{"id":595623,"date":"2024-01-22T12:12:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T17:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=stem-content&p=595623"},"modified":"2024-02-12T11:18:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T16:18:56","slug":"nasa-educator-professional-development","status":"publish","type":"stem-content","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stem-content\/nasa-educator-professional-development\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Educator Professional Development (EPD) Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NASA’s Educator Professional Development (EPD) connects formal and informal K-12 educators with enriching opportunities designed to support educators in STEM teaching with real-world connections to NASA missions. Through our events and community of practice, we provide sustained opportunities for educator development, offering access to a wealth of NASA mission resources and programs. Led by NASA education specialists, our events encompass both synchronous and asynchronous formats, including facilitating engagement with NASA subject matter experts (SMEs).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"OVERVIEW: NASA\u2019s Educator Professional Development\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nUAUU19jY-0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Join us to learn with NASA team members through virtual and in-person opportunities in real-time.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Virtual Educator Professional Development Opportunities<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Monthly Webinars – Online professional learning opportunities aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and NASA\u2019s missions. Opportunities are posted monthly in NASA STEM Gateway, as well as in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stemgateway.nasa.gov\/connects\/s\/login\/?ec=302&startURL=%2Fconnects%2Fs%2Fgroup%2F0F93d0000000GY5CAM%2Fepd-webinars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPD Webinars<\/a> <\/strong>group within <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stemgateway.nasa.gov\/connects\/s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA CONNECTS<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>On-demand Events \u2013 NASA team members present current NASA Next Gen STEM resources in support of educators in virtual and occasional in-person events, when possible. Please email <strong><a href=\"mailto:hq-epd@mail.nasa.gov\">hq-epd@mail.nasa.gov<\/a> <\/strong>for more information, or to request an EPD event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>In-Person Educator Professional Development Opportunities<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Next Gen STEM 101 Educator Workshops – A multi-day professional learning opportunity providing an immersive, hands-on experience for educators to discover NASA STEM resources and engage with new teaching ideas to implement in their classroom.<\/li>\n<li>Next Gen STEM 101 Train the Trainer Workshop – A multi-day professional learning opportunity designed to provide education stakeholders with the experiences, resources, and facilitation skills to reach and support other educators in their STEM learning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>View the schedule and register for upcoming events in <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stemgateway.nasa.gov\/public\/s\/explore-opportunities\/educator-professional-development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NASA STEM Gateway<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>For general inquiries, please email us at <strong><a href=\"mailto:hq-epd@mail.nasa.gov\">hq-epd@mail.nasa.gov<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Join us in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stemgateway.nasa.gov\/connects\/s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA CONNECTS<\/a><\/strong> Community of Practice to learn about additional NASA STEM opportunities and resources while collaborating with other K-12 educators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA’s Educator Professional Development connects formal and informal K-12 educators with opportunities designed to support educators in STEM teaching with real-world connections to NASA 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