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Free Educator Webinar with NASA’s Leland Melvin... Great STEM Opportunities

Reserve a portion of your day to visit with Leland Melvin, NASA’s Associate Administrator for Education. Leland is a  former astronaut and will discuss his incredible career. You will learn about  his experience as an astronaut flying on two NASA missions, a scientist, his days as a professional NFL athlete, and his current role leading the Agency’s education efforts to develop innovative strategies and partnerships aimed at inspiring K-12 students and beyond to pursue STEM disciplines.

You’ll will also learn about some amazing NASA’s activities and programs that provide students with entertaining and educational hands-on experiences. You’ll also discover the resources and programs available to educators, such as NASA Explorer Schools that encourage educators to participate and compete for opportunities in the Reduced Gravity Program. This program  includes flying on a Zero G airplane to perform science experiments.

Remember to mark your calendars for April 24, 2012 7:00 PM (EDT) for a webinar experience that will take you out of this world. Best of all, it will bring you back to earth with some wonderful STEM resources that will allow you to make future voyages that are bound to engage your students. If you can't join us for the live launch of the webinar, be sure to register regardless so that you receive notification of the archive. In fact, you can visit the Siemens STEM Academy Webinar Archive and view any of our wonderful resources anytime... anywhere. Hope you can join us for this amazing journey.

Educator Webinar with NASA’s Leland Melvin

April 24, 2012, 7pm ET

For Educators Register Today

Remember to register so you have the opportunity to discover some STEMfastic resources.  Please continue to join the Siemens STEM Academy as we continue to discuss other ways you can promote STEM and 21st century technology and learning in the classroom. Don't miss out on future posts and resources dedicated to STEM education. Now is a great time to sign up for an RSS feed and also follow us on twitter at SiemensSTEMAcad. You may even wish to share this post with others via a quick email or even a tweet! Also, check out our amazing archived webinar entitled, Earth Day: What the Ice and Penguins Tell Us About Our Changing Planet , a rich resource right here at your  Siemens STEM Academy.  Another great reason to give us a follow  on twitter at SiemensSTEMAcad. Have a wonderful week! - Mike Gorman        

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Michael Gorman

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