Education
South Korean College Students Tour Discovery Center
Twenty honor students from Yeungjin College in Daegu, South Korea, toured the Space Foundation Discovery Center in July as part of a week-long program called Global Leaders Exploration to the United States. The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was instrumental in bringing them to Colorado Springs and to the Space Foundation for the visit.…
Space Across the Curriculum Provided to Maryland Educators
For the seventh consecutive year, the Space Foundation provided Space Across the Curriculum professional development courses for Charles County (Md.) Public Schools teachers during July. This year, four courses were offered through a partnership with the district. The courses and the number of teachers enrolled included: PreK-2 Early Childhood Space Exploration (21 teachers)This course provides…
STEM Lessons for Early Childhood Education
In July, teachers in the Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development course PreK-2 Early Childhood Space Exploration learned age-appropriate, hands-on STEM activities to engage very young children. Space Across the Curriculum courses are specifically designed to provide teachers with space-based content that is instantly transferable to the classroom and can be integrated across the…
Space Across the Curriculum Course Examines Meteorology and Space Weather
Teachers from seven states attended the Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development course Meteorology and Space Weather in June, including the 2013 recipients of two Space Foundation scholarships. The course examines the different areas of meteorology and how to incorporate them into the classroom, and includes hands-on projects that are transferrable to the classroom, guest speakers…
Educators from Adams State University Attend Two Space Across the Curriculum Courses
A group of nearly 40 educators from Adams State University, part of a grant program dealing with English Language Learners (ELL) education, traveled to the Space Foundation Discovery Center in June to attend two Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development courses. The intensive week-long graduate-level courses for PreK-12 educators provide space-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics…
Kindergarten Teacher is Recipient of 2013 Anna and Kathryn Probert Educator Enrichment Scholarship
The Space Foundation has awarded a scholarship to Brenda D. Krause, a kindergarten teacher at The Classical Academy (TCA) Central Campus in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Anna and Kathryn Probert Educator Enrichment Scholarship provides Krause with tuition, materials fees, plus a $500 stipend to attend the Space Foundation’s Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development…
$15,000 Mikkelson Foundation Education Grant Helps Teachers
More than 25 teachers will be able to attend space-themed professional development courses this summer thanks to the Mikkelson Foundation, of Monument, Colo., which has given the Space Foundation a $15,000 grant to underwrite its Space Across the Curriculum courses this summer. These intensive week-long graduate-level courses for PreK-12 educators provide space-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics…
Hawaiian Students Will Benefit from Teacher’s Scholarship
A math and science teacher at Kanu o ka ‘Aina New Century Charter School in Waimea, Hawai’i, will use his Space Foundation scholarship to help his students understand weather patterns. Robert A. Zellner has been named the recipient of the 2013 Space Foundation Lucy Enos Memorial Scholarship and will use the scholarship to travel to…
Teachers: Register Now for Space Across the Curriculum This Summer
Teachers face many challenges in developing lesson plans that engage students, meet standards, support classroom, school, district, state and national objectives and are fun and rewarding to deliver. The Space Foundation offers support by providing professional development to educators and pre-service teachers with programs that meet education standards by integrating science, technology, engineering and mathematics…
Florida Teacher is 2013 Recipient of Dr. Catherine Pedretty Space Scholarship for Teachers
Lorraine Lightner, a teacher at Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Fla., is the 2013 recipient of the Space Foundation’s Dr. Catherine Pedretty Space Scholarship for Teachers. The scholarship will pay for her to travel to Colorado Springs, Colo., this summer and participate in one of our Space Across the Curriculum courses. The scholarship covers travel, meals,…