Audience
Educators
Education Opportunity
Educator Professional Development, Events, In Person, Online
Grade Levels
Grades K-4, Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12
Subject
Education
NASA’s Educator Professional Development (EPD) connects formal and informal K-12 educators with enriching opportunities designed to support educators in STEM teaching with real-world connections to NASA missions. Through our events and community of practice, we provide sustained opportunities for educator development, offering access to a wealth of NASA mission resources and programs. Led by NASA education specialists, our events encompass both synchronous and asynchronous formats, including facilitating engagement with NASA subject matter experts (SMEs).
Join us to learn with NASA team members through virtual and in-person opportunities in real-time.
Virtual Educator Professional Development Opportunities
- Monthly Webinars – Online professional learning opportunities aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and NASA’s missions. Opportunities are posted monthly in NASA STEM Gateway, as well as in the EPD Webinars group within NASA CONNECTS.
- On-demand Events – NASA team members present current NASA Next Gen STEM resources in support of educators in virtual and occasional in-person events, when possible. Please email hq-epd@mail.nasa.gov for more information, or to request an EPD event.
In-Person Educator Professional Development Opportunities
- Next Gen STEM 101 Educator Workshops – A multi-day professional learning opportunity providing an immersive, hands-on experience for educators to discover NASA STEM resources and engage with new teaching ideas to implement in their classroom.
- Next Gen STEM 101 Train the Trainer Workshop – A multi-day professional learning opportunity designed to provide education stakeholders with the experiences, resources, and facilitation skills to reach and support other educators in their STEM learning.
View the schedule and register for upcoming events in NASA STEM Gateway.
For general inquiries, please email us at hq-epd@mail.nasa.gov.
Join us in the NASA CONNECTS Community of Practice to learn about additional NASA STEM opportunities and resources while collaborating with other K-12 educators.