************************************************************** Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround ************************************************************** From: NASANews@xxxxxxxxxxx To: <undisclosed-recipients:;> Sent: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 09:00:18 -0500 (EST) Subject: EDUCATOR ASTRONAUT REPORT CARD: Education Partners Provide Crisis Resources Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington February 27, 2003 (Phone: 202/358-1726) RELEASE: 03-083 EDUCATOR ASTRONAUT REPORT CARD: Education Partners Provide Crisis Resources NASA's partners and friends at Challenger Learning Centers and the California Department of Education have nurtured and engaged students for years, and they are currently helping students and teachers cope with the Columbia tragedy by providing helpful resources. Dr. Adena Williams Loston, NASA's Associate Administrator for Education, said, "The Challenger families took on the goal and responsibility for motivating students to continue their quest and desire to forge ahead in space exploration 17 years ago. Since the Columbia mishap, the Challenger Centers have once again proven their resounding and undaunted strength by providing web-based resources for talking with children about the tragedy. They have also posted a letter to the children of the Columbia crew written by Kathie Scobee Fulgham, daughter of Dick Scobee, the Commander of the Space Shuttle Challenger." "The California Department of Education sent us a kind letter of encouragement and has also offered resources in crisis counseling," she said. The Educator Astronaut Program has received more than 2,200 nominations since the Columbia accident, and more than 4,900 total nominations since the program debuted on January 21, 2003. The letter addressed to the children of the Columbia astronauts, written by Kathie Scobee Fulgham and the children of the Challenger crew, is posted on the Internet at: http://www.challenger.org/columbia/fulgham.html ************************************************************* Educational CyberPlayGround A learning site that celebrates diversity in students' background while highlighting the variety in students' preferred approaches to learning. The site provides opportunities for parents, teachers, and librarians, even with limited online experience, to learn how to use the World Wide Web to provide more effective teaching. http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ ************************************************************** Resources for talking with children about the tragedy are on the California Department of Education Web site and the Challenger Center Web site: http://www.cde.ca.gov/spbranch/ssp/crisis.html http://www.challenger.org/Talkwithkids.htm To learn more about the Educator Astronaut Program and other NASA education activities on the Internet visit: http://edspace.nasa.gov For more information about NASA on the Internet: http://www.nasa.gov * * * NASA press releases and other information are available automatically by sending an Internet electronic mail message to domo@xxxxxxxxxxxx In the body of the message (not the subject line) users should type the words "subscribe press-release" (no quotes). The system will reply with a confirmation via E-mail of each subscription. A second automatic message will include additional information on the service. NASA releases also are available via CompuServe using the command GO NASA. ************************************************************** The Net Happenings mailing list is a service of Educational CyberPlayGround - http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ ************************************************************** If you have any questions, concerns, suggestions, or would like to sponsor the Net Happenings service - <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/Subguidelines.html> Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Change Email Preferences - <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/NetHappenings.html> **************************************************************