Free Education Webinars From NASA Educator Professional Development
The NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University is presenting a series of free webinars open to all educators. Join NASA education specialists to learn about activities, lesson plans, educator guides and resources that bring NASA into your classroom. Registration is required to participate. To register, simply click on the link provided beneath the webinar description.
Solar System Exploration: Dwarf Planets
Audience: Pre-service, In-service, Home School, and Informal Educators of Grades 5-9
Event Date: April 3, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. EDT
Participants will get an overview of the story behind the creation of the Dwarf Planet classification. Learn about currently identified dwarf planets in our solar system and NASA resources for teaching about dwarf planets. Activities discussed in this webinar address the Next Generation Science Standards PS2 and ESS1. Register online to participate. https://www.etouches.com/227777
Solar System Exploration: Juno to Jupiter
Audience: Pre-service, In-service, Home School and Informal Educators of Grades K-12
Event Date: April 4, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. EDT
Participants will learn about the solar system and beyond with NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter. Learn about the Juno mission, which began in August 2011, while also learning about hands-on activities related to the solar system. Register online to participate. https://www.etouches.com/233990
Technology in the Classroom: Tools for Diverse Learners
Audience: Pre-service, In-service, Home School and Informal Educators of Grades 2-8
Event Date: April 4, 2017, at 8 p.m. EDT
Participants will explore how technology can be used to amplify student design and reflection pieces in science activities. With these readily available tools and practices, we can give students meaningful opportunities to revise and improve their projects to demonstrate their own learning and to share artifacts of their work. We will explore examples provided from elementary SPED classrooms and shared by special guest speaker Nick Giacobbe. Nick Giacobbe is a Harvard-educated SPED teacher named Innovator the Year for his work bringing technology into the classroom. Register online to participate. https://www.etouches.com/236299
Solar System Exploration: Hubble — A History
Audience: Pre-service, In-service, Home School and Informal Educators of Grades 5-8
Event Date: April 5, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. EDT
Participants will get a historical overview of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Discussion will focus on using the telescope as a platform for teaching science concepts. Activities discussed in this webinar address the Next Generation Science Standards ESS1 and PS4. Register online to participate. https://www.etouches.com/227779
Solar System Exploration: Life on Mars?
Audience: Pre-service, In-service, Home School and Informal Educators of Grades 5-8
Event Date: April 6, 2017, at 6 p.m. EDT
Is there life beyond our Earth? Using NASA STEM lessons, participants will explore the possibility of life on Mars using the definition of "life" to determine whether anything is alive in three different simulated Mars soil samples. The lessons have students experiment, record observations, and draw pictures as they collect data from the samples to determine if life may exist in any of them. Register online to participate. https://www.etouches.com/232490
For a full schedule of upcoming NASA Educator Professional Development webinars, visit http://www.txstate-epdc.net/events/.
Questions about this series of webinars should be directed to Steve Culivan at stephen.p.culivan@nasa.gov.
