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Each applicant is asked to sign a letter of commitment to the following tasks
for the 2006-2007 school year:
- Full attendance and participation in the Summer Institute, July 19-23,
2006.
- Classroom use of one or more AETT products in its entirety.
- A 30-minute presentation to your local teaching community, such as
a staff meeting or department meeting.
- Active participation in the ASEC online community.
- Conducting one or more workshops featuring hands-on, in-depth training
for 2+ hours to reach a minimum of 15 educators.
- Conducting one or more workshops at least 50 minutes in length to
reach a minimum total of 60 teachers.
- Keeping program leaders up-to-date if there are any changes in teaching
assignments or contact information before completion of workshop commitments.
Applicants must meet the following requirements to be considered for the workshop:
- U.S. or Naturalized Citizen of the United States.
- Employed as a full-time classroom teacher, administrator, or instructional
specialist in math, science, or technology education.
- 3 years of classroom teaching experience.
- Demonstrated ability and opportunity to conduct K-12 professional
development workshops.
All applications have been received and reviewed for the 2006 Class.
No applications are being taken at this time
The Airspace Systems Educator Cohort allows the participant to receive many
benefits, including:
- Expenses-paid participation in the 3-day Institute
hosted at NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, CA. Interact
with program scientists, engineers, and associated educational programming
in airspace systems
and aeronautics. Tour world-class research laboratories and facilities
on base.
- Continuing education graduate credit.
- Year-long access to materials such as NASA educator guides, stickers,
posters, bookmarks, CD-ROMs, and lithographs for classroom and workshop
distribution.
- Opportunities to pilot-test, review, and influence the development
of NASA Ames Educational Technology Products.
- Press releases and media opportunities featuring participant and
school/district.
- Membership to an online community in support of ASEC mentors and
teacher workshop development.
- Continued opportunities for mentor professional development during
the school year. Allows mentors to stay current with NASA research,
ASEC program goals, and AETT product development.
- Recognition as an ASEC Fellow upon completion of requirements.
- Nationwide networking opportunities
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