alabama space academy for educators
Alabama Space Academy for Educators application for summer 2026 is closed. Applications for 2027 will open in November 1st.
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center® has received funding from the Alabama Legislature to bring teachers from across the state to a special Space Academy® for Educators.
This professional development program uses the format of astronaut training to convey new ways of teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) concepts to the world’s future workforce. This professional development is TEAMS Contract approved. The hands-on learning activities are designed to be easily replicated in the classroom and aim to excite students about STEM education. Activities will be geared to span grade levels 4 – 9.
** Trainees attending Space Academy for Educators are housed offsite near the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Transportation is provided between the dorm and the camp for the duration of the program.
A Lifetime Opportunity at No Cost
This scholarship includes:
- Meals
- Lodging
- Flight suit
- Educational materials
- Certificate of earned CEUs
- Network and Support
Best Practices, Network, Support
The Alabama Educators work together, sharing best practices to create exciting activities for their students and take away new knowledge about technological developments in space-related subjects such as:
- International Space Station
- Living and working in microgravity
- Rocketry
- Propulsion
- Astronomy
- NASA’s plans for traveling to the Moon and Mars