Mission Zero

Yes for sure, Mission Zero is designed with several components that have big impact on students' learning loss from COVID-19. Mission Zero includes activities designed for learning loss related to Math, Science and Reading (and ELL).

You're welcome to start any Mission Zero challenge anytime you like. Some Missions do have "official" start and end dates such as Mission Z, which starts February 1, 2021 and ends December 31, 2021.

Most Mission Zero challenges are paid for by the generous support from funders, sponsors and organizations. For more information about getting involved with Mission Zero please contact Liz Gonzalez, Director, Program Integration. You don't need any materials to complete Mission Zero. Of course if you want to add materials to your version of Mission Zero you certainly can. Many teachers and staff will encourage students to explore a variety of activities; write a poem, use recycled materials, create signs using up-cycled cardboard boxes, paint a mural, etc. Let your imagination go and see where it takes you.

We have designed Mission Zero to be available as a "No Tech" project; meaning you don't need any technology to complete the mission (other than a piece of paper and a pencil :). We offer Mission Zero as "no tech" "low tech" "high tech" and "wow tech." Staff/Teachers need access to the GiFT Platform to download the Mission materials.

You are welcome to do Mission Zero anywhere, anytime. In school. After school. Summer camps. Online or on-site. Mission Zero is available anywhere kids are.

Yes. In order for you to get access to the Mission Zero content you'll need Level 1 Top Secret Security Clearance (as you can probably tell by now we use lots of fun language to create the sense of a "Mission."). Training is available both as on-demand (recorded) and live online. You can book at day/time that works for you via our calander app (click here). 

Students from 3rd grade to 8th grade is the ideal range; that means students age 9 - 14. 

The Sagan-Whitman Award™ is named after Carl Sagan and Walt Whitman, and is given out to teachers/staff who demonstrate high level of involvement in Mission Zero and engaging a high number of students. The more students you have involved in Mission Zero and the more your students complete the Mission the more likely it is you'll receive a coveted Sagan-Whitman Award. FYI, Carl Sagan was a leader in science education and was especially focused on planet Earth; Walt Whitman was a poet famous for "Oh Me! Oh Life!", a poem that encourages people to "find their voice" "find what their passion is and then go for it." Both Sagan and Whitman represent the core purpose of Mission Zero.

Mission Z is a specific assignment from The Secretary of The Future and is focused on Zero Emission Vehicles. This particular Mission has been designed to assist with Learning Loss due to COVID-19.

Mission Zero was created by Richard Tavener along with a team of super smart people who helped shape the project. The company behind Mission Zero is Fused Learning, LLC. Fused Learning, LLC owns the rights to Mission Zero. From time to time Fused Learning partners with organizations to create a specific Missions (such as "Mission Z") and in doing so the curriculum-only for a specific Mission may be developed in conjunction with an organization(s).

Yes. Mission Zero, and all specific Missions such as "Mission Z" are aligned with national, state and local educational standards. We have a curriculum advisory board who advises us on content and helps with the alignment to standards. All Mission Zero content is then vetted by certificated teacher(s) prior to release.

GiFT is online platform that we use to deliver Mission Zero content and training. GiFT stands for Global Institute for Futures Teaching, and was created, and is owned by, Fused Learning, LLC.