NASA GISS Climate Change Research Initiative - High School Educator

The NASA GSFC Office of STEM Engagement is currently recruiting high school STEM Teachers to apply for the NASA Climate Change Research Initiative (CCRI).

Teacher Stipend: $7,650.00

Application Period: Applications are considered upon receipt and the application period closes on September 19, 2021.

Program Description: The NASA Climate Change Research Initiative (CCRI) is a yearlong STEM engagement opportunity for STEM educators to work directly with NASA scientists, lead research teams and develop STEM curriculum for their current classes. Educators participating in this opportunity will become associate researchers at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD or the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, NY, and STEM education experts who will integrate NASA education resources and content into their classroom while improving STEM education within their community. During the fall and spring term of CCRI the research team will consist of NASA Principal Investigators who will lead graduate student research assistants and high school STEM teachers to become immersed in a NASA science research area of study related to climate change. During the spring semester, the graduate student research assistant and high school STEM educator will continue to perform NASA research. Additionally, the high school STEM educator will develop an Applied Research STEM Curriculum Portfolio, which will integrate components of their research into a comprehensive unit plan that utilizes NASA education resources while aligning instruction of NASA Science and STEM curriculum to the Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards. The teacher will then implement the STEM curriculum into their classrooms and provide community outreach STEM engagement events related to their NASA research study. The fall and spring term will not conflict with the educators’ primary schedule, roles or responsibilities at their school site.

During the summer session, the primary research team will add an undergraduate intern and high school intern to the CCRI research team. The STEM educator will lead and work collaboratively on a full-time basis to complete the research project, create a PowerPoint presentation and a scientific poster that will be presented at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and/or NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and other science symposiums and conferences.

Virtual / In-person Programming

Due to impacts related to the COVID – 19 pandemic, the fall session will be conducted remotely. Spring and summer session locality requirements will be determined in accordance with the NASA Emergency Response Framework prior to the onset of each subsequent term.

Program Dates:

Fall: 10/11/21 - 12/17/21: (5 hours per week for 10 weeks)

Spring: 02/07/22 – 04/15/22: (5 hours per week for 10 weeks)

Summer: 07/05/22 - 08/12/22: (40 hours per week for 6 weeks)

Teachers must commit to the program for all three terms (fall, spring and summer).

Requirements: Teachers applying for this position must be full time, in-service credentialed teachers with a subject matter competency related to the research project and have approval from current administration to participate. Teachers must be U.S. Citizens.

For details please visit NASA GISS: Climate Change Research Initiative

Application Procedure: To apply for the CCRI STEM Educator position, please submit application inclusive of a cover letter, resume, transcripts and letters of support from a current administrator (Principal, Assistant Principal, Superintendent, etc.) to: 2021 Fall CCRI Teachers.

The cover letter should include:

• Projects being applied to ranked in order of preference

• Description of how the project being applied to aligns with the graduate student’s course of study

• Detailed description of technical skills (programming languages if applicable)

Please make sure to use the following naming convention for your application files:

Last Name First Name Cover Letter

Last Name First Name Resume

Last Name First Name

Transcript_1 Last Name First Name

Transcript_2 (If you have more than one transcript)

Last Name First Name School Administrator Letter of Support