Join the Infiniscope Team on February 15, 2024 for Digital Learning Day
 TWO SESSIONS:

• Thursday, February 15th at 1:00 PT/ 4:00 ET
• Thursday, February 15th at 3:00 PT/ 6:00 ET

Celebrate Digital Learning Day with a host of digital resources and tools to help you engage your students, increase your capacity and maximize learning outcomes. Find new NGSS-aligned digital lessons to add to your curriculum or create your own digital content with our FREE educator tools.  

Find new tools and content like:

• virtual tour creator
• adaptive lesson builder
• classroom-ready content

For those of you along the path of the total solar eclipse, we'll also share an eclipse cohort opportunity in collaboration with Eclipse Soundscapes Citizen Science. Receive a stipend for your class participation.

Summer Internship with NASA open to 10th and 11th graders.

Application Deadline Saturday, February 24, 2024, APPLY HERE

NASA and The University of Texas at Austin Center for Space Research Summer Intern Program is a nationally competitive STEM program for high school students. The program provides selected students with exposure to Earth and space research. Interns will learn how to interpret NASA satellite data while working with scientists and engineers in their chosen area of work.

GRANT OPPORTUNITY: Deadlines February 29, 2024, and July 31, 2024. APPLY HERE

Youth Learning as Citizen Environmental Scientists (YLACES) offers grants to equip the rising generation with scientific thinking ability.

Grants range from $5,000 to fund initiative to $1,250, to fund purchasing of equipment and supplies to conduct research and data collection.

Grants | YLACES

My NASA Data is seeking interns experienced in teaching Earth Science, environmental science, and/or Earth Systems Science at the middle or high school level to assist in the development of Earth science education resources. This is a paid position and remote work is possible.

The opportunity includes but is not limited to reviewing, editing, and developing resources, making resources accessible on the internet, as well as training others in the implementation of My NASA Data resources. Formal education teachers with experience using the Next Generation Science Standards are preferred. This intern will assist in developing resources for grades 3-12 that are NASA assets aligned with current research-based education theory and practice.

The position requires a degree in education, Earth science, or Environmental Science, and teaching experience in Earth/Environmental Sciences is preferred. Teaching experience at the middle or high school level is required.

More information can be found at:
 “https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/public/s/course-offering/a0B3d000001SqMz/”.
If the link does not work, please copy it into your browser.

Applications are due by February 2, 2024.

Please contact angela.rizzi@nasa.gov if you are interested or have trouble with the link.

***MONTANA RESIDENTS ONLY*** 

GRANT APPLICATION DEALDLINE: December 15, 2023

MTSGC is hosting a K-12 Mini-Grant for STEM engagement activities to enhance teaching and learning this year. The maximum amount requested or granted is $1,200. There will be 12 awards given out statewide. The due date for applications is December 15, 2023, at 11:59pm. 

https://spacegrantmontana.submittable.com/submit/277460/k-12-mini-grant

A PDF of QR Codes for some of these various opportunities as well as some kits and materials that teachers may be interested in applying for through the Mini-Grant is attached. 

For any questions, contact Meredith: meredith.hecker@montana.edu

***MONTANA RESIDENTS ONLY***

Free Classroom Materials

The Space Public Outreach Team (SPOT) provides free presentations about current NASA missions and research for Montana K-12 schools. This year's presentation is the 2023 & 2024 Solar Eclipses. If you are interested in having a SPOT Ambassador come to your classroom to talk about NASA, please contact us at spot.montana@gmail.com to request a presentation. In the subject line please put the event name or name of school and the location. In the body of your email please include the following information:

• Your name
• Your email address and phone number
• Your school/organization
• What grade(s) the presentation will be for with the number of students/participants
• When you would like a presentation, please give as many options as possible

https://spacegrant.montana.edu/spot/index.html

Paid Professional Development 

***MONTANA RESIDENTS ONLY***

Application Deadline: January 8, 2024

MTSGC is sponsoring one 5-12 teacher to attend the 2024 Texas Space Grant Consortium’s LiftOff Summer Institute, June 24th – 28th, in Houston, Texas. We will pay for the airfare and registration, which includes lodging, meals and tours. The deadline for MSGC is January 8, 2024 by 5pm. Send applications to MTSGC, not through the LiftOff website. See the flyer or this website https://spacegrant.montana.edu/2023_liftoff_summer_institute.html

Earn your degree and become a certified Earth science teacher for Grades 7–12.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 16, 2024

The Master of Arts in Teaching Earth Science Residency Program at the American Museum of Natural History is a full-time, fifteen-month fellowship program that takes place at the museum and in urban partner schools. We seek a student body with diverse life and career experience who want to change lives by becoming culturally responsive middle- and high-school Earth science teachers. All degree candidates will receive free tuition and books, a $40,000 living stipend, and financial and professional support throughout their first two years of teaching. In return, candidates commit to teaching in a high-needs school for three years.  

The fellowship is intended for graduates with a background in Earth science and related fields (e.g., Geology, Meteorology, Oceanography, or Space Science). Current college seniors and recent graduates are encouraged to apply. We are happy to review transcripts for those with eligibility questions. Information on eligibility requirements, application deadlines, courses, and more can be found on our website: www.amnh.org/mat.    

Livingston, LA Area Teachers

LIGO Science Education Center, Livingston, LA

January 13, 2024 @ 9:30:00 AM - 3:30:00 PM (CST)

Free Teacher workshop (In person only)

Rubin Observatory has developed free, classroom-tested online investigations that enable students to explore real data using interactive visualization and analysis tools. The investigations are suitable for use with students from advanced middle school through introductory college levels and cover topics commonly taught in introductory astronomy classes or units. They require only a computer with access to the internet.

Register Here

San Francisco Bay Area Teachers

Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA

December 10, 2023 @ 2:00:00 PM - 5:30:00 PM (PST)

This on-site educator workshop is being offered as part of the American Geophysical Union annual meeting. In this workshop we will introduce Rubin Observatory online investigations, discuss inclusive design, and feature a Rubin Voices Trading cards activity, which encourages students to imagine themselves in a STEAM career. More information about the workshop may be found here.