Page 28 September 2012 Arcadia teachers receive science, math class aid By Raquel Velasco Math doesn’t have to be dry, and science doesn’t have to be dull. After attending the Sally Ride Science Academy this summer, a handful of Arcadia-area teachers are bringing copious amounts of enthusiasm for science and math back to the classroom this fall. The idea, said Tavan Elementary School principal Margaret Serna, is to “ignite them.” Held each July in San Diego, the four- day academy shows teachers how to engage students in science, technology, engineering and math by showing them the different jobs they could pursue. “We’ll be able to help students understand there’s a whole plethora of careers out there,” Serna said. It could be anything from an illustrator for anatomy and physiology publications to an astronaut to a wildlife biologist to a wastewater treatment plant chemist. “It’s giving them ideas of what there is to do,” she said. The Sally Ride Academy, founded by American astronaut Sally Ride and funded by ExxonMobil, advocates math and science in the classroom. Ninety educators from the nation were invited to attend this summer including: Serna and Margie Gustafson from Tavan Elementary School; Elizabeth Missal and Nan Wilkinson from Arcadia Neighborhood Learn Center; and Diana Bode from Hopi Elementary School. The Sally Ride Science Academy uses a train-the-trainer model. Academy graduates are expected to train other teachers during the 2012-13 school year. Graduates and their trainees received sets of the Sally Ride Science Cool Career book series for classroom use. “Outside of career opportunities, students need to be literate in science, technology, engineering and math simply to keep up with the world outside the schoolhouse doors,” Serna said. In addition to sparking interest in STEM by supplementing the traditional math and science curricula, the Academy aims to address gender-bias issues to ensure girls are encouraged to follow their interest in these subjects. “Addressing this trend begins in the classroom,” Serna said. Since 2009, the academy has directly trained more than 650 educators, who have returned to their districts and trained more than 4,800 additional educators. By the end of the school year, more than 600,000 students will be impacted by the program established by Ride who passed away from Continued on page 32 Last month was our first column in the Arcadia News and we were so excited to be a part of this great new community, we forgot to do a proper introduction. We are new to the neighborhood so to put our best foot forward we want to earn your trust and invite you to our train- ing studio to show you what we do bet- ter than any fitness facility in the valley. 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