Mrs Emma Ritter

Special Education Educator

NASA OSGC

Special Education Educator

Sessions in which Mrs Emma Ritter attends

Wednesday 6 February, 2019

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

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)

7:30 AM

SEEC 101

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

Signup required

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

Signup required

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

Keynote

10:00 AM

Target Asteroid!: NASA Solar System Exploration

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 1

Session

Paige Graff, JACOBS@NASA Johnson Space Center (Participant)

Suzanne Foxworth, JACOBS @NASA Johnson Space Center (Participant)

Join us for this hands-on activity session and gain experience and insight into the process of selecting an asteroid to investigate as part of an e...

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

Mission Control Center (Tour)

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

Signup required

Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Mission Control Bus

Tour

3:45 PM

Neutral Buoyancy Lab— Visitors’ Gallery (Tour)

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

Signup required

Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - NBL BUS

Tour

5:30 PM

Starlight Social

3 hours, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Available

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

Elevate your evening and network with young professionals during Space Center Houston’s Starlight Social 5:30-8:30 p.m. Feb 7. Mingle with other pr...

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

Innovative Exploration: Teaching STEM Content with Origami in NASA Contexts

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- ERC

Session

Rosemary Smith, NASA (Participant)

Soi Chong Powell EdD, Evansville Day School (Participant)

How do teachers prepare students to think like engineers, scientists, researchers, and mathematicians? Are educators equipping students with the...

11:00 AM

Lunch 1 Friday

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Signup required

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

12:15 PM

Grappling with a Robotic Arm

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

Signup required

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

Session

Tom Brestel, NASA Nebraska Space Grant (Participant)

Pam Petersen, York Middle School (Participant)

During this session, you will learn the importance of a robotic arm on the International Space Station. You will then build and participate i...

1:15 PM

Modifications and Adaptations for Students with Unique Abilities: Using Genetics by Making Your Own Dragon

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- ERC

Session

Barb Gosney, Paradise ValleyUSD (Participant)

Tara Oakes, Houston Museum of Natural Science (Participant)

In today’s classroom, teachers are teaching students with unique needs. These unique students may include students on the autistic spectrum, ...

3:15 PM

Space Weight......or is it Mass?

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

Signup required

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

Session

Doris Biegler, Lawton Public Schools (Participant)

Our session will include hands on activities using a mini Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL), that can be focused on the youngest learner. We will explore ...

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

3-2-1 Launch to Learning with PLTW VEX

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 4

Session

Jessika Zink, Rolla Public Schools (Participant)

Amanda Almany, Rolla Public Schools (Participant)

This session will take you beyond the Troposphere for an out of this world experience! Join us as we operate Project Lead the Way VEX Robotics t...

10:00 AM

Expert/Educator: Spaceflight Operations Training

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

Signup required

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

Session

Phyllis Friello, Space Center Houston (Participant)

Clay Anderson, Former NASA Astronaut (Participant)

Join Clay Anderson, NASA Astronaut, retired and Space Center Houston Education Manager, Phyllis Friello for Spaceflight Operations Training....

11:30 AM

Lunch 1 Saturday

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

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...