April 28, 2011

Sandra Nagy

Media Relations Office 
216-433-9079 
Sandra.L.Nagy@nasa.gov

RELEASE: 11-023

NASA SELECTS EDUCATORS TO PARTICIPATE IN SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM

CLEVELAND -- NASA has selected sixty-three teachers, who are currently 
in the NASA Explorer Schools (NES) project, to participate in summer 
research experiences in science, technology, engineering and 
mathematics (STEM) and professional development opportunities, 
beginning in July. 

The STEM content knowledge that the teachers gain through these summer 
experiences and opportunities will be applied throughout the coming 
school year with their students. The teachers, from twenty-seven 
states and the District of Columbia, were selected based on their 
innovative ideas and demonstrated use of NASA STEM content in the NES 
project. 

"As a student, I valued and appreciated teachers who nurtured my 
dreams for space exploration," said veteran astronaut Mike Foreman. 
"NASA is pleased to select these teachers for the summer experiences, 
because we know they will have a critical role in developing our 
future leaders in science and technology." Foreman currently serves 
as chief of the External Programs Division at the Glenn Research 
Center in Cleveland. Glenn is the lead center for the agency's NES 
project. 

For a list of the individuals selected and the schools they represent, 
visit: 



http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/nes2/home/nes-2011-teacher-selection.html


In addition to their all-expenses-paid summer training, held at 
various locations across the country based on a given topic, NES 
provides teachers with educational tools such as "NASA Now Events," a 
weekly web-based video feature that gives students a front-row seat 
to many of NASA's special activities and introduces them to some of 
NASA's subject matter experts in the fields of science, research and 
engineering. 

NES, NASA's classroom-based gateway for students in grades four 
through 12, provides unique learning experiences that link STEM 
topics to real-world NASA missions, projects, research and careers. 
NES commits to identifying educational best practices and recognizes 
educators who use NASA STEM content in creative ways. 

Since the launch of the new model for NES in September 2010, more than 
1,300 teachers and administrators from all 50 states, the District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Spain and Turkmenistan have engaged 
their students in NASA STEM content. 

To visit the Virtual Campus and learn more about NES, go to: 



http://explorerschools.nasa.gov


For more information about NASA's education programs, visit: 



http://www.nasa.gov/education


For more information about Glenn, visit:



http://www.nasa.gov/glenn

	
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