PlanetaryMissions: Searching for Life: Extremophiles
Thursday 06/09/2016 
6:00 pm ET

FREE 1-hour Webinar
Educators in Grades K-12

The NASA Educator Professional Development Collaborative at
Texas State University is providing a 1-hour webinar.


Students come to class filled with questions about life on other worlds. They have seen fantastic scenarios presented on television and in films. They have read and heard about exploring and colonizing space. They have followed the drama of manned and robotic space missions. The answers to the questions that arise out of these experiences are often complex and multidimensional. How can teachers meaningfully address such questions?


 Teacher Guide: http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/nai/education-and-outreach/products-and-resources/life-on-earthand-elsewhere


Susan Kohler is the current Education Professional Development Specialist at Glenn Research Center and serves the states of Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Minnesota. She has more than 25 years of progressively responsible K-12 educational leadership experience. She has served as Asst. Principal, Principal, Curriculum Director, Math/Science Consultant and Asst. Superintendent. Susan taught science for 13 years at the high school level. Her expertise in STEM and professional development is combined with her knowledge of new technology trends and innovative instructional strategies. Susan holds a Master’s in Education Administration from Bowling Green State College as well as a Bachelors degree of Science in Biological Sciences with the emphasis on Neurophysiology from Ramapo College in New Jersey.