NASA Office of Education STEM Education and NASA Employ Educate Engage Inspire Joyce L. Winterton, Ph.D. Assistant Administrator for Education National Aeronautics and Space Administration March 2008

NASA Education 2 Continuing the Tradition Maintaining Commitment to excellence in STEM Education In 2006 and beyond, NASA will continue to pursue three major education goals aligned with the Strategic Plan: –Strengthen NASA and the Nation’s future workforce. –Attract and retain students in STEM disciplines. – Engage Americans in NASA’s mission.

NASA Education 3 Leverage the excitement of NASA’s missions Provide opportunities for students to conduct research and engineering projects Provide access to NASA’s unique missions, resources, personnel, and facilities Provide information about future career opportunities

NASA Education 4 Provide professional development opportunities for educators Provide engagement opportunities that inspire teachers and students Provide access to NASA’s unique missions, resources, personnel, and facilities

NASA Education 5 Exciting science missions means exciting careers today and tomorrow –Engineering –Science research –Earth science –Aeronautics –Technicians and operators –Information technology –Management –Quality assurance and testing –Communications –Logistics –Business, Legal, Human Resources, Accounting –Medicine UNDERSTANDING and PROTECTING THE EARTH ROBOTICS AIRPLANES TELESCOPES ROCKETS

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