Professional Development Summer 2010

Science SOLutions

Teachers of grades K–5, can earn graduate credits while enriching hands-on science learning techniques. In partnership with Averett University, Danville Science Center staff will lead two science courses specially designed for teachers of grades K–5. "Light and Color" and "Electricity" are the course topics. Each course aligns with the Science strands of the Virginia's Standards of Learning and corresponds to core areas of Physical Science. Each three-credit course combined meaningful content learning with hands-on experience. Light and Color will be offered June 21-25. Electricity will be offered July 12-16.

For Science SOLutions 2010 application, click here.

Summer 2009

Nano Academy

The University of Virginia offered a free week long seminar on teaching nanotechnologies to middle and high school students. With coordination support from the Science Center and IALR, the U.Va. Summer NANO Academy offered teachers the opportunity to learn about the creation, measurement, manipulation and use of objects at the nanoscale in a three-credit graduate course.  The program was funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Teachers used the same tools scientists use to manipulate nano-sized objects, including an atomic force microscope and a scanning tunneling microscope.

To find out more about Nanotechnology at UVA, click here.

For information about future courses email dscstaff@smv.org