For information on specific educational programs and products developed
in cooperation with NASA science programs offices contact:
Technology and Evaluation Branch
Education Division
Code FET
NASA Headquarters
Washington DC 20546
(202) 358-1540
ask for "Mission to Planet Earth Catalog of Education Programs and
Activities."
Additional Information.
AASTRA
The American Astronomical Society Teacher Resource Agent Program (AASTRA) is designed to help teachers become leaders in the advancement of astronomy education in their local communities.
URL
http://www.aas.org/~aastra/aastra.html
AESP In-Service
Workshops for teachers presenting ways in which
aerospace topics can be applied or integrated into a curriculum. The content
depends on the specific areas of interest of the school. Contact the Center Educational Programs Officer at the NASA center serving your area, or contact:
Elementary and Secondary Branch
Education Division
Code FEE
NASA Headquarters
Washington DC 20546
(202) 358-1518
http://www.okstate.edu/aesp/AESP.html
Challenger Center Teacher Training
A number of different workshops are offered in this program, each with a different topic but all focusing on the power of simulation to promote excitement and student involvement in the classroom.
http://www.challenger.org/faculty.html
Educational Outreach Team
Space shuttle Earth photography workshops. Teaching awareness, access, and usability of these shuttle images. Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Co. and Hernandez Engineering Inc. under contract with NASA. Shared cost programs.
Space Shuttle Earth Observation Project
C-102 Hernandez Engineering, Inc.
17625 El Camino Real Suite 200,
Houston TX 77058
(281) 333-7124, or (281) 333-7548
Fax (281) 333-7791
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Teacher Workshops
These workshops are offered by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to help educators incorporate the activities and programs on the CD-ROM Seeing the Earth in a New Way: The SIR-C Missions of Endeavour into their classrooms.
Source = JPL.
Image Processing for Teaching
Program offers in-service teacher training in image
processing for
use in the classroom. Workshops can be customized to match a school's
subject and grade level needs. Can also provide consulting services for
developing special training courses. CD-ROM available (see CD-ROM
section for more information).
Source = CIPE.
Mars K-12 Education Program
This program runs workshops and provides materials for
integrating the study of Mars into the classroom. Activities include a newsletter, a 1995-1996 Education Supplement and Guide, and the placement of subject material on the World Wide Web.
Department of Geology
Arizona State University
Box 871404
Tempe AZ 85287-1401
[email protected]
http://emma.la.asu.edu/neweducation.html
NASA Field Center Workshops
Many NASA centers offer their own workshops for teachers
related to the research and other activities conducted at their facility.
While the content varies, these workshops strive to provide participants with
resources to supplement their existing curriculum. Contact the Center
Educational Programs Officer at the NASA center serving your area, or contact:
Elementary and Secondary Branch
Education Division
Code FEE
NASA Headquarters
Washington DC 20546
(202) 358-1518
National Air & Space Museum
The Formal Eduation Division offers teachers a variety
of workshops, orientations, and curriculum materials. Workshops are half-day
and full-day sessions for groups of 15-25 educators.
National Air and Space Museum
Educational Services Department, MRC 305
Clare Cuddy, Teacher Workshops
Washington, DC 20560
(202) 357-1504
[email protected]
http://www.nasm.edu/edu/
NEW Program
Provides teachers with the opportunity to interact with
NASA scientists and engineers concerning the latest technological information
and receive a variety of educational materials for teaching.
National Science Teachers Association
1840 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington VA 22201
(703) 243-7100
http://www.nsta.org/programs/new.htm
or
Elementary and Secondary Branch
Education Division
Code FEE
NASA Headquarters
Washington DC 20546
(202) 358-1518
Project ASTRO
This project is designed to form long-term partnerships
between astronomers and educators, in which both share their expertise to
increase the students' interest in astronomy and science in general.
Project ASTRO
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
390 Ashton Ave.
San Francisco CA 94112
(415) 337-1100
Fax (415) 337-5205
[email protected]
http://www.astrosociety.org/education/astro/project_astro.html
STELLAR
This program, offered by the NASA Ames Research Center, provides teachers
with the opportunity to work in research labs along-side NASA scientists
studying life sciences, participate in the development of new curriculum, and
receive training in computer technology, the use of the Internet, and word
processing.
Sonya Cardenas
MS 19-15
Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
(415) 604-1866 or 604-0820
Fax (415) 604-3954
[email protected] (include STELLAR in subject
line)
http://education.arc.nasa.gov/pages/edresources.html#Ed. Workshop
Teachers & Space
A series of teacher workshops designed to make it easy for teachers
to introduce space themes into the classroom. Includes hands-on
activities, ready for classroom use.
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
Director of Public Education
1100 North Plum
Hutchinson KS 67501-1499
(316) 662-2305
Fax (316) 662-3693
http://www.cosmo.org/education/teacherworkshop.html