More than 45 elementary teachers and 200 students from 18 school districts across the Capital Region are participating in a professional development seminar on nanotechnology at TEC-SMART (Training and Education Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing and Alternative and Renewable Technologies) today in Malta.
Nanotechnology has a major impact on our daily lives and will drive the jobs of the future. This seminar is focused on helping teachers to incorporate the study of nanotechnology into the regular classroom curriculum in an effort to encourage students to pursue this field of study as they move into higher education. The students will take part in STEM-based (science, technology, math and engineering) learning activities including experiments with NanoTex fabric, metallic glass, ultraviolet beads and hydrophobic sand.
Hudson Valley is hosting the event under the sponsorship of its National Science Foundation grant-funded program, the Northeast Advanced Technological Education Center (NEATEC). Other sponsors are the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and two of NEATEC’s sub-awardees: the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at the University at Albany and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Published: Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:50:41 +0000 by d.renfrew