In Concord, NH Jan Derby presented a day-long advanced workshop on August 25. Jean May-Brett presented a workshop to the Friends of Environmental Education in Baton Rouge, LA on September 13. Janet Rutledge and Mary Helen Blanchard were also presenters at the same meeting on September 13.
Groups share their insights about models and their use before beginning the astronomy activities.
Mary Robillard of Wichita, KS will be opening a Challenger Center next summer. Mary used a StarLab and the Sky Challengers in both workshops. This fall, he was chosen as one of the three WI state finalists for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching. In Rolla, MO Sue Eudaly presented a workshop on using constellations in the classroom at the Missouri State Teachers Assoc. meeting on October 3. The Pike's Peak Chapter of CO Science Teachers sponsored Deb Tackett 's October 15 workshop on Color Analyzers .