fter Dr. Robert Ballard discovered the RMS Titanic sitting on the bottom of the ocean, the explorer and oceanographer received thousands of letters from students wanting to join the next expedition. In response, he founded the JASON Project, a science, geography and environmental education program, supported by the JASON Foundation for Education. The project has been praised as a leader in distance learning for students and teachers alike.

In September 2001, the JASON Foundation will start a new venture, the JASON Academy, which will provide online professional development courses for teachers of science. The Concord Consortium is helping the JASON Academy create probe-based activities for those courses, which will be for middle- grade science teachers. Online courses in earth systems, marine science, and energy will include activities related to the use of temperature, light, and voltage SmartProbes™.

For more information, contact
Stephen Bannasch.
stephen@concord.org

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