Project ASTRO NOVA:
Astronomers and Teachers as Partners for Learning
Bringing Astronomers to New Jersey Classrooms since
1998!
Wouldn't it be great if an astronomer visited your
classroom or youth group several times during the year, answered
students' questions, and helped you meet the
New
Jersey Science Content Standards in Astronomy?
What is Project ASTRO?
Project ASTRO is a National Program which creates long-term partnerships
between astronomers and teachers or youth group and community
leaders. The philosophy behind Project ASTRO is that students
learn best when using hands-on inquiry-based activities in combination
with a constructivist approach to teaching. The astronomer is
a resource for the teacher both in and outside the classroom and
provides students with the unique opportunity to have long-term
interactions with a scientist. Project ASTRO NOVA has trained
over 200 teachers and over 120 astronomers and reached over 35,000
New Jersey students.
Project
ASTRO Training
Both Teachers
and Astronomers attend a two-day Training Workshop at Raritan Valley
Community College, on Friday-Saturday February 6-7, 2009. Two full
days are filled with fun and easy-to-do activities, ideas for working
with your partner, school year planning, and lots of resources.
Bring
Project ASTRO NOVA to your students!
Click
here for the Teacher Application Form
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