Lisa Pitts

Teacher

Oakdale Public School

Participates in 1 Session

Lisa Pitts teaches fifth grade Science and STEM at Oakdale Public School in Edmond, OK. She is a wife, mother, teacher, and life-long learner, with a passion for space education.

Honored to be a part of:

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Teacher Innovator Institute

Space Academy for Educators

Space Foundation Teacher Liaison

Oklahoma State Department of Education's OKSci Leadership Class 2

Oklahoma Science Teaching Association Elementary Board Director

Oklahoma State Superintendent's Teacher Advisory Council

Oklahoma Eduation and Industry Partnership

Civil Air Patrol

NASA Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium Moon Rock training and certification

Oklahoma State Teacher of the Year Finalist

Documents

Using Nature as Inspiration to Design Martian Landers.pdf (2.79MB)

Sessions in which Lisa Pitts participates

Saturday 8 February, 2020

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

11:45 AM

Using Nature as Inspiration to Create a Martian Lander

45 minutes, 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4

Session

Carrie Akins, Central Middle School, Edmond, OK (Participant)

Lisa Pitts, Oakdale Public School (Participant)

Some of our greatest innovations are inspired by nature. The goal is for students to use our natural world to design a la...

Sessions in which Lisa Pitts attends

Thursday 6 February, 2020

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

7:30 AM

SEEC 101

15 minutes, 7:30 AM - 7:45 AM

Signup required

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

Session

8:00 AM

Keynote Session- Thursday

1 hour 30 minutes, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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

Keynote

Mike Kincaid oversees strategic direction and leadership of NASA’s STEM engagement function,...

10:00 AM

STEAMtastic OUTREACH with the Canadian Space Agency CUBE SATELLITE Project

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Signup required

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

Session

MRS Maria Nickel, ISD #21 (Participant)

The presentation will introduce the Canadian Space Agency CubeSat Project and its applications with middle and high schoo...

11:30 AM

Lunch 1 Thursday

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

12:45 PM

Sphero Your Way Out of the Death Star

45 minutes, 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

Signup required

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

Session

Valerie Blackburn, Blackburn STEM Ed. Consulting (Participant)

Lisa Richardson, Clear Brook High School in Clear Creek ISD (Participant)

Can you figure out the math to help your Jedi escape the Death Star?  Wanting to try out some STEM with computer science ...

1:45 PM

NASA ASTRO CAMP® Opportunities for ALL Communities!

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

Signup required

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

Session

Ms. Maria Lott, Stennis Space Center (Participant)

NASA’s SSC ASTRO CAMP collaborates partnerships with YSOs, schools, museums, libraries, and universities placing "ASTRO CAMP in the Communities ...

3:45 PM

Coding With Drones: The Mars Helicopter

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Signup required

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

Session

Kellie Arenz, Mukwonago Area School District- Park View Middle School (Participant)

Ronda McCarthy, St. Theresa Catholic School (Participant)

This session will introduce the Mars Helicopter that will be traveling on the Mars 2020 Rover. Codable drones will be use...

Friday 7 February, 2020

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

8:00 AM

Keynote- Friday

1 hour, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Signup required

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

Keynote

Lara KearneyDeputy Program Manager, Gateway Program Kearney serves as Gateway Deputy Progra...

9:30 AM

Engineering the Gateway

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1

Session

Becky Busby, Frank Long Elementary (Participant)

Jonette Steck, NASA JSC (Participant)

Engineering the Gateway will provide participants with hands on exposure to engineering lessons associated with the Gatew...

11:45 AM

Astronaut Dive Training (Dive Session) Double session

4 hours 15 minutes, 11:45 AM - 4:00 PM

Available

Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Dive Session (Williams Pool Bus)

Session

Craig Shannon, NBL Dive Master will show you how toTrain like astronauts in this exciting session! You will participate in underwater t...

7:00 PM

SEEC Banquet

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

Signup required

Saturday 8 February, 2020

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

8:45 AM

Saturn V and Rocket Park Tour

45 minutes, 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM

Signup required

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

Tour

Travel by tram and take a look at our Mercury-Redstone and Little Joe II rockets. Explore the mighty Saturn V rocket that took astronauts to the...

10:00 AM

Running a Rocketry Camp

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1

Session

Rachel Harrington, Arlington School District (Participant)

Colleen Turk School, Haller Middle School (Participant)

Let's blast off! Join us for a presentation on running a middle school level rocketry camp. Partnering with NESSP and ASD...

11:40 AM

Lunch with An Astronaut

1 hour 25 minutes, 11:40 AM - 1:05 PM

Available

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

Session

This optional event gives you the opportunity to hear first-hand stories from a NASA astronaut while enjoying a delicious lunch prepared by our ...

1:45 PM

Capture the Mousetronaut

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

Signup required

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

Session

Laura Dunn, School District Hillsborough County (Participant)

How can you capture a rogue mouse in microgravity and return him to his enclosure unharmed? Join us as you work as teams ...

3:30 PM

Keynote- Saturday

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

Holly Ridings She is a mechanical engineer and the first woman to be chief flight director. She leads the elite gro...