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Cienega HS wins ROADS on Mars Challenge

Posted by christina on October 29, 2020

Seven AZ teams complete ROADS on Mars despite the challenges of social distancing

The Rover Observation and Drone Survey (ROADS) on Mars Student Challenge was planned as a big celebratory event on May 2nd hosting up to 48 robotics teams in grades 3-12 from around the state. Obviously, that… Read more

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Earn your Ph.D. with CSTL!

Posted by Ron Gray on

Interested in earning your Ph.D. in science education?

The Center for Science Teaching and Learning (CSTL) is excited to announce that doctoral studies in science education are now available!

This year the CSTL completed a move to the College of Education at NAU. This allowed us to join the recently revamped Curriculum and Instruction (C&I) doctoral program and offer science education as an official field of study. Students will work closely with a CSTL faculty member while engaging in… Read more

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NASA continues PLANETS, an out-of-school time program

Posted by christina on September 24, 2020

PLANETS received an extension from NASA for another 5 years of our cooperative agreement! Planetary Learning that Advances the Nexus of Engineering, Technology, and Science (PLANETS) is an out-of-school time (OST) program for youth in grades 3–8 that provides STEM learning with an emphasis on integrating NASA planetary science and engineering, particularly for underserved audiences. The extension is to optimize learning, engagement, and broader use through effective practices for both STEM learning and diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA)… Read more

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Learn about NASA science and technology with a robotics challenge this year

Posted by christina on September 4, 2020

ROADS on Asteroids

Students participate in a First Lego League Robotics challenge

Robot for robotics challenge with CSTL

Students participate in a First Lego League Robotics challenge

Rover Observation And Drone Survey (ROADS) on Asteroids is a science, engineering, and technology challenge for students in grades 3-12 designed to follow the objectives of… Read more

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2019 Summer Robotics Event

Posted by CSTL on October 1, 2019

Northern Arizona University’s Center for Science Teaching and Learning (CSTL), along with many Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) partners hosted the Lunar Legacy Invitational Robotics Challenges on July 19th and 20th. Robotics teams from all over the world participated in the three challenges. Each challenge required their robots to perform certain tasks with precision and accuracy. In the Apollo Next Giant Leap Student (ANGLeS) challenge, the winning team was from Killip Elementary here in Flagstaff, Arizona.

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Spring 2017 Newsletter

Posted by CSTL Admin on March 1, 2017

Dass’s Doodles

Recently I had the opportunity to attend the 2017 Leadership Summit of the National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA) held in conjunction with the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) annual national conference in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Drew Westen of Emory University, one of the keynote speakers at the NSELA summit, talked about (and challenged us to think about) how the impact of a message depends on the design and delivery of… Read more

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