Registration Deadline: Friday, May 24 at 11:59 pm
The primary objective of this workshop is to provide a series of plug-and-play mini-modules (5-15 minutes in length) that can be directly incorporated into STEM courses. All mini-modules can be related to the smartphone to help students connect basic chemistry, physics, and engineering to real-world devices. Mini-modules focus on display technologies and materials, relating molecular structure to color, the human eye's response to color, basic circuit elements including transistors, simple circuits including supplies to build amplification circuits, and energy conversion. Participants will be provided with supplies for the different mini-modules as well as teaching materials. Hotel accommodations (if required) will be covered by the workshop and a $300 stipend will be provided to all participants. The workshop will begin at 12:30 pm on Wednesday, June 12 and conclude at 12:30 pm on Thursday, June 13.
An optional workshop on dye-sensitized solar cells is offered as well. In this 2-hour workshop participating teachers will make dye-sensitized solar cells and be provided with the teaching materials and supplies necessary to have their students make these solar cells. Teachers participating in this workshop will receive an additional $50 stipend. Teachers may choose to register for this additional workshop when they sign up for the primary workshop. This workshop will take place from 1:30 to 3:30 pm on Thursday, June 13.