ERIC Number: EJ1315463
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 6
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NASA STEM Digital Badges for Educators and Their Students: A Pilot Program Bringing STEM into Middle Schools Using NASA Langley Research Center's Centennial Celebration
Colón Robles, Marilé; Thrash, Marjorie; Walker, Candace; Brush, Kimberly M.
Journal of Interdisciplinary Teacher Leadership, v2 n2 p11-16 Sum 2017
A pilot program was developed for middle school (grades 6-8) educators and students to apply NASA real-world problems to classroom concepts through the use of digital badges, as part of NASA Langley Research Center's (LaRC) Centennial Celebration. Three sets of digital badges were developed on three of NASA's main missions: Earth Science, Aeronautics, and Journey to Mars. Each digital badge offers a total of 5 hours of professional development for educators and 2 hours of activities for students. These digital badges have introduced educators to NASA Langley Research Center's missions and 100th anniversary. Online discussion sessions, a requirement for these badges, has attracted educators new to the digital badge concepts. The LaRC Centennial badges provide a forum through which educators can learn about this new format of professional development. Educators report that these badges are worth their time and effort as part of their professional development. LaRC looks forward to building new badges in the future to expand beyond middle school and reach across the K-12 continuum.
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Middle School Teachers, Middle School Students, Earth Science, Aerospace Education, Astronomy, Faculty Development, Science Activities, Computer Mediated Communication, Pilot Projects
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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