Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:41:41 -0400
From: Morton Sternheim <mort@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: kwbrody@xxxxxxx
This is a UMass Amherst program
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UMASS NANOTECHNOLOGY SUMMER INSTITUTE
* Monday to Friday, July 7-11, 2008 at UMass Amherst
* Funded by the National Science Foundation
* Sponsored by the STEM Education Institute and the Center for
Hierarchical Manufacturing
* Middle and High School Science, Math, and Technology Teachers
* $75/day stipends ($375 total), materials, parking, lunches
* Housing and meals for those outside the commuting radius
* 3 graduate credits available at reduced cost; free PDP's
(Professional Development Points)
* Ongoing partnerships with UMass Faculty
Nanotechnology deals with materials on the scale of nanometers. A
nanometer is one-millionth of a millimeter, or about 10 atomic
diameters. Such materials can have surprising and useful behaviors
and properties. Applications of this rapidly growing field include
regenerative medicine, fabrics and construction materials of
unprecedented strength, ultra-high performance computers and data
storage, more efficient solar photovoltaic cells, and much more.
Activity in this field cuts across the traditional disciplinary
boundaries, and involves chemistry, physics, biology, and
engineering.
The UMass Nanotechnology Summer Institute will explore the basic
science and engineering concepts of this exciting new field, and
will illustrate how they may be integrated into the usual math,
science and technology courses in middle schools and high schools.
The content and pedagogy will be aligned with the Massachusetts
Science and Technology/Engineering Framework.
During the institute, participants will begin to develop curriculum
units for their own classes. They will complete and implement these
in the fall and report on their progress and results online. Three
graduate credits will be available for the institute and curriculum
unit; the cost will be $300 plus a $40 registration fee. PDP's will
be available at no cost.
Application process: An application form and additional information
are available at www.umassk12.net/nano.
Teachers should also prepare a narrative statement of how they
intend to use the institute materials in their classroom, and
include in their application package a recent resume and a letter of
support from their school principal or superintendent. The
application package can be submitted by email, fax, or US mail.
STEM Ed Institute: www.umassk12.net/stem,
413-545-1908, fax: 413-545-3697
Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing: www.umass.edu/chm
