The Teacher Research Academy (TRA) offers middle school, high school, and community college faculty a unique professional development experience through Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). In summer 2024, LLNL will offer FREE virtual and onsite TRA programs.
This year the TRA program is trying something new with the introduction of the Teacher Research Academy Conference!!! Get a sneak peek of the week below!
The conference week will be held June 24-28, 2024 onsite at LLNL and includes a plenary session in Artificial Intelligence for the Classroom and subsequent “Hot Topics” sessions in Bioengineering & Bioethics; Energy & Climate, and Applications in Computing.
Plenary Session: June 24-25
Tours & Presentations: June 26
Hot Topic Sessions: June 27-28
Teachers must attend either the plenary or topical sessions to participate in the mid-week presentation/tour day. Continuation credits will be available; each two-day session with the presentation day will complete 1 course unit.
The TRA conference is free to attend.
Time: 8:30am-4pm.
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
This online 5-day workshop will focus on hands-on activities designed to use science and engineering practices to explore core disciplinary ideas in physics. The activities will exploit the amazing sensors found in smartphones. During this workshop you will become experienced in using the sensors in open ended exploration that will enable completely new opportunities for students to explore and learn physics.
Session: July 22-26, 2024 | Time: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm