Three exemplary teachers from Maryland have been selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to receive our favorite space agency’s ‘Endeavor Fellowship’. NASA's Endeavor Science Teaching Certificate Project provides live, online training for educators working to earn a STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) certificate from Teachers College, Columbia University, N.Y. The 3 teachers are:
- Ashley Smith, teacher for The Lakeland Elementary Middle School, Baltimore, MD;
- Mollie Thompson, teacher for Lisbon Elementary School, Woodbine, MD; and
- Marcella Upshur, teacher for New Town High School, Owings Mills, MD;
According to NASA:
"This year marks the acceptance of 51 new Endeavor fellows in Cohort 4," said Katherine Bender, Education Specialist and lead for the project at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. "The project is funded through NASA's Office of Education. Implementation is through Glen Schuster and U.S. Satellite Laboratory, Rye, N.Y."
Teachers will engage with education experts, NASA scientists, and with each other to carry back to the classroom a greater understanding of NASA discoveries, to impact student learning in real-world contexts, to inspire a next generation of explorers, scientists, engineers and astronauts.
"Endeavor offers educators research-based ways to bring relevant NASA and STEM discipline content to a school's curriculum. The project helps educators to do this effectively," said Shelley Canright, Manager of Elementary, Secondary and e-Education at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "The 2012 cohort of educators from around the U.S. represents many of our nation's future leaders in science, mathematics and technology education."
Congratulations to all the teachers awarded the `Endeavor Fellowship’!
You can click here for additional information on the Endeavor Science Teaching Certificate Project.
(cover image: ”Oldest Recorded Supernova” - This image combines data from four space telescopes to create a multi-wavelength view of all that remains of RCW 86, the oldest documented example of a supernova. Chinese astronomers witnessed the event in 185 A.D., documenting a mysterious "guest star" that remained in the sky for eight months. X-ray images from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton Observatory were combined to form the blue and green colors in the image. Image Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO & ESA; Infared: NASA/JPL-Caltech/B. Williams (NCSU)
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