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Out-of-School Time Educators:
The Office of Education at NASA Glenn Research Center is soliciting applications from youth-serving organizations (YSOs) and formal/informal education institutions in NASA Glenn’s six-state region to implement OST content to students grades 6-8 in OST settings from December 1, 2017 through March 4, 2018. This content includes NASA Glenn Engineering Design Challenge (EDC): Powered and Pumped Up, through which students have the opportunity to work on real-world challenges in a collaborative, team-based environment. Students will apply lessons learned to solve problems that STEM professionals face while gaining a deeper knowledge of how NASA is a part of their everyday lives.
Timeline:
Application Posted: November 3, 2017
Solicitation URL: https://www.nasa.gov/Glenn-EDC-winter2017solicitation
Application URL: http://tinyurl.com/NASA-Glenn-EDC3-Solicitation
Application Receipt Deadline: November 13, 2017
Award Notifications Sent: November 21, 2017
In-person training sessions: December 5-6, 2017
(attendance at one is required) January 18-19, 2018
OST Implementation Window: December 1, 2017 - March 4, 2018
Questions: GRC-Ed-Opportunities@mail.nasa.gov
Awardees will be provided:
- Travel funding to attend a mandatory two-day facilitator training workshop
- Funding will be provided to offset travel costs for one or more facilitators to attend NASA OST facilitator training.
- Organizations will propose one or more facilitators, based on proposed number of student participants, to attend one of two workshops hosted at the NASA Glenn Research Center. Proposing organizations should consider reasonable OST facilitator-to-student ratios when proposing number of facilitators to be trained.
- Travel funding breakdown is based on distance between the organization’s stated address and NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH.
- Beyond 200 miles - $500.00
- 50-200 miles - $250.00
- Within 50 miles - no travel funds
- Materials funding to cover supplies needed to implement EDC content.
- Funding will be provided prior to implementation at $7.50 per student for activity materials cost.
- An additional $2.50 per student will be provided upon submission of the final solution presentations (video or slide presentation) for all students that participate in a group submission by March 12, 2018.
- Organizations will propose a number of students, minimum of 20, to fully participate in the EDC content at their location.
The total funds including the travel and student materials above are not to exceed $4,000.00.
- EDC activity content aligned to Next Generation Science Standards
- Follow-up support throughout implementation
- Live web-based subject matter expert (SME) connections with NASA scientists and engineers
Please see the attached solicitation document for details. To apply, visit http://tinyurl.com/NASA-Glenn-EDC3-Solicitation. Applications are due by November 13, 2017. A reference copy of the questions asked in the application form is also attached. If you have questions, please direct them to GRC-Ed-Opportunities@mail.nasa.gov or call one of the points of contact listed in the solicitation.
We encourage you to please forward this opportunity to your networks and other organizations that are eligible to apply.
NASA GRC Office of Education
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/education/index.html
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