Report from Headquarters
Teachers: Sign Up For One-Week Summer Courses
Scholarships are available now for teachers to learn how to use space themes and concepts in the classroom and to earn professional development credit or even master’s degree credits. The Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum courses focus on national standards and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) principles. These full-day, week-long classes are held…
The SI Organization, Inc. is Now a Corporate Partner
The Space Foundation welcomes a new Corporate Partner and co-sponsor of the 27the National Space Symposium. The SI Organization, Inc. is co-sponsor of the Symposium’s opening reception, April 11 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., and featuring award presentations and a performance by acclaimed young musician Ethan Bortnick. The SI Organization, Inc. is a…
Autographed Space Shuttle Art Auction Opens
Own a strikingly beautiful matted and framed original Space Shuttle art print autographed by Space Shuttle Commanders and support Space Foundation education programs. The Space Foundation is auctioning six original works of art based on NASA Space Shuttle photography – one for each of the Space Shuttle vehicles. The auction benefits Space Foundation education programs…
Sign Up Now for Teacher Professional Development
Teachers, sign up now to earn professional development credit and spend a week this summer in beautiful Colorado Springs. The Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum courses focus on national standards and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) principles. These full-day, week-long classes are held at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute, 105 Coleridge Ave., Colorado Springs. And…
Space Foundation Welcomes New Corporate Members
The Space Foundation’s cadre of corporate member companies has grown to 112. Corporate members choose from one of five levels of membership – which offer an increasing number of benefits per level. Key benefits include: Frequent public/industry recognition as a Space Foundation corporate member Notification of significant marketing and business development opportunities Information and reports on…
Apply for Lucy Enos Scholarship by April 15
There is still time for educators of Hawaiian or part-Hawaiian ancestry or who work with pre-K-12 students of Hawaiian or part-Hawaiian ancestry, to apply for the Space Foundation Lucy Enos Memorial Scholarship. Each year, the Space Foundation provides professional development opportunities for a qualified Hawaiian educator through the Lucy Enos Memorial Scholarship, which covers tuition,…
New Scholarship for Pinellas County Educators
The Space Foundation announces a new scholarship specifically for educators in Pinellas County, Fla. The Dr. Catherine Pedretty Space Scholarship for Teachers was established by the Space Foundation on Dec. 8, 2010, to create special professional development opportunities for teachers currently teaching in the Pinellas County Schools, and especially for teachers at Dunedin High School…
Teacher Liaison Maureen Adams Wins Award
Space Foundation Teacher Liaison Maureen Adams has been awarded the Space Center Houston third annual Cherri Brinley Space Science Educator Award. The award was presented at the Space Exploration Educators Conference (SEEC) in Houston last month. Cherri Brinley was a Houston-area educator and space enthusiast who shared her passion for space science with students and fellow educators. She died…
Space Foundation Promotes STEM Through STARS
The Space Foundation’s education programs support teachers and PreK-12 students with standards-based curriculum that integrates science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) into all content areas. One of its primary outreach programs is STARS (Science, Technology and Academic Readiness for Space), a hands-on science enrichment program for students based on participant schools’ specific academic needs. From…
Internet Provides Links to Space Information
This month’s space Internet links include: A Wall Street Journal article that shows that the “next generation will not be ready to be world-class inventors, doctors and engineers;” click here Information about the Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award’s namesake from BBC News; click here; to read about the award, click here 3D images of the…