Tuscaloosa, AL | June 23-27, 2025
ASM Materials Teachers Camp is specifically designed for adult teachers involved in math, chemistry, physics, and the physical sciences or related subjects. During the course of the camp, secondary education teachers (called Master Teachers) will instruct you on what works and does not work in using these ideas in the classroom. It is teachers teaching teachers! The camp can accommodate approximately 30 participants, so please register early.
The University of Alabama is pleased to host a ASM Materials Camps – Master Level 2 – for the first time summer 2024! To be eligible for this advanced camp, you must have completed a prior ASM Materials Camp anywhere in the USA. If you have not completed this introductory camp, we will return to the Master Level 1 camp in 2025 allowing you to join us the next time we host the Master Level 2 camp. This advanced camp extends the instruction and hands-on demonstrations learned from your introductory experiences in the Level 1 camp. As with all the camps, the Master Level 2 camp will be instructed by high school teachers that use the information learned in their classrooms, giving you direct insight in supporting your own efforts for STEM development in secondary education. We look forward to seeing you this summer!
Location
ASM Materials Camp will be held on the campus of The University of Alabama located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Tuscaloosa is about an hour drive southwest of Birmingham. The camp is housed in a recently completed, four building, $300M science and engineering complex. It provides a state of the art learning experience. The University of Alabama has been hosting the ASM Materials Camp since 2011.
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Who Should Attend?
Participants include teachers of math, chemistry, physics and th physical sciences or related subjects. We welcome all teachers – public, private, and community (home) instructors. The camp is designed for the middle and high school students’ curriculum. As an instructor, you will be able to determine which concepts and demonstrations/experiments best meet the needs of your students.
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“I did not know what to expect when I signed up for this camp. I wanted to find more hands-on activities for my students in 8th grade and see if any could be incorporated into a high school AP Chemistry course. I was amazed at the connectivity of these labs to the content I teach in Honors Chemistry (8th grade) and the AP Chemistry (10th grade). My students kept asking for more activities last year and I am excited to be able to incorporate so many new activities for them! Thanks to the Master Teachers who were very encouraging and who took extra time after camp or during breaks to go over a concept or show me how to incorporate a demo that interested me.”
-Susan Lagrone, Alabama School of Fine Arts