Educator Opportunities
AboutThe Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium sponsors a wide variety of professional development opportunities, special events and programs for educators, which are located in the "Conferences and Workshops" section and the "Special Events, Projects and Opportunities" section below. Although the items listed in the "Additional Opportunities" section are not specifically sponsored by our organization, we highly recommend each and every one!
Conferences & Workshops
- Science Workshops for Educators (annual)
- CSATS Saturday Science Workshops
- The Art of Science: Observing Life in Extremes
- Workshop in Science Teaching: ASTRONOMY - East Stroudsburg University
Collaborations
- NASA Astrobiology Institute Education and Public Outreach
- Swift Education and Public Outreach
- Swift Eyes Through Time Curriculum Guide
Special Events, Projects and Opportunities
- Are you looking for a Guest Speaker?
- Astrobiology: The Search for Life in the Universe Educator Supplement for 5-10 grade (ongoing)
- Astrobiology classroom resources at the NASA Astrobiology Institute (ongoing)
- Pennsylvania Science Teachers Association Convention: Workshops and Exhibit (annual)
- Exploration Day at Penn State (annual)
- Space Explorers Simulated NASA Missions (ongoing)
Additional Opportunities
- NSTA New Science Teacher Academy (NEW)
- NASA Educators Website
- International Space Station Educators Conference (annual)
- NASA Explorer Schools (annual)
- NASA LiftOff Summer Institute (annual)
- NASA's Mission to Mars Educator Resources
- National Space Day Celebration (annual)
- Penn State Continuing Education and Professional Development for Educators
- Pennsylvania Science Teachers Association (PSTA) Newsletter
- Solar System Ambassador Program (annual)
- Solar System Educators Program (annual)
- STREAMS Environmental Education Curriculum (ongoing)
- Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for Science Education (annual)
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Careers
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Resources
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