The QuarkNet grant support includes $1150 per teacher for this workshop. This includes a staff development stipend of $300 per week for 3 weeks and $250 for instructional materials per teacher.
QuarkNet can offer optional graduate credit through Aurora University, Aurora, Illinois with whom Fermilab has an ongoing agreement. The current cost is $50 per credit hour. The 8-week appointment is through the TRAC program which carries 4.5 credit hours. The 3-week institute carries 6 hours of credit. Teachers have to pay for the credit. We are also exploring the possibility of KU graduate credit.
It is our goal to spend time during the workshop exploring particle physics software, websites, activities, and explorations and give participating teachers copies of them to take back to their schools and use.
We also anticipate receiving funding for housing (if needed by the participants) and travel costs to and from KU.
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