Chelen Johnson
It was amazing being, not just an attendee of the conference, but a real part of it through the poster presentations.
What makes NITARP extraordinary is the level of commitment: both the program's commitment to teachers, and the commitment required from teachers. Teachers commit to a year of hard work, study, risk taking, and intellectual growth. In return, NITARP commits to teachers the most precious resource possible: attentive and supportive mentorship from astronomers at one of the world's premiere research institutions. For me and my students the results have been transformative.
How cool for the kids see a poster right next to theirs being presented by three university professors on one side and a graduate student on the other.