UCLA TIIP Team Professional Development ActivitiesAs a part of our journey we started with a tour of the JPL facility in Pasadena, spent a few days in Houston visiting Johnson Space Center with the highest level tour, called Level 9 which included having lunch with an Astronaut. During that exclusive lunch with only our team, we interviewed David Hilmer. JPL
The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory has an annual Open House which invites visitors to share in the wonders of space through high definition and 3-D videos, live demonstrations and interactions with scientists and engineers. The team was able to attend this tour. NASA Space Center Houston
Columbia Memorial Space Center - NASANASA has educational opportunities in offers at various locations. The TIIP team attended a professional development on a Saturday on Rocketry at the Columbia Memorial Space Center. We were able to do hands-on activities and received free materials to take back to our school site. Red Tails-Tuskegee AirmanThe UCLA TIIP Team~Windsor Hills and our principal Ms. Kathy Crowe, had the opportunity to attend the private screening of "Red Tails!" So much information was garnish from viewing the movie. We would be remiss if we did not mention Mr. Charles Johnson who produced the film and invited us to view the movie. Thank you Mr. Johnson.
NSTA National Conference in IndianapolisEach year the National Science Teachers Association which is the largest science teachers organization in the nation, holds four conferences on science education; 3 regional events in the fall and a national conference in the spring. The TIIP team made it first ever national attendance and was overwhelmed with the resources, trainings, and vendors involved with this conference. Document Actions
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