Check out the following NASA opportunities for the education community. Full descriptions are listed below. Free Education Webinar Series from NASA Educator Professional Development Audience: K-12 and Informal Educators Next Webinar Date: April 3, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. EDT Earth Observatorys Tournament Earth 2014 Audience: All Educators and Students Competition Dates: Through April 4, 2014 Live Video Chat for Students -- Robotics at NASA Audience: Educators and Students in Grades 6-12 Event Date: April 7, 2014 at 1 p.m. EDT NES Web Seminar -- Heat, Temperature and Energy: MESSENGER -- Cooling with Sunshades Audience: 6-8 and Informal Educators Event Date: April 9, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. EDT NES Web Seminar -- Weather and Climate: Satellite Meteorology Audience: 6-8 and Informal Educators Event Date: April 10, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. EDT Free Program -- Cubes in SpaceTM Audience: Middle School Educators and Students Registration Deadline: April 11, 2014 2014 International Space Apps Challenge Audience: All Educators and 9-Higher Education Students Event Dates: April 12-13, 2014 The Scale of Discovery Educator Workshops Audience: All Educators Registration Deadline: April 15, 2014 Workshop Date: April 26, 2014 NASA Mars Educator Symposium -- The Search for Habitable Environments: Finding Curiosity in Your Classroom Audience: All Educators Application Deadline: April 15, 2014 Symposium Dates: June 16-20, 2014 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching Audience: All Educators and Students Nomination Deadline: April 15, 2014 Virginia Space Grant Consortiums 2014-2016 Integrative STEM for Preservice Teachers Program Audience: Preservice Educators in Virginia Application Deadline Extended: April 15, 2014 Ask NICE Online Professional Development Series Audience: K-12 Educators Next Event Date: April 17, 2014, at 4 p.m. EDT Spring 2014 Cassini Scientist for a Day Essay Contest Audience: 5-12 Students Entry Deadline: April 17, 2014 2014-15 NASA LEARN Opportunity Audience: 6-12 Educators Application Deadline: April 21, 2014 2015 eXploration Habitat (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge Audience: Higher Education Educators and Students Proposal Due Date: April 30, 2014 Call for Abstracts: 30th American Society for Gravitational and Space Research Conference Audience: Full-time Graduate Students Submission Deadline: June 15, 2014 NASA Exploration Design Challenge Audience: K-12 Educators and Students Virtual Crew Registration Deadline: June 30, 2014 Concept Paper Solicitation: ISS Post-Grad Innovation Awards in Space Life and Physical Science Research Audience: Higher Education Educators and Students Concept Paper Due: July 10, 2014 Celebrate World Space Week 2014 Audience: All Educators Event Date: Oct. 4-10, 2014 Dont miss out on upcoming NASA education opportunities. For a full list of events, opportunities and more, visit the Educator and Student Current Opportunity pages on NASAs website: -- Educators nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/current-opps-index.html -- Students nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/current-opps-index.html ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Free Education Webinar Series from NASA Educator Professional Development NASA Educator Professional Development 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 to bring NASA into your classroom. The Engineering Evolution: Data Analysis Audience: Pre-service and in-service educators of grades K-12 Event Date: April 3, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. EDT Discover how your students can use the engineering design process to build a balloon-powered rocket car during this 60-minute webinar. Prairie Potholes: A Landsat Activity Audience: Pre-service and in-service educators of grades 1-12 Event Date: April 8, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. EDT Participants in this 60-minute webinar will be introduced to an innovative wetlands/migration simulation activity about wetland destruction and the importance of the prairie potholes to waterfowl population dynamics. The Basics of Telescopes and NASA Missions Audience: Pre-service and in-service educators of grades 5-12 Event Date: April 9, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. EDT Learn about basic telescope design during this 60-minute educator professional development webinar. For more information about these webinars and to register online, visit https://paragon-tec.adobeconnect/admin/show-event-catalog. Questions about this series of webinars should be directed to John Entwistle at [email protected]. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Earth Observatorys Tournament Earth 2014 Thirty-two Earth images will vie for the title, but only one will be the winner! From March 3 through April 4, 2014, visitors to NASAs Earth Observatory website can vote for their favorite images from 2013, whittling them down each week in a tournament of remote-sensing science. The competition is divided into four categories: data, art, event and photograph. Voting takes place online. A printable bracket is also available to let you pick your favorites and track your selections as the competition progresses. To get started, visit earthobservatory.nasa.gov/TournamentEarth/. Questions about this opportunity should be directed to Kevin Ward at [email protected]. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Live Video Chat for Students -- Robotics at NASA NASA Explorer Schools is hosting a 45-minute live video chat for students in grades 6-12 on April 7, 2014, at 1 p.m. EDT. During the video chat, Brett Kennedy, supervisor of the Robotic Vehicles and Manipulators group and cognizant engineer for the Mars Science Laboratory Robotic Arm at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory will answer questions about current NASA robotic missions as well as the future of robotics at NASA. Students questions will be answered live during the broadcast. A computer connected to the Internet is necessary in order to participate. For more information and to participate in the video chat, visit nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/nes2/home/robotics-chat.html. To learn more about the NASA Explorer Schools project, visit explorerschools.nasa.gov. Email any questions about this opportunity to [email protected]. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NES Web Seminar -- Heat, Temperature and Energy: MESSENGER -- Cooling with Sunshades As part of a series of electronic professional development experiences for educators, the NASA Explorer Schools project and the National Science Teachers Association are hosting a 90-minute Web seminar on April 9, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. EDT. Learn how to use the NASA MESSENGER mission to Mercury to motivate your students to investigate energy and the electromagnetic spectrum and provide a real-world context to concepts you already teach. In the lesson, “Cooling with Sunshades, students emulate the work of MESSENGER satellite engineers by building and testing a sunshade that will minimize the damaging effects of the suns energy on their payload and calculate the cost efficiency of their sunshades. The activity provides opportunities for incorporating national science, technology and mathematics learning standards into the curriculum as well as addresses Next Generation Science Standards. This is the final time this Web seminar will be offered during the current school year. For more information and to register online, visit learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/NES4/webseminar20.aspx. To learn more about the NASA Explorer Schools project, visit explorerschools.nasa.gov. Email any questions about this opportunity to [email protected]. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NES Web Seminar -- Weather and Climate: Satellite Meteorology As part of a series of electronic professional development experiences, the NASA Explorer Schools project and the National Science Teachers Association are hosting a 90-minute professional development Web seminar for educators on April 10, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. EDT. Participants will learn to use the data from NASAs research satellite program in their meteorology lessons. This Web seminar features Monitoring the Global Environment, one of eight modules within the satellite meteorology course. The activities within this module incorporate the use of authentic data acquired by NASAs Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites and Polar Operational Environmental Satellites. Attendees will learn how to locate and download satellite data then use the data to create graphs. The featured activity provides opportunities for incorporating national science, technology and mathematics learning standards into the curricula and addresses the Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core State Standards for grade 8. This is the last time this Web seminar will be offered during the current school year. For more information and to register online, visit learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/NES4/webseminar31.aspx. To learn more about the NASA Explorer Schools project, visit explorerschools.nasa.gov. Email any questions about this opportunity to the NES Help Desk at [email protected]. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Free Program -- Cubes in SpaceTM The Rubik Learning Initiative™, the Colorado Space Grant Consortium and NASAs Sounding Rocket Program is offering a free science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics focused education program for students ages 11-14. Cubes in Space™ provides students an opportunity to design and compete to launch an experiment into space. Using formal or informal learning environments, students and educators will be exposed to engaging content and activities in preparation for the design and development of an experimental payload to be integrated into a small cube. These cubes will be launched via a Terrier-Orion sounding rocket from NASAs Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va., in late June 2014. Leveraging the excitement of space exploration, students and educators will learn about the methodology for taking an idea from design through the review process. Throughout the experience, students will acquire key 21st century skills necessary for success in a highly connected, global society. The deadline for program registration is April 11, 2014. For more information, visit CubesInSpace. Questions about this program should be directed to info@cubesinspace. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2014 International Space Apps Challenge NASA and space agencies around the world are preparing for the third annual International Space Apps Challenge, which will be held April 12-13, 2014. Participants will develop mobile applications, software, hardware, data visualization and platform solutions that could contribute to space exploration missions and help improve life on Earth. The two-day challenge will be a codeathon event locally hosted at almost 100 locations spanning six continents. More than 200 data sources, including data sets, data services and tools will be made available. This event will bring tech-savvy citizens, scientists, entrepreneurs, educators and students together to help solve challenges relevant to both space exploration and social needs. This year, more than 40 new challenges will represent NASA mission priorities and be organized in five themes: Earth Watch, Technology in Space, Human Spaceflight, Robotics and Asteroids. About half of the challenges are in the Earth Watch theme, which supports NASAs focus on Earth science in 2014. Registration for citizen participation is now open. To learn more about the International Space Apps Challenge, get the latest updates and register to attend an event, visit spaceappschallenge.org/. If you have questions about the challenge, please visit spaceappschallenge.org/about/contact/. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Scale of Discovery Educator Workshops You want to go where? What does to take to make a NASA mission happen, and who are the people that drive these tremendous projects? In Discovery and New Frontiers Program’s fourth annual multisite professional development workshop, we delve into issues of scale -- distance, time, size, models, comparative planetology and more. We learn the stories behind amazing NASA missions, from conception to science results, and how talented team members collaborate to meet the challenges of complex missions successfully. The Scale of Discovery workshop will take place on April 26, 2014, in four locations. -- NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. -- NASAs Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas -- Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont. -- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. Two interactive panels of scientists and engineers will represent all of the current Discovery and New Frontiers missions. All sites offer hands-on activities and resources for K-12 and out-of-school-time educators. The cost of the workshop is $25. Lunch and snacks will be provided. Registration closes on April 15, 2014. For more information, visit dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/discovery/scale_of_discovery.asp. Please email any questions about this opportunity to Mary Cullen at [email protected]. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NASA Mars Educator Symposium -- The Search for Habitable Environments: Finding Curiosity in Your Classroom How do scientists search for habitable environments beyond Earth? What makes an environment habitable? Are the criteria for life the same or different beyond Earth? The science of astrobiology is at the forefront addressing these types of challenging questions, including where can life exist? Currently, NASAs Curiosity Rover is exploring Gale Crater on Mars to investigate a site that has a very interesting history that could include habitability! Join the Mars Rover scientists as they lead a five-day interdisciplinary, immersive educator field experience to explore areas on Earth similar to environments on Mars. Help expand your students understanding of how biology, geology and chemistry are essential to this fascinating search for life elsewhere. The symposium will take place June 16-20, 2014, at the Arizona State University campus in Tempe, Ariz. Participants will be responsible for transportation to and from Arizona State University, lodging and meals. Transportation between campus and the field trip sites will be provided. Some hiking will be required to participate in this field experience. Participants will receive a certificate with a minimum of 45 professional development hours. Space is limited to 30 participants. Applications are due April 15, 2014. For more information, visit marsed.asu.edu/curiositysymposium-ft2014. Questions about the symposium should be directed to Sheri Klug Boonstra at [email protected]. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching The National Science Foundation is currently accepting nominations and applications for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, or PAEMST, program. PAEMST is the highest recognition that a K-12 mathematics or science (including computer science) teacher may receive for outstanding teaching in the United States. Since 1983, more than 4,200 teachers have been recognized for their contributions to mathematics and science education. Awardees serve as models for their colleagues, inspiration to their communities and leaders in the improvement of mathematics and science education. Up to 108 awardees may be recognized each year. Presidential awardees receive a certificate signed by the president of the United States, a trip for two to Washington, D.C., to attend a series of recognition events and professional development opportunities, and a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation. The National Science Foundation administers PAEMST on the behalf of The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The PAEMST program is open to outstanding mathematics and science teachers in the 50 states and the four U.S. jurisdictions (Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, Department of Defense education activity schools and the U.S. territories as a group). Anyone -- principals, teachers, parents, students or members of the public -- may nominate a teacher by completing the nomination form available on the PAEMST website. Teachers may also apply directly. Nominations for elementary school teachers (grades K-6) are due April 15, 2014. Secondary school teachers (grades 7-12) are eligible to apply in 2015. For more information, visit paemst.org/. Please email any questions about this opportunity to [email protected]. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Virginia Space Grant Consortiums 2014-2016 Integrative STEM for Preservice Teachers Program The Virginia Space Grant Consortium is seeking applications for the 2014-2016 Integrative STEM for Preservice Teachers program, or InSTEP. This two-year program serves to increase future educators understanding of STEM and how to teach integrative STEM in the classroom. Applicants must have demonstrated interest in teaching in grades 4-8, as well as science, technology, engineering and/or mathematics. The program includes $2,500 scholarship each year, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, or FIRST, Lego robotics training, conference travel and registration, travel support to two NASA centers for innovative STEM training and more. To be eligible, applicants must be rising juniors (third year of a preservice teacher program) in Summer 2014 at a partnering Virginia college/university. Preference will be given to students currently enrolled in programs at College of William and Mary, Hampton University, Old Dominion University, Virginia Tech, The University of Virginia, Norfolk State University and Virginia State University. The deadline for submitting applications has been extended to April 15, 2014. For more information, visit vsgc.odu.edu/inSTEP/index.html. Please email any questions about this opportunity to Elizabeth Joyner at [email protected] or to Chris Carter at [email protected]. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ask NICE Online Professional Development Series Join the NASA Innovations in Climate Education, or NICE, team for the final webinar of the 2013-14 school year in their series of Google Plus Hangout professional development sessions. Extended workshops will be held over the summer with those who have participated in the series. A new series of online Ask NICE sessions will begin in the fall. This months webinar topic is: Climate Change Summary: What We Know and How We Know It -- April 17, 2014, at 4 p.m. EDT From proxy data to direct observations, all signs point to the same conclusion: Earths climate system is warming at an unprecedented rate. Join presenter Margaret Mooney from the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies to learn more about how scientists measure and document warming trends along with tools to teach this topic to your students. Certificates of professional development hours are available upon request. Additional session dates will be announced soon. For more information, visit https://nice.larc.nasa.gov/asknice/ or dln.nasa.gov. Questions about this series should be sent to Bonnie Murray at [email protected]. This series is sponsored by Minority University Research and Education Program and NICE, and is part of the Digital Learning Network program to expand the reach of NICE projects. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Spring 2014 Cassini Scientist for a Day Essay Contest The Cassini Scientist for a Day contest challenges students to become NASA scientists studying Saturn. Participants examine three possible observations taken by Cassini and choose the one they think will yield the best scientific results. This years targets are Saturns F Ring, Saturns largest moon Titan and Saturn itself. After researching the three options, students write an essay under 500 words explaining their choice. The contest is open to all students in the United States in grades 5-12. The essays will be divided into three groups for scoring: grades 5-6, 7-8 and 9-12. All submissions must be students original work. Participants may enter as individuals or as part of a team of up to four students. The deadline for entries is April 17, 2014. For more information, visit go.nasa.gov/1k1sDGj. If you have questions about this contest, please email [email protected]. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2014-15 NASA LEARN Opportunity The Long-term Engagement in Authentic Research at NASA, or LEARN, Project is seeking educators for an innovative program that provides onsite research and training opportunities with NASA scientists in the summer and guided research projects that continue throughout the school year. Participants conduct their own research with help of a team of NASA scientists and share and integrate these projects into the classroom. This summer, participants will complete two weeks of onsite work at NASAs Langley Research Center during the weeks of July 7-11 and July 14-18, 2014. Teachers will receive approximately 70 hours of professional development. Onsite work will be followed by continued research through 2015 via virtual research team meetings and data presentations. A stipend is offered for participants, and educators may present proposals for travel funding to present their research at regional conferences. This opportunity is open to science, technology, engineering and mathematics educators of grades 6-12. Earth science, physics, chemistry and mathematics teachers are strongly encouraged to apply. Application is open to U.S. citizens only. Applications are due April 21, 2014. For more information and to register for the workshops, visit science-edu.larc.nasa.gov/LEARN/. Questions about these workshops should be directed to Margaret Pippin at [email protected]. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2015 eXploration Habitat (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge In a continuing effort to engage and retain students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields and provide a real-world challenge, exposing students to the engineering and design processes, the Advanced Exploration Systems Habitation Systems Deep Space Habitat Project team has begun accepting applications for the 2015 eXploration Habitat, or X-Hab Challenge. Post-secondary students engaged in a variety of curricula will work together to create a solution to a need for living and working in space or on another celestial body. The winners of the challenge will receive between $10,000 and $20,000 to design and produce functional products of interest to the Deep Space Habitat project. Proposals are due April 30, 2014, and awardees should expect to deliver their product to NASAs Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, in May or June of 2015. Proposals will be accepted from university faculty who are U.S. citizens and currently teach an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology accredited engineering senior or graduate design, industrial design or architecture curriculum at an accredited university in the U.S. Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and other minority serving educational institutions are particularly encouraged to apply. Proposals from women, members of underrepresented minorities groups and persons with disabilities also are highly encouraged. For more information about the challenge, visit spacegrant.org/xhab/. If you have any questions about the X-Hab Challenge, please email [email protected]. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Call for Abstracts: 30th American Society for Gravitational and Space Research Conference A call for abstracts has been released for the 30th annual American Society for Gravitational and Space Research, or ASGSR, conference and the 28th Symposium on Gravity-Related Phenomena in Space Exploration. The meeting will take place Oct. 23-26, 2014, at The Westin Pasadena in California. Abstracts must be submitted electronically no later than June 15, 2014, using the abstract submittal form and instructions posted on the ASGSR website. All submitted abstracts will be peer reviewed by the conference organizing committee. All accepted abstracts from students will be presented as posters or orally in competitions. The student poster competition will be judged by society members, and monetary awards will be given during the banquet scheduled for Oct. 25, 2014. Student competition winners will be encouraged to submit an extended abstract or a communication article to the ASGSR journal Gravitational and Space Research. All students are expected to coordinate with their advisors when submitting an abstract for the conference. Student travel assistance of up to $500 is available on a limited basis. Students requesting consideration for travel assistance should check the box on the abstract submittal form. For more information, visit https://asgsr.org/index.php/news/asews-a-announcements/1814-2014-call-for-abstracts-announcement. Questions about this opportunity should be directed to Ms. Jobi Cook at [email protected]. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NASA Exploration Design Challenge Students from Kindergarten through 12th grade will have the opportunity to play a unique role in the future of human spaceflight through participation in NASAs Exploration Design Challenge, or EDC. NASA EDC invites students around the world to think and act like scientists in order to overcome one of the major hurdles of deep space long-duration exploration -- the dangers associated with space radiation. Students taking part in the challenge will discover how to plan and design improved radiation shielding aboard the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, currently being developed by NASA, Lockheed Martin and other partners to carry astronauts to space, venturing farther than humans have ever gone before. Through a series of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, engagement activities, students in grades K-8 will analyze different materials that simulate space radiation shielding and recommend materials that best block radiation and protect astronauts. Students in grades 9-12 will think and act like engineers as they apply what they learn to design shielding to protect a sensor on the Orion crew module from space radiation. After a review of the design solutions submitted by teams in the grades 9-12 challenge, five finalist teams have been selected and will be matched with a mentor from NASA to test their designs in a virtual simulator. The winning team will build a prototype radiation shield that will be analyzed and submitted to Lockheed Martin for flight certification on the inaugural flight of the Orion Exploration Flight Test, or EFT-1. The five U.S. finalist teams from the grades 9-12 challenge will be invited to attend the EFT-1 launch, currently scheduled for November 2014. The names of all students, grades K-12, participating in the NASA EDC will fly aboard the spacecraft as honorary virtual crewmembers for Orion’s first flight. The deadline to register students for the virtual crew is June 30, 2014. For more information and to register online, visit nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/spacelife/explorationdesign/overview/index.html. For more information about the five high school teams that have been selected to compete in the final round of the 9-12 competition, visit nasa.gov/content/high-school-final-five-compete-for-out-of-this-world-test-on-orion/. For more information about Orion, visit nasa.gov/orion. Email any questions about this opportunity to [email protected]. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Concept Paper Solicitation: ISS Post-Grad Innovation Awards in Space Life and Physical Science Research NASAs Space Life and Physical Sciences Office and the International Space Station Program Office are seeking hypothesis-driven research concept papers that use the International Space Station as a microgravity platform in the space life and physical sciences disciplines. Concept papers should describe ground-based research that can be enhanced by flying in a microgravity environment on the space station. Concept papers selected will have the opportunity to submit a full flight proposal based on the merit of the research presented. NASA anticipates selecting 10 submissions to receive monetary awards. Selected awardees will be invited to submit full proposals on their research, which may result in one flight opportunity for student researchers. Graduate students and post-doctoral fellows from all categories of U.S. institutions who have never conducted or been involved in space research are eligible to submit papers. Student research and scientists from EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) jurisdiction institutions are specifically encouraged to participate. Concept papers must be submitted by July 10, 2014. For more information, visit https://nspires.nasaprs/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=init&solId={3C132DBD-9B4F-C54F-8C0C-2D63E4693E43}&path=open. Questions about this opportunity should be directed to Dr. Camille Alleyne at [email protected]. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Celebrate World Space Week 2014 Imagine an entire week of space-themed activities to enhance learning. Join educators and space enthusiasts around the world to celebrate World Space Week, Oct. 4-10, 2014. World Space Week is the largest public space event in the world, with over 1,400 events in more than 80 countries held during the week of Oct. 4-10. In 2014, World Space Week encourages the use global navigation satellite systems space-themed activities. To learn more about World Space Week, find educational materials, and register your event, visit worldspaceweek.org.
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