Crystal Boles

STEAM Teacher/OSTA Regional Board Member

Gresham-Barlow School District

6-8 STEAM teacher and 6th-grade math teacher. 2012 Space Camp Alum.

Oregon Science Teachers Association Board Member: East Metro Region

Sessions in which Crystal Boles attends

Thursday 7 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

8:00 AM

Keynotes Session- Vanessa Wyche

1 hour 30 minutes, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater

Keynote

10:00 AM

Expert/Educator: Going to Mars Without Leaving Earth

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3

Session

Lisa Spence, Johnson Space Center (Participant)

Katrina Roddenberry, SEEC CREW (Participant)

How would you perform in isolation, confinement, and remote conditions? The Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA), a simula...

11:30 AM

Lunch 1 Thursday

1 hour, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery - Lunch 1

12:45 PM

Squishy Circuits

45 minutes, 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4

Session

Mrs Janice Katz, Davenport School of the Arts/ Steam Powered Learning (Participant)

Jason Katz, STEAM Powered Learning, LLC (Participant)

Participate in an example of how to integrate the "A" (Arts) in STEAM. We will learn about basic circuits and how to teach them in a fun and engagi...

1:45 PM

National Geographic's Geo-Inquiry Process in Action!

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Signup required

Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Lonestar

Session

Chris Hines, National Geographic Society (Participant)

National Geographic invites you to empower students to think like space explorers. Join us for an interactive session to learn how The Geo-Inqui...

3:45 PM

What Does It Weigh?

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Signup required

Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Lonestar

Session

Mr. Bill Decker, C.O. Wilson Middle School (Participant)

Captain Charles Kirk, C.O. Wilson Middle School (Participant)

How can you weigh something in space? during this session, you will determine the weight of objects by collecting and graphing data by using a spri...

Friday 8 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

8:00 AM

Keynote- Dr. Alan Stern

1 hour, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater

Keynote

Dr. Stern is a planetary scientist, author and the principal investigator of NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. He will p...

9:30 AM

Mars MAVEN and Planetary Magnetism

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Signup required

Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Destiny

Session

Kristen Shollar, Fort Worth ISD (Participant)

Angela K Groves, McLean Middle School Fort Worth ISD (Participant)

In a collaborative classroom setup, Participants will act as scientists discovering magnetic fields and electromagnetism through inquiry and mea...

11:45 AM

Astronaut Dive Training (Dive Session) Double session

3 hours, 11:45 AM - 2:45 PM

Signup required

Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Dive Session (Williams Pool Bus)

Session

Craig Shannon, NBL Dive Master will show you how toTrain like astronauts in this exciting session! You will participate in underwater t...

7:00 PM

SEEC Banquet

4 hours, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza

Saturday 9 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

8:45 AM

Creating Your K-8 Makerspace with Confidence & Under Budget

45 minutes, 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3

Session

Dana Mason, Henry E. Harris Community School (Participant)

James Falletti, William D. McDowell Observatory (Participant)

This hands-on workshop will focus on how to create a STEAM Lab/MakerSpace on a budget by using everyday and recycled materials. In additio...

11:45 AM

Return of the X-Planes!

45 minutes, 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1

Session

Rachel Stagner, Templeton Academy / NASA ARMD (Participant)

Lisa Wininger, NASA/PASA (Participant)

X-planes are back! Join NASA Aeronautics and a new generation of aeronautics challenges. Find out how these challenges can be utilized to teach STE...

12:30 PM

Lunch 2 Saturday

1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2

1:45 PM

Saturn V and Rocket Park Tour

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Signup required

Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Saturn V Building

Tour

3:30 PM

Featured Keynote- Gene Kranz

1 hour, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater

Keynote

An iconic NASA flight director, Gene is best known for his leadership in bringing Apollo 13 safely back to Earth and guiding Apollo 11 into hist...