-- Nahid Khazenie (nkhazeni@pop900.gsfc.nasa.gov) Earth Science System Program Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
At the April 16-1998, NSTA Convention in Las Vegas Nevada the NASA Earth Science Enterprise (ESE) showed a strong, unified presence with representatives participating from NASA Centers and NASA-sponsored organizations from across the country. In addition to the thousands of classroom materials, posters, fact sheets, and CD-ROMs that were distributed at the ESE booth, almost 600 teachers attended NASA Earth Science sessions at the conference, which ranged from 15-minute demonstrations to 1-hour hands-on workshops. The conference had a record turnout with almost 20,000 participants.
The Software Publishers Association (SPA) announced the 1998 Excellence in Software Awards winners on Monday, March 23, during the 1998 Spring Symposium in San Jose, Calif. SPA's annual Excellence in Software Awards, known as the Codie Awards, are peer-recognition awards granted for excellence in today's software industry marketplace.
"Ocean Expeditions: El Niño," developed by Planet Earth Science and distributed by Tom Snyder Productions received an award for Best Curriculum Software for Secondary/Post-Secondary Schools. "Ocean Expeditions" received support from NASA's Earth Science Enterprise.
Project Earth System Science (eSS), a cooperative activity between Norfolk State University and NASA Langley Research Center, has developed a CD-ROM for middle and high school science teachers. A field-test version is available for review either in CD-ROM or over the Web at <http://vigyan.nsu.edu/DAACess/>.
Project eSS emphasizes the use of satellite data as content for curriculum development. The project facilitates access by educators and scientists to remote sensing data gathered by the Earth Observing System (EOS) and stored at the Langley Research Center Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC).
For more information, please contact Dr. S. Raj Chaudhury or Dr. Gae Golembiewski, Co-Directors, NEB 122, Norfolk State University, 2401 Corprew Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23504; Phone: (757) 683-8730; FAX: (757) 683-9054
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials /NASA.Educational.Products/Accessing.NASA. Education.Brochure/
The newly updated "How to Access Information on NASA's Education Program, Materials, and Services" brochure is now available on NASA Spacelink.
This publication is a guide to various educational resources such as: NASA Field Centers and Precollege Contacts, on-line resources (NASA Education Home Page, NASA Spacelink, Quest, NASA Television, and FEDIX), Central Operation of Resources for Educators (CORE), NASA Educator Resource Center Network, and Space Grant College and Fellowship Program/Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCOR)
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials /NASA.Educational.Products/Lift off.to.Learning. Brochure
The Liftoff To Learning Program Guide provides a brief description of each of the Liftoff to Learning videotapes and accompanying resource guides. The Guide includes a subject matrix identifying which programs relate to various subject areas and grade levels.
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials /NASA.Educational.Products/NASA.CORE.Catalog/
An Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the NASA Central Operation of Resources for Educators (CORE) Educational Materials Catalog has been released. The NASA CORE catalog has more than 200 NASA-produced videocassette, slide, and CD-ROM titles available for a minimal charge.
http://www.ed.gov/free
A new one-stop web site for teaching and learning resources was announced on April 8 by Education Secretary Riley. The web site, "Federal Resources for Educational Excellence," (FREE) offers: