Project ASTRO Teacher Application:
Name:
Home Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Home Phone
School or Organization
Work Address:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Grades and subjects you will teach in 1998/99:
Number of years teaching experience:
School type:
Rural Title I Suburban Urban/City
Public Private Parochial
School Level:
Elementary Middle/Jr High High School Community Organization
Do you have a particular astronomer in mind that you want to work with? Please list their name here:
Teacher Background:
1. Please tell us something about your teaching background:
2. How comfortable are you with teaching astronomy?
3. What type of professional development experiences have you participated in and how have they they impacted your work with students?
4. Why do you want to participate in Project ASTRO and what needs does it address for your school or organization?
5. What area of astronomy would you like to have taught by your astronomy partner?
space travel
solar system
galaxies
Other
6. Have you taught astronomy before? If yes, for how many years?
7. How will you include astronomy in your program in 1998-1999?
8. How many classes of students do you teach? How many classes would you like to be visited by your astronomer partner? What is a typical class size?
9. Do you have time to plan with your astronomer by phone, or before or after class? What is the best method of communication?
10. Do you have access to email: at school or at home ?
11.Are you able to attend the workshop on July 27 and 28 (Friday and Saturday) at the Museum of Science?
12. How did you hear about Project ASTRO?