David Lockett is committed to educating students, families, and the community by establishing strong STEM connections. To inform, inspire, and ignite is his goal as he explores STEM-based challenges with middle school students. He is passionate about technology integration, aerospace, astronomy, and robotics. He was part of the winning team in the NASA Space Apps Challenge and is currently helping design an app to track international rocket launch information. David believes that fostering students’ confidence in becoming independent learners is paramount. He enjoys fostering this confidence daily through the many programs offered by NASA JPL Education.