Be one of ten San Diego teachers to use NASA data sets and GIS software to enhance your curriculum!

Workshop Dates: July 13 & 14, 2007

Participate in a problem-solving approach to understand and predict how global climatic changes will influence our world! Learn to engage students by solving real-world problems using cutting-edge NASA technology and GIS software to estimate water availability for projected future climate and urbanization scenarios! Work with high school students in real time to implement your newly formulated lesson plans!

*$450 stipend for the weekend workshop
*Get free software worth thousands
*One-unit graduate college credit available
*Learn high tech skills

Thematic questions:
How does deforestation in the Amazon affect river flooding?
How does urbanization affect water availability?

Only 10 spots available! Call now!

For more information, please contact Tomasa Mauricio at (619) 594-3493.

To view flyer and download application scroll down to Announcements on our SDSU PCI website- http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/sdsutrio/

Funding/grant information:
This innovative workshop supported, in part, by a three-year grant from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to Dr. R. Edward Beighley for $310,000 is presented by the San Diego State University department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Upward Bound Math/Science Regional Center in partnership with the Sweetwater Union High School District GEAR UP Program.

Tomasa Mauricio
Coordinator
Talent Search/ Upward Bound Math/Science/ HCOP
College of Education
San Diego State University
Phone: (619)594-1899/ (619)594-3493
Fax: (619)594-7821