Genesis Education: Creator's Kitchen: Food for Thought

+ View the NASA Portal

Food for Thought
The National Science Education Standards for Professional Development encourage teachers in learning science, learning about teaching science, and learning to learn. The Science section of the Genesis Web site, along with the background sections of the Teacher Guides for each science module, offer many opportunities to satisfy your appetite for science content. Feast on the resources about teaching and learning listed below.

Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer
Download the viewer here.
For related information on this technology upgrade, see below:

Invigorate Your Presentations

Culturally Responsive Instruction
How do teachers begin to learn more about their students and who they are beyond classroom assignments? The Culturegram is an interactive activity available in PDF or PowerPoint format that creates an arena for students and teachers to get to know each other better.

	Culturegram
	Culturegram with Facilitation Guidelines
	Interactive Culturegram

Processes used by Genesis instructional developers:
	NASA Outreach Design Principles
	Rationale for Genesis Instructional Model

Communication
	Speaking to Inform
	The Art of Listening
	Off the Cuff

Class Discussion:
	Cues for Effective Questioning

Learning Cycles
	Facilitating Student Research on the Internet
	Teaching Elementary Teachers How to Use the Learning Cycle for Guided Inquiry Instruction in Science
	Visualizing Data

A Product Design Team Approach
	A Design Process for Science Classrooms

+ Freedom of Information Act
+ The President's Management Agenda
+ FY 2002 Agency Performance and accountability report
+ NASA Privacy Statement, Disclaimer, and Accessiblity Certification
+ Freedom to Manage