Mrs. Kayla Thornhill

STEM Facilitator and NASA OKSG Mentor

Jenks Middle School

Participates in 1 Session

Sessions in which Mrs. Kayla Thornhill participates

Saturday 9 February, 2019

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

1:45 PM

ELAted For Space

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- 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...

Sessions in which Mrs. Kayla Thornhill attends

Thursday 7 February, 2019

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

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

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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

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

12:45 PM

Expert/Educator: Station, this is Mission Control

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

Jennifer Turner, Johnson Space Center (Participant)

Amy Tinnell, West Jackson Elementary School (Participant)

Join Expert Jennifer Turner and Educator Amy Tinnell as they explore the world of ISS communication! Jennifer supports Mission Control as a CRONUS ...

1:45 PM

Plan An Orbital Space Station: A Semester-long STEM Project

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

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

Session

Natasha Wilkerson, WEX Foundation (Participant)

Can you keep a team of astronauts alive and happy during a space mission? Learn how to guide students through a semester-long classroom or aftersch...

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

Team Teach Lessons with Astronauts on the International Space Station

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 3

Session

Scott Black, NASA (Participant)

John Dedeaux Davis, NASA/Oklahoma State University (Participant)

Astronauts are teaching STEM lessons with microgravity demonstrations from the International Space Station. Johnson Space Center's STEM on Station ...

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

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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

"STEM-Pals" - Traveling STEM Challenges

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 2

Session

Delinda Mock, Cypress Fairbanks ISD (Participant)

Mrs. Christine Graham, Cockrill Middle School (Participant)

Do you enjoy collaborating with other teachers around the world? Join us as we integrate literature and space science with traveling STEM ...

Innovative Exploration: Teaching STEM Content with Origami in NASA Contexts

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- 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

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

12:15 PM

Expert/Educator: InSight: Taking the Vital Signs of Mars (copy)

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

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

Session

Dr Caroline Beghein PhD, UCLA (Participant)

Catherine Walker, Space Center Houston (Participant)

UCLA and Lunar and Planetary Institute scientist Caroline Beghein will update participants on NASA’s historic InSight Mission, the first robotic ex...

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

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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

To the Stars! – Leaving Complacency Behind with ISS Commander Dr. Leroy Chiao

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

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

Session

Jami Sunkel, OneOrbit (Participant)

Leroy Chiao, OneOrbit (Participant)

Complacency is an incipient black hole that can creep into organizations with little or no warning. Caught up in day-to-day operations, leaders ...

7:00 PM

SEEC Banquet

4 hours, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

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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)

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

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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...