Educators
The Buehler Challenger & Science Center is a New Jersey Professional Development Provider. We offer full-day teacher workshops for teachers new to the Center, as well as returning educators. Choose from one of the following options:
Teacher Workshop
Educators bringing students for a mission for the 2024/2025 school year MUST attend the mission workshop for which they are registered. The teacher(s) preparing students for the mission will also need to attend a mandatory teacher work shop, even if previously trained in Comet, Moon, or Mars workshops.
Expedition Mars
The teacher will receive the Expedition Mars curriculum binder filled with pre- and post-flight lesson plans, participate in several hands-on activities, as well as “fly” an Expedition Mars mission for a “first-hand” experience. Please note that we are an accredited facility and teachers will receive a certificate confirming that they completed six professional development hours.
Booster Workshop
Returning teachers who have already attended a Scenario Workshop have the opportunity to register for our Booster Workshops. These workshops may be run by a NASA educator or by Center staff. 
Past topics have included:
- Eclipses
- Universal Instructional Design
- Astrobiology
- Space Weather
For each mission booked, one teacher is eligible to attend one of the above workshops. Any additional teachers will automatically incur a $50 charge per workshop.
