Julia Muffler
Library Assistant
Teaching Resource Center
Academic Services/Teacher Education
Email:
jmuffler@purdue.edu
Phone:
765-494-5677
Address:
Steven C. Beering Hall of
Liberal Arts and Education
100 N. University Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2098
BRNG 3287
Links:
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My career in education has taken me to fourteen states. Whether I was teaching in the elementary classroom, working as an informal science educator or education manager at various science centers, or helping to lead NASA’s Aerospace Education Services Project, NASA Education, my focus has been on delivering the best possible educational experience for students and teachers. Being an active part of the Teaching Resource Center at Purdue University allows me to continue my work and to assist education majors as they navigate their own journeys.
Education
Ball State University – Elementary Education Major
Christopher Newport University, VA – Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education
Purdue University – Graduate work toward a Master’s in Education
Indiana University Southeast – Master’s of Science in Elementary Education
Indiana Teacher License Grades K-6; 7-8 non-departmentalized – Lifetime
Texas Teacher License Grades K-6; 7-8 non-departmentalized – Lifetime
Indiana University Indianapolis Distance Learning Certificate
Career Experience
Teaching Resource Center beginning January 2025
Indiana GEAR UP, Purdue University May – September 2025
Teacher Borden-Henryville School Corporation 2017 – 2025
Education Specialist Marshall Space Flight Center 2016 – 2017
Education Manager, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex 2015-1016
Executive Director, Challenger Learning Center, Museum of Innovation & Science, Schenectady, NY 2014- 2016
Education Specialist NASA Summer of Innovation, Penn State University 2011 – 2012
Executive Director, Challenger Learning Center New Mexico, Unser Racing Museum 2010-2011
Deputy Director, NASA AES Project, Penn State University 2009 -2010
Awards & Honors
Challenger Center International Faculty Appointment 1991, Challenger Learning Center for Space Science Education
NASA Educator Award for Solar Eclipse Outreach 2017, NASA