KBLOG ALERT: Rocket Academy for Teachers (paid) & Globe NASA Science Writing and Observation Workshop.
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ANNOUNCEMENT for Interesting, exciting and time-sensitive STEM material relevant to helping educators and their students.
ALERT NOTICE
Wallops Rocket Academy for Teachers (WRATS)
Audience: High school educators (formal, informal, homeschool)
Registration Deadline:
Friday, April 26
Workshop Dates: July 17-21
Contact: patricia.a.benner@nasa.gov
NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia invites high school teachers to a weeklong, hands-on professional development opportunity to reinforce STEM concepts through rocketry. Participants will build and launch a variety of model rockets and learn about launch dynamics and safe flight operations from NASA technical experts. A $1,000 stipend will be provided upon completion of the workshop requirements to help offset travel and lodging expenses. Participants may also have an opportunity to view a sounding rocket launch on Wallops Island. Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
Click here to learn more and apply.
2024-2025 ENGAGE (Earth, NASA, GLOBE And Guided Explorations) GLOBE Mission Earth Educator Cohort
Audience: Middle school and high school educators in the U.S.
Application Deadline:
Friday, May 31
Contact: rosalba.n.giarratano@nasa.gov
Take part in a year-long virtual professional development program to explore ways to help your students improve their observation and science writing skills using the GLOBE Program (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment). Participants will be introduced to pacing guides and lesson plans centered on outdoor environmental observations. The sequence will culminate in student writing that will be considered for publication on the GLOBE website.
Click here to learn more and apply.
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