TO COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION, we request that you obtain concurrence from your school administration and/or department chair. Please download the Extern Agreement File/Signature Page for review and signature. Instructions for submitting the file are included.
Overview
The Aerospace Teacher Externship is an initiative of Team NASA, a collaboration of aerospace contractor and community representatives whose goal is to build a seamless partnership with NASA Johnson Space Center to enhance employee, contractor and community activities.
Team NASA promotes outreach in science, technology, engineering and math education to help increase interest and awareness in technical careers.
The intent of summer externships is to provide opportunities for educators to participate for a one-week period in business and/or industry to form connections between educational curriculum and business and industry skills needed for a 21st century knowledge-based economy.
The externship is a chance to use a "business classroom" to connect education skills with what is happening in the workplace and to clarify for teachers the vast number of options available to students. Teachers involved in an externship get the chance to practice or observe current technology, view the myriad possibilities within a diverse range of career fields, and learn what new skills, knowledge, and further education are necessary for the careers in the academic areas in which they teach.
Team NASA promotes outreach in science, technology, engineering and math education to help increase interest and awareness in technical careers.
The intent of summer externships is to provide opportunities for educators to participate for a one-week period in business and/or industry to form connections between educational curriculum and business and industry skills needed for a 21st century knowledge-based economy.
The externship is a chance to use a "business classroom" to connect education skills with what is happening in the workplace and to clarify for teachers the vast number of options available to students. Teachers involved in an externship get the chance to practice or observe current technology, view the myriad possibilities within a diverse range of career fields, and learn what new skills, knowledge, and further education are necessary for the careers in the academic areas in which they teach.
Current Program Plan
Program Dates: June 12 - June 16, 2023
Location: NASA Johnson Space Center/aerospace contractors located in Bay Area/Clear Lake/Lone Star Flight Musuem
Sample Activities* (each week day, typically 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Cost: Free
Program Dates: June 12 - June 16, 2023
Location: NASA Johnson Space Center/aerospace contractors located in Bay Area/Clear Lake/Lone Star Flight Musuem
Sample Activities* (each week day, typically 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
- Lone Star Flight Museum
- Aerospace Contractor Company Visits & Tours (i.e. SAIC, Lockheed Martin)
- Behind the scenes tours & discussions with industry experts
Cost: Free
ELIGIBILITY: The Aerospace Teacher Externship Program is intended for educators who are currently teaching students in grades 4th through 8th in a public school setting and who plan on returning to the classroom for the 2023 though 2024 school year. Individuals who participated in previous externships are eligible, provided space is available.
Applicant Requirements:
- is a current and practicing educator that is teaching science or math to students in grades 4th through 8th in a public school setting and who plan on returning to the classroom for the 2023 through 2024 school year;
- is a certified teacher in a public school setting;
- is not a spouse or immediate family member of NASA or aerospace contractor employee;
- is able to attend the entire full day sessions for a full week (five days, Mon - Fri) at Lone Star Flight Museum/NASA Johnson Space Center/aerospace contractor located in the Clear Lake area;
- obtains school administrative (supervisor, principal or other school administrator) acknowledgment of participation in program;
- commits to taking the concepts learned during the Externship Week back to the classroom by creating a lesson plan to be implemented during the 2023 - 2024 school year.
Teachers accepted to the Externship Program and who complete all 40 hours will be eligible to receive professional development credits through a partnership with Space Center Houston/Manned Space Flight Education Foundation or San Jacinto College.
Post Externship Reporting Requirements:
By August 11 2023, externs will:
- Submit a journal account of daily activities to be turned in as a part of the Final Report
- Submit a lesson plan that reflects professional experience gained from the externship
- Submit a self evaluation to the program coordinators for use in refining the externship program
Applicant Requirements:
- is a current and practicing educator that is teaching science or math to students in grades 4th through 8th in a public school setting and who plan on returning to the classroom for the 2023 through 2024 school year;
- is a certified teacher in a public school setting;
- is not a spouse or immediate family member of NASA or aerospace contractor employee;
- is able to attend the entire full day sessions for a full week (five days, Mon - Fri) at Lone Star Flight Museum/NASA Johnson Space Center/aerospace contractor located in the Clear Lake area;
- obtains school administrative (supervisor, principal or other school administrator) acknowledgment of participation in program;
- commits to taking the concepts learned during the Externship Week back to the classroom by creating a lesson plan to be implemented during the 2023 - 2024 school year.
Teachers accepted to the Externship Program and who complete all 40 hours will be eligible to receive professional development credits through a partnership with Space Center Houston/Manned Space Flight Education Foundation or San Jacinto College.
Post Externship Reporting Requirements:
By August 11 2023, externs will:
- Submit a journal account of daily activities to be turned in as a part of the Final Report
- Submit a lesson plan that reflects professional experience gained from the externship
- Submit a self evaluation to the program coordinators for use in refining the externship program
