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Jeff Goldstein is Center Director for the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education. He oversees national education programs in the Earth and Space Sciences that reach entire communities. He also writes Blog on the Universe (http://blogontheuniverse.org) which is dedicated to a rather unique approach to science education - conceptual understanding at an emotional level. Visit the blog with a cup of coffee, immerse yourself in it, and subscribe to receive email notification of new posts!
Jeff oversees the Voyage National Program (http://voyagesolarsystem.org) which provides communities replicas (for permanent installation) of the Voyage model Solar System installed on the National Mall in Washington, DC, in front of the Smithsonian. Jeff oversaw the team for Voyage on the Mall, and was PI on the NASA HQ grant for Voyage's development. Besides DC, Voyage is now installed in Houston at JSC; Kansas City, MO; and Corpus Christi, Texas. Site approval has also been granted in Baltimore, Orlando, and Des Moines. See photoalbums of Voyage in different communities at http://voyagesolarsystem.org/facebook. Send Jeff an email if you want to explore a Voyage in your community: jeffgoldstein@ncesse.org Jeff oversees the MESSENGER Educator Fellowship Program for NASA's MESSENGER mission to Mercury. The initiative is training 27,000 teachers on Solar System content over the mission lifetime, translating into 1M student experiences. He also oversees the Family Science Night program at the National Air and Space Museum, and the Journey through the Universe national initiative (http://journeythroughtheuniverse.org.) For a complete bio, visit: http://blogontheuniverse.org/about-drjeff/ Location
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