Iste will work with NASA goddard space flight center, the university of north texas (UNT) and other HEC partners to CO-develop professional learning content for educators working in informal…

This is a $190,884.00 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), a non-profit organization. The contract is to co-develop professional learning content for educators working in informal learning environments, focused on the implementation and application of educational technology aligned to the ISTE standards and related to NASA's heliophysics missions. The interactive learning pathway will be offered through virtual workshops and an ongoing professional learning community. ISTE will also provide a featured digital poster session at its annual conference, which has an attendance of over 15,000 educators. This contract does not have a set-aside designation.

Iste will work with NASA goddard space flight center, the university of north texas (UNT) and other HEC partners to CO-develop professional learning content for educators working in informal learning environments that are focused on the implementation and application of educational technology aligned to the iste standards and related to NASA's heliophysics missions. The interactive professional learning pathway will be offered in 2 annual virtual workshops of approximately 2.5 hours each. Following each virtual workshop, iste faculty will provide on-going support for a period of 2 months in a professional learning community (PLN). The iste-NASA PLN will be free and open to all, to foster networking, sharing of ideas and other stem-related, makerspace resources and ideas connected to these missions. In addition, iste hosts the premier technology in education conference for the USA and a large international audience each year and will continue to provide NASA with a featured digital poster session at its annual conference, with an annual attendance of more than 15,000 educators. Iste professional learning services will provide offerings showcasing best practices and dissemination of relevant resources featuring research-based curricular activities aligned to iste standards and next generation science standards.