Join us at UVA in Charlottesville, VA for a free camp for high school and middle school to learn how to engage your students with experiences in science and engineering.

ASM Materials Camp for Teachers

This event is a FREE professional development for teachers!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • High school and middle school teachers in science, engineering, and industrial / career and technical education
  • Pre-service science teachers

WHY ATTEND

  • Learn how to engage your students using simple low-cost experiments that you can integrate into your existing lesson plans
  • Help your students discover career opportunities in science and engineering
  • NO CHARGE, a $1500 value (made possible through generous donations to the ASM Materials Education Foundation).
  • Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) aligned curriculum.

    Check out this YouTube Video to learn more.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

  • Four (4) Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
  • Demonstration materials; Lunches & snacks
  • Option to get two (2) graduate credits
     

 

 Easily in the top 2 of all professional development activities I have participated in

Heather K., Walton Middle School, VA said: 

"This camp was easily in the top 2 of all professional development activities I have participated in over almost 20 years of teaching. The instructors were knowledgeable and engaging, the curriculum was expertly prepared and presented logically, and the labs were all hands-on and easy to implement in my classroom. I would highly recommend this camp to any teacher who is looking to increase their own background knowledge, find more engaging activities for their classroom or revive their love of teaching science." 

 

For more information and to view the 2026 ASM Materials Camp Teachers Summer Schedule, 
please visit ASM Materials Education Foundation ASM Materials Camp®-Teachers

Questions?

For UVA event questions, contact:
Jerry Floro
[email protected]
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
 

For ASM, contact:
Jeane Deatherage
 [email protected]
Program Director

 

Jerrold A. Floro

Associate Chair for Academics Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Jerrold Floro's research is to investigate and exploit nanoscale self-assembly and pattern formation in inorganic materials, to enhance properties and develop material functionality. Techniques include vapor phase thin film growth, laser processing, melting and rapid solidification, powder processing, and solid-state phase transformations.