California Teachers to Learn NASA History; Workshop on Space Technology Makes Possible New Lessons About the Past.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1998--(NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TRW TRW The Real World (TV reality show) TRW The Right Way TRW Tactical Reconnaissance Wing TRW The Retriever Weekly (University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD) TRW Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc ) In a special partnership between National History Day, the nation's leading program for history education, and NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , select teachers from California have been invited to attend a workshop this Thursday at the Dryden Flight Research Center The Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC), located inside Edwards Air Force Base, is an aeronautical research center operated by NASA. On March 26, 1976 it was named in honor of the late Hugh L. to learn more about the history of space technology. Approximately 20 teachers from across the state will tour the Dryden Center, learn about the center's history, familiarize themselves with the site's educational resources, and gather ideas for new lesson plans to assist their students in developing projects for the National History Day program. This year's theme is Science, Technology & Invention in History. NASA is sponsoring the one-day workshops at each of its 11 sites across the country for teachers who participate in the National History Day program. As NASA celebrates its 40th anniversary, teacher workshops on the intersection of history and technology are a unique way to highlight the significance of the space program. Since 1974, National History Day has grown from a local Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. competition with about 100 students to a national academic program. It is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) U.S. independent agency. Founded in 1965, it supports research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. , corporations, foundations, and individuals. History Day in California is sponsored by the Constitutional Rights Foundation. National awards are sponsored by A&E Network's History Channel. Judges are university professors, high school teachers, museum curators and other public historians. Four-year, full-tuition scholarships at Case Western Reserve University and the University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to:
Students and teachers can find out more about how to participate in National History Day by contacting the National History Day office at (301) 314-9739, via e-mail at hstryday@aol.com, or by visiting the official website at http://www.thehistorynet.com/NationalHistoryDay/. |
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