Education
Space Foundation Teacher Liaison is 2014 Recipient of the Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award
For the second consecutive year, an educator in the Space Foundation’s international Teacher Liaison program has been selected by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Space Foundation as recipient of the Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. Lynne F. Zielinski, a retired physics, astronomy and space science…
Space Foundation Presents Globalcasts to Schools Worldwide
The Space Foundation is now providing distance delivery of its space-themed education programs. Using Google Hangouts, the Space Foundation brings GlobalCasts featuring its Science On a Sphere® to schools across the country and even around the world. GlobalCasts during March included one for potential students and parents of a new space school opening in the…
Discovery Center Offers STEM Resources for Students
As the end of the school year approaches, educators are quickly scheduling excursions to the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs, the region’s only space, science and technology attraction and education facility. The Center features the standards-based “Discover the Universe” program, with Science on a Sphere® (SOS) as the centerpiece of these science, technology,…
Teachers: Plan Your Summer Training Now
The Space Foundation’s Space Across the Curriculum summer courses provide teachers with a unique opportunity to develop extraordinary classroom skills, while at the same time earning credit for professional development or toward a master’s degree. These week-long intensive, graduate-level courses for PreK-12 educators provide space-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) content that is instantly…
Charles County Public Schools Renews Contract With Space Foundation for Educator Professional Development Courses
For an eighth consecutive year, Charles County Public Schools (Md.) has contracted with the Space Foundation for educator professional development courses for its teachers. For two weeks each summer, Space Foundation education professionals travel to Maryland to teach Space Across the Curriculum (SAC) courses. These intensive graduate-level courses for educators provide space-related science, technology, engineering…
Elliot Pulham to Receive Space Education Inspiration Award
Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham will be honored in 2014 with the Space Education Inspiration Award, recognizing his support and promotion of space education and innovation, specifically in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The award will be presented to Pulham by the Federation of Galaxy Explorers at the 2014…
Mars Robotics Laboratory is Now Open!
The Space Foundation has opened its Mars Robotics Laboratory, located in the Discovery Center at its world headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo. The laboratory’s simulated Martian terrain offers students an opportunity to program robotic rovers to complete mission objectives individually or in teams. Missions can be run that support any part of school curriculum, including…
Lisa Bell is New Education and Discovery Sales Associate
In February, the Space Foundation welcomed Lisa Bell as Education and Discovery Sales Associate. Lisa comes to the Space Foundation with over 17 years of sales and marketing experience. Her most recent position was with Colorado Technical University, where as the Admissions Advisor/Doctorate, Inside and International, she was responsible for all phases of the student…
2014 International Student Art Contest Winners Announced
The 25 winners of the 2014 Space Foundation International Student Art Contest are the most globally diverse group in the contest’s history. Young artists were selected for the top slots from among more than 7,100 entries representing 54 countries, including 43 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and two U.S. territories – the largest response…
Teacher Liaison Program Adds Australian Educator Plus Four in India
The Space Foundation has added five new international educators to its roster of Teacher Liaisons selected for 2014. The educators were chosen from applicants from around the world and the 24 new Teacher Liaisons include one in Australia, four in India and 19 in the US. he teachers were chosen for their active promotion of…