Announcement of Opportunity
Bring the Solar System to Your Community — Become a MESSENGER Fellow
Take part in the current golden era of Solar System exploration by becoming a MESSENGER Educator Fellow! As an integral part of NASA’s MESSENGER mission to Mercury, the Fellows will help bring the excitement of this daring mission to classrooms across the nation.
The next recruitment of Fellows is expected to take place in spring 2010.
What is MESSENGER?
Humankind is sending a spacecraft back to Mercury! NASA’s MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) mission will be only the second spacecraft to ever visit, and the first to orbit, this enigmatic planet. After its launch in 2004 and a flyby of the Earth in 2005, the robotic spacecraft is now heading to the inner Solar System to fly by Venus (in 2006 and 2007) and Mercury (in 2008 and 2009) before going into orbit around Mercury in 2011. MESSENGER will not only dramatically increase our understanding of Mercury, but also help reveal the story of the Solar System’s formation. How would you like to help take the nation along for this thrilling ride as a MESSENGER Educator Fellow? Visit http://MESSENGER.jhuapl.edu for more information; click “Education” for information on the education and public outreach efforts of the mission, including the MESSENGER Educator Fellowship Program.
What is a MESSENGER Fellow?
An essential part of the MESSENGER education and public outreach program is a nationwide teacher training initiative whereby a cadre of thirty Fellows master science educators conduct teacher training workshops nationally, training up to 27,000 grades pre K-12 educators over the mission lifetime. Fellows train educators on education materials (termed MESSENGER Education Modules) developed by the MESSENGER education and public outreach team. To date, over 3,800 educators across the nation have been trained by the MESSENGER Educator Fellows.
Taking part in the MESSENGER Educator Fellowship Program is a great opportunity for educators to make a broad, yet profound impact in science education in the pre K-12 community.
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