The Office of Space Science and its Support Network has a unique opportunity to forge relationships with education faculty and others invested in pre-service teacher preparation to: 1) develop a deeper understanding of pre-service programs and needs; and 2) identify diverse ways to meet those needs relating to space science education. By identifying, enabling, and leveraging such partnerships, the Support Network can help facilitate better preparation of teachers in space science content and pedagogy, while bringing the excitement of space science directly into the classroom.

The Pre-Service Educators Working Group is working to initiate discussions and partnerships to build a foundation of understanding and to define collaborative paths to bringing space science into the pre-service educational environment.

Charter of the Pre-Service Educator Working Group