The NASA/MU-SPIN-Canutillo ISD Connection

Planting the Seeds for Growth

Where in the World Is Canutillo?

The Canutillo ISD is located the center of a low-income rural community that serves over 5,000 students and their families.

The Roots

opportunity to uniformly access and use technology in its

1997-Present

Continuous and Timely Staff Development Opportunities

"All students attending Canutillo Middle School will have the

various forms in the pursuit of achieving their full potential."

E Rate, TIF Grants

http://www.sedl.org/tap

Service Learning http://www.nationalservice.org

Challenge Grants

SEDL/TAP

Growth

intranet hooked up with thedistrict's LAN 1998-website launched 1999-2000media distribution

center, first rocket fair, globeimplementation 2000-rockets to health community

fair

2000-EPA investigation

1997-Canutillo middle school

2000-Journado experimental range

The Open Forums •Democracy in action •Web Development •Video Production •Live on the Net

To go places and do things that have never been done before, that’s what living is all about.

Michael Collins

"Permit me to congratulate you for the fine Meet the Candidates Forumhelped put democracy into action. I

Kathleen Staudt Director of Public Education,UTEP

.... You have know of no other social studies or government

class which organizes and implements such a successful event in public affairs."

NASA is a priceless asset to assist students in becoming change agents in the community. NASA/MU-SPIN is providing hands-on experience and technical know-how with some of the most

technology is understandable and useful not only to the curriculum

community. NASA is a great partner in education. Gary Berglund Social Science teacher Canutillo HS

advanced technology for our students at the high school. The

of the sciences, but education in general. Harry Schulte and his staff are assuring that students are learned citizens to enrich their

Canutillo Technology Camp

our students for future academic and career choices." Joe Bueno, teacher

Canutillo Elementary Technology Camp

"Thank you for allowing our students to experience university environment at NASA/MUSPIN and sharing your resources and knowledge. The skills learned will prepare

role models. Teachers and students have learned HTML. Valuable

ill be

that will be displayed on the NASA server.

Robert Todd Martin, Science teacher and the Classes of 2004 and 2005

Kudos to NASA/ MUSPIN for the assistance and support. We have soared with visits to the NRTS site Harry Schulte and his staff serve as

funding has allowed the second annual Rocket Fair to become a community event. In the coming months, students and teachers wvisiting NASA/MU-SPIN lab to design rockets and create web pages

Thank you for bringing hands-on and real life learning into our classrooms.

Blast Off!

You're in charge but don't touch the controls.

cosmonauts told her every time they left for a space walk,1996.

Students are constructing knowledge uniquely, in multiple ways, through a variety of authentic tools and resources. Student-initiated and student-controlled learning that places a good deal of the responsibility in the hands of the learner.

Eleven CHS graduates are pursuing degrees in engineering and computer science

— Shannon Lucid, recounting what the