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Academic Program
The NASA Pre-Service Teacher Program curriculum provides participants the opportunity to participate in a series of hands-on, inquiry-based classroom activities. In addition to being aligned with national math, science, and technology standards, these activities include an engineering strand, making all lessons conform to STEM methodology.
This summer's PSTI focuses on the theme of Human Exploration, one of NASA's four Mission Directorates. The effective use of instructional technology will also be a significant strand for this summer's PSTI. Throughout the two-week institute, content and technology will be woven together to help PSTI participants prepare to teach in 21st century classrooms. Effective and high level implementation of technology will be modeled and explored. NASA resources will be shared and incorporated into effective learning experiences.
As in past years, PSTI participants will apply what they have learned as they teach small groups of elementary school students.
PSTI Instructional Objectives
Participants will:
- Increase their understanding of science, technology, engineering and mathematical concepts as they relate to human exploration
- Increase their familiarity with and utilize NASA facilities, personnel, materials and curricula
- Increase their understanding of, and demonstrate, the value of team work and collaboration
- Increase their understanding of how to incorporate hands-on activities into lessons to teach science, engineering and mathematical concepts
- Increase their understanding of technology literacy and integrate best practices into their lessons
- Increase their understanding of how to design and teach a 21st Century Inquiry-Based Lesson, which is aligned
with the national standards and effectively integrates science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
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