Van Herd

He/Him/His

Director
Network of Educator Astronaut Teachers
Participates in 1 Session

Sessions in which Van Herd participates

Friday 7 February, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
Launching Early College/Dual Credit Mathematics Through Learning By “Overhearing”: Four Hands-on Aerospace Engineering Lessons that Inspire and Engage
1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Signup required

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

Session

Van Herd, Network of Educator Astronaut Teachers (Participant)

This session is presented as a "hands-on" workshop that will introduce 9-12/Early College/Dual Credit Educator to the "Ex...

Sessions in which Van Herd attends

Wednesday 5 February, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
SEEC Survival Course- Pre-Conference session
3 hours 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Available

Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - San Jac Maritime Campus

Session

Kaci Heins, Space Center Houston (Participant)

Space Center U™ offers challenging, quality STEM education inspired by space exploration for students, adults and educators. The specific Space ...

Thursday 6 February, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Engineering Our Ride to the Moon
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Signup required

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

Session

Patricia Moore, NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (Participant)

Eduardo Lopez, SLS (Participant)

katie gonzalez, The Boeing Company (Participant)

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will carry humans to the Moon and on to Mars. Meet rocket propulsion experts fro...
The Effects of Radiation in Human Spaceflight
45 minutes, 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Signup required

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

Session

Zarana Patel, NASA JSC / KBR (Participant)

Meredith Swartzendruber, Scarborough Public Schools (Participant)

Learn about the effect of radiation on cardivascular systems during human spaceflight.
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
Engineering Your Way to the Moon and Beyond
1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2

Session

Mr. Brian Ewenson, Spaceport Sheboygan (Participant)

While science return on space missions is key to our success in space exploration, we can't do the science without Engine...
Aerospace Connections in Education: an ACE of a Free K-6 Program!
1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Signup required

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

Session

Kate Watson, Anoka Hennepin ISD#11 (Participant)

Mrs. Sue Mercer, Civil Air Patrol (Participant)

Join Civil Air Patrol in using its unique ACE program to enhance traditional subjects with meaningful, engaging, challeng...
5:15 PM
5:15 PM
Networking Reception
1 hour 44 minutes, 5:16 PM - 7:00 PM
Signup required

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

Reception

Join the ISS National Lab for an evening of networking and learning we will be hosting a free reception to showcase our partners in the...

Friday 7 February, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
The Seaplane Challenge: A Sea-Based Aviation and Aeronautics STEM Initiative- Double Session
3 hours 30 minutes, 1:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Signup required

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

Session

Eric Silberg, US Navy (Participant)

Debbie Reynolds, Commonwealth Charter Academy (Participant)

The Seaplane Challenge is a NSWC Carderock-developed curriculum activity for students. In this 3 hour, hands-on session,...
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
The Real Big Bang Theory – Calculating the Age of the Universe
1 hour 30 minutes, 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Signup required

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

Session

Sandra Miller (Participant)

This session will take a look back in time to calculate how long ago the universe first started expanding (i.e. the Big B...

Saturday 8 February, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
Space Center University Flight Operations Mission 
45 minutes, 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Signup required

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

Session

Tamara Cougar, Boeing (Participant)

Kaci Heins, Space Center Houston (Participant)

Rachael Stephenson, Space Center University (Participant)

The Foundations of Mission Operations instill a culture of leadership that is unwavering in the highly stressful work that...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Science of the Suit
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- Briefing Room

Session

Paul Boehm, NASA Johnson Space Center (Participant)

Katrina Roddenberry, SEEC CREW (Participant)

Jessica Strauss, SEEC CREW (Participant)

A spacesuit is much more than just clothing an astronaut wears to do spacewalks. It is a life-sustaining spacecraft! Deemed an Extravehicular M...
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
Space University SCH
1 hour 44 minutes, 11:45 AM - 1:29 PM
Signup required

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

Session

Rachael Stephenson, Space Center University (Participant)

Space U is a unique, week long engineering program that will offer your group the experience of a complete NASA mission. From launching rockets,...
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
The Ever Expanding Universe
45 minutes, 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
Signup required

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

Session

ryan desjarlais, Stevenson Britannia Adult Education Center (Participant)

Need a way to show the big bang to your classroom using hands on learning? The Expanding Universe is a resource package f...
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Any Bot, Any Place, Any Time: Creating Custom Robotics Competitions
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Signup required

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

Session

Maryann Hebda, USD 231 (Participant)

Kate Sample (Participant)

Robotics isn’t always “one size fits all.” This session’s focus is helping educators to use any available robotic technol...
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
Keynote- Saturday
1 hour, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Signup required

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...