3-D Thursdays for Rural Educators
Join Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator hosts Rachael Arens and Michael Guarraia at NASA’s Science Mission Directorate the first Thursday of each month from 7-8 pm CT as they present a webinar series for rural educators across the nation. The webinars highlight NASA’s assets and connect rural educators to resources, networking, and further professional development opportunities.
For more information, please contact Rachael Arens.
Join hosts Dr. Rachael Arens, Associate Researcher at NAU PLANETS & Luke Henke, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at NASA on Thursday, April 6th at 7pm CT/ 8pm ET as they welcome Dr. Duncan and Dr. Keller who will discuss solar eclipses--from their first, seen from a rural village in remote Mexico, to the one that proved Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity that space can be bent, to the upcoming eclipses. They will also explore their invented “Solar Snap,” which allows anyone to take photos of the sun using a smartphone camera and share the first of the Fiske Planetarium’s videos of the “Ring-of-Fire” October annular
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Join hosts Dr. Rachael Arens, Associate Researcher at NAU PLANETS & Luke Henke, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at NASA on Thursday, Feb. 2nd at 7pm CT/ 8pm ET as they welcome Dr. Sharon Bowers, Joan Harper-Neely, and Betsy McAllister from NASA eClips to learn about two NASA opportunities for your students to interact, engage, and share with learning with peers across the nation.
This webinar is suitable for all grades K-12.
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Join hosts Dr. Rachael Arens, Associate Researcher at NAU PLANETS & Luke Henke, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at NASA on Thursday, Jan. 5th at 7pm CT/ 8pm ET as they welcome Maria Lott from the NASA Stennis Space Center to learn about hosting NASA Astro Camps for your students and community.
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Join Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator hosts Rachael Arens and Michael Guarraia at NASA’s Science Mission Directorate the first Thursday of each month from 7-8 pm CT as they present a webinar series for rural educators across the nation. The webinars highlight NASA’s assets and connect rural educators to resources, networking, and further professional development opportunities.
Here are the recordings to date:
November 3, 2022: James Webb Space Telescope, DART Mission, and Educational Resources
April 7, 2022: NASA Earth Day Resources
March 3, 2022: NASA eClips Videos and Resources
February 3, 2022: NASA Neurodiversity Network
January 6, 2022: STEM Enhancement
Are your students hungry to view the new James Webb images and learn about innovative space technology that changes the way we understand the universe? Join hosts Dr. Rachael Arens, Associate Researcher at NAU PLANETS & Luke Henke, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at NASA on Thursday, Nov. 3rd at 7pm CT/ 8pm ET as they welcome Dr. Christopher Britt and Yesenia Perez from the Space Telescope Science Institute to learn about the James Webb Space Telescope and DART Mission and gain access to educational materials.
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Are you looking for ways to engage your students in NASA supported Earth Day activities? Join hosts Rachael Arens, Associate Researcher at NAU PLANETS & Michael Guarraia, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at NASA on Thursday, April 7th at 7pm CT/ 8pm ET as they welcome Dr. Trena Ferrell from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center to dive into NASA lessons and resources to highlight Earth Day!
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Are you on the hunt for ways to engage your students with real-world connections to standards-based learning? Join hosts Rachael Arens, Associate Researcher at NAU PLANETS & Michael Guarraia, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at NASA on Thursday, March 3rd at 7pm CT/ 8pm ET as they dig into NASA eClips videos and resources that build STEM literacy through the lens of NASA. This webinar is targeted for formal and nonformal educators of learners in grades 3 – 12.
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Have you been searching for ways to better support your neurodiverse learners? Join hosts Rachael Arens, Associate Researcher at NAU PLANETS & Michael Guarraia, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at NASA on Thursday, February 3rd at 7pm CT/ 8pm ET as they learn about the NASA Neurodiversity Network (N3) that develops resources and internships for youth on the autism spectrum!
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Are your students looking for opportunities to become NASA scientists? Join hosts Rachael Arens, Associate Researcher at NAU PLANETS & Michael Guarraia, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at NASA on Thursday, January 6th at 7pm CT as they learn about the STEM Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) Summer Intern Program that engages student interns to view and investigate NASA remote sensing data, mission design, analysis of ice sheets, Earth's gravity field, and other observations while being mentored by project scientists. Access registration here!
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Join hosts Rachael Arens, Associate Researcher at NAU PLANETS & Michael Guarraia, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at NASA on Thursday, December 2nd at 7pm CT as they dive into the science behind the James Webb Space Telescope and explore some educator resources related to this incredible telescope! This webinar is suitable for all grades K-12. Access registration here!
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Join hosts Rachael Arens, Associate Researcher at NAU PLANETS & Michael Guarraia, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at NASA on Thursday, November 4th at 7pm CT as they learn from Sarah Kirn, Citizen Science Strategist for NASA, about the variety of available NASA citizen science projects spanning all three scientific domains (Life, Physical, and Earth & Space). Projects can be conducted regardless of educators’ unique geographic locations and can meet the content and age-level needs of your classrooms.
Register now! See the attached flier for more details.
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Join hosts Rachael Arens, Associate Researcher at NAU PLANETS & Michael Guarraia, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellows at NASA on Thursday, October 7th at 7pm CT to learn how to enhance your role as a STEM educator and leader through paid fellowship opportunities at Federal agencies! See attached flyer for details.
Special guests: Dr. Kama Almasi, Mike Vargas, and Svea Anderson.
Register at https://forms.gle/EiYPJdRnuGftRiiK7
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The recording for the May 6 event, freestyle conversation with NASA’s Dr. Caitlin Ahrens and Dr. James Green sharing their journeys from rural America to NASA is available.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Dptw8BsptSXOp3I5zAC-1KBa1gAM67iZ/view