
Ashlie Smith instructs physical science at Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Girls located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She uses space science to encourage her students to dream big and cites inspiring young girls to develop an interest in STEM and consider STEM careers as driving passions. Smith is a TEDx speaker, Alan Shepard Technology in Education Awardee, ISS US National Lab exemplary educator, and most recently Michigan's Air Force Association Teacher of the Year and second place Air Force National Teacher of the Year. This is Smith's sixth-year facilitating the Cubes in Space program at her school. Her students have developed and launched 31 experiments to space. In the summers of 2018 and 2019, Smith has taken her passion for space science to China and taught a 10-day workshop for middle-school-aged students on the International Space Station and Mars. Most recently she has been appointed as the Michigan Air Force Association Vice President of Aerospace Education. She is thrilled to continue her journey for a fourth year as a Space Center Houston SEEC Crew member.
Sessions in which Ashlie Smith participates
- Take STEM Literacy out of this world with Story Time and Science Time From Space!
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3
- 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | 45 minutes
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Sessions in which Ashlie Smith attends
- Early Bird Check in Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 3 hours
- Session
- Keynotes Session- Vanessa Wyche
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Keynote
- Space Environment Simulation Laboratory (Tour)
- Signup required Off- Site locations (take bus) - Vacumm chamber bus
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Tour
- SEEC Crew Session one
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Session
- Lunch 2 Thursday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
- Mission Control Center (Tour)
- Signup required Off- Site locations (take bus) - Mission Control Bus
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Tour
- The Eagle has Landed: A Hands-on Approach to Lunar Landings
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Session
- Keynote- Dr. Alan Stern
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | 1 hour
- Keynote
- Expert/ Educator: Working Under Pressure in Space Suits
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Session
- Lunch 1 Friday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery - Lunch 1
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Expert/Educator: Space Rocks!
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | 45 minutes
- SEEC Crew work session
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | 45 minutes
- Session
- Expert/Educator: The Components of a Mars Habitat with HERA
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2
- 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Session
- Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (Tour)
- Signup required Off- Site locations (take bus) - Building 9 Bus
- 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Tour
- Expert/Educator: Spaceflight Operations Training
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Session
- Featured Keynote- Gene Kranz
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | 1 hour
- Keynote