NASA Educator
Resource Center Regional Site
“Teacher
Excellence in Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Education”
NASA’s Office of
External Affairs, Education Office at Stennis Space
Center and the Jackson State University (JSU) School
of Education sponsor the Educator Resource Center
(ERC) regional site at JSU. The regional ERC at
JSU provides expertise and facilities to help educators
access and utilize science, mathematics, and technology-based
instructional products aligned with the Mississippi
K-12 Curriculum Framework and national education
standards and based on NASA's unique missions.
The JSU ERC contains
a large collection of materials for K-12 educators,
and pre-service and informal educators. The
free NASA materials include educational multimedia,
lesson plans, posters, lithographs, bookmarks and
other publications that reflect the most recent
scientific discoveries about space, oceans and the
Earth. Subjects range from science and geography
to meteorology, astronomy, social studies and environmental
science.
Educators are invited
to stop by the ERC to preview and receive free duplication
of NASA videotape instructional products. Many
of these award-winning NASA videotape programs are
grade-level specific and provide an excellent resource
to enhance classroom activities. Professional
development workshops in mathematics, science and
technology are also offered with Continuing Education
Units provided.
NASA and Jackson
State University
NASA and Jackson
State University have a continuing partnership dedicated
to research and education. The NASA-funded
grants and collaborations at JSU involve the School
of Education and the College of Science, Engineering
and Technology.
The School of Education
at JSU has as its primary responsibility the preparation
of professional educators and support personnel
who are caring, competent and qualified.
This is accomplished
through the development, implementation and evaluation
of programs in teacher education and other professional
areas that support the overall teaching profession
and the mission of the university. The School
of Education is involved in NASA-funded projects
for the Mississippi Educational Involvement Program,
the Blue Ribbon Schools Project, and Project Smile-Science
and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement.
The College of Science,
Engineering and Technology is administering NASA-funded
grants for the Mississippi Space Commerce Initiative,
Network Storage Management in the Data Grid Environment,
NASA Space Grant College and Fellowship Program,
Non-contact Precision Actuation and Structural Control
Using Opto-Mechanical Actuators, Pre-College Achievement
of Excellence in Mathematics, Science, Engineering
and Technology, Science and Technology Enhancement
Pre-College Program, and the NASA/Historically Black
Colleges and Universities Renewable Energy and Technology
Project.