Amanda Hughes

Elementary STEM Liaison and Science Instructional Coach

CCISD

Sessions in which Amanda Hughes attends

Wednesday 5 February, 2020

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

7:00 PM

Exoplanets in Our Backyard

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Signup required

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

Presentation

Our generation is the first in human history to travel to other worlds. With the help of robots, we’ve seen the lava plains of Venus, the fire f...

Thursday 6 February, 2020

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

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

Dehydration and Rehydration: A Lab Based Approach to Space Food

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 4

Session

Hannah Land, Denison ISD (Participant)

Freeze dried food, dehydrated meals, barbeque mac-n-cheese, anyone hungry? Indulge in a culinary approach to understandin...

1:45 PM

STEM Served Family-Style: Improving Attitudes and Achievement

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

Signup required

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

Session

Sarah Eyermann, CRESST/Univ. of Maryland & NASA Goddard (Participant)

Sara Mitchell, CRESST/Univ. of Maryland & NASA Goddard (Participant)

Support STEM success through "family PD"! Engaging families in a comfortable environment forges important connections bet...

Friday 7 February, 2020

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

11:00 AM

Quick Lunch- Lunch 1

15 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery - Lunch 1

Lunch

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 ...

11:15 AM

Cross-Curricular Coding to Engage Kids

45 minutes, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3

Session

Cecelia McTighe (Participant)

Carlin Jacobs, Forest Lake Elementary/Richland 2 (Participant)

This session will discuss a number of ways that basic coding can be incorporated into the classroom and used to address a...

12:15 PM

Grant Writing Express

45 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3

Session

Debbie Montenegro, University of North Texas Health Science Center and the Network of the National Library of Medicine South Central Region (Participant)

Increase your skills at writing grant proposals! Learn the components needed for a successful proposal, directly from a grant reviewer/funder. Lear...

1:15 PM

Protecting Astronauts in Space - Are You Up To The Challenge?

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

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

Session

Jakarda Varnado, NASA Johnson Space Center (Participant)

Michael McGlone, NASA/NSPACE (Participant)

We are going forward to the Moon and on to Mars! Help design innovative garments to protect astronauts from the hazards ...

3:15 PM

Space Helmets You Can Build

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

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

Session

Eryn Beisner, KBR (Participant)

Diego Martinez, Delphian Schools (Participant)

Students want to learn science, especially if it helps them build a space helmet. Learn vital things to teach before buil...