Josh - thank you for your leadership as we try to come out of the Global Covid Lockdown.  You are helping families, teachers, and most importantly our students attack the learning loss of the last year ... well done!  How do we connect you with our local schools?  Thank you.  Tony McLean Brown, author of Happy Guide to a Short Life

Josh - thank you for your leadership as we try to come out of the Global Covid Lockdown.  You are helping families, teachers, and most importantly our students attack the learning loss of the last year ... well done!  How do we connect you with our local schools?  Thank you.  Tony McLean Brown, author of Happy Guide to a Short Life

Thank you, Tony!! Honestly, it's a team effort and everyone at Project Ianos shares my passion for helping student succeed and be prepared for the challenges and triumphs of tomorrow. 

Regarding connecting to local schools, our initial launch will be to schools and districts via PCG's Pepper platform. That landing page isn't public facing just yet, but if you go to ProjectIanos.org and submit your e-mail address, we'll let you know when things launch this summer. 

 - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader) 

Thanks, Folashadé! I'm happy to answer your questions now and possibly add more later, as we are a team at Project Ianos and I want my colleagues to respond, too (if they like).

Q: Can you share more about the particular lessons or experiences students will have when engaging in the software?

A: When Project Ianos launches this summer on PCG's "Pepper" platform for teachers, it will have two primary opportunities for engagement. The first are Videos produced and hosted by me and Explorer At Large. In these short (<5 min) videos, I pursue answers to student-submitted questions about space with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) from NASA and contractors like Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and ILC Dover. These Videos introduce students to people working on the front lines of human spaceflight in the past (Apollo program), present (Artemis program) and future (living on the Moon).

After watching the Videos, teachers and students can participate in Expeditions -- standards-aligned activities that connect the concepts and topics in the Videos with real-world tasks, which we call Missions. Project Ianos Missions invite students to participate in spaceflight-related tasks that involve data literacy, engineering design loop processes, and prototype testing/building of concepts.

Q: What do you see as the potential impact of your work with students? 

A: Project Ianos content connects classroom learning to career path opportunities. Through our Videos, students are invited to meet real-world experts and discover possible passions in STEM topics. Through our Expeditions, students are invited to become explorers of space, solving Missions related to specific themes in human spaceflight (e.g. Rocket Launches, Deep Space Life, Living on the Moon, Working on the Moon). We believe this combination provides students with the mindset and a skillset of an explorer -- something that will prepare students for the challenges and triumphs of the future.

Q: What measures will you be using to assess their learning and engagement? 

A: University of Kansas is our Research & Evaluation partner and is developing the survey instruments for evaluation now. We anticipate survey tools within the Pepper platform will track content use by teachers and measure the amount of time teachers and students engage in additional STEM-related research and activities based on their exposure to the Project Ianos content. As the program grows, the learning and engagement assessment tools will continue to be developed so we can consistently improve Project Ianos content and implementation.

Thanks for your questions! Any more, please ask!  - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Thanks for the question, Jamie! As a current STEM teacher of 20 years and co-developer of the Project Ianos educational content I can say we have crafted these Expeditions to be not only relevant to current NGSS standards, but also future looking data literacy standards as well. Each Expedition is comprised of three Missions focused on career-ready skills.  Mission 1 in each set focuses on students taking on the role of a data scientist, testing data literacy with an emphasis on digital spreadsheet skills. Mission 2 places students in the design studio and guides them through the first part of a design process focusing on constraints, research, brainstorming and sketching. Each Expedition concludes with Mission 3 and students taking on the role of test engineers. This prototyping and testing activity has students engaged in constructing systems for research and data analysis resulting in a mission report on that determines efficacy.  The three Missions are designed to work in progression however we have also designed the Expeditions to be accessible as 'a la carte’  as we recognize teachers need options to supplement existing curriculum, not always replace it.  Missions 1 and 2 each are designed to run as two easily accessible 50-minute classes and Mission 3 as five 50-minute class periods. Materials needed to run the ‘lab' activities are at a minimum with no major technological hurdles to stifle participation. With our new paradigm of hybrid learning options, each of the Missions is also designed to be run in three formats: 1) in class with teacher, 2) remote with teacher and 3) with supplemental data, student independent.  We want every student, no matter how she or he is set up to learn, to be able to access Project Ianos content. Just scratching the surface here, hope this helps. I would be happy to discuss more.  Peace :)  - James Burke, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Thanks for your thoughtful reply, James. It's great to hear about the a la carte and hybrid learning options to support both teachers and students at this unique time. Starting with students questions is essential and I was wondering if individual students know when and where their questions are being asked and addressed?

We're working on that now, Jamie! The students who appear in our initial Videos for Project Ianos will have a bit more awareness than, say, students a few years from now, as the current students are engaged in shaping our pilot episodes. 

Down the road, we hope thousands of video questions are submitted by students all over the world and we can then select those that are best tied to a topic, a theme, a location, etc in human spaceflight. 

- Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Right???! We're very happy that it's real questions from actual students that launch (pun intended) the journey I take as host in each video. For our initial pilot episodes, we went through 1500+ questions from middle school students on topics like Rockets, Spacesuits, Living in Space, and Working in Space, and then filmed the interviews with SMEs to help answer them. We hope future episodes of Project Ianos videos will be driven by many more questions from many more students!  -Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Hello Markia :) It is very difficult to know which activities would prove successful for any particular class of that level. Teacher prep and sufficient scaffolding, determined by the teacher, would be required.  With that said, Mission 2 in each of the four initial Project Ianos Expeditions is a design unit.  Students research a design problem and determine a possible solution based on research and peer discussion. Upon completion of the Mission, students have designed a postcard that has an option of being sent to Blue Origin’s Club for the Future (a Project Ianos partner), and they will send it up into space as payload on a New Shepard rocket.  Once the postcard returns from space it is stamped "Flown in Space" by Club for the Future and sent to the student or teacher for distribution.  This "souvenir" from space makes a nice reward for successfully completing the design journey and, we hope, offers students a tangible connection to a possible future journey in space. :) Peace  - James Burke, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Hi, Markia! Great to see you here! As James said, it's certainly possible for teachers to adapt what we're delivering to NASA for grades beyond 5-8. For 3rd graders, the Videos alone may offer opportunities for conversations and activities related to topics like spacesuits, rocket engines, living in space, working in space. Eventually, we'll create multiple versions of the Videos as well as Expeditions and Missions for Project Ianos. If you'd like to help us test that in 3rd grade, we'd love to work with you! All the best! - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Thanks, Lance! Andy and I would love to get together with you, ideally over drinks! 

Josh, 

Can you and I get together over coffee and discuss educational topics you don't want to discuss here?

Lance, thanks for your interest.  I hope the lesson plans we have created will meet with your approval.  Peace  - James Burke, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Thank you, Amy!! We agree with you 100% and while we are starting with grades 5-8 this summer, we're all hopeful to bring the wonder and curiosity of Project Ianos to the full K-12 spectrum of students. Stay tuned! And I'll make sure we keep you posted as things develop! - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Your enthusiasm is so inspiring, Amy! I work with Josh at Explorer At Large and our pilot involved younger students. Our instructional Units for Explorer At Large integrate video, hands-on activities, and field trips. 

It was thrilling to see even the youngest students asking questions inspired by Josh's videos. One module involved a field trip to a creek, which for many of these inner-city students was a first-time experience. I'll never forget the excitement and joy on their faces as they saw their first crayfish or salamander. 

We know the same will be true for space and the Project Ianos team aspires to expand our content and distribution to engage students across the entire K-12 range.

Tony Keyes, VP Explorer At Large, (a Project Ianos team member)

Thanks Amy! I am located in Redmond, WA and most of the students coming into my middle school  STEM program are unfamiliar with this historic time in our history related to developments in the space economy. I am always showing my students the latest rocket launches and current events related space. They are pretty excited about lessons that placed in the context of space.

-Jason Ewert, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Thanks, Marisol! Based on your comment and those above, we better start planning an elementary student program for Project Ianos soon! :-)  I'll make sure the team is aware of the interest and we'll do our best to engage with you once we're ready to take that on, as we'd love your support! - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Thanks Marisol, we'll look into some possible lesson extensions for younger aged learners. It would be great to develop another round of space related lessons for elementary students.

-Jason Ewert, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

And thank YOU, Ning, for watching it and offering your support!  - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Thanks Ning! It has been a lot of fun developing these lessons. A great collaboration between industry and education experts.

-Jason Ewert, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Great question Shane! Project Ianos Expeditions are each equipped with Mission Journals that provide students with a context for their learning. Additionally, the Mission Journals provide a sequential pathway for students to engage and reflect on the processes and content of each Mission. We will also be providing supplemental video tutorials that students can interact with to learn data literacy and help them with those Missions requiring a build. Instructional resources like lesson plans, templates, academic standards, assessment rubrics, hints and tips will also be available for parents in the role of teachers.

-Jason Ewert, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Hi, Shane! Thanks so much for the question! I agree that having Project Ianos learning materials being made by teachers (Thank you, Jason & James!) for teachers is truly critical, as it helps ensure what we put into formal learning environments is exactly what teachers need to engage and educate their students. But you raise a great point.... what about informal learning? Home schooling? Afterschool programming?  DIY learners? We agree that Project Ianos shouldn't be limited to just classroom settings and, as our distribution channels evolve and grow, we have every intention to offer easy access to those who want a DIY option. If you'd like to be informed of those developments, please go to ProjectIanos.org and submit your e-mail address. We'll be sure to keep you posted!  - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Thanks for the question, Tonya. Project Ianos Expeditions and Missions foster teamwork and collaboration as students explore questions about living and working in space. 

The International Space Station has proven a wonderful example of nations working together to engage in science and engineering for the benefit of Earth. 

 As a 22 year veteran middle school teacher, I have high hopes that our students will continue in this spirit and that our future is in good hands!

 - Jason Ewert, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Thanks for the comment DeLene.  We are huge fans of Challenger.  I think there are some great synergies between our approach of bringing space into the classroom, and your approach of putting the classroom in space.  I think this is a great time to continue those discussions.

Andy Aldrin, Project Ianos Principle Investigator

Great thought Alex!  In fact a bunch of folks from the emerging space and oceanographic communities got together about 50 years ago to talk about the sea and space.  My dad was one of them.  We are still going strong.  Right now we are focused on NASA and human exploration.  But Project Ianos will be extending its scope in the future and this is certainly a promising direction.  

Andy Aldrin, Project Ianos Principle Investigator

Thanks, Alex! Echoing what Andy said, there are many parallels between space exploration and ocean exploration and interesting similarities between astronauts and aquanauts, both in training and mindset. Our mutual friend Dr. Kathy Sullivan is a great champion of the sea-space connection.

Project Ianos is intentionally focused on human spaceflight, but Explorer At Large has filmed content with NOAA and WHOI and we're always interested in meeting and working with those who share our love for the ocean. Happy to discuss further offline to see if there are opportunities here. - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Ha! I'm with you, Ray! There aren't many things I can do at the same time, but I still love dinosaurs and space after all these years.

Tony Keyes, VP Explorer At Large, (a Project Ianos team member)

With the SpaceX Starship we can actually send dinosaurs into space.

Andy (Project Ianos PI)

I agree, Anita. Space is a new wilderness for all humanity and we aspire to make Project Ianos available to students around the world. It's my job to secure the funding to make that possible. We want to engage with students everywhere, sparking their curiosity and igniting their desire to explore. 

That passion is evident in Carla Careri, a member of the SSC team at Kiruna space center. 

"I wish to always be able to see the big picture, the purpose hidden behind the documents to read, the procedures to update, the systems to test and to always find in it the excitement and the motivation I can find today."  - Carla Careri

 Tony Keyes, VP Explorer At Large, (a Project Ianos team member)

We would LOVE to bring Project Ianos to classrooms in Sweden and perhaps also film with you at the Esrange Space Center outside Kiruna! I've never been to Lapland....  - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Hopefully you will get to go to Lapland one day soon.

Thanks Anita. It really is amazing to see space programs around the world contributing such wonderful work.

-Jason Ewert, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Thank you, Marcela! We are grateful for your support and the opportunity given to us by NASA to help inspire the next generation of space explorers. - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Thanks Marcelo. Can't wait to get these lessons in the hands of more teachers.

-Jason Ewert, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Thanks, Lauren! Isn't ShareSpace great?? We're huge fans of the work the Aldrin Family Foundation does and are stoked to be working with them on Project Ianos. We'll be sure to keep you posted as we roll out our program this summer! - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Thanks for the support for Share Space. One of the things we are doing with Project Ianos is connecting the Expeditions and Missions in Project Ianos to the Moon maps and giving students the opportunity to explore the Moon while executing the missions.

Thanks Lauren. Stay tuned and keep us posted on questions and ideas related to Project Ianos when you get it in your hands.

-Jason Ewert, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Thanks, Val! And we're excited to make more! Initial Project Ianos content (Videos, Expeditions, Missions) will be distributed this summer via Public Consulting Group's Pepper platform. Once we've worked out the kinks in the pilot, we hope to continue the program!

 - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Thanks Val. In addition to space, we are really emphasizing data literacy - industry relevant preparation for students in the 21st century.

-Jason Ewert, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Thanks, Abbi! If you to ProjectIanos.org and sign up, we'll be sure to keep you posted!!

 - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Thanks Abbi, can't wait to get these lessons in the hands of teachers and students.

-Jason Ewert, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Thanks, Leigh!  Here are some initial answers for you:

Q: How do we let educators in our area know about Project Ianos as a resource?

A: If the educators work in schools or districts served by the Pepper platform, they should look there for news about the launch of Project Ianos in June. Another option is to keep an eye on ProjectIanos.org, as we'll be putting info there, too.

Q: What materials are supplied to them to help support the curriculum? 

A: I suspect the "J-Team" (Jason and James, our Education Content Co-Leaders) will want to address, as they are responsible for creating some really amazing standards-aligned activities (called Expeditions and Missions) that connect the Videos to classroom learning. Stay tuned for them to chime in!

 - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Hi Leigh. Project Ianos Expeditions are each equipped with Mission Journals that provide students with a context for their learning. Additionally, the Mission Journals provide a sequential pathway for students to engage and reflect on the processes and content of each Mission. We will also be providing supplemental video tutorials that students can interact with to learn data literacy and help them with those Missions requiring a build. Instructional resources like lesson plans, templates, academic standards, assessment rubrics, hints and tips will also be available for parents in the role of teachers.

-Jason Ewert, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader ("J-Team" member :) )

You're welcome, Mollye, and thanks for the support! We agree there's nothing better than sparking a student's natural curiosity and expanding her or his imagination! - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Hi Mollye. You are so right about kids and video content. What I really like about Project Ianos video content is the footage of so many subject matter experts speaking to how they are involved with space endeavors. I let my 6th grade daughter preview the vides and and she was really excited about all of the awesome female scientists and engineers that are highlighted.

-Jason Ewert, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Thanks, Dave! We are equally excited by both the opportunity to create Project Ianos content and the potential it has to engage millions of students. Launching this summer, so stay tuned!

 - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Thanks Dave :) It has been great to offer a student program built by teachers for teachers.  Our team is always ready to receive constructive feedback on how we can improve our lessons and make them relevant for years to come.  Peace  - James Burke, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Thanks, Dave! We are equally excited by both the opportunity to create Project Ianos content and the potential it has to engage millions of students. Launching this summer, so stay tuned!

 - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Thanks Dave :) It has been great to offer a student program built by teachers for teachers.  Our team is always ready to receive constructive feedback on how we can improve our lessons and make them relevant for years to come.  Peace  - James Burke, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Thanks, Phyllis! We're obviously biased but we share your enthusiasm! Thanks so much for watching the video! 

 - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Thanks for the kind words Phyllis. Really appreciate it. We do our best to make learning fun and on point :) Easy work when it means working with NASA ;) Peace  - James Burke, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Agreed, Sher! Lifelong learning is the key to a happy and fulfilling life! And, given that today's Artemis Generation will likely have greater opportunities to live and work in space, what better topic to engage students with than human spaceflight and the wonders of our universe!  - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Sher :)  I have to agree on this project being exciting.  Not just because I'm on the team but because we really believe in these unique opportunities to learn data driven science and technology.  And we still many more ideas to bring forward.  Exciting times indeed :)   Peace  - James Burke, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Agreed, Sher! Lifelong learning is the key to a happy and fulfilling life! And, given that today's Artemis Generation will likely have greater opportunities to live and work in space, what better topic to engage students with than human spaceflight and the wonders of our universe!  - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Sher :)  I have to agree on this project being exciting.  Not just because I'm on the team but because we really believe in these unique opportunities to learn data driven science and technology.  And we still many more ideas to bring forward.  Exciting times indeed :)   Peace  - James Burke, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Thank you, Maria! We sincerely appreciate you taking the time to watch our video and learn about Project Ianos. Please keep in touch as we launch into schools this summer! 

 - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Maria :) Lessons by teachers for teachers!  Always has a nice ring to it :) I hope you get a chance to try our Expeditions as a complete 2 week unit or as a supplemental 2-day spreadsheet lesson :) Your choice ;)  Peace  - James Burke, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Thank you, Maria! We sincerely appreciate you taking the time to watch our video and learn about Project Ianos. Please keep in touch as we launch into schools this summer! 

 - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Maria :) Lessons by teachers for teachers!  Always has a nice ring to it :) I hope you get a chance to try our Expeditions as a complete 2 week unit or as a supplemental 2-day spreadsheet lesson :) Your choice ;)  Peace  - James Burke, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Thank you, Margaret! We're working on the PR plan for launch right now. Much of our initial launch campaign will target teachers, schools, and districts using PCG's Pepper platform. Once Project Ianos content is up and working well there, we'll expand to broader markets of teachers. If you have ideas, we're happy to collaborate! 

- Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

You are too kind, Kristin! All of us involved in Project Ianos are eager to engage students in both formal and informal learning environments. And we're going to work as hard as we can to raise funds so we can continue to make our content free to as many students as possible. Stay tuned! 

- Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

I agree! Josh is a great and inspirational host. We believe fascination of NASA and space exploration, the inspiration of a great communicator and the the creativity of great educators will turn students into lifelong learners.

Andy (Project Ianos PI)

Our pleasure, Stephen! Truly -- educating the next generation of students is one of the best investments we can make, and everyone at Project Ianos knows how impactful and inspiring the wonders of human spaceflight can be. 

- Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Thanks, Peggy! Yes, we're working hard to make Project Ianos as fun, entertaining, and educational as it can be! Stay tuned for more as we soft-launch into classrooms this summer!

- Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Peggy :) Great to hear from you.  We cant wait to share it with you :) Accessible and customizable lessons to accommodate many time frames. With the varied content students will be engaged and enlightened on many levels. Teach it as a complete unit or "a la carte" it to supplement an existing curriculum.  Peace  - James Burke, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader 

Thank you, Djeneba! I also wish Project Ianos existed back when I was in school...and the earth was still molten :-). Data literacy is a huge area of importance for Project Ianos content, as each "Mission 1" intentionally focuses on data sets (students take on the role of data scientists, testing data literacy with an emphasis on digital spreadsheet skills). More to come as we make progress this summer! 

- Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Oh, please, Josh. You aren't THAT old, and you wouldn't have been able to attend school since you would have been amino acids floating around in goo....

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Agreed, Jack! We realize many districts and schools will be doing "COVID Catch-up" this summer, which is why we're working so hard to get our content onto Pepper and into teachers' hands in June! -  Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Aye aye Jack! Our future space economy needs talented and diverse developers and engineers.  These lessons will help get us there!   Peace  - James Burke, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

I think the most interesting piece is getting this course to the populations in underserved communities.  Reading the biographies of many of the astronauts, it's amazing how many of them come from rural communities!  The Coronavirus had at least one positive outcome -  more Internet for all.

Hello Nicolle :) Thank you!  As a returned Peace Corps volunteer from Mali, West Africa, with intent, we tried to make the lessons accessible to a wide array of learning communities.  However, we also know that we are not perfect and would love any feedback on how we can make Project Ianos even more accessible in your community.  Peace  - James Burke, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Nicolle, we're also working hard (and with equal intent) to make sure the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) that I work with on camera from NASA, Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and ILC Dover  are equally representative of the diverse audience we are targeting.  - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Thanks, Lindsay! Let's just say that Project Ianos content is for the inner child we all have! (Adults are welcome to watch the Videos, too!)   - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Lindsay :) As a STEM teacher of 20 years the child inside of me is alive and well :) I love bringing exciting content to young minds. And now I hope many others will enjoy the fruits of this teams labor! Peace  - James Burke, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Thanks, Linsay! 

I felt the same way when I first became involved in Explorer At Large and again with Project Ianos. I attended Catholic schools from 1-12 and I don't remember experiencing anything like this. We particularly want to reach children in underserved communities, so we can spark their curiosity and imagination.

Tony Keyes, Explorer At Large (Project Ianos team member)

Thanks, Lindsay! Let's just say that Project Ianos content is for the inner child we all have! (Adults are welcome to watch the Videos, too!)   - Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Lindsay :) As a STEM teacher of 20 years the child inside of me is alive and well :) I love bringing exciting content to young minds. And now I hope many others will enjoy the fruits of this teams labor! Peace  - James Burke, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Thanks Frank! I have been sharing our ideas with my students over the last couple months and have received the "its cool" pass on the content LOL :) Hopefully teachers and students around the world will think the same. Peace  - James Burke, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Thank you, Frank!

That's how all of us on the Project Ianos team feel. We take the long view in all we do under Project Ianos, knowing that the children we engage today are humanity's future explorers. We're certain that if we can ignite a child's natural curiosity and instill in them the courage to ask questions and seek answers, we'll be setting them on a positive course for the future.

Tony Keyes, Explorer At Large (Project Ianos team member) 

Also, for context, we've studied and tested this formula (videos to pique interest followed by standards-aligned activities to deepen context and learning) in Ohio schools for the past 3 years with great success. For Project Ianos, the main difference is now the content is focused purely on human spaceflight. Plus we have a bigger team :-)

- Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Thanks Frank. Like James, I have been sharing this out with my middle school STEM students. They absolutely love content taught in the context of space.

-Jason Ewert, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

On behalf of Josh and the Project Ianos team, thank you, Leigh! I didn't have anything to do with the making of the video, so I was just knocked out by it too! We can't wait to make it available to children everywhere.

Tony Keyes, Explorer At Large (Project Ianos team member)

Thanks, Leigh! We do love the opportunity to introduce students to true experts in the field and hope that being exposed to engineers, scientists, etc in the space industry will spark interest and help students discover passions, both known and unknown. 

- Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Thanks Leigh. We have lots of great subject mater experts in the videos to inspire kids (and adults).

-Jason Ewert, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Thanks, Radhika! As a kid, also would have loved to watched Project Ianos Videos and do the Expeditions and Mission. That sense of fun and coolness drives many of us to make this the best it can be.

- Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Thanks Radhika! We are excited to get this into classrooms!!

-Jason Ewert, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Thanks, Radhika! As a kid, also would have loved to watched Project Ianos Videos and do the Expeditions and Mission. That sense of fun and coolness drives many of us to make this the best it can be.

- Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Thanks Radhika! We are excited to get this into classrooms!!

-Jason Ewert, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

We agree, Josef! The education system today needs to do a better job preparing students for the world of tomorrow, both in mindset and skillset. And everyone at Project Ianos agrees that data literacy and the ability to work with data (and separate noise from signal) is a critical skill we intend to foster with our Expeditions. 

- Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Josef! Couldnt agree more :) The lessons are data rich and rich in critical thinking and problem solving.  The mark desired to develop a healthy, responsible economy.  Peace  - James Burke, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Thanks, Emonie. Do you have kids? Friends with kids? If so, we'd love to bring the fun and excitement of Project Ianos to them. Everyone is invited to submit their e-mail at ProjectIanos.org so we can tell them when we launch later this summer! 

- Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

We agree :) To address this issue we have created Project Ianos :) Hopefully all students from this point forward will know only cool space based STEM activities from their middle school years ;)   Peace  - James Burke, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leader

Thanks, Emonie. Do you have kids? Friends with kids? If so, we'd love to bring the fun and excitement of Project Ianos to them. Everyone is invited to submit their e-mail at ProjectIanos.org so we can tell them when we launch later this summer! 

- Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

We agree :) To address this issue we have created Project Ianos :) Hopefully all students from this point forward will know only cool space based STEM activities from their middle school years ;)   Peace  - James Burke, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leade

Thanks, Emonie. Do you have kids? Friends with kids? If so, we'd love to bring the fun and excitement of Project Ianos to them. Everyone is invited to submit their e-mail at ProjectIanos.org so we can tell them when we launch later this summer! 

- Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

We agree :) To address this issue we have created Project Ianos :) Hopefully all students from this point forward will know only cool space based STEM activities from their middle school years ;)   Peace  - James Burke, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leade

I feel the same way, Emonie. 

I know that if I had been exposed to something like this as a child, it might have changed the course of my life. I was just an average student, but there were brilliant kids in the Catholic schools I attended, yet they were never exposed to anything like Project Ianos. They would have loved it!

Tony Keyes, Explorer At Large (a Project Ianos team member)

Oh, man! A "Digging" fan!! Thanks, Robert!!

I totally agree -- we need to inspire students when they're young! It opens doors and creates passions that can lead to exciting opportunities and lifelong learning. We'll see how Project Ianos goes....but we're all excited!  Thanks for your support! 

- Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

It's so gratifying to hear that, Robert!

Everyone on the Project Ianos team is passionate about reaching every Middle School student and then expanding into Elementary schools and High School. We agree that if we can get kids engaged in STEM early, we have a much better chance of keeping them engaged throughout their school years and careers.

Tony Keyes, Explorer At Large (a Project Ianos team member)

Yes, Mark! Data literacy is the focus of Mission 1 in each Project Ianos Expedition, so math will be required! (and thankfully, placed in a very cool real-world context for those of us who may have wished all math was presented in such a way). 

- Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Great input, Mark!

I will defer to the professional educators on our team for a specific response to your question, but each of our Instructional Units includes activities exploring a core set of questions. "Payloads" for instance would be a great opportunity to include calculations for weights and dimensions.

Tony Keyes, Explorer At Large (a Project Ianos team member)

There is math :) Good, wholesome, project based, authentically applied math :) Did I mention that it is used for informed decision making? Its real, and its good ;)   Peace  - James Burke, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leade

Thank you Josh!

Mark

Yes! We're doing what we can to capture interest prior to the landing page on Pepper going up this summer. If any teachers (or parents... or students...) are interested, please sign up and we'll contact you!  (and we won't spam you... promise!

- Josh (Project Ianos Host & Content Team Leader)

Yes!  Data coming your way ! Peace  - James Burke, Project Ianos Education Content Co-Leade