CTTE and ITEA 21st Century Leadership Academy Nominations
 For the past several years the CTTE Leadership Development Committee has been administering the Twenty-First Century Leader Associates (TCLA) program. This initiative was developed to facilitate a sense of community and provide activities and resources to provide scholarly and professional development opportunities for groups of early career technology education faculty. The success of the TCLA program was recognized by the ITEA Board as they determined the course of action needed to implement a leadership development component of the strategic plan for ITEA. A decision was made to join efforts and develop a 21st Century Leadership Academy (21CLA).
This is a program designed to create tomorrow's most successful and respected technology and engineering leaders, consultants, and strategic thinkers. As leaders, we need to create the future. This program incorporates knowledge and experiences from education leaders and other experts using practical and innovative advice on how leaders make a difference. Participants will be involved in important dialogue using the best wisdom from experts and practitioners across sectors.
The aim of this program is to help technology and engineering educators gain additional skills to better deal with issues of performance, how systems and associations work, the role of finance in decision-making, and how to merge ideas and ambitions in a positive manner. The 21CLA program will provide a balance of practical and inspirational ideas to individuals who want to be leaders in the association and profession.
This year's class of 21st Century Leaders will be presented at the Foundation for Technology Education Spirit of Excellence Breakfast at the ITEA Conference in Charlotte on Friday morning, March 19. If you would like to apply for this program, contact William Havice, DTE at whavice@clemson.edu or Roger Hill at rbhill@uga.edu as soon as possible.
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Other CTTE News
 Election Results
The nominations committee of the Council on Technology Teacher Education (CTTE) is pleased to announce the results of the Winter 2010 election. The recent voting cycle involved finding a new president and secretary for the 2010-2013 term.
Edward Reeve (Utah State University– pictured at left) has been elected CTTE President effective the end of the CTTE Business Meeting in Charlotte. Ivan Mosley (North Carolina A&T State University) has been elected Secretary, and will start his duties at the same time.
These professionals replace Richard Seymour and Phil Reed, the current president and secretary (respectively). The new officers join Chris Merrill (Vice President, Illinois State University) and John Wells (Treasurer, Virginia Tech), both on 2011-2014 terms. Congratulations to these candidates and to all who sought CTTE offices this winter.
Congrats!
During the annual CTTE Business Meeting in Charlotte, four institutions will be recognized for successfully passing the ITEA/CTTE/NCATE program reviews during the past academic year. The four schools are Buffalo State College, Central Connecticut State University, Eastern Illinois University, and Eastern Michigan University.
Source: One Five, February 15, 2010 |
ASEE Best Practice Paper Winner
 ITEA member Brian Lien of Princeton High School in Cincinnati, OH will be attending the 2010 ASEE conference in Louisville, KY in June to present his Engineering Your Future Class. He will be co-presenting a paper and then participating in a panel discussion. Brian is part of a panel representing High School and University Partnerships.
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Call for Papers – Deadline Extended
 The Editorial Board of The Journal of Technology Studies invites you to submit manuscripts for this special theme issue:
"Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM): Locating the T in STEM Education."
Submission Deadline has been Extended to February 28, 2010.
Mission
The Journal of Technology Studies is a peer-reviewed publication produced by Epsilon Pi Tau, the Leading International Honor Society for Professions in Technology headquartered at Bowling Green State University. The mission of the journal is to be a vehicle to disseminate the latest concepts, trends, and research in the fields of technology in light of current and future realities. For submission details, please visit the Epsilon Pi Tau website at www.epsilonpitau.org/.
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engineer takes more than understanding science and math concepts – it requires a mode of thought and inquiry for solving problems. Check out these three new books by TTT contributor, Harry Roman.
Thinking Like an Engineer helps students get in the right frame of mind with nine experiments exploring absorption, magnetic fields, recycling, sound transmission, energy, composites, air pressure, and more. Also includes key skills to develop, information about the engineering profession, how to tackle an engineering problem, and engineering challenges for students to solve. Spiral-bound, 47 pages.
Engineering activities don’t require expensive classroom equipment. All you need are a few common items such as paper, scissors, tape, and cardboard. Add a few milk or juice cartons, some coins, and Harry Roman’s latest book, and you have all the ingredients needed to get your students thinking like engineers. Engineering Activities with Paper and Cardboard includes 10 teacher-tested, multipart activities that demonstrate essential skills every engineer must possess: listening to and understanding specifications, planning, recognizing that variations in materials and design affect the integrity of a structure, testing a model, and graphing and drawing conclusions from test data. In addition, 23 classroom exercises challenge students to explore the properties and origins of building materials.
If your students enjoyed Engineering Activities with Paper and Cardboard, they will love this follow-up! More Engineering Activities with Paper and Cardboard includes 13 student activities that use simple materials to mimic shapes, create a stroboscope, understand product testing, use paper for insulation, create an inclinometer, make a miniature greenhouse, and more.
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Attention NJTEA Members
 February 28th is very important to you for two reasons:
This is the day that your submission for the $10,000.00 Innovative Technology Educator Award application must be postmarked. (This is a Sunday this year, so get to the post office early!) You can find the application and other information here: www.njtea.org/Pages/Recognition/Recognition.html#ITE
This is the final day to nominate a colleague for NJTEA President Elect or Treasurer. Please contact NJTEA Past President Dave Niemierowski at dniemierowski@njtea.org for information or to nominate a colleague. Thank you for your involvement in NJTEA. |
TECA Club Develops Lesson Plan CD
 The Technology Education degree program at St. Petersburg College has a very useful tool for technology teachers: a CD-R that contains the 100 Best SPC Technology Lesson Plans. The lessons include learning activities, design briefs, modular lessons, and middle/high school full lesson plans that cover the content areas of design (14), information and communication (29), manufacturing (6), materials and processes (10), energy and power (5), transportation (17), biotechnology (5), and construction (14).
SPC TECA Club is affiliated with the national Technology Education Collegiate Association. This CD is being offered for sale as a club fundraiser. Funds generated will be put towards student-related travel expenses to ITEA, FTEA, TSA judging, a study-abroad trip to Japan, and future lab equipment purchases for the program. The CDs cost $25 each. Shipping is free on orders of ten or more. If you would like to order a CD, please contact Dr. Thomas Loveland at 727-791-5938 or by email at Loveland.thomas@spcollege.edu. A limited number of the CDs will be available for sale in the ITEA Resource Area in Charlotte. |
National Engineers Week
 National Engineers Week (February 14-20) offered a perfect time to start thinking about how we can spark girls’ interest in engineering. Nearly 88% of girls said that Engineer Your Life made them more interested in engineering as a career. Get these results at your school by:
Learn more at http://engineeryourlife.org/.
Questions? Contact feedback@engineeryourlife.org. |
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Museum of Science, Boston Website Enhances, Expands NCTL
 Provides resources and data to business, government agencies, media, and educators
The Museum of Science, Boston has launched a new website making its National Center for Technological Literacy® (NCTL®) and its corresponding resources accessible nationwide: www.mos.org/nctl. The new website offers educators information about NCTL curricula and professional development materials and provides individuals and organizations across the country with tools to advocate for technological literacy within their education systems.
The country’s only science museum with a comprehensive strategy and infrastructure designed to foster technological literacy in both science museums and schools nationwide, the Museum of Science now provides access on one easily navigable site to all NCTL activities and offerings. They include low-cost K-12 engineering curricula and professional development opportunities, design challenges, contact information, and news updates with relevant data and research from organizations such as the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), National Research Council (NRC), INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION, and U.S. National Science Board. The NCTL website was designed by Corey McPherson Nash with support from Lockheed Martin Corporation. NCTL staff can be contacted at nctlinfo@mos.org. |
Time Warner Cable Invests in STEM Education
 U.S. students are falling behind in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) compared to the rest of the world, yet our society is becoming more reliant on technology. To this end, Time Warner Cable has created the Connect a Million Minds program. The program is all about getting American children interested in STEM, and TWC is putting $100 million into this program over the next five years. Parents, students, and teachers can enter their zip code into the website at www.connectamillionminds.com/, and they will be connected to all of the activities in that area.
Additionally, TWC has commissioned an organization called x-up to find cool and interesting science/technology-related stuff and expose it—basically to help show how cool science and technology can be for kids. The first one they’ve uncovered? A flying car. |
New, Engaging Program Allows Schools to Win up to $1500 Monthly...
 ... to Help Fill Budget Gaps
Classroom, school, and district standards are putting an increasing pressure on budget dollars, many times diverting them from other important educational activities. With no guarantee on when the economy may turn around, teachers and administrators are scrambling to find ways to cut costs yet implement valid educational activities. Apperson Education Products, a leading test scoring solutions provider, wants to help schools have the tools they need to achieve the highest learning potential and has put together a program that is fun and will involve the entire school or district community.
Teachers or faculty members can nominate their school or classroom to participate in the monthly “Gives Back” contest. If their school or classroom is chosen, they will be notified, and it will be up to them to encourage as many people as possible to go to the voting page on the website to vote for their school. The school with the most votes wins $1500, second-most $750, and third-most $500. The only requirement to entering the contest is that the nominee must be a teacher or faculty member of the nominated school and the funds must be used for educational purposes such as: a new computer, software, an educational field trip, etc.
The nomination period for the first contest, which will take place in March, is now open. Nomination and contest periods will coincide with the traditional school in-session months. For more information about this program, or to nominate a school, please visit www.appersonedu.com/schools. |
U.S. Students to Tackle Major Global Challenge in JETS TEAMS Competition
 Water is 2010 Focus of National High School Engineering Competition
The Haiti earthquake has spotlighted one of the world’s most pressing problems – the global water shortage. This year, American high school students will get the opportunity to roll up their sleeves and help solve the problem as the Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) launches its 31st annual TEAMS competition for 2010.
Themed, “Water, Water Everywhere,” the competition will show students firsthand how engineers in various disciplines, including environmental engineers, civil engineers, and mechanical engineers are involved in the protection and delivery of the world’s water supply.
Some 10,000 ninth- to 12th-graders will gather for one day over a four-week period from February 15 through March 16 at more than 100 host sites in 42 states, including 79 colleges and universities, and more than 30 high schools (listing available at www.JETS.org). The students will then make real-world connections between math and science to engineering by solving actual engineering scenarios.
In solving specific problems, TEAMS students will be challenged to: assess the effectiveness of ceramic pot filters developed by geological, environmental, and ceramic engineers in disinfecting water; analyze and create processes, known as desalination, that remove salt and other impurities from otherwise undrinkable water sources; produce Ultrapure Water (UPW) which is essential for industries, such as manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and electric power generation; design technologies that deal with the detrimental effects that land development projects have on communities’ watersheds.
Like the other signature JETS programs, the purpose of TEAMS is to encourage more American students to pursue engineering by showing them just how engineering impacts everyday life and how engineers help solve social and community problems – from building roads and bridges, to developing water purification systems for developing countries, to inventing alternative sources of energy to fuel our cars and keep our homes warm and cool.
For more information, please visit, www.JETS.org. |
Follow the JASON Argonauts!
 Argonauts from Operation: Tectonic Fury, JASON's upcoming geology curriculum, have returned to the field in Tennessee to complete their research. Working alongside Host Researcher Dr. Virginia Dale, the Argos are investigating soils and ethanol production at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
These Mission 2 Argos are posting updates, including narrated slideshows of their work. Visit the JASON website to follow along! www.jason.org/public/whatis/CurrOTFBlog.aspx
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ESEA Rewrite Moves Forward With House Hearings
 On February 18 the House Education and Labor Committee announced its plans to overhaul the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), currently known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB). In a bipartisan effort, Committee Chairman George Miller (D-CA), along with Rep. John Kline (R-MN), Rep. Dale E. Kildee (D-MI), and Rep Michael N. Castle (R-DE), issued a joint statement promising a bipartisan, open, and transparent effort to rewrite and reform NCLB.
The rewrite will aim to close the achievement gap among students throughout the country, as well as between American students and their global peers. The committee states, “Across income and background levels in math and science, our children go from among the top students in the world in the fourth grade to near the bottom by the twelfth grade.”
A series of hearings will take place in the coming weeks with the first one scheduled for February 24th, focusing on charter schools (read more at http://trianglecoalition.blogspot.com/).
Click here to read the complete story at the Triangle Coalition Legislative News site. Also, while there, you'll find our exclusive STEM Ed. Bill Database, recent appropriations updates, and other STEM education news coverage.
Source: Triangle Coalition Legislative Update, Thursday, February 18, 2010 |
America Falling Further Behind in STEM Education
 America is no longer a nation at risk, rather it is a "nation falling further behind," in science and engineering education said Rick Stephens, Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Administration at The Boeing Company. In recent testimony before the House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, Stephens highlighted the challenges facing the U.S. defense industrial base as it seeks to replenish the workforce with tens of thousands of engineers in the very near future. "These are becoming difficult jobs to fill, not because there is a labor shortage but because there is a skills shortage," Stephens said. "Our industry needs more innovative young scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians to replace baby boomers as they retire."
Testifying on behalf of the Aerospace Industries Association, Stephens outlined proposals for Congress to strengthen undergraduate and graduate education in the STEM fields. Among these are encouraging and expanding retention programs for undergrads, addressing the critical shortage of well-qualified primary and secondary teachers in STEM disciplines and motivating pursuit of STEM careers through enhanced support of programs that provide hands-on experience that is directly transferable to the workplace. Stephens chairs the AIA Workforce Steering Committee, which is actively examining ways that the aerospace industry can strategically address STEM education, including coordination of STEM efforts within the industry, as well as coordinating with other industries such as information technology and health. "If we in the United States hope to retain our nation's leadership in science, technology, and innovation, we must immediately address the looming STEM skills gap," Stephens concluded. Stephens' full testimony can be viewed online.
Source: Triangle Coalition Electronic Bulletin, February 18, 2010 - Volume 16, Number 7, Online Version |
From NSTA Express
 White House Releases Science and Engineering Indicators 2010 Report
The National Science Board recently released its Science and Engineering Indicators 2010 report. According to the report, produced every two years, the state of U.S. science and engineering is still strong, but our nation’s global primacy in science and engineering has significantly dropped in recent years, largely because of rapidly increasing capabilities among East Asian nations, particularly China. The detailed report also presents information about elementary and secondary science and math education, the science and engineering labor force, and public attitudes and understanding about science and technology, among other things. Read the report.
Deadline Extended: Top Stars: Educators Invited to Submit Examples of Inspiring Uses of Hubble in Education
2010 is the 20th anniversary of the launching of the Hubble Space Telescope, and to celebrate, the NASA Top Stars contest has extended its next deadline to February 28, 2010. U.S. formal (K–12, college) and informal educators are invited to submit their best examples of using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope for science, technology, engineering, or mathematics education. Those selected as "Top Stars" will receive national recognition and awards. For more information, visit topstars.strategies.org. Questions about this opportunity should be directed to topstars@strategies.org.
Source: NSTA Express, Monday, January 25, 2010 |
Celebrate Black History Month Virtually: Ask Questions of NASA Engineers
 What is it like to work at NASA? What jobs do engineers have on space missions? What classes should I take to become an engineer? A panel of African American engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA and a former high school intern will answer these questions and more during a live online program on Wednesday, February 24 at 1 p.m. Eastern/10 a.m. Pacific. JPL manages many robotic space missions for NASA, including the Mars Exploration Rovers and the Cassini Mission at Saturn.
This online event honoring Black History Month is geared to high school students. School audiences will be able to "tune in live" to the NASA/JPL UStream Web page at www.ustream.tv/channel/nasajpl to watch the 30- to 40-minute program.
The panel of engineers includes:
Kobie Boykins – Kobie began his work at JPL as a student "co-op" working on the mobility system for the Mars Pathfinder Mission. He was involved in building the solar array panels for the Mars Exploration Rovers and is currently working on the upcoming Mars Science Laboratory Mission.
Tracy Drain – Tracy's first assignment at JPL was to work on futuristic robotic outposts on Mars. She later built and tested command sequences, or computer instructions for a spacecraft, for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission. On the Kepler Mission, Tracy co-led the operations team in responding to unplanned events during space travel. She is currently working on the Juno Mission to Jupiter, focusing on ways to ensure safe space travel to the planet.
Carrine Johnson – Carrine is currently a senior in a Southern California high school. Last summer she was an intern at JPL. This fall, Carrine plans to attend college and major in engineering.
Visit http://education.jpl.nasa.gov for more information about JPL's educational opportunities and teacher resources.
All NASA educational materials are at www.nasa.gov/offices/education/about/index.html.
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2010-11 Green Aviation Student Competition
 The Environmentally Responsible Aviation project of the Integrated Systems Research Program, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, has announced a new student contest. The Green Aviation Student Challenge invites students to propose ideas and designs for future aircraft that use less fuel, produce less harmful emissions, and make less noise.
The contest spans a full calendar year, so high school and college students have multiple opportunities to enter. The deadline for the first round for high school entries is May 1, 2010. First-round entries from college students are due December 15, 2010. The second round deadlines are in December 2010 for high school entries and May 2011 for college entries.
Students are asked to submit a well-documented paper and a short video to explain their ideas. The ERA project intends to reward top-scoring students by airing their videos on NASA websites, and students may win a trip to an aviation event. Top college students may also earn a paid internship at a NASA center.
For more information about the high school contest, visit http://aero.larc.nasa.gov/era_high/competitions_high_era.htm.
For more information about the college contest, visit http://aero.larc.nasa.gov/era_univ/competitions_univ_era.htm.
Questions about the contest should be directed to Elizabeth Ward at Elizabeth.B.Ward@nasa.gov. |
NASA/USA Today No Boundaries Competition
 NASA and USA Today partnered to bring the No Boundaries science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) career curriculum and competition to middle and high school classrooms. No Boundaries is a free, eight-week, cross-curricular project that introduces 7th to 12th grade students to NASA careers in STEM through a cooperative learning experience. Students collaborate to gather web-based research on the variety of career options available with NASA. Students then develop a fun and creative way to present the opportunities to other students. Cash prizes will be awarded (up to $2,000) in addition to a “VIP NASA experience.” More information and all project resources are available at the No Boundaries website.
Source: NSTA Express, Week of February 8, 2010
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NASA Gives Kids Their Own Guide to Climate Change
 A blinking red-eyed tree frog and flitting butterfly greet visitors to the new NASA Climate Kids website. Targeting Grades 4–6, this kid-friendly guide demystifies one of the most important science issues of our time. The site answers the “Big Questions” about global climate change using simple illustrations, humor, interactivity, and age-appropriate language. For example, one interactive feature is the Climate Time Machine, which reveals how global changes have affected or will affect our planet over time. “Climate Tales” has animal cartoon characters coping—more or less good humouredly—with the effects humans are having on their habitats. A collection of Earth-science-related games offers such experiences as “Wild Weather Adventure” and “Missions to Planet Earth.” A “Green Careers” section profiles real people doing jobs that help slow climate change. Visit Climate Kids at climate.nasa.gov/kids.
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Kids in Micro-g! Website Update
 The Kids In Micro-g! Web Page has been recently updated with a series of six video modules to help student experimenter design teams with development of their experiments. Hosted by NASA Educator Nathan Lang and NASA Astronaut and former International Space Station Commander Mike Fincke, these brief video modules discuss the ISS and microgravity, considerations for designing a microgravity experiment, the scientific method, and a recap of the Kids In Micro-g! Design Challenge. Bonus videos of microgravity demonstrations onboard the ISS from Fincke and fellow station astronauts Greg Chamitoff and Nicole Stott during their past missions are also included. A matrix of frequently asked questions has also been added as a reference. The FAQ list will be updated weekly as new questions arrive and are answered.
For more information about the Kids In Micro-g! Challenge, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/nlab/experimentchallenge.html. |
2009-2010 NASA Education Resource Showcase Series
 NASA's Digital Learning Network presents a series of webcasts to assist educators in staying current on NASA education resources and related products. During each event, product producers, authors, and experts will demonstrate their materials designed to optimize awareness and understanding of science concepts. Instructional objectives, accessing the materials, and primary contacts for the materials will also be discussed. During the webcasts, participants will be able to submit questions to the presenter that will be addressed during the presentation. In the coming months, the following topics will be covered:
- NASA Fit Explorers Feb. 24, 2010, 4-5 p.m. EST
- NASA eProfessional Development Network – Robotics Course: March 31, 2010, 4-5 p.m. EDT
- MoonWorld: April 28, 2010, 4-5 p.m. EDT
- On the Moon: May 26, 2010, 4-5 p.m. EDT
For more information about these webcasts and to sign up online, visit http://dln.nasa.gov/dln/content/webcast/. Questions about these events should be directed to Caryn Long at caryn.long@nasa.gov. |
NASA "Summer of Innovation Pilot"
 NASA has launched an initiative to use its out-of-this-world missions and technology programs to boost summer learning programs. NASA's Summer of Innovation supports President Obama's Educate to Innovate campaign for excellence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM, education.
The Summer of Innovation program will work with thousands of middle school teachers and students during multi-week programs in the summer of 2010 to engage students in stimulating math and science-based education programs. NASA's goal is to increase the number of future scientists, mathematicians, and engineers, with an emphasis on broadening participation of underrepresented groups.
Representatives of interested public/private entities including other federal agencies, nonprofit and for-profit entities, and organizations/associations with relevant experience, are encouraged to contact the state Space Grant Director in the state(s) of particular interest. www.nasa.gov/spacegrant
Contingent upon the availability of funding, NASA intends to competitively select up to seven states to pilot the Summer of Innovation during 2010. Awards may range from $1 million–$5 million dollars. Each will have a period of performance of 36 months. Local programs will be required to develop ways to keep students and teachers engaged during the school year and to track student participants' performance through 2012. Awardees will be expected to leverage the unique capabilities and resources of program partners to ensure a sustainable effort following the period of performance.
The Summer of Innovation Notice of Intent is available online:
http://nspires.nasaprs.com and http://www.grants.gov |
New Education Materials Available at NASA.gov
 The Educational Materials section of NASA's website offers classroom activities, educator guides, posters, and other types of resources that are available for use in the classroom. Materials are listed by type, grade level, and subject. The following items are now available for downloading:
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2009-2010 Fundamental Aeronautics Student Competitions - Deadline Extended
 The Fundamental Aeronautics Program has announced its new competitions for the academic year. Students from high school grades through graduate school are invited to research and design an amphibious tiltrotor vehicle with civilian applications. The competition has two divisions: High School and College/University. Teams or individuals may enter either contest, and the program encourages interdisciplinary partnerships.
High school participants must be enrolled in an accredited high school, secondary school, or home school. For the high school division, the deadline for final projects has been extended to March 15, 2010. Undergraduate and graduate participants must be enrolled in an accredited college or university. For the college and university division, the deadline for final papers has been extended to May 10, 2010. International students may participate, but they are not eligible for certain prizes.
For more information about the contest, visit http://aero.larc.nasa.gov/competitions.htm. Questions about the contest should be directed to Dr. Elizabeth Ward at Elizabeth.B.Ward@nasa.gov. |
2009-2010 Life and Work on the Moon Art and Design Contest
 NASA invites high school and college students from all areas of study, including the arts, industrial design, architecture and computer design, to submit their work on the theme "Life and Work on the Moon." Artists are encouraged to collaborate with science and engineering students. Such collaboration is not required but would help to ensure that the work’s subject is valid for the moon’s harsh environment.
Entries will be accepted in three categories: two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and digital, including video. For the first time, entries in literature (poetry and short stories) will also be accepted. Judges will evaluate entries not only on their artistic qualities, but also on whether they depict a valid scenario. Prizes include awards and exhibit opportunities. International students are encouraged to participate, but they are not eligible for cash prizes.
Entries are due no later than April 15, 2010. For more information about the contest and to register online, visit http://artcontest.larc.nasa.gov/. Questions about the contest should be directed to Dr. Elizabeth Ward at Elizabeth.B.Ward@nasa.gov. |
2009-2010 NASA University Design Contest in Exploration Systems
 NASA invites college students to get involved with space exploration by helping to design the tools and instruments needed for the next-generation explorers. Student projects will tackle real problems to be solved for a successful manned or robotic mission.
Examples of problems include:
- New methods of navigation.
- Sample retrieval and on-site analysis.
- Radiation detection and avoidance.
- Communication with planetary outpost, with orbiters, and with Earth.
- Video capture of sorties for transmission back to Earth.
- Astronaut rescue and recovery.
- Radiation and dust mitigation strategies for rovers and space suits.
The contest is open to U.S. citizens enrolled full-time in an accredited post-secondary institution in the U.S., including universities, colleges, trade schools, community colleges, and professional schools. Interdisciplinary teams are encouraged, across departments and institutions.
Final entries are due on or before May 15, 2010. For more information about the contest and to register online, visit http://moontasks.larc.nasa.gov. Questions about the contest should be directed to Dr. Elizabeth Ward at Elizabeth.B.Ward@nasa.gov. |
Applications Available for Pre-Service Teacher Institute at NASA's Johnson Space Center
 The Pre-Service Teacher Institute is a two-week summer residential session for early childhood and elementary education majors preparing to teach in an elementary or middle school classroom. The event will take place July 12-23, 2010, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. College students from diverse backgrounds will be exposed to aerospace, mathematics, and science enrichment activities. Pre-service teachers are able to interface with NASA personnel and tour Johnson Space Center facilities while learning to incorporate NASA's cutting-edge research into lesson plans for elementary and intermediate school students. Full-time undergraduate students in their junior or senior year are invited to apply.
The application period closes on March 15, 2010. For more information, visit http://education.jsc.nasa.gov/psti/default.htm.
Please email any questions about this opportunity to Alissa Keil at alissa.a.keil@nasa.gov. |
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