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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is collaborating with NSTA to develop a series of free Web seminars for 5-12 science educators on the topic of Mars Exploration.
The Web seminars are 90-minute, live professional development sessions that use online learning technologies to allow participants to interact with nationally acclaimed experts, scientists, engineers and education specialists from NASA. The Web seminars are conveniently scheduled so that educators from all U.S. time zones may participate, and no travel is required! Educators use online tools that allow them to mark-up and annotate a presenter's slides or share desktop applications. Teachers may chat with others and answer quizzes and poll questions online.
Upcoming JPL/NSTA Web seminars are listed below. Online registration for each is now open.
Feb. 28, 2007 -- JPL/NSTA Web Seminar: Robotic Engineering: Big Toys, Big Fun
Join Kobie Boykins for a look "behind the scenes" of what it was like to build the twin rovers that are still exploring the surface of Mars. Online registration is now open.
http://institute.nsta.org/JPL/webseminar4.asp
March 14, 2007 -- JPL/NSTA Web Seminar: Using Earth to Explore Mars
Join Dr. Josh Bandfield and Brian Grigsby from the Arizona State University Mars Education Program as they compare and contrast Earth and Mars. The seminar will highlight ways familiarize students with planetary processes and landforms by integrating non-Earth examples. A Mars mission update will also be included. Online registration is now open.
http://institute.nsta.org/JPL/webseminar5.asp
Updated February 22, 2007
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