1. Tell you a bit about NASA Science.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
K-12 Teachers Learn about the Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) Mission and Connect with
Airborne Scientists
Bernadette Luna, Shaun Smith, Linda Sherman, Joyce Winterton, Emily Schaller
Tell you a bit about NASA Science.

2. K-12 Teachers Connect to Airborne Scientists In-Flight
NASA Armstrong “Airborne Research Experience for Educators” workshop brought 25 teachers from across the US to the AERO Institute in Palmdale, CA for a 5-day intensive workshop to learn about computer programming, engineering design, HS3 and ATTREX missions, and grant writing (July 28- August 1)
NASA Wallops HS3/GPM/SMAP brought 28 teachers from across the US for a 5-day intensive workshop to learn about the HS3, GPM and SMAP missions, airborne science and NASA/GSFC/WFF educator resources (August 4-8)
As part of each workshop, teachers learned how to use the NASA Mission Tools Suite for Education (MTSE) website to connect their classrooms to the upcoming Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel mission and other airborne science missions throughout the school year
During both workshops, the DISCOVER-AQ mission was flying over Colorado measuring air quality from the NASA P-3 aircraft.
Using MTSE, the workshop teachers were able to chat directly in real-time with scientists flying onboard the NASA P-3 over Colorado.
Students from Dan Menear’s 6th grade class at Pittsville Middle School chat “live” with Emily Schaller in Maryland.
AREE Master Educator Jalel Ben Hmida, a math and statistics teacher at Lafayette High School in Louisiana, provides an introduction to computer programming utilizing the Arduino microcontroller to teachers participating in the 2014 AREE workshop.
Emily Schaller

3. HS3 / ATTREX Educator Academy
5-Day ESPO-AFRC workshop for K-12 educators nationwide
July 28 – August 1, 2014 at Aero Institute/AFRC
25 educators selected nationwide (95 applicant pool) 1
Flight Project Immersion 2
NASA Content / ePDs 3
Evaluation / Sustainability
Briefs by Dr. Scott Braun (HS3) & Dr. Leonhard Pfister (ATTREX)
Interaction w / Global Hawk pilots and engineers at AFRC
Intro. to MTSE tool by Dr. Emily Schaller
Computer programming & electronics
Engineering design process / GLOBE / 21st century skills
Grant writing & lesson plan development
End-report w / pre-, post project data
Five post workshop meetings / one per mo.
Output of #grants submitted:awarded & #lesson plans posted
“talks were superb…it was great to hear the scientists talk in detail about their respective research”
“…I have been in various sessions to “teach” about Arduinos, but this AREE 2014 session is by far the best.”
Airborne Research Experience for Educators (AREE)
shaun smith,

4. Flight Project Immersion Evaluation / Sustainability
Wallops HS3/GPM/SMAP Workshop
5-Day workshop nationwide
August 4 – 8, 2014
16 Educators from NASA Triad Academy joined 12 local HS3 teachers for 'super-workshop' 1
Flight Project Immersion 2
NASA Content / ePDs 3
Evaluation / Sustainability
Briefs by Marilyn Vasques, (HS3), Jason Sippel (HS3), Global Hawk pilot
GPM -- Dalia Kirschbaum
SMAP – Vanessa Escobar
Jim Yungel for IceBridge
GLOBE protocols
Weather balloon launch
Hurricanes
Google Earth
Wallops Range Control
HIF and Pad tour
Intro. to MTSE tool by Dr. Emily Schaller
Classroom visits to 7 teacher participants in 5 local schools with a total of 350 students to share the mission and MSTE tool
HS3 Education Day; 21 educators and students attended mission briefings and tour of global hawks and GHOC-E
“by far the best workshop I’ve ever attended….tools and content provided will be useful throughout my entire school year.”
“WOW! What an amazing experience! Can’t wait to share with my students.”
NASA Wallops Flight Facility Education
Linda Sherman,