Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Seeking STEM Teachers to Create Lesson Plans for Stipends


Garden City, NY- The Pan Am Museum Foundation (www.thepanammuseum.orgis seeking experienced STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) teachers to create original, rigorous, and relevant STEM lesson plans for use by the PAMF Education/STEM initiative.

The Foundation is seeking middle and high school level STEM lesson plans that conform to Next Generation Science Standards and/or Common Core Math Standards. Lessons that relate to aerodynamics, aeronautics, mechanical design and related topics are preferred. Lessons should be of a nature that would be utilized in most classroom settings and address topics/formulas that teachers would find useful. Collaboration with the museum’s Educational Programming Director will ensure the plan fits into the program’s lesson plan template and relevance to Pan Am history.

Lessons will be provided free of charge for use by teachers, students and parents through our physical location, website and education blog. Plan authors will be credited.

The Pan Am Museum Foundation is offering a stipend of $100 for each completed lesson.
Please contact Guy Della Torre, Director of Educational Programming for addition information at guy@thepanammuseum.org

About the Pan Am Museum Foundation
The Pan Am Museum Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by a group of former Pan Am employees in 2015 with the goal of creating a permanent museum dedicated to preserving the history of Pan Am and educating children and young adults in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). The Foundation is currently building a four-part exhibit at the Cradle of Aviation Air and Space Museum in Garden City, New York. The first part of the exhibit, "The Boeing 314: An Extraordinary Story" premiered at our inaugural gala on December 3, 2016. The ribbon cutting was performed by Ed Trippe, son of Pan Am's founder Juan Trippe.


Visit the Pan Am Museum Foundation Education Program Blog at http://panamstem.blogspot.com/