2012 Workshops

This Summer. Get Smarter. Watch a video introduction to our workshops.

Find your way to Penn State, Get Ready to Work Hard, and We'll Take Care of the Rest!

  • Earn graduate-level course credit from Penn State for PA Act 48 and teacher professional development requirements
  • Participate in hands-on activities
    geared specifically towards classroom implementation
  • Learn about cutting-edge research
    from world-renowned faculty
  • Workshop sponsors pay for housing & parking, educational materials, and the majority of your tuition.
  • Educators are responsible for $300 (in-state) or $500 (out-of-state) tuition fee.

Explore this site and find out why most of our teachers come back to take additional courses summer-after-summer!

Thank you for your interest, the application has now been closed for summer 2012. It will open for summer 2013 workshops in January of next year.

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Summer 2012 Workshops

Astrobiology: The Interdisciplinary Search for Life in the Cosmos

July 23-27 • Educators Grades 5-9

Hands-on Particle Astrophysics

July 30-August 3 • Educators Grades 9-12

Black Holes: Gravity's Fatal Attraction

July 30-August 35 • Educators Grades 6-12