NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Looking for the latest aerospace-related information for your classroom? The ERC provides educational publications, teaching materials, and much more. The ERC offers educator workshops, including the popular Lunar/Meteorite Certification workshops. At NASA Glenn’s Educator Resource Center, educators can expect to find a wide range of services to help them integrate NASA instructional materials, as well as up-to-date information and data from various NASA missions into their curriculum.

NOTE: Are you having an educator workshop or an after school teacher meeting? Would you like for your educators to learn about NASA resources and how to obtain them via teleconferencing? If so, contact the ERC about setting up a teleconferencing session through NASA’s Digital Learning Network (DLN) and learn about NASA resources, the ways to obtain them, and receive an online tour of the educator main webpage. Don’t delay schedule an ERC teleconferencing session via the DLN today!

For questions on how to schedule, call 216-433-2017

The ERC is open Monday – Friday from 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. only on an appointment basis. To make an appointment, please use the contact information below.

Contact Information:

NASA Glenn Research Center
Educator Resource Center
21000 Brookpark Rd. MS 8-1
Cleveland, OH 44135
Phone: 216-433-2017
Fax: 216-433-3601
E-mail: erc@grc.nasa.gov

The NASA Glenn ERC serves Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. If you live outside of these areas, you can find the ERC that serves your region at the ERCN Website

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Lunar/Meteorite Sample Loan Program

The lunar/meteorite sample loan program makes rocks from space available as science teaching aids in a classroom environment. Educators may qualify for the use of a disk in their classroom by attending one of the many workshops. For information on certification and scheduling, call the Educator Resource Center at 216-433-2017. Requests for lunar/meteorite samples are now managed by NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Educators who are certified disk users may borrow the sample disks by sending their request to the e-mail or mailing addresses below. Please make requests at least 6 weeks prior to use date. NASA will pay shipping in both directions.



E-mail: Jsc-curation-education-disks@mail.nasa.gov

Mailing Address:
Mary K. Luckey
NASA/JSC—Mail Code KT
Houston, TX 77058

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Easy Ways to Obtain NASA Educational Materials:

The NASA Office of Education works with NASA experts to promote education as an integral component of NASA research and development missions. These efforts result in innovative and informative educational materials that engage student interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. NASA makes these resources available through the following ways:

• Visit or contact the NASA Glenn Educator Resource Center
• Download educational resources from the NASA Portal
• Obtain multimedia resources for minimal cost from NASA’s Central Operation of Resources for Educators (CORE)

NASA Portal

The NASA Portal serves as the gateway for information regarding content, programs, and services offered by NASA for the general public and, specifically, for the educational community. Providing educators access to curriculum support materials that may be downloaded and printed from the following websites:
http://www.nasa.gov/education/materials

Educator Guides, Lithographs, Posters, Brochures, Bookmarks
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/about/index.html

Themed Collections of Online Resources (Grades – All Ages)
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/schedule/extrathemes/index.html

Subject Matter Topics (Grades – All Ages)
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/subjects/about/index.html

NASA Education Express Mailing List (Grades – All Ages)
Sign up for announcements about NASA activities and products
http://www.nasa.gov/education/express

CORE

The Central Operation of Resources for Educators (CORE) serves as the worldwide distribution center for NASA-produced multimedia materials. For a minimal charge, CORE will provide curriculum support materials to educators who are not able to visit one of the Educator Resource Centers, or who are looking for large quantities of materials. Through its on-line catalog, educators can use the mail-order service to purchase NASA education materials, such as subject area classroom modules, DVD’s, CD-ROMs and NASA Memorabilia.Visit the CORE website

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Other ERC's in the Glenn six state region:

OHIO

University of Cincinnati
College of Education Criminal Justice and Human Services (CECH) Library
400 Teachers College
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0219
Phone: 513-556-1758
Fax: 513-556-2122
E-mail : Cheryl.ghosh@uc.edu
Website

ILLINOIS

Museum of Science and Industry
NASA Educator Resource Center
57th Street & Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60637-2093
Phone: (773) 684-9844 Ext. 1393
FAX: (773) 684-1591
E-mail: pam.barry@msichicago.org
Website

INDIANA

Science Central
1950 North Clinton Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46805
Phone: (260) 424-2400, ext. 442
FAX: (260) 422-2899
E-mail: erc@sciencecentral.org or jenny@sciencecentral.org
Website

MICHIGAN

Central Michigan University
SMTC/NASA-RERC
132 EHS Building
Mount Pleasant, MI 48859
Phone: 989-774-4387
Fax: 989-774-2188
E-mail: perry1pj@cmich.edu
Website

Northern Michigan University
The Glenn T. Seaborg Center
1401 Presque Isle
Marquette, MI 49855-5394
Phone: (906) 227-2002
FAX: (906) 227-2013
E-mail: dhomeier@nmu.edu or Seaborg@nmu.edu
Website

MINNESOTA

St. Cloud State University
Learning Resources and Technology Services
Miller Center
720 Fourth Avenue S
St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498
Phone: 320-308-4996
Fax: 320-308-4778
E-mail: smotin@stcloudstate.edu
Website

WISCONSIN
Wisconsin is currently served by the following location:
NASA Glenn Research Center
NASA Educator Resource Center
21000 Brookpark Road, MS 8-1
Cleveland, OH 44135 – 3191
Phone: 216-433-2017
Fax: 216-433-3601
E-mail: erc@grc.nasa.gov

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