MESSENGER Educator Fellowship Program
An essential part of the MESSENGER education and public outreach program is a nationwide teacher training initiative whereby a cadre of MESSENGER Educator Fellows—master science educators—conduct teacher training workshops nationally, training up to 27,000 grades preK-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 preK-12 community. The current cadre of MESSENGER Educator Fellows consists of 31 Fellows in 21 states. To see a listing of the upcoming MESSENGER educator training workshops, click here.
MESSENGER Education Modules include inquiry-based, hands-on lessons for grades preK-12 that are aligned to the National Science Education Standards and Benchmarks for Science Literacy. The Modules focus on Solar System science, Solar System exploration through history, and the process of designing, constructing, and sending a spacecraft to another planet.
To find out how to become a MESSENGER Educator Fellow, view the announcement of opportunity from 2008. The next recruitment of Fellows is expected to take place in spring 2010.
