Featured Partner - National Institute of Aerospace
The National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) is partnering with Nortel LearniT to develop and implement a pioneering approach to teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). By focusing on the Six Principles of 21st Century e-Teaching implemented in our lesson plans, NIA and Nortel LearniT train teachers on how to use an experiential approach to inquiry-based teaching. Coupling NIA expertise in science, engineering and mathematics with Nortel LearniT's technology integration resources creates a powerful environment for teachers to build their 21st century teaching skills. Resources created in support of, and as a result of, the partnership are marked with the combined NIA and Nortel LearniT logos. | ||
| | This joint NIA/Nortel LearniT program focuses on the use of 21st century skills and strategies to meet the needs of our millennial students. This collection of resources and best practices targets training teachers to use experiential, inquiry-based methods. Each resource page provides direct access to ready-to-use technology integration resources, including videos, PowerPoint® presentations, documents, PDFs, URL's, and wiki references. | |
| | In celebration of NASA's 50th anniversary, Nortel LearniT and NIA have created a Future Forums page. NASA Future Forums were held at many locations around the United States. At each one-day event, NASA leadership, astronauts, scientists, engineers and local business, technology and academic leaders participated in Discovery, Innovation, and Inspiration panel discussions. These panels focused on space exploration's role in advancing science, engineering, technology, education and the economy while benefiting local communities and the nation. To help communicate these ideas to a global audience, we brought middle and high school students together with some of the panelists to create once-in-a-lifetime Career Bytes Future Forum interviews . | |
Nortel LearniT partners with this NASA NIA program in improving the pre-service teacher preparation programs in science and mathematics at minority serving institutions and selected majority institutions. The program involves professional development, external partnerships, and systemic reform, developing confidence and skills to effectively teach mathematics and science using technology.
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A recent joint effort was a series of five one-week workshops designed to help in-service teachers from 11 states adapt new ways of teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Subject matter experts from NIA infused the modules with resources from NASA and their own repositories to create new digital connections to reinforce 21st century learning. Working together, NIA and Nortel LearniT staffers provided hands-on training for the educators.
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Nintendo of America, Inc., the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) and Nortel LearniT have teamed to develop an in-school program that incorporates science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) themes into activity units for elementary and middle school students. Free lesson plans allow students to "Master the Science…Master The Game," by joining with Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl in exploring the dimensions of time and space. The collaboration provides an opportunity for children to learn 21st Century science using 21st Century tools with characters they know. | ||
America's Competitiveness Forum NIA and Nortel LearniT sponsored, attended, and Nortel LearniT interns video-recorded the 2007 Americas Competitiveness Forum which convened 30 western hemisphere countries on enhanced innovation, regional cooperation and economic growth. Forum goals and Nortel LearniT/NIA goals intertwine strongly in the areas of support for and fostering the advancement of education, cooperation, innovation, participation and leadership. | ||
Greenland Space Science Symposium
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NIA , located in Hampton, Virginia, is a non-profit research and graduate education institute formed by a consortium of research universities to ensure a national capability to support NASA's mission by expanding collaboration with academia and leveraging expertise inside and outside NASA. NIA performs research in a broad range of disciplines including air traffic systems, aviation safety, flight systems, materials and structures, space exploration and atmospheric sciences NIA was formed by a consortium of leading research universities. Members include: Georgia Tech, Hampton University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina State University, the University of Maryland, the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Old Dominion University, the College of William & Mary and the AIAA Foundation.
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