Scientists
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) has an essential role in NASA’s education mission “to inspire the next generation of explorers.” SMD encourages researchers to participate in education and public outreach (E/PO) in a meaningful way. Here you will find information that will allow you to:
- Become part of SMD’s E/PO community or partner with a community member
- Participate in an SMD E/PO opportunity
- Find funding opportunities to propose an E/PO project to SMD
- Find resources for your programs
Opportunities to get involved with education and public outreach can be found in the Scientist E/PO brochure.
NASA Wavelength is an intuitive and searchable database of SMD educational products and activities. Find resources for your classroom visit or community event!
EarthSpace is a searchable database of undergraduate classroom materials and resources on best teaching practices, funding opportunities, and news of interest for higher education faculty teaching Earth and space sciences at introductory and upper division levels.
Created in response to requests for “quick references to E/PO resources” from scientists, the Astrophysics E/PO Resource Sampler and Planetary Science E/PO Resource Sampler are quick-start guides and “samplers” of the variety of Astrophysics and Planetary Science education and public outreach (E/PO) resources.
If you are an Earth or space science researcher who is doing – or interested in – education and public outreach, and would like to be part of SMD’s E/PO Community, please contact the SMD E/PO Forum that most closely aligns with your interests; contacts are listed at the top of the PEOPLE tab.
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum have partnered to provide educators a Free STEM workshop that will train educators to implement the BEST (Beginning Engineering, Science and Technology) curriculum into their classrooms and educational programs. Participants will receive a Free BEST lab materials kit and training from Intrepid’s STEM education programs. BEST meets many of the standards associated with the Common Core Standards, Next…
The NASA Science Mission Directorate Education and Public Outreach Forums’ Speaker’s Bureau is available for requests and for additional entries by scientists!
Astronomers, planetary scientists, heliophysicists, and Earth scientists are available to speak with audiences on a variety of topics, from black holes to the search for life, through http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/speaker/request/. (If the request is for an astronaut or a presentation about NASA’s human space exploration,…
The Group on Earth Observations is coordinating efforts to build a Global Earth Observation System of Systems, or GEOSS. GEO is a voluntary partnership of governments and international organizations. It provides a framework within which these partners can develop new projects and coordinate their strategies and investments. Held in Liberville, Gabon.
Held in Sydney, Australia.
Held in Salt Lake City, UT.
Science conference with significant education component – content most relevant to Astrophysics and Heliophysics. Held in Honolulu, HI.
International conference, participants include remote-sensing scientists and engineers, higher education faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, E/PO practioners includes workshops/presentations/posters on education and outreach. Held in Milan, Italy.
For remote sensing professionals, includes some education sessions (mainly aimed at higher education, but also K-12 and informal projects are presented). Held in Tampa, FL.
Solar Science conference with fledgling education component. Held in Indianapolis, Indiana.
For geographers, GIS specialists, environmental scientists, scholars, researchers, educators, students. Held in Chicago, IL.
For scientists, faculty, E/PO professionals. Held in The Woodlands, TX.
For scientists, faculty, students, E/PO professionals, physics educators, physics education researchers. Held in San Antonio, TX.
AAAS is an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of all people. Theme for 2015 conference is "Innovations, Information, and Imaging." Held in San Jose, CA.
Major science meeting, includes education symposium and "Weatherfest" public event on Sunday before the conference (a free public event for teachers, parents and students). See http://www.ametsoc.org/MEET/annual/weatherfest.html. Held in Phoenix, AZ.
Science conference with significant education component – content most relevant to Astrophysics, also Heliophysics. Held in Seattle, WA.
For K-12 teachers, college faculty, education professionals, scientists. Held at University of MD, College Park.
For K-12 teachers, college faculty, education professionals, scientists. Held in San Diego, CA.
Major annual conference for Earth and space scientists, educators and communications professionals
- Science sessions, with major E/PO component (4 days of EPO sessions, presentations, and posters).
- Includes GIFT workshop (Geophysical Information for Teachers) – a 2-day teacher workshop (approx 50 middle-high school teachers) that is organized by NESTA (SMD EPO Forum K-12 WG lead – Cassie Soeffing – is on NESTA board and coordinates GIFT with SMD EPO community.
- Exploration…
For scientists, faculty, and E/PO professionals. Held in Tucson, AZ.
For scientists, faculty, students, E/PO professionals. Held in Portland, OR.
Held in Vancouver, Canada.
Focus on Higher ed, with strands on K-12 programs. GSA has a section on community colleges.
Science areas include: Biogeochemistry, Environmental Science, Geochemistry, Geography, Geology, Geophysics,Hydrology, Oceanography, Planetary Science, and Soil Science.
For Native American, Hispanic, and black undergraduates and scientists in science. Held in Los Angeles, CA.
In response to the expressed needs of scientists, we have created two, one-page guides to assist scientists interested in E/PO. The first is "The Quick Introduction to Education and Public Outreach," which offers suggestions to first-timers about how they might start reaching out. The second is the "Making the Most of Your E/PO Time – Increasing Your Efficiency and Impact," which suggests leveraging existing materials and programs, and provides other ideas for scientists to make the…
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