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EVENT INFORMATION

Women In Aviation: Pioneers of Courage 13165

Event Sponsor: Other Association or Organization

Event Type: Seminar/Workshop

Primary Category: Teachers

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Event Dates: 3/14/2010 through 3/18/2010

Brief Description: From Amelia Earhart and Bessie Coleman to Sallie Ride and Eileen Collins, female aviators, like teachers, have embodied the strength, commitment, and spirit to take on challenges, even in the face of obstacles and opposition. What better place to explore flight and the lives of women in flight than on the Outer Banks, the sandy land where humans first took to the skies on that cold, windy day in December of 1903? Discuss what aviation meant to these aviators and how their courageous journeys into the skies made history. Explore the dynamics of flight through hands-on learning activities. Weather permitting, experience flight in a small plane. Investigate Bernoulli’s Principle on a sailboat as you consider how a sail, a vertical wing, propels a boat. Study the lives of these amazing women and reflect on your life, your students, and the courage it takes to soar to new heights. “Registration begins September 29, 2009.”

Location: The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT)

Address: NCCAT Ocracoke Campus

City: Ocracoke

State:NC

CONTACT INFORMATION

Name: Teacher Services

E-mail Address: registrar@nccat.org

Phone Number: 800.922.0482

Web Site: www.nccat.org