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Debbie Reynolds

Director of TechWorks, SEEC Crew, Teacher Liaison, SSA, AEF@Navy
Commonwealth Charter Academy
Participates in 2 items

Debbie is the Director of TechWorks, with Commonwealth Charter Academy in Pennsylvania. Previously, Debbie served has served as a science and math teacher, a Gifted Coordinator and Middle School STEM Specialist. In the 2019-2020 school year, Debbie served as the first-ever Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow placed in the DoD, where she worked at the Naval Surface Warfare Center - Carderock Division in the STEM and Outreach Office.  Debbie is on the board of the PA Science Teachers Association, she is a PA STEM Ambassador, a member of the PA Teachers Advisory Council, a Keystone Technology Innovator and serves on the SW Region of PAECT. She is an inaugural member of the Space Educator Crew at Space Center Houston and is the Director of the LiftOff Alumni association. She is also a NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador, a Space Foundation Teacher Liaison, a Space Station Ambassador for CASIS, a Honeywell Educator at Space Camp recipient and NASA/TSG Liftoff and AirCamp alumni. She spent 2018 and 2019 summers teaching STEM in China at a summer camp. She was selected at the Middle Level Educator of the year for the Carnegie Science Awards in 2019, PAECT Educator of the Year in 2020, and the TRETC Innovation in Education Award (Administrators) in 2021.

Sessions in which Debbie Reynolds participates

Friday 8 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
Death, Destruction, and Mayhem: Using Simulator Classrooms to Teach 21st Century Skills
45 minutes, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Signup required

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

Session

Debbie Reynolds, Commonwealth Charter Academy (Participant)

Michael Penn, Teacher of the Gifted/STEM Coordinator, Shaler Area School District, Glenshaw, PA. Dream Flight Adventures General Manager, 2018 Antarctic PolarTREC teacher (Participant)

Have you ever moderated tense peace negotiations in a world far away? Have you been tasked to discover the cause of an epidemic? Our students ge...

Saturday 9 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
International Collaboration: Bridging the STEM gap in China
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- ERC

Session

Debbie Reynolds, Commonwealth Charter Academy (Participant)

Kai Cui, University of Florida (Participant)

With the help from US and Canadian teachers, STEM education in China gained momentum this past summer. This session will introduce participants to ...

Sessions in which Debbie Reynolds 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
International Space Station Ozo-some Mission!
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- ERC

Session

Lisa Richardson, Clear Brook High School in Clear Creek ISD (Participant)

Valerie Blackburn, Blackburn STEM Ed. Consulting (Participant)

Use the Ozobot color coding and geometry concepts to dice roll your way to a new and innovative International Space Station Module!  Walk away...
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
Astronaut Dive Training (Dive Session) Double session
3 hours, 12:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Signup required

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

Session

3:45 PM
3:45 PM
The Eagle has Landed: A Hands-on Approach to Lunar Landings
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- Lab 4

Session

Meredith Swartzendruber, Scarborough Public Schools (Participant)

Amy Fetterhoff, Corpus Christi Catholic School (Participant)

Renee Gamba, Museum of Natural History and Planetarium/Providence Parks (Participant)

Michael Wilkinson, Fieldston Lower School` (Participant)

Amanda Blough, Corpus Christ Catholic School (Participant)

As the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 nears, students will be immersed in the engineering, fascination, and the wonder of the moon. Starting off wit...

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: Space Travelers Guide to Packing for Mars - Tetris in Real Life
1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Signup required

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

Session

Sarah Quasny, NASA (Participant)

Lorie Hammerstrom, Quincy Public Schools (Participant)

What does an astronaut require for extended travel in space?  It isn't just about the mechanics - but what makes "home" f...
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
SEEC Crew work session
45 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Signup required

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

Session

Phyllis Friello, Space Center Houston (Participant)

Daniel Newmyer, Space Center Houston (Participant)

SEEC Crew: SEEC’s Space Educator Expedition Crew brings together exemplary educators from around the world to collaborate and further the missio...
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)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
NASA HERA TOUR
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Signup required

Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - HERA Tour

Tour

HERA is a unique three-story habitat designed to serve as an analog for isolation, confinement, and remote conditions in explorati...
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Remote Sensing of Mars
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Signup required

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

Session

Lori Rubino-Hare, Northern Arizona University Center for STEM Teaching and Learning/PLANETS (Participant)

Joelle Clark, Center for Science Teaching and Learning (Participant)

What do scientists want to learn about Mars? What makes a good landing site? How does remote sensing help choose the best site? Come explore rem...
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...