The
Office of Space Science education and public outreach system
helps scientists turn the results of their space science missions
and programs into educational activities. This occurs through
two avenues:
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Regional
E/PO broker facilitators serve educators and
scientists within their assigned regions by helping to identify
opportunities and partnerships between the science and education
communities.
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Educational
forums are oriented toward one of the four space
science themes. The forums are affiliated with prominent
research institutions and are national in scope. Forums
support, organize, and disseminate educational and public
outreach efforts of space science missions and research
related to their theme.
The
Center for Educational Technologies®
at Wheeling (WV) Jesuit University serves as the Mid-Atlantic
Region Space Science Broker. As a broker/facilitator, the
center's team performs the following core functions:
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Increase awareness among educators of NASA space science
research and missions.
- Build
connections between educators and NASA space science research
and missions.
- Assist
educators and learners in locating space science materials
and resources.
- Assist
space scientists in formulating E/PO projects and acquiring
education partners.
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