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ENWG is composed of educators and product developers interested
in producing better NASA education materials for use in ALL
learning environments, including special needs settings. This
working group collaborates via listserv to share ideas, thoughts
and announcements among the group. ENWG will include the Special
Needs Resources Group (SNRG), formed during the ENWS II, in
Huntsville, AL.
ENWG Mission Statement
The ENWG is committed to helping NASA's Science Mission Directorate and the new Education Enterprise to better understand
and to prepare more effective and inspiring lesson plans that:
1. Track with the national science, mathematics, and technology
standards and AAAS Benchmarks;
2. Implement the Universal Design best practices for learning
that includes implementing research driven hands-on/minds-on
learning, inquiry-based learning, addresses the needs of diverse
learners and is applicable to multiple learning modalities;
3. Make science and math education easier to deliver in ways
that are more effective and engaging to ALL students and simultaneously
accommodate emergent inclusion needs derived from the No Child
Left Behind laws.
ENWG Focus Groups
These educator-lead groups will work with the NASA Science Mission Directorate Education Support Network to help us better
understand the needs of the students with disabilities, their
families and the various learning environments in which our
education materials will be used. Ultimate goal - SMD products
will fit the user.
1. Learning Difficulties (SLD [specific learning disabilities],
At-risk, other health impairments, emotional difficulties,
autistic spectrum)
2. Visual Impairments
3. Auditory Impairments
4. Orthopedic/Multi-handicapped
5. Informal Applications |