21st Century Teacher Academy available for K-12 Educators
The 21st Century Teacher Academy is a unique Professional Development opportunity designed to immerse teachers in the best practices and methodologies on how to create and implement real-world, Project Based Learning (PBL) curriculum utilizing NASA’s missions. This program is hosted on base by the Office of Education and Public Outreach at NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) in Moffett Field, CA. This two week long workshop will feature a customized and tailored PBL curriculum, development, and implementation experience led by content experts, PBL experts, a master teacher, and technical subject matter experts here at NASA ARC.
Applications are due April 30th, 2015
Teachers will:
•Receive a $4,500 stipend
•Create a full PBL module to implement in their classrooms
•Create supplemental, multimedia lesson plans
•Share developed PBL modules within cohort
•Have access to a suite of NASA education tools and resources
•Be exposed to unique NASA facilities, missions, and technical subject matter experts
•Increase familiarity with NASA’s research and efforts involving aeronautics
If you are an interested K-12 Teacher,
Please apply through NASA's OSSI at: http://intern.nasa.gov/ossi
Applications are due April 30th, 2015
Questions? Contact: ARCTeacherAcademy@mail.nasa.gov