Education
April 6 is Deadline to Register for Space Career Day
Registration is open until April 6 for transitioning military personnel and students from Space Grant Universities to sign up to attend Space Career Day at the 28th National Space Symposium, Thur., April 19, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. There is no charge to attend. This event, co-sponsored by the Space Foundation and…
Space Foundation Promotes STEM Education at NSTA Conference
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…
Talented Young Artists Win 2012 Space Foundation Student Art Contest
The Space Foundation has announced the winners of its 2012 Space Foundation Student Art Contest co-sponsored by ARES Corporation and Fisher Space Pen Co. The 36 winners came from seven U.S. states and the country of Pakistan. The Space Foundation invited students from around the world in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade to submit original artwork…
April 6 is Deadline for Two Teacher Scholarships
The deadline is fast approaching to apply for two Space Foundation educator scholarships. The Dr. Catherine Pedretty Space Scholarship for Teachers was established by the Space Foundation to create special professional development opportunities specifically for teachers currently teaching in the Pinellas County (Fla.) Schools, and especially for teachers at Dunedin High School in Dunedin, Fla.…
New Horizons Program Reaches Students, Teachers in Fairbanks, Alaska
Thanks to generous local supporters, the Space Foundation brought our New Horizons community program to Fairbanks, Alaska, Feb. 13-18, with classroom sessions and assemblies at schools, teacher professional development, community events, receptions and lots of media coverage. Coordinated by Marci Ward, a third-grade teacher at Fairbanks’ Immaculate Conception Grade School and a member of the…
Space Foundation Teacher Liaison to Receive NASA Endeavor Fellowship
Space Foundation Teacher Liaison Maria Chambers is one of only 51 teachers nationwide to be chosen to receive a NASA Endeavor Fellowship. Chambers is a fourth and fifth grade science teacher at Stratton Meadows Elementary School, Colorado Springs, Colo., in Harrison School District 2. She was selected for the Space Foundation Teacher Liaison program in…
Art Contest Judging is this Month
The Space Foundation Art Contest is well underway, with more than 1,500 entries from around the world and plans for an exciting announcement ceremony on April 16 at the 28th National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo. For the second year, the Art Contest is co-sponsored by ARES Corp. Entries will be judged by a distinguished panel…
The Boeing Company Provides Robotics Training Grant
Recently, 12 teachers from Colorado Springs completed a two-day robotics training conducted by the Space Foundation. The training was held at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute in Colorado Springs and was made possible by a grant from the The Boeing Company. The teachers learned how to build, program and operate LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT robots. Teachers…
Foundations of Science Videos Released
Over the past few months, the Space Foundation has provided the scripting and talent for video vignettes featured on two Rocky Mountain PBS (RMPBS) educational programs for students – Matchwits and Homework Hotline. The Matchwits segments pose video questions for student competitors and the Homework Hotline pieces explain scientific principles with space examples. Space Foundation Director -…
Space Foundation Sponsors CSU-Pueblo Seminar
In January, the Space Foundation and Colorado State University-Pueblo (CSU-Pueblo) presented a free Space Exploration Seminar for CSU-Pueblo students that included a free public lecture by Philip Plait, Ph.D., author of Bad Astronomy and Death from the Skies. More than 100 people attended the Seminar, which included presentations by Space Foundation space education specialists Bobby Gagnon and Elias…