Education

Three educators have been awarded scholarships from the Space Foundation to attend Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development classes in Colorado Springs, Colo., this summer. These week-long intensive graduate-level courses for pre-K – 12 educators are led by Space Foundation education staff and provide space-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) content that is…

The Space Foundation has added Craig Beal to its team of space education specialists. Beal is joining just in time to assist with the Space Foundation’s Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development courses, which begin in Colorado Springs, Colo., the week of June 11. Most recently, Beal was a math teacher at Liberty High…

Now is the time for educators who want some new ideas for classroom STEM activities to sign up for Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development summer courses, which are being held in four different locations this year – some open to any teacher and some offered to specific school systems. Courses held at the Space…

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) in Charles County, Md., has extended its contract with the Space Foundation for another year of Space Across the Curriculum courses for its teachers. The Space Foundation will be delivering four Space Across the Curriculum courses over a two week period spanning July and August this summer. Each course can…

Each year, the Space Foundation invites our Teacher Liaisons to participate in a variety of activities at the annual National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. This year, Teacher Liaison involvement included invitation to attend the Opening Ceremony on April 16, an educator professional development workshop in April 17, a field trip for experienced Teacher Liaisons…

Although the National Space Symposium isn’t generally open to the public, a few lucky groups of young people do get the privilege of touring the exhibits each year. Two different types of tours for 8th through 12th graders were conducted in the Ball Aerospace Exhibit Center and Pavilion this year: school tours for students of Space Foundation Teacher Liaisons…

It was a lucky Friday the 13th for some Colorado Springs school children who got to hear stories about space from astronauts. The Space Foundation brought three astronauts to Colorado Springs schools to inspire students’ interest in space, as well as science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects. The local “Audience with an Astronaut” program,…

For the second consecutive year, the Space Foundation participated in the USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C., helping to increase students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects. The Space Foundation booth featured a glove box activity for students of all grade levels, providing the experience of training like astronauts. Using…

The AGI Space Missions Simulator at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute in Colorado Springs, Colo., recently received a facelift, courtesy of David White, an Eagle Scout candidate from local Troop 2, who chose the Space Foundation upgrade as his project to attain Eagle status. White organized Scouts from his troop to spend two weekends priming…

The Space Foundation participated in the National Science Teachers Association Conference at the end of March in Indianapolis with an exhibit and a presentation on viewing sunspots.  See more about the conference here. The Space Foundation is building the next generation of space leaders and improving the overall quality of education through teacher, student and community…