Chelen Johnson
This virtual team collects all independent research presented in 2015, and done by NITARP or Spitzer alumni with (or without) students outside of a formal NITARP team.
Being a mentor teacher is easy because these teachers are fantastic. They're just off and running with the project.
Science is hard! ;-) Also, it is worth the work!
[..]Students who are given the opportunity to do "real science" generally find a greater deal of success when it comes to understanding concepts (and at a deeper level).
