Welcome to Visions of Exploration
For over twelve years, the Aerospace Education Foundation (AEF) and the Air Force Association
(AFA) have partnered with USA TODAY Education to bring to classrooms nationwide a stimulating
and challenging program of curriculum materials focused on the excitement of aerospace,
aviation and space exploration. We are all familiar with the need to meet or exceed national
and state standards. New for this year, you will find the appropriate national standards for
each activity referenced on the back cover of your activity guide. The fact that a major
portion of state assessment tests require comprehension of nonfiction material makes the
Visions of Exploration program a valuable resource to help students practice the knowledge and
skills needed to meet the state standards and to pass required assessment tests.
Through using USA TODAY, the activity guide, print and online resources, your students will
develop higher-order thinking skills such as application of concepts, analysis of information
and synthesis to arrive at new solutions. Using real-world examples reinforces and motivates
students to learn, apply and integrate concepts from every curriculum area. As you progress
through the program, please take a few moments to let us know how you are using it in your
classroom. You may contact us at 1-800-291-8480 or via e-mail at
AEFStaff@aef.org. Your comments and suggestions are most
welcome.
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