Education

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,…

The Space Foundation’s Teacher Liaison Workshop, which is an annual feature of the Space Symposium, took a different twist this year when attending Teacher Liaisons traveled to the Space Foundation’s world headquarters in Colorado Springs for their educational sessions. Seventy-five teachers from 13 states participated in the program, which included: Breakfast and photos with NASA…

Daniel R. Newmyer, a science and math teacher at Center High School in rural southern Colorado, has been selected by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Space Foundation as recipient of the 2013 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award, which is given annually in recognition of creative…

The Space Foundation’s Space Across the Curriculum 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 transferable…

Space Foundation Director-Education, Bryan DeBates (pictured right) served as closing key-note speaker for the second annual STEMwise conference held in March in Sioux Falls, S.D., a two-day conference for teachers throughout North Dakota, South Dakota and western Minnesota.  Other speakers included: Dr. Vince Bertram, president and chief executive officer of Project Lead the Way Dr.…

During February, a Space Foundation team toured Fairbanks, Alaska, taking our New Horizons community education program to the community. The six-day program was presented by Space Foundation team members Special Advisor – Human Spaceflight and former NASA Astronaut Dr. Leroy Chiao, Space Education Specialists Elias Molen and Amy Robinson and Vice President – Marketing and Communications Janet…

Space Foundation Teacher Liaisons are extraordinary educators who use space-related education programs and principles in the classroom and act as advocates for space-based education in their schools and districts. When selected for the program, they receive Space Foundation training and resources to further integrate space into their classrooms. We select a new flight of Teacher…

Space Foundation Teacher Liaison Robin Little, a PreK teacher at Safety Harbor Elementary School (SHES) in Safety Harbor, Fla., organized the school’s third annual “Under the Stars” event for students and families. Themed “Preparing for the Future of Space Exploration, the Feb. 19 event included: Remarks by Jeff Angermeier, chief, Flight Systems & Operations Integration Division…

The Space Foundation offers a full complement of standards-based programs for PreK-12 students that use our Science On a Sphere® (SOS) to teach a wide variety of subjects, including science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) as well as social studies, history and government and other classroom content areas. Offered at our Northrop Grumman Science Center…

The Space Foundation has selected an outstanding team of 20 educators for its 2013 flight of Teacher Liaisons. The teachers were chosen for their active promotion of space and science education. Teacher Liaisons serve as advocates for space-themed education across the curriculum and use Space Foundation-provided training and resources to further integrate space principles into…