NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The Summer of Innovation 2011 Awardees develop collaborations between school districts and informal education providers to excite and engage thousands of students in high quality learning experiences. NASA supports these partner institutions as they engage local teachers in professional development to support high quality instruction in STEM disciplines.

SoI uses NASA's out-of-this-world missions and technology programs to boost summer learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, particularly for underrepresented and underperforming students.

The SoI 2011 Awardees are:
- Chester County Intermediate School District-Unit 24, Downingtown, Pa.
- Albany State University, Albany, Ga.
- Nebraska Department of Education, Lincoln
- Dorothy Jemison Foundation for Excellence, Houston
- Puerto Rico Institute of Robotics, Inc., San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Rio Grande Valley Science Association, Edinburgh, Texas
- Indiana Association of United Ways, Inc., Indianapolis
- South Dakota Discovery Center and Aquarium, Pierre

NASA Summer of Innovation 2011 Awardee Contact:
Denise Coleman,
Kennedy Space Center
Denise.Y.Coleman@nasa.gov