Chelen Johnson
My robotics students are very wowed by the fact that I met a flight director for the Mars Curiosity Rover.
This experience has reinforced to me the importance of learning science by doing science.
The best thing about the trip was the chance to interact with others who are trying to do the same things that I am trying to do. No one else around me tries to do student research (even though I have tried to get other teachers involved), not in my district nor in any of the surrounding ones. It was great to spend time with other teachers (and their students) who are trying to accomplish the same things that I am trying to do.
