Dr. Ajmal Murad

Principal

Safari Kids Learning Center

Sessions in which Dr. Ajmal Murad attends

Thursday 7 February, 2019

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

7:30 AM

SEEC 101

15 minutes, 7:30 AM - 7:45 AM

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

8:00 AM

Keynotes Session- Vanessa Wyche

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

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

Keynote

10:00 AM

CAP's Free STEM Programs

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

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

Session

Mrs. Sue Mercer, Civil Air Patrol (Participant)

Debbie Dahl, Civil Air Patrol NHQ (Participant)

From airplanes to rockets and robotics to drones, CAP provides it all to K-12 educators. Learn about how you can...

11:45 AM

Launch Your Robotics Club of Tomorrow, Today!

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

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

Session

Lisa Stewart, SEEC CREW (Participant)

Sharon Rigsby, Murry J Frank Planetarium, Beaumont ISD (Participant)

Interested in starting a robotics club but don't know where to start? Not sure if you know enough about robotics yourself? Need a grant to get mate...

1:45 PM

When the sky is no longer the limit! Using IoT technology to make a Weather Station that will FLY IN SPACE"

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

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

Session

Melissa Pore, Bishop O'Connell High School (Participant)

Judi Sandrock, XinaBox Limited (Participant)

Participants will use one IoT technology solution to build a weather station/satellite that collects data from almost anywhere! From the top of a b...

3:45 PM

Let's enjoy with the air: Balloon trampoline and Gagaku

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

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

Session

Akiko Kojima, Takashi Elementary School (Participant)

Miho Hiromoto, Hibarinohoiku Ishigakinoie (Participant)

Learn unique international educational activities that highlight the properties of air and what it can do. From balloons to Japanese musical ins...

Balloon Brain: Bringing Physics Down to Earth for K-5 Learners

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

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

Session

Amy Tinnell, West Jackson Elementary School (Participant)

Kathleen Venable, West Jackson Elementary School (Participant)

Participants in this session will actively engage in an integrated STEM/STEAM unit highlighting the hot air balloon. Attendees will participate in ...

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

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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

Coding for Kinder

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

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

Session

susana ramirez, PSJA ISD (Participant)

Margaret Baguio, NASA Texas Space Grant Consortium (Participant)

Bee Bots are exciting little robots designed for use by young children that bring fun into the classroom while learning sequencing, counting, and d...

11:15 AM

Expert/Educator: Productive Facilitation in Schools

45 minutes, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

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

Session

Laurie Newman, Space Center Houston (Participant)

Jim Oswald, Gensler (Participant)

Pick up pointers on drawing out and utilizing the ideas and experience of your group! Expert Jim Oswald and Educator Laurie Newman will provide a h...

12:15 PM

Coding a Jr. Botball robot using C++

45 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2

Session

Gina Kwid, Galileo STEM Academy (Participant)

Beth Bivens, Galileo STEM Academy (Participant)

Participants will learn basic coding, using C++, to code a Jr. Botball robot to complete introductory challenges. Participants will be introd...

1:15 PM

Let's enjoy with the air: Balloon trampoline and Gagaku (copy)

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

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

Session

Akiko Kojima, Takashi Elementary School (Participant)

Miho Hiromoto, Hibarinohoiku Ishigakinoie (Participant)

Learn unique international educational activities that highlight the properties of air and what it can do. From balloons to Japanese musical ins...

3:15 PM

Coding with Curiosity

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

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

Session

Mrs. Linda Frantz, Putnam City Schools (Participant)

Dr. Robert Frantz DMed, MS, BSEE, Franklin Gray Patents (Participant)

Need new ideas to engage your elementary students in Engineering and Technology? Want to build and program the Curiosity Rover? In this...

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

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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...

10:00 AM

A Mission to Mars: Inspiring STEM Through Stories

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

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

Session

Claire Meschkat Meschkat, Vivify STEM (Participant)

Make STEM more accessible and engaging by integrating a storyline through a series of space-themed STEM challenges. Your students will transform in...

11:45 AM

An energetic session on Energy; Matter that matters; and Space, or lack thereof

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

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

Session

Dr Craig Wilson, USDA/ARS & Texas A&M College of Science (Participant)

Activities to enhance your students? observation skills. Learn how little land is available for cu...

12:45 PM

STEM Literacy "The Balancing Act"

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

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

Session

Dr. Lakeisha Hamilton, Abundance Educational Consulting, LLC (Participant)

Samantha Thorstensen, CASIS-Space Station Explorers (Participant)

1:45 PM

ELAted For Space

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

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

Session

Mrs. Kayla Thornhill, Jenks Middle School (Participant)

Vivianne Wesley, NASA OSGC (Participant)

This session is designed for English educators who are looking to incorporate hands-on activities into their classrooms and Science educators wanti...

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...