NASA Educator Resource Center

Mission Statement

NASA's comprehensive education program advances the nation's educational goals through expanding and enhancing the scientific and technological competence of students and educators. Our unit at West Virginia State University is a satellite of the NASA IV&V Facility ERC in Fairmont, WV; which is an integral part of NASA's educational outreach. The mission of the ERC is to increase the use of NASA resources, to enhance the teaching and learning of math, science and technology and to innovatively use NASA's accomplishments to help meet the educational needs in West Virginia.

Goal

To provide expertise and facilities to help formal and informal educators access and utilize science, mathematics, geography and technology instructional products aligned with national standards and appropriate state frameworks and based on NASA's unique mission results.

Objectives

Demonstrate and facilitate the use of educational technologies.
Provide in-service and pre-service training utilizing NASA curriculum support products.
Partner with local, state and regional educational organizations to become part of the systemic initiatives in the state.

NASA Vision

To improve life here.
To extend life to there.
To find life beyond.

NASA Mission

To understand and protect our home planet.
To explore the Universe and search for life.
To inspire the next generation of explorers ... as only NASA can.

Contacts

Dedriell Taylor
CASTEM Assistant Director
(304) 766-5701
dtaylor11@wvstateu.edu

Jacque Beaver
Program Assistant
(304) 204-4027
jbeaver@wvstateu.edu

West Virginia State University

Gus R. Douglass Land-Grant Institute

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