations

Nancy Healy, NNIN Education and Outreach Coordinator - Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Network (NACK)- A national resource for  integrating nanotechnology into post-secondary curriculum.

Joyce Allen, NNIN -  Resources for K-12 Teachers to Include Nanotechnology into Standards Based Curriculum.

Who Should Attend: Grades 6-12 science teachers and Post-secondary science and engineering faculty

Registration fee $15.00 (covers lunch/parking)  Limited to 100

Register by February 23rd at

https://epay.gatech.edu/C20793_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=214

Participants will receive a CD containing all presented lesson plans and a resource guide.
All registered participants will be sent parking instructions the week before the workshop.

Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network



 

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

NanoTECH, Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology, Georgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC), The Center for MEMS and Microsystems Technologies, 3D Systems Packaging Research Center

Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Public
Categories
Training/Workshop
Keywords
Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology, K-12 education, Nanotechnology, NNIN, secondary education, STEMworkshop
Status
  • Created By: Christa Ernst
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Jan 21, 2015 - 4:16am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 10:11pm