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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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SUMMER STEAM 2017

(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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OPPORTUNITY

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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