The Christa McAuliffe Center
Fellowship Winners
West Virginia
Toni Lynne DeVore
Washington Junior High Sch.
1203 Plum St.
Parkersburg, WV 26101
The "Bringing Technology into the Earth Science and
Geography Via Weather" project will implement a high
tech weather station to provide students with the
opportunity to use inquiry methods in the study of
meteorology. Teacher inservice will be included. (1990)
Robert M. Frostick
Horace Mann Junior High School
43rd and MacCorkle Avenue
Charlestown, WV 25304
bfrostic@access.k12.wv.us
The "Astronomy for Students and Educators" project provided
training to enhance astronomy education from kindergarten
through undergraduate level within the Kanawha County region.
Teachers were trained in hands-on astronomy through graduate
courses and specialized workshops. It was also used as a tool
to promote community interest and awareness in astronomy,
technology, and the school system. The Christa McAuliffe
Fellowship was used to purchase the necessary equipment for
this training such as a portable StarLab planetarium system,
several telescopes, a CCD camera and software, as well as other
materials. (1995)
Donna Hardy Linkous
War Elementary School Annex
Box 967
War, WV 24892
The "MAC Lab for Technology and Career Education"
project will establish and equip a computer lab suitable
for classroom use and teacher/parent/student training
classes. (1991)
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