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Arapahoe Community College (´óÏó´«Ã½) hosted the closing session of its Space Educator Bootcamp on June 17 at the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sturm Collaboration Campus at Castle Rock.

Community college faculty and executives, as well as high school/middle school teachers and administrators from local K-12 school districts, convened at the Sturm Collaboration Campus to discuss how educators at all levels can utilize an interdisciplinary and holistic approach to integrating space-related content into their course development with the goal of building the aerospace curriculum employers are seeking while preparing local students for Colorado’s space economy.

The Space Educator Bootcamp also served to introduce the emerging Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree program in Space Science that is currently being developed in conjunction with the Colorado Space Institute at Arapahoe Community College.

The ´óÏó´«Ã½ Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL), which collaborated with the Colorado Space Institute at ´óÏó´«Ã½ to present the Space Educator Bootcamp, is also partnering in the development of the AAS degree. CITL provides resources, training, and support for faculty and instructors to incorporate new technologies and pedagogical approaches into their courses.

The Colorado Space Institute at Arapahoe Community College positions ´óÏó´«Ã½ and other CCCS institutions to become leaders in developing the next generation of Colorado’s aerospace workforce. The Institute leverages collaboration with aerospace industry partners to provide innovative, competency-based education programs that meet the needs of national security, civil, and commercial space sectors.

For more information, please grace [dot] crain-wright [at] arapahoe [dot] edu (contact Grace Crain-Wright), Director of the Colorado Space Institute at ´óÏó´«Ã½.