Abbie Copus, HTMS sixth grade teacher, was selected to attend Space Camp. Engineer and author Homer Hickam, whose memoir Rocket Boys inspired the feature film "October Sky," former shuttle astronaut Wendy Lawrence, and author Ed Buckbee were among the notable speakers . Participants learned about the history of space travel, as well as new information about the cutting edge technologies at work in the new era of deep space exploration. Abbie shared that we are teaching the generation who will take America to Mars, and she is excited to share with her students what is going on right now with NASA and its partners.
In addition, Abbie participated in many sessions demonstrating innovative, STEM/project-based learning opportunities. Participants received resources to go along with these lessons, and were also invited into the NASA Educator Resource Center, where they were given additional resources to use freely in their classrooms.
Participants were able to experience all the simulators, mock missions, and training that young space campers experience while at camp. Alabama is underrepresented as far as students who attend Space Camp, and Abbie plans to encourage students to apply, with first-hand knowledge of the wonderful things space camp has to offer.
Abbie shared that Space Camp was overwhelmingly beneficial to her as an educator. She feels better equipped now to create a more comprehensive learning environment for her students. In her report, Abbie said, "I feel blessed to have come away with the experiences and resources I now have, as well as the network I was able to build with fellow educators with whom I can continue in collaboration.
Thank you all for your continued support for educators at TCS. I'm so proud and blessed to work in this system, and I appreciate all that you all do on a daily basis to make TCS the best."
Abbie's Space Camp Team, Destiny
(Note the guide dog who spent the week with the team)
(Note the guide dog who spent the week with the team)
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