For more than 25 years, the NASA Educational Affairs Division has provided educational programs and materials for teachers and students from the elementary to the university level. The NASA Teacher Resource Center Network, a dissemination mechanism to provide educators with NASA educational materials, is one of the programs that has helped science and mathematics teachers over the years.
Teachers need immediate access to the information that is generated by NASA programs, technologies, and discoveries, so they can bring that excitement into their classrooms. NASA educational materials are related to art, mathematics, energy, physics, careers, spaceflight, aeronautics, technology utilization, physical science, and social science. They are a valuable supplement to textbook instruction.
To help disseminate these materials to elementary and secondary educators, the NASA Educational Affairs Division has established the NASA Teacher Resource Center Network (TRCN). The Network comprises Teacher Resource Centers (TRCs), Regional Teacher Resource Centers (RTRCs), and the Central Operation of Resources for Educators (CORE).
Located at the nine NASA research centers, TRCs have a variety of NASA-related educational materials in several formats: video tapes, slides, audio tapes, publications, lesson plans, and activities. NASA educational materials are available to be copied at the TRCs.
To offer more educators the opportunity to visit the TRCN, NASA forms partnerships with universities and museums to serve as RTRCs and plans to have RTRCs as broadly distributed geographically as possible. Teachers may preview NASA materials at these RTRCs or make copies of the materials.
Designed for the national and international distribution of aerospace educational materials to enhance the NASA Teacher Resource Center Network, CORE provides educators with another source for NASA educational audiovisual materials. CORE will process teacher requests by mail for a minimal fee. On school letterhead, educators can request a catalogue and order form from:
Ms. Tina Salyer NASA CORE Lorain County Joint Vocational School 15181 Route 58 South Oberlin, OH 44074 (216) 774-1052, ext 293/294 Fax: (216) 774-2144
Serving inquiries related to space exploration and other activities:
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Teacher Resource Center JPL Educational Outreach 4800 Oak Grove Drive Mail Code CS-530 Pasadena, CA 91109 (818) 354-6916 Fax: (818) 354-8080
Serving all states through workshops and materials:
National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian Institution Education Resource Center, MRC 305 Washington, DC 20560 (202) 786-2109 Fax: (202) 786-2262
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Teacher Resource Laboratory Mail Code 130.3 Greenbelt, MD 20771 (301) 286-8570 Fax: (301) 286-2184 Delaware Teacher Center/NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center Brandywine School District 3401 Green Street Claymont, DE 19703 (302) 792-3806 Fax: (302) 792-3814 The City College NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center NAS Building, Room 5/224 Convent Avenue at 138th Street New York, NY 10031 (212) 650-6993 Fax: NASA Industrial Applications Center 823 William Pitt Union University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15260 (412) 648-7008 Fax: (412) 648-7003 University of the District of Columbia NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center Mail Stop 4201 4200 Connecticut Ave. N.W. Washington, DC 20008 (202) 282-7338 Fax: (202) 282-3677 Norwich University Vermont College Educational Resource Center NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center Schulman Hall Montpelier, VT 05602 (802) 828-8845 Fax: (802) 828-8855 Wallops Flight Facility Education Complex--Visitor Center NASA Teacher Resource Center Bldg. J-17 Wallops Island, VA 23337 (804) 824-2297 Fax: (804) 824-1971
NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Educators Resources Laboratory Mail Code ERL Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899 (407) 867-4090 Fax: none
NASA Ames Research Center Teacher Resource Center Mail Stop TO-25 Moffett Field, CA 94035 (415) 604-3574 Fax: (415) 604-3445 NASA Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility Public Affairs Office (Trl. 42) NASA Teacher Resource Center Edwards AFB, CA 93523 (805) 258-3456 Fax: (805) 258-3566 Flandrau Science Center NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721 (602) 621-4515 Fax: (602) 621-8451 University of Washington NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center AK-50, c/o Geophysics Department Seattle, WA 98195 (206) 543-1943 Fax: (206) 685-3815 University of Wyoming NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center Learning Resource Center P.O. Box 3374 University Station Laramie, WY 82071-3374 (307) 766-2527 Fax: (307) 766-3062
NASA Johnson Space Center Teacher Resource Center Mail Code AP-4 Houston, TX 77058 (713) 483-8696 Fax: (713) 483-4876 Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center 1100 North Plum Hutchinson, KS 67501 (316) 662-2305/665-3387 Fax: (316) 662-3693 Oklahoma State University NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center 300 North Cordell Stillwater, OK 74078-0422 (405) 744-7015 Fax: (405) 744-7785 U.S. Space Foundation NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center 1525 Vapor Trail Colorado Springs, CO 80916 (719) 550-1000 Fax: (719) 550-1011 University of New Mexico NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center University College Albuquerque, NM 87131 (505) 277-2631 Fax: (505) 277-3173
NASA Langley Research Center Teacher Resource Center Mail Stop 146 Hampton, VA 23665-5225 (804) 864-3293 Fax: (804) 864-7732 Murray State University NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center Waterfield Library Murray, KY 42071 (502) 762-4420 Fax: (502) 762-3736 University of North Carolina - Charlotte NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center J. Murrey Atkins Library Charlotte, NC 28223 (704) 547-2559 Fax: (704) 547-3050 Wheeling Jesuit College NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center 220 Washington Avenue Wheeling, WV 26003 (304) 243-2388 Fax: (304) 243-2497
NASA Lewis Research Center Teacher Resource Center Mail Stop 8-1 21000 Brookpark Road Cleveland, OH 44135 (216) 433-2017 Fax: (216) 433-8000 Central Michigan University NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center Ronan Hall, Room 101 Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 (517) 774-4387 Fax: (517) 774-2481 Mankato State University NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center Department of Curriculum and Instruction MSU Box 52/P.O. Box 8400 Mankato, MN 56002-8400 (507) 389-5710 or -1516 Fax: (507) 389-2566 Chicago Museum of Science and Industry NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center 57th Street and Lakeshore Drive Chicago, IL 60637-2093 (312) 684-1414 x429 Fax: (312) 684-5580 Northern Michigan University NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center Olson Library Media Center Marquette, MI 49855 (906) 227-2270 Fax: (906) 227-1333 Oakland University NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center O'Dowd Hall, Room 216 Rochester, MI 48309-4401 (313) 370-2485 Fax: (313) 370-4266 Parks College of St. Louis University NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center Rt. 157 and Falling Springs Road Cahokia, IL 62206 (618) 337-7500 Fax: (618) 332-6802 St. Cloud State University Center for Information Media NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center 720 4th Avenue South St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498 (612) 255-2062 Fax: (612) 255-4778 University of Evansville NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center School of Education 1800 Lincoln Avenue Evansville, IN 47722 (812) 479-2393 Fax: none University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center Morris Hall, Room 200 LaCrosse, WI 54601 (608) 785-8148 or -8650 Fax: (608) 785-8909
Alabama Space and Rocket Center NASA Teacher Resource Center 1 Tranquility Base Huntsville, AL 35807 (205) 544-5812 Fax: none Bossier Parish Community College NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center 2719 Airline Drive Bossier City, LA 71111 (318) 746-7754 Fax: (318) 742-8664 Southern University NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center Downtown Metro Center 610 Texas Street Shreveport, LA 71101 (318) 674-3444 Fax: (318) 674-3385 University of Northern Iowa NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center Curriculum Laboratory Room 222, Schindler Education Center Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0009 (319) 273-6066 Fax: (319) 273-6997
NASA Stennis Space Center Teacher Resource Center Building 1200 Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000 (601) 688-3338 Fax: (601) 688-7528 Mississippi Delta Community College NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center P.O. Box 668 Moorehead, MS 38761 (601) 246-5631 x126 Fax: (601) 246-8627 Tri-State Learning Center (SSC_TRC) NASA Teacher Resource Center P.O. Box 98 Tishimingo, MS 38873 (601) 438-7471 Fax: none
User Information
For more information, contact the Center Education Program Officer (CEPO) for the region in which the TRC/RTRC is located.
Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Mr. Garth A. Hull Chief, Educational Programs Branch Mail Stop TO-25 NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA 94035 Phone: (415) 604-5543 Fax: (415) 604-3445
Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
Mr. Elva Bailey Chief, Educational Programs Public Affairs Office (130) NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD 20771 Phone: (301) 286-7207 Fax: (301) 286-8142
Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas
Dr. Robert W. Fitzmaurice Center Education Program Officer Public Affairs Office (AP-4) NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX 77058 Phone: (713) 483-1257 Fax: (713) 483-4876
Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Mr. Raymond R. Corey Chief, Education and Awareness Branch Mail Code PA-EAB NASA Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899 Phone: (407) 867-4444 Fax: (407) 867-3395
Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
Dr. Karen R. Credeur Head, Office of Public Services Mail Stop 154 NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA 23665-5225 Phone: (804) 864-3307/3312 Fax: (804) 864-7732
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Dr. Lynn Bondurant Chief, Office of Educational Programs Mail Stop 7-4 NASA Lewis Research Center 21000 Brookpark Road Cleveland, OH 44135 Phone: (216) 433-5583 Fax: (216) 433-3344
Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee
Mr. Bill Anderson Chief, Education Branch Public Affairs Office (CA21) NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812 Phone: (205) 544-7391 Fax: (205) 544-5852
Mississippi
Dr. Marco Giardino Education Officer NASA John C. Stennis Space Center Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 Phone: (601) 688-2739 Fax: (601) 688-1925
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory can provide special assistance with questions about NASA's planetary exploration program and other JPL activities.
Mr. Richard Alvidrez Public Education Office Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mail Code 180-205 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, CA 91109 Phone: (818) 354-8592 Fax: (818) 354-8080
