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Project ASTRO BOSTON

Teacher Application
Attention: Cathleen Clemens

Contact Information
Name __________________________________ Home address ___________________________ ________________________________________ Home Phone (_______) ___________________ Email ___________________________________ Grade(s) you will teach 2005/2006 _______ School type (circle all applicable) Is this a Title I school? School level (circle) Yes No middle/junior high high school community organization rural School _________________________________ School address __________________________ ________________________________________ School Phone (_______) ___________________ Fax (_______) ___________________________

Subject(s) __________________________________ urban/city public private parochial

suburban

elementary

What is the last day of school for you this year? _______________ Where/how should we contact you? (Please circle) School email Home email Home phone Please list the name of a particular astronomer that you would like as a partner. __________________________________________________ Have you contacted him or her? ________

Teaching Background
Number of years teaching: ______ Please tell us something about your teaching background.

How comfortable are you with teaching astronomy?

Is astronomy a required unit in your science curriculum?

__________ Will you teach a unit on astronomy

next year? _______ If so, how long do you typically spend on the unit? ____________________________ When is it taught during the year? __________________________________________________________

What areas of astronomy would you like to teach with your partner's help? (circle all applicable) space travel solar system other ______________________ galaxies shadows physics technology


Please share some reasons for wanting to participate in Project ASTRO and what needs it will address for your school or organization.

Have you taught astronomy before? ______ How many science classes do you teach? _____

If so, for how many years? ______

NB: Project ASTRO asks astronomers to commit to volunteer to visit up to 2 classes per teacher though some are willing and able to do more. How many classes of students would you like your partner to visit? ______ How many visits to each of your classes would you like your partner to make? _______ How many students are there in each of your [science] classes (approximately)? ______

Your commitment to Project ASTRO includes attending a two-day orientation workshop in the summer and at least 2 of 3 follow-up workshops on Saturdays during the school year (though you are welcome and encouraged to attend all 3). These workshops train you and your partner to work together using inquirybased hands-on activities to solve scientific problems. They also serve to teach scientists about the education process and they give teachers enough scientific background to be able to choose appropriate activities for their classrooms. Are you able to attend the two-day workshop on Monday and Tuesday, August 1st and 2nd? __________ Email is the best form of communication between most partners, as well as for announcements from the coordinator. How often do you read email? How did you hear about Project ASTRO? Please have this application signed by your school principal or department chair. Please print his/her name and title. Teacher signature __________________________________________________ Date _______________ Principal/Dept. Chair signature ________________________________________ Date _______________ Name (please print) _____________________________________Title ____________________________ Thank you for your application! Please return this application by June 1, 2005 to the Coordinator at the address below or fax it to (617)589-0389. You will be contacted by June 15th. Please contact Cathy Clemens at (617)496-7867 or cclemens@cfa.harvard.edu you have questions. Cathleen Clemens Project ASTRO Coordinator Museum of Science Science Park Boston, MA 02114