Report from Headquarters
Free Classroom Materials for Teachers
A year-round feature of the Space Foundation Discovery Institute is the Educator Resource Center (ERC), which houses a library, STEM education store, and a supply of free classroom materials for PreK-12 teachers. The ERC provides a variety of free classroom materials for PreK-12 educators, including educational guides, lithographs, classroom posters, bookmarks, and many other educational supplies. Educators may…
Space Foundation Supports STEM Education
In keeping with its mission to “advance space-related endeavors to inspire, enable, and propel humanity,” the Space Foundation believes that future success in space depends on an educated workforce, and now is the time to build that workforce through STEM education. “We focus on teachers because by training teachers we reach a much larger audience…
Former Space Foundation Board Member Dies
William H. Hudson, who served on the Space Foundation Board of Directors from 1994-2001, died July 27 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Hudson was born July 9, 1930, in Perry, Mo., and grew up in Mexico, Mo. An Eagle Scout, he served two summers on the staff of Philmont, the national Boy Scout ranch in Cimarron, N.M. After graduating from Mexico…
NASA Looking for Education Partners
NASA is looking for organizations interested in participating in its Summer of Innovation (SoI) project, which engages middle school students in intensive science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) experiences that will have an impact on their academic performance, coursework, degree programs, and, eventually, career paths. SoI partners, which may include for-profit companies, universities, other academic institutions, libraries, informal or nonprofit organizations, professional…
Space Concert Broadcast Aug. 2
Last October’s Colorado Springs Philharmonic concert, The Final Frontier, was aired on Colorado Springs radio station KCME-FM, 88.7, on Monday, Aug. 2. Originally sponsored by the Space Foundation, the concert featured music from popular science fiction epics, including Independence Day, Armageddon, and Cocoon. The original concert was held at the Pikes Peak Center for the…
Nominate for Space Technology Hall of Fame® Now
The Space Foundation is now seeking nominations for induction into the prestigious Space Technology Hall of Fame® in 2011. The program honors innovations by organizations and individuals who transform space technology into commercial products that improve life on Earth. Nomination information, including online and downloadable nomination forms, is available at www.SpaceTechHallofFame.org. The deadline is August…
Space Across the Curriculum Classes Continue in July
During June, the Space Foundation, one of the nation’s top providers of space-related educational programs, delivered several Space Across the Curriculum professional development classes classes for teachers. Additional classes will be offered during July. These week-long, intensive, graduate-level courses provide PreK-12 educators with space-related STEM (science, technology, mathematics, and engineering) education knowledge and content that is instantly transferable…
New Teacher Class Held at CSU – Pueblo
The Space Foundation is helping early childhood teachers develop activities to interest very young children in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). In June, the 25 teachers enrolled in the Space Foundation class “PreK-2 Early Childhood Space Exploration,” learned age-appropriate, hands-on activities they can immediately use with their students. The class resulted from a new partnership between…
Space Foundation Trains Chicago-Area Teachers
The Space Foundation delivered a week of Space Across the Curriculum programming for teachers and students in the suburban Chicago Lyons Township Consortium in June. The Consortium includes: Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181, LaGrange Highlands School District 106, LaGrange School District 102, LaGrange School District 105 South, Lyons Elementary School District 103, Lyons Township High School…
From Outer Space to the Internet
The Internet provides an abundance of space images – from video of the most recent launches to space news that made history. The following are among our favorites. For anyone who missed the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 last month, here’s a link to the CNN video. From YouTube see Stephen Colbert’s interview with Garrett Reisman on the International…