ITEA and NASA Partners in Space ITEA 2009 March 26, 2009 Louisville, KY

“Understanding is crucial to public support of the NASA vision.... Citizens will be better equipped to understand [and use] technologies if they are technologically literate themselves.” ITEA, 2004

Human Exploration Project (HEP) Summary Curricular units for use at elementary, middle, and high schools. (2) Elementary School (4) Middle School (4) High School

Common Characteristics of Units  Units resonate with the NASA vision.  Units coordinate with the larger system of ITEA educational resources.  Unit content is articulated across grade levels.  Unit context reflects real-world delivery of technological literacy in the classroom.  Units contribute to a broad student understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

Coordinate with EbD™ 1.Engagement 2.Exploration 3.Explanation 4.Extension 5.Evaluation

Coordinate with EbD™  Articulate big ideas consistent with the backwards design educational model.  Incorporate student assessment criteria and rubrics.  Include learning activities with embedded evidence gathering.  Identify and make use of available resources.  Include strategies to teachers for implementation.

HEP I: Energy and Power

HEP II: Transportation

Lunar Plant Growth Chamber Design Challenges

First Educator Astronaut & ITEA Member Barbara Morgan Inspired the Lunar Plant Growth Chamber Design Challenges.

STS-118 Design Challenge Phase I: Design Challenge  Design & Build Track  Design & Evaluate Track Phase II: Seed Experiment By engineers for future engineers and technologists

The NASA Portal Register for Seeds Certificate of Completion Resources

The Partnership with NASA Experts Begins prior to development. Begins prior to development. Continues through the development stage. Continues through the development stage. Extends to review and revision prior to product approval. Extends to review and revision prior to product approval. By engineers for future engineers and technologists

“The health of the U.S. economy... Will depend not only on [science, math, and engineering] professionals but also on a populace that can effectively assimilate a wide range of new tools and technologies.” U.S. Commission on National Security/21 st Century Report, 2001, p. 39

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What Is Engineering byDesign™?

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Do We Teach engineering or Engineering? engineering – little “e” – used as a verb to teach all students to think or learn to engineer or use engineering concepts Engineering – big “E” – used as a noun prepare students to be Engineers – career oriented

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