KBLOG ALERT: For Students with Autism: Paid Internship with NASA for High School Students

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High School Internship With NASA’s Neurodiversity Network

Audience: Current high school students ages 16 and older who identify as autistic

Application Deadline: CONTACT THEM TO GET AN EXTENSION TO MARCH 14

Friday, March 8

Contact: n3internships@edc.org

 

NASA’s Neurodiversity Network (N3) is accepting applications for summer interns to work on projects with NASA scientists. N3 provides experiences for neurodiverse students, specifically those who identify as autistic, to spark interest in STEM careers.

 

Participants complete approximately 100 hours of remote work during a flexible summer schedule and will receive a $1K stipend. Applicants must have completed precalculus and at least two years of physical science courses.

 

Click here for full internship details and application instructions.I am always keeping my eyes out for STEM education opportunities for students, teachers and parents. No matter where a child learns (public, charter, private, homeschool) or where a teacher works or how a parent organizes their child’s homeschool education there are great opportunities to enhance STEM learning. Here are two STEM opportunities one for teachers and one for students.

Picture by Yan Krukau

Richard Kurtz

Richard Kurtz is an award-winning science educator, teaching in New York for almost 40 years. Richard has had extensive experience working with teachers and students in developing hands-on science activities in biology, science research and inventing both in person and virtually. He is currently a semi-retired educational consultant who is passionate about helping teachers and parents learn and apply strategies to help their students unlock their potential as innovators.

https://www.k12stemspace.com
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