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Nuclear Science Week

Nuclear in K-12 Education: Overview of ANS Toolkit & Reflections from Educators

October 21, 2020|2:00–3:30PM (3:00–4:30PM EDT)

Available to All Users

ANS, in partnership with Discovery Education and the Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, has developed resources to help K-12 educators teach nuclear science and technology. This webinar will begin with an overview of the resources, followed by reflections and commentary from three educators of various grade levels on their experiences teaching nuclear science and thoughts about ANS’s instructional materials. The webinar will then have a Q&A session with audience-supplied questions, responded to by the educators and an expert from the nuclear industry.

Panelists

Allison Wall, Second Grade Teacher, Maryland Public Schools
Lacey Hopper, Middle School Science Teacher, Lakeside Middle School – Fort Wayne, IN
Michael Gottfried, Geophysical Science, Physics, & Aviation Teacher, Roxbury High School – Roxbury, NJ
Janice Lindegard, Program Specialist, American Nuclear Society

Moderator

Ishita Trivedi, PhD Candidate, North Carolina State University