Sat., May 1 Part Day [8:30 am – 12:30 pm] 0.25 sem hrs / 3.75 contact hours
Title: Operation Montserrat at the Challenger Learning Center
Presenters: Ron Bush, Vice President of Education, Challenger Learning Center; Robert Fredell, CEO, Challenger Learning Center
Description: Following a tour of the newly built learning center, participants will be able to experience a presentation in the new Mikkelson Planetarium and learn how to bring the portable planetarium to an individual school site. Teachers will then participate in a shortened e-mission, breaking into teams to evaluate and respond to a global emergency simulation, thus gaining insight into the programs available through the Challenger Learning Center.
Agenda:
8:30 – 8:45 Welcome and Introductions
8:45 – 9:15 Simulator tour and overview of Challenger programs
9:15 – 9:40 Mikkelson Planetarium Show
9:40 – 9:50 Break
9:50 – 12:15 Operation Montserrat e-mission
12:15 -12:30 Questions, wrap-up, and giveaways