Christine Hirst Bernhardt
Christine Hirst Bernhardt is an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow and veteran astronomy/STEM educator in K-14. Christine holds dual master’s degrees in science education and astronomy, and is amidst her PhD in STEM Education. At the time of this conference, she will have submitted her dissertation for publication on multinational astronomy education. She is passionate about bringing space content to the masses. Christine has nearly a decade of curriculum development and professional leadership experience and is actively involved in science education efforts at regional and National levels. She regularly leads professional development workshops and symposiums for science teachers throughout California and is passionate about supporting teachers. Christine has worked for several of the nation’s leading curricular companies as an astronomy subject matter expert, for NASA’s Infiniscope project, and she developed two innovative, experiment-based astronomy courses published for the California Department of Education. She flew on NASA’s SOFIA mission in 2017 and her students became the youngest authors of a NASA proposal. Astronomy has taken her to Chile, to found a space camp in Hong Kong and to teach English in Slovakia. Her interests are in International astronomy education, as well as the utilization of space experiments to facilitate social justice and epistemic agency.
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Sessions in which Christine Hirst Bernhardt attends
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Saturn Club
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MRS Maria Nickel, ISD #21 (Participant)
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
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Manabu Fujita, Okayama prefectural Tamano high schoool (Participant)
Kenta Nomura, JAXA (Participant)
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3
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Ashlie Smith, Cranbrook Schools (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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Chris Matty, Mr. (Participant)
Scott Weiler, Rancho High School (Participant)
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
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Sharon Eggleston, Maine Space Grant Consortium (Participant)
Diane Bowen, Maine Space Grant Consortium (Participant)
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronuat Gallery
Reception
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
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Catherine Walker, Space Center Houston (Participant)
Dr Caroline Beghein PhD, UCLA (Participant)
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
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Mrs. Dianea Phillips, Science Yourself! NO G's About It! (Participant)
Argy Leyton, NASA-JPL Solar System Ambassador (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 1
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ryan desjarlais, Stevenson Britannia Adult Education Center (Participant)
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2
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Renee Gamba, Museum of Natural History and Planetarium/Providence Parks (Participant)
Prajkta Mane, Lunar Planetary Institute (Participant)
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Saturn Club
Session
Manabu Fujita, Okayama prefectural Tamano high schoool (Participant)
Kenta Nomura, JAXA (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) - Saturn Club
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Eman Beck, NASA OKSG STELLAR Mentor, Terra Verde Discovery School (Norman, OK) (Participant)
Dorinda Risenhoover, NASA OKSG (Other Participant)
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
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Paige Graff, JACOBS@NASA Johnson Space Center (Participant)
Julie Ann Fooshee, NASA/MTS (Participant)
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
Keynote