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ENWS Five Workshop
The 5th annual Exceptional Needs workshop brought educators from the SERCH region together with NASA education and public outreach professionals and scientists for a successful workshop. There was solid representation from all 4 Forums and a dynamic group of guest speakers. The topics focused on visions of success, inclusion for all, and lasting collaborations.
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ENWS V
Exceptional Space Science Materials for Exceptional Students (ENWS) V
July 24 - 28, 2005
Huntsville Marriott, Huntsville, AL
US Space & Rocket Center (USSRC), Huntsville, AL
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Huntsville, AL
Workshop Description
The 5th annual Exceptional Needs workshop is coming back to Huntsville, Alabama! The focus this year will be on networking and team building, bringing together a wonderful group of educators, education specialists, and NASA personnel. In Huntsville, the participants will visit the US Space and Rocket Center as well as the Marshall Space Flight Center.
Workshop Agenda
A more detailed agenda is available as a word (.doc) document or a pdf document. These documents require that you have Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat Reader. Reader can be downloaded at the Adobe website.
 
Sunday, July 24
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Registration
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Team Building Activity at US Space and Rocket Center
6:00PM - 8:30PM
Dinner—Welcome / Overview
Monday, July 25
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Welcome—Overview of workshop format and what to expect
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Plenary Guest Lecture: An Educator's Perspective
11:15AM - 12:15PM
Plenary Guest Lecture: A Scientist's Perspective
12:15PM - 1:15PM
Lunch—Networking Activity
1:15PM - 4:30PM
Reading, Writing and Rings—Content Training, Hands-on, and Discussion
4:30PM - 5:15PM
Networking Activity
5:15PM - 5:30PM
Evaluation and Adjourn
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Dinner—Networking Activity/Poster Session
Tuesday, July 26
 8:45AM - 9:00AM
Overview of Goals and Expected Outcomes
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Plenary Guest Lecture: An Educator's Perspective
10:15AM - 2:30PM
Detecting Extra Solar Planets and Possible Life—Content Training, Hands-on, and Discussion (Lunch included)
2:45PM - 5:45 PM
Sun Earth Day - Eclipse 2006—Content Training, Hands-on, and Discussion
5:45PM - 6:00PM
Evaluation and Adjourn
Wednesday, July 27
 8:45AM - 9:00AM
Overview of Goals and Expected Outcomes
9:00AM - 12:15PM
The Black Hole Explorer Game—Content Training, Hands-on, and Discussion
12:15PM - 12:45PM
Box Lunch—Pickup
12:45PM - 4:30PM
Marshall Space Flight Center
4:45PM - 5:00PM
Evaluation and Adjourn
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Networking Activity/Poster Session
Thursday, July 28 9:00AM - 11:00AM
Wrap-up, closing thoughts and future plans/goals
11:30AM - 1:00PM
Lunch at US Space and Rocket Center
         
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