Mon, May 09, 2011
Nine Partners Chosen For Educational Programs
NASA has announced partnerships with nine organizations that
will help the agency implement its 2011 Summer of Innovation (SoI)
education program.
SoI uses NASA's missions and technology programs to boost summer
learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or
STEM, particularly for underrepresented and underperforming
students.
The SoI 2011 partners are:
- Chester County Intermediate School District-Unit 24,
Downingtown, Pa.
- Albany State University, Albany, Ga.
- Nebraska Department of Education, Lincoln
- Dorothy Jemison Foundation for Excellence, Houston
- University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
- Puerto Rico Institute of Robotics, Inc., San Juan, Puerto
Rico
- Rio Grande Valley Science Association, Edinburgh, Texas
- Indiana Association of United Ways, Inc., Indianapolis
- South Dakota Discovery Center and Aquarium, Pierre
"I am delighted that we have such a broad and diverse group of
partner organizations ready to implement this year's Summer of
Innovation program." said Leland Melvin, NASA associate
administrator for education. "We look forward to building on the
momentum that began last year, so we can engage and inspire even
more middle school students to reach higher and pursue STEM career
opportunities."
NASA intends to award nine cooperative agreements for these SoI
partnerships that total approximately $6.75 million. Awards have a
period of performance of 48 months. The selected partners will
engage students during the summer with follow up during the
academic year through after school programs. Awardees will develop
strong collaborations between school districts and informal
education providers to excite and engage thousands of students in
high quality learning experiences. NASA also will support these
partner institutions as they engage local teachers in professional
development to support high quality instruction in STEM
disciplines.
NASA's goal is to increase the number of future scientists,
mathematicians and engineers, with an emphasis on broadening
participation by low-income and minority students.
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