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WELCOMENEWFACULTY&STAFFSUMMERSTEAM2017
September,2017
Dr.JudyStewartPresident/CEO,VASTEAM
Mission:Tonurturefuturegenerationsofcreative,ethical,andimaginativeSTEAMleaderswhounderstandandintegratethehumanitiesintheirfulldevelopment
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Students and parents,
K-12 education, higher education,
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arts and humanities, government, and military, where appropriate
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(1)SummerAcademies
(2)ProfessionalDevelopment
(3)OnlineLearning
(4)Statewide,ResidentialHighSchool
COMPONENTS
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RBCHubforSTEMTalentDevelopment& Innovation• Talentedjuniorsandseniors,especiallythosewithfinancial
need,experiencerigorous,immersive,earlycollege&careerprogram
• Earnhighschooldiplomaandassociate’sdegree• PursueSTEMcertification• Entercollegeassomethingotherthanafreshman• Evaluateinnovativeapproachesforhighachievement
OPPORTUNITY
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Dr.DavidMorganAssociateProfessorofPhysics&
Astronomy
SUMMER STEAM 2017OneWeekSummerProgramforHigh-AchievingMiddleSchoolStudents
FourCoursesofStudy:Astronomy,EnvironmentalScience,Robotics,andMathematics
TwoCoursesTaughtbyRBCProfessors,Dr.DavidMorganandDr.EricMillerCosmicMysteries&UniversalForces
SUMMER STEAM 2017Studentsin“CosmicMysteries”learnedabouttheconnectionsbetweenphysicsandastronomy.Hands-onlabactivitiesintroducedconceptsinmotion,optics,andspectroscopy.
TelescopicobservingsessionsallowedstudentstoobservetheSun,Moon,Jupiter,andSaturn.
Studentsalsodesignedandbuiltamock-upofapermanentMarsbaseusingeverydaymaterialsand3D-printing.
Dr.EricMillerAssistantProfessorofBiology
EnvironmentalScience
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WELCOMENEWFACULTY&STAFFSUMMERSTEAM2017
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