Overview

The Heliophysics Educator Ambassador (HEA) program will focus on in-depth learning experiences around Earth, Space, and Physical Science topics for educators teaching in middle and high school grades.

The Heliophysics Educator Ambassador (HEA) program will focus on in-depth learning experiences around Earth, Space, and Physical Science topics for educators teaching in middle and high school grades. The goal of the HEA program is to develop the capacity and provide the opportunity for educators to train other teachers on NASA Heliophysics science and educational resources. This program will provide educators with a week-long training and follow-up support for several years via teleconference calls and other electronic communications. We expect that the educators involved in the HEA program will implement lesson plans based on NASA Heliophysics education resources in their own classrooms and also train other teachers at local and regional professional development conferences or meetings. The launch of the HEA program will be a week-long teacher professional development workshop in Anchorage, Alaska starting at 5:00pm with dinner and a planetarium show on Sunday, June 21st and ending at noon on Friday, June 26th, 2009. The goals of the workshop are as follows:
  1. Educators will work through hands-on, inquiry-based Earth, Space, and Physical science lessons that have been developed by NASA and other educational partners such as the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley.
  2. Educators will learn about the science of the Sun and its interactions with Earth’s magnetosphere, Earth’s upper atmosphere, the Moon, and the interstellar medium through hands-on lessons and from NASA-funded scientists’ lectures.
  3. Educators will learn about designing professional development for teachers of science and will put this learning into practice by designing a 1-hour workshop to present in their state science teacher conferences.
  4. Educators will meet and start to build relationships with other educators from around the country with similar interests and teaching duties.

return to menu

Missions

Our collaboration of NASA Satellite Missions includes:

HEA NASA Mission Partners TIMED Website MMS Website IBEX Website THEMIS Website AIM Website RHESSI WebsiteCluster II Website

return to menu

Dates & Logistics

Dates

The HEA program will launch with a week-long teacher PD workshop in Anchorage, Alaska starting at 5:00pm with dinner and a planetarium show on Sunday, June 21st and ending at noon on Friday, June 26th, 2009.

Logistics

Logistics Letter (PDF)
UAA Large Campus Map (PDF)
Directions and Map to UAA DORMS and Commons (PDF)
Things to do in Alaska (PDF)

return to menu

Agenda

Download the Workshop Agenda

HEA Agenda (PDF)

View and Print the Agenda Online

return to menu

Scientists, Instructors, and EPO Coordinators

View a list of scientists, instructors, and Education and Public Outreach (EPO) coordinators for the workshop.

Contact:
For more information please contact:
Barbara H. Maggi, Outreach Director, Department of Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Hampton University

  • Email: barbara.maggi@hamptonu.edu
  • Phone: (757) 727-5869

return to menu

Participants

View a map showing participant home locations along with each participant's biography, photo, home school, and email contact address.

return to menu

Group Photos

Group photos from the HEA Workshop.

Download JPG 8x6
Download JPG 8x10

Group HEA Photo

Download JPG 8x6
Download JPG 8x10

Group HEA Photo

return to menu