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Steve Jones

Astronomy, Physics, Science Research Teacher
FCS Innovation Academy

NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador

NASA eClips Advisory Board Member

ISS National Lab Space Station Ambassador

Space Foundation Teacher Liaison Flight 24

2012 Recipient Abbotts Hill Elementary Teacher of the Year

2023 Recipient ISS National Lab Tony So Excellence in Education Award

 

Sessions in which Steve Jones attends

Wednesday 6 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Early Bird Check in
3 hours, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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

Session

Thursday 7 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
8:00 AM
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
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...
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
Expert/Educator: A simple experiment can prove me wrong
45 minutes, 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Signup required

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

Session

Tim Hall, Johnson Space Center (Participant)

Kate Newmyer, CCISD (Participant)

Can scientific knowledge change? Or is it just our approach to science that changes? When students begin to learn about STEM subjects in school,...
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
Lunch 2 Thursday
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
1:45 PM
Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (Tour)
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Signup required

Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Building 9 Bus

Tour

3:45 PM
3:45 PM
Small Steps to Giant Leaps: Looking to the Future of NASA Aeronautics Innovation and Exploring Sound with X-59
1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Signup required

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

Session

Rachel Stagner, Templeton Academy / NASA ARMD (Participant)

Elizabeth Voit, Paragon TEC (Participant)

Sound is something most of us take for granted, and rarely do we consider the physics involved. It can come from many sources, a voice, machinery, ...

Friday 8 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
8:00 AM
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
9:30 AM
Expert/Educator: Lights, Camera... Space! Using HDEV to Bring Space to Your Teaching Plans
1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Signup required

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

Session

Carlos Fontanot, Johnson Space Center (Participant)

Michelle Mohrweis, Space Foundation (Participant)

Liam Kennedy, ISS-Above (Participant)

Learn how to use NASA's High Definition Earth Viewing system in your reading and math lessons.  Hear from experts about the latest news with t...
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
Expert/Educator: Space Rocks!
45 minutes, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Signup required

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

Dr. Nicholas Castle, Lunar and Planetary Institute (Participant)

Mary Vaughn, School District of Hillsborough County (Participant)

Session participants will learn about Martian meteorites including sediments from the Gale Crater from a meteoriticist and geochemist working as th...
Celebrating Apollo's 50th with NASA and the Peanuts Gang
45 minutes, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Signup required

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

Session

Melissa Menta, Peanuts Worldwide LLC (Participant)

Patricia Moore, NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (Participant)

For 60 years, NASA has inspired humans and beagles alike to travel into deep space.  Join NASA, Snoopy and the Peanuts Gang as they prepare to...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Lunch 2 Friday
1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Signup required

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

1:15 PM
1:15 PM
Expert/Educator: The Components of a Mars Habitat with HERA
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Signup required

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

Session

Diego Martinez, Delphian Schools (Participant)

Andrzej Stewart, Leidos (Participant)

The 2018 Alan Shepard Award winner, Diego Martinez, will present on his student created Mars Habitat Components and mock landing. Over 8 separat...
7:00 PM
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
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...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Noctis Landing or Bust! A Martian Coding & Engineering Challenge
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 4

Session

Larry Zurcher (Participant)

You are headed for Noctis Landing on Mars when your lander's GPS system goes down. You land safely, but need to get your crew and gear to the colon...
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Living and Working on the ISS
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Signup required

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

Session

Mr. Brian Ewenson, Spaceport Sheboygan (Participant)

Living and Working together on the ISS, encompasses the skills necessary for crews with varied backgrounds and nationalities to work together to ac...
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
Featured Keynote- Gene Kranz
1 hour, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Signup required

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...