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In addition to satisfying over 70 Illinois Learning Standards in Science, Mathematics, Language Arts and Social Studies, the Challenger Learning Center experience provides all of the following for your students:

• Provide students with an opportunity to apply their learning to:

o Problem Solving – Recognizing and investigating problems; formulating and proposing solutions supported by reason and evidence
o Communication – Expressing and interpreting information and ideas
o Using Technology – Using appropriate instruments, electronic equipment, computers, and networks to access information, process ideas, and communicate results
o Teamwork – Learning and contributing productively as individuals and as members of groups
o Making Connections – Recognizing and applying connections of important information and ideas within and among learning areas

• Help teachers become better educators by prompting them to use teaching strategies consistent with the National Science Education Standards, thereby moving teacher-centered instruction to student-centered instruction

• Provide professional development opportunities for teachers to give them the confidence and competence to facilitate science and mathematics learning for today’s technology-driven world

• Furnish teaching resources that are interactive and interdisciplinary as well as offer programs that are scientifically accurate, fun, and inspiring

• Present opportunities for the development of community-based learning that includes teachers, students, and parents

• Raises public awareness of the importance of and need for a scientifically literate populace