Subj : ARRL Teachers Institute Kicks Off Summer Cohorts
To : QST
From : ARRL de WD1CKS
Date : Fri Jun 21 2024 08:55 pm
06/14/2024
Teachers are gathered from around the United States to learn about amateur
radio, and how to use it in their classrooms as part of science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. The 2024 cohorts of the ARRL
Teachers Institute (TI) on Wireless Technology have begun. �
The first group members for the year are each returning teachers participating
in the second round of learning, TI-2. "TI-1 was an amazing, immersive
experience that broadened my knowledge of wireless technology, electronics, and
amateur radio. I implemented ideas and applications from the very first day of
the workshop within the first week of my return to school," said Everton
Henriques, KD2ZZT, a teacher from Staten Island, NY. "Attending TI-2 would
further invigorate my teaching practice and allow us to do more cool projects,"
he continued. �
TI-2 takes things a step further from basic radio principles. "It builds on
what they learned the previous year and really exposes these teachers to
advanced remote-sensing technologies," said ARRL Education and Learning Manager
Steve Goodgame, K5ATA.
TI-2 also includes a demonstration of telemetry data gathering from amateur
satellites, basic amateur satellite operation, and a discussion of applications
of the satellite data to math and science topics. TI-2 participants will also
learn how to do Arduino programming and remote sensing. �
"The ARRL Teachers Institute is easily one of the best classes I have ever
taken. The hands-on projects were phenomenal, and everything I learned in TI-1
was useful with my club and in the classroom. TI-2 is raising the bar, and I
already have a ton of ideas for things I will do next year based on this
course. I am deeply grateful to ARRL for this opportunity," said Dr. Chris
Brown, W9SBS, of the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering. �
The ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology is funded entirely by donors
through the ARRL Education and Technology Program. Learn more at
www.arrl.org/ti. There are seven TI cohorts this summer. It costs teachers a
$100 application fee to attend. All travel, lodging, and other costs are
covered by the generous donors.
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