I teach 6th-grade science at Salado Middle School in Salado, Texas. I have a B.S. from Texas Tech University in horticulture, and an M.S. from North Carolina State University in plant pathology. Teaching science is my passion, particularly space science. I am currently a teacher mentor with the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium Embedded Teacher Program, in which student experiments are flown aboard the Zero-G parabolic plane. This program is near to my heart, as the impact of conducting microgravity research has had a profound impact on my students. I am a Teacher Liaison for the Space Foundation, and part of an education advisory team for One Giant Leap Australia, working to build a multi-national STEM education exchange for students and teachers in both countries. Salado Middle School has participated in numerous NASA opportunities, such as an ARISS contact, the NASA WEAR Challenge, and SPARX. Each fall I organize school-wide STEM events with a Science and Engineering Fair each spring. I have participated and presented at Texas Space Grant Consortium's LiftOff Institute (2018-2022) and LiftOff Alumni (2019-2022), the Western Region Space Grant Consortium meeting in 2022, the SEEC Conference (2018-2023), and the upcoming 2023 SPACE Conference.
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Sessions in which Laura Tomlin participates
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3
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Laura Tomlin, Salado Middle School (Participant)
Karen Ewton, Salado Junior High School (Participant)
Sessions in which Laura Tomlin attends
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
Keynote
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3
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Lisa Spence, Johnson Space Center (Participant)
Katrina Roddenberry, SEEC CREW (Participant)
Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Mars Yard Bus
Tour
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery - Lunch 1
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Saturn Club
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Daniel Newmyer, Space Center Houston (Participant)
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Destiny Theater
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Jessica Sain, NASA - Johnson Space Center (Participant)
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
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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)
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
Keynote
Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Destiny
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Kristen Shollar, Fort Worth ISD (Participant)
Angela K Groves, McLean Middle School Fort Worth ISD (Participant)
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
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Loren Lykins, Carlisle High School (Participant)
Charla Nicholas, Carlisle High School (Participant)
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3
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Dana Mason, Henry E. Harris Community School (Participant)
James Falletti, William D. McDowell Observatory (Participant)
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery - Lunch 1
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2
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Aspen Meineke, Communities In Schools of San Antonio (Participant)
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
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Prajkta Mane, Lunar Planetary Institute (Participant)
Renee Gamba, Museum of Natural History and Planetarium/Providence Parks (Participant)
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
Keynote