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Inquiry-Based, Active, Remote Learning Using UDL
In response to educators continuing online in the fall semester, the Infiniscope team offered 94 educators from all over the U.S. a 3-day active learning online workshop held July 20-22, 2020. The workshop featured an overview of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) by Dr. Katie Novak in cooperation with WBGH’s Bringing the Universe to America’s…

Creating Place-Based, Active Learning Virtual Field Trips
In response to educators transitioning to online teaching and learning, the Infiniscope team offered 43 educators from all over the U.S. a 4-day online workshop held July 14-17, 2020. This workshop focused toward creating virtual field trips that connect students to their community and promote learning that is rooted in students’ own “place” such as…

Mars 2020: Is There Life on Mars?
On May 8, 2020, Infiniscope hosted Dr. Kenneth Williford from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Dr. Williford is the Deputy Project Scientist for the NASA Mars 2020 mission. He gave us the scoop on the various ways that Perseverance will be seeking signs of life on Mars. He also presented a mission overview including payload and…