Just got back from a short trip to Sri Lanka, where I conducted two workshops for teachers.The first was in Maharagama on Dec 15th & 16th. The second workshop was in Kandy on Dec 18th.
Here are some stories about the workshops:
- Nanda Wannianayake’s post: Full STEAM Ahead – Best Practices in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths Workshop in NIE
- KJZZ Radio – Andrew Bernier’s report: Arizona Native American Students Travel To Sri Lanka As STEAM Ambassadors. Listen to Andrew Bernier’s report here.
Much thanks to my co-presenters:
- Dr. Paul Funk – Engineer, US Dept. of Agriculture, New Mexico (Via Skype)
- Ruben Gameros – Autonomous Collective Systems Laboratory, Arizona State University (Via Skype)
- Scott Logan – Montessori International School, Mesa, Arizona (Via Skype)
- Lal Medawattegedera – Lecturer, Open University of Sri Lanka
- Nalaka Gunewardene – Science writer, author, trustee of the Science and Development Network
- Nazly Ahmed – Web App Dev at Social Seed Media
Also the two Keynote Speakers:
- Dr. Ajit Madurapperuma – Dir. Of Information Communication Technology, ICTA
- Dr. Nalin Samarasinha – Astrophysicist at Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona (Via Skype)
Finally, thanks to the American Center in Sri Lanka who made this possible – especially Joshua Shen.
Hands-On Engneering – Spaghetti Tower Challenge
Hands-on session on Audio Recording
Hands-on session on Motors and Electro-magnetism
Scott Logan & students at Montessori International School, teach class – via Skype
Aaron Fernando facilitates session
Using audio and video for content creation
Photography in Science – From SLRs to GoPro
Nazly Ahmed, Social Seed Media explains Depth of Field
Engineering & Problem Solving – Building a Solar Oven
Paul Funk, US DOA
Teaching Science Writing
Nalaka Gunewardene
Future Ready Classroom – Google Cardboard & Augmented Reality
Future Ready Classroom – Teaching Robotics
Ruben Gameros, ASU, teaches class on robotics – Via Skype
Joshua Shen Delivers Opening Address
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