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The NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program (NITARP) provides a year-longauthentic astronomy research project by partnering a research astronomer withsmall groups of educators. NITARP has worked with a total of 103 educatorssince 2005. In this paper, surveys are explored that were obtained from 74different educators, at up to four waypoints during the course of 13 months,from the class of 2010 through the class of 2017; those surveys reveal howeducator participants describe the major changes and outcomes in themselvesfostered by NITARP. Three-quarters of the educators self-report some or majorchanges in their understanding of the nature of science. The program provideseducators with experience collaborating with astronomers and other educators,and forges a strong link to the astronomical research community; the NITARPcommunity of practice encourages and reinforces these linkages. During theexperience, educators get comfortable with learning complex new concepts, with~40% noting in their surveys that their approach to learning has changed.Educators are provided opportunities for professional growth; at least 12% havechanged career paths substantially in part due to the program, and 14\% reportthat the experience was "life changing." At least 60% express a desire toinclude richer, more authentic science activities in their classrooms. Thiswork illuminates what benefits the program brings to its participants; theNITARP approach could be mirrored in similar professional development (PD)programs in other STEM subjects.

Major Outcomes of an Authentic Astronomy Research Experience Professional Development Program: An Analysis of 8 Years of Data from NITARP