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NASA Education April 27, 2009

Employ. Educate. Engage. Inspire. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA Education April 27, 2009. Christine Ivie Chief, Education and Outreach NASA Ames Research Center. www.nasa.gov . NASA’s Mission.

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NASA Education April 27, 2009

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  1. Employ Educate Engage Inspire National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA EducationApril 27, 2009 Christine Ivie Chief, Education and Outreach NASA Ames Research Center www.nasa.gov

  2. NASA’s Mission To pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research.

  3. NASA's Strategic Goal 1 Fly the Shuttle as safely as possible until its retirement

  4. NASA's Strategic Goal 2 Complete the International Space Station

  5. NASA's Strategic Goal 3 Develop a balanced overall program of science, exploration, and aeronautics

  6. NASA's Strategic Goal 4 Develop a new Crew Exploration Vehicle Ares V Ares I Orion

  7. NASA's Strategic Goal 5 Encourage the pursuit of appropriate partnerships with the emerging commercial space sector

  8. NASA Installations Explore. Discover. Understand.

  9. Employ Educate Cultivate Diversity of Workforce Disciplines and Practitioners Engage Inspire Education Portfolio Strategic Framework Higher Education Outcome 1:Contribute to the development of the STEM workforce in disciplines needed to achieve NASA’s strategic goals, through a portfolio of investments. Employ Elementary/ Secondary Education Educate Outcome 2:Attract and retain students in STEM disciplines through a progression of educational opportunities for students, teachers and faculty. Informal Education Outcome 3:Build strategic partnerships and linkages between STEM formal and informal education providers that promote STEM literacy and awareness of NASA’s mission. Engage Inspire Principles/ Criteria Relevance Partnerships/ Sustainability NASA Content Diversity Evaluation Continuity * Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

  10. Outcomes and Objectives • Faculty and Research Support • Student Support • Student Involvement, Higher Education • Course Development • Targeted Institution Research and Academic Infrastructure Outcome 1: Higher Education Outcome 2: Elementary and Secondary Education Outcome 3: Informal Education • Educator Professional Development, Short Duration • Educator Professional Development, Long Duration • Curricular Support Resources • Student Involvement, K-12 • Educational Support Resources • Professional Development for Informal Education Providers • Informal Education Provider Involvement Opportunities

  11. Objectives Measures Education Projects Impact of Portfolio Review Outcomes Portfolio Review Process

  12. Support for NASA Workforce – What we know about higher education student participants: • 51% are employed by NASA, aerospace contractors, universities & other education institutions • In addition: • 27% went into related STEM careers • Data from undergraduates indicate: • 44 % are seeking advanced education PART 2008 Fall Update

  13. NASA Education PART 2008 Fall Update • Improving STEM Education – What we know about K-12 Education: • 66% of educators who participate in NASA training programs use the resources in their instruction • 65% of SEMAA students plan to work in STEM careers

  14. NASA Education • National reach of STEM Education – • 1,438,362 K-12 students participated in NASA activities • 45,305,795 Pageviews through the Education website • www.nasa.gov/education PART 2008 Fall Update

  15. NASA Education is uniquely positioned to inspire and engage students in STEM subjects and to expose teachers and students to the nature of science and engineering through exposure to the agency’s missions.~ National Academy of Sciences, 2008

  16. Elementary and Secondary SEMAA NASA Explorer Schools Flight Projects

  17. Competitions Student Launch Initiative FIRST Robotics Reduced Gravity Experiments

  18. Space Grant Consortiums Mini Grants CanSat CubeSat

  19. Internships Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology (MUST) Interdisciplinary National Science Project Incorporation Research and Education Experience (INSPIRE) Center Specific: LERCIP

  20. Competitive Grants K-12 Competitive Education Grants Global Climate Change Education Museum/Science Center Grants

  21. Partnerships Walt Disney USA Today Discovery Channel

  22. nspires.nasaprs.com/external/

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