Amy Velchoff
Educational Leadership Student Association
Sessions in which Amy Velchoff attends
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Keynote Session- Thursday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Mike Kincaid oversees strategic direction and leadership of NASA’s STEM engagement function,...
- Keynote
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- STEAMtastic OUTREACH with the Canadian Space Agency CUBE SATELLITE Project
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Saturn Club
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- The presentation will introduce the Canadian Space Agency CubeSat Project and its applications with middle and high schoo...
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- Feel the spirits of JAXA Space Education Center
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- We introduce basic philosophy of JAXA Space Education Center. The philosophy is three spirits of “Curiosity”, “Advent...
- Session
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
- Intro Coding for Primary Students
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Saturn Club
- 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Think k-2 is too young for Spheros? This session will get you started! Begin with the basics and work towards programmin...
- Session
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Quick Lunch- Lunch 2
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
- 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM | 15 minutes
- This option is for those who would like to grab a quick lunch and then go to a session. We need to make sure we have a good count for food for the ...
- Lunch
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Beyond Surveys: Inventive Evaluation For Informal Educators
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Saturn Club
- 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Without the structure of a school setting, informal educators must develop creative ways to measure the learning and grow...
- Session
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
- Graphing a Rocket Launch
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Boardroom
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- This session will present information about the Space Launch System, NASA’s rocket for launching humans to the Moon, and ...
- Session
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- Costa Rica in NASA: Engaging Hispanic youth in STEM.
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- The authors of the book To the Stars: Costa Rica in NASA ( Bruce Callow and Ana Luisa Monge) present their book ab...
- Session
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Thought Leader Series - Challenges of Building the Station Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- There will be a special Thought Leaders Series presented at 7:00pm. This year marks 20 years of humans continuously living and working off planet. ...
- Presentation
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Keynote- Friday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | 1 hour
- Lara KearneyDeputy Program Manager, Gateway Program Kearney serves as Gateway Deputy Progra...
- Keynote
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
- Signup required Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Lonestar
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- This session is presented as a "hands-on" workshop that will introduce 9-12/Early College/Dual Credit Educator to the "Ex...
- Session
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
- Cross-Curricular Coding to Engage Kids
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3
- 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | 45 minutes
- This session will discuss a number of ways that basic coding can be incorporated into the classroom and used to address a...
- Session
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Quick lunch- Lunch 2
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
- 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM | 15 minutes
- This option is for those who would like to grab a quick lunch and then go to a session. We need to make sure we have a good count for food for the ...
- Lunch
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
- Biofilms on Station and in You
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- ERC
- 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learn how students can participate in an ISSBiology experiment designed to characterize biofilm mass, ...
- Session
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Arctic Astronauts
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Arctic Astronauts "I'm a Scientist!" Students love learning science with the scientists from the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, JPL and Goddar...
- Session
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- SEEC Banquet
- Signup required
- 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 4 hours
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
- Fairy Tale Engineering: Encouraging Young Students to Explore Space
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
- 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | 45 minutes
- Centered around Margaret McNamara and Mark Fleming’s book Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot, this hands-on inquir...
- Session
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Feel the spirits of JAXA Space Education Center
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Saturn Club
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- We introduce basic philosophy of JAXA Space Education Center. The philosophy is three spirits of “Curiosity”, “Advent...
- Session
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
- Spheros Explore The Moon
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
- In this session teachers will learn how to use Spheros, 3D printing, the engineering design process, and the Giant Moon M...
- Session
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Quick Lunch - Lunch 2
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
- 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM | 15 minutes
- This option is for those who would like to grab a quick lunch and then go to a session. We need to make sure we have a good count for food for the ...
- Lunch
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
- Making Moon Madness: It's not just a PHASE!
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Participants will be actively engaged in two hands-on STEAM-based activities designed to aid their students understanding...
- Session
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Keynote- Saturday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | 1 hour
- Holly Ridings She is a mechanical engineer and the first woman to be chief flight director. She leads the elite gro...
- Keynote