Becky Fritchie
Mrs. Becky Fritchie currently serves as the STEAM Lab Facilitator for grades Kindergarten through Fifth Grade at Bluff Ridge Primary (BRP) in Ascension Parish. She has taught in Ascension Parish for twelve years, spending the last two years at Bluff Ridge Primary in her current position. She is an alumna of Lee High School, graduated from Louisiana State University, and is currently enrolled at Louisiana State University: Shreveport to obtain her Master’s of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus in STEM Education.
As an educator, Becky serves as the BETA Club Sponsor, co-sponsor of the BRP News Team, and assists with the planning and implementation of Positive Behavior System reward ceremonies - among other duties and responsibilities on campus. Becky brings many learning opportunities to her school community by incorporating the Aerospace Connections in Education (ACE) Program from the Civil Air Patrol, guest speakers, and professionals from a variety of backgrounds to many classrooms across the campus, and brings lessons and activities from her experiences as an Educator Ambassador for Infinity Science Center in Mississippi as well as Space Center Houston in Texas.
A life-long learner herself, Becky seeks out every available opportunity to enhance her own knowledge and find ways to leverage these experiences to best reach the students in her classroom and school community. She is also currently serving as a cohort member of the Louisiana Department of Education Coastal Fellowship Program to collaborate and create science resources for and with some of Louisiana’s finest educators
Sessions in which Becky Fritchie attends
- 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
- Space Environment Simulation Laboratory (Tour)
- Signup required Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Vacumm chamber bus
- 9:55 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 35 minutes
- Tour
- Quick lunch 1
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery - Lunch 1
- 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM | 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
- Hot-Off-The-Press ISS Research Results
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Mission Briefing Center
- 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Did you know that the International Space Station is a National Laboratory? Get an update on the latest results from science in space to benefit...
- Session
- How to Launch Your Robotics Club
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3
- 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Interested in starting a robotics club but don't know where to start? Not sure if you know enough about robotics yourself...
- Session
- NASA ASTRO CAMP® Opportunities for ALL Communities!
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Mission Briefing Center
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- NASA’s SSC ASTRO CAMP collaborates partnerships with YSOs, schools, museums, libraries, and universities placing "ASTRO CAMP in the Communities ...
- Session
- SEEC Crew Session one
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Mission Briefing Center
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- SEEC’s Space Educator Expedition Crew brings together exemplary educators from around the world to collaborate and further the mission of space ...
- Session
- 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
- 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
- Mars 2020 Expedition Needs YOU!
- Signup required Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Destiny
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- The Mars 2020 mission is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program. The mission addresses high-priority science goals for M...
- Session
- SEEC Crew work session
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | 45 minutes
- SEEC Crew: SEEC’s Space Educator Expedition Crew brings together exemplary educators from around the world to collaborate and further the missio...
- Session
- Lunch 2 Friday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Working Under Pressure
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Mission Briefing Center- Preshow
- 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- How would you do performing critical space duties during an extravehicular activity (EVA)? The engineering of spacesuits ...
- Session
- Launch and Splashdown with Artemis I
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Saturn Club
- 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- NASA’s Artemis I is the first in a series of increasingly complex missions that will enable human exploration to the Moon...
- Session
- SEEC Banquet
- Signup required
- 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 4 hours
- Poster/Networking session Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronuat Gallery
- 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Meet the SEEC regional crew member and learn about further STEM resources and opportunity.In addition, we know that many of yo...
- Session
- How To Start a Robotics Team
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3
- 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | 45 minutes
- It’s hard to know which way to turn when beginning a robotics program whether it is students asking you to create a progr...
- Session
- Skies Over Houston: Flights with CAP
- Signup required Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Ellington Field- CAP van
- 8:45 AM - 12:00 PM | 3 hours 15 minutes
- Educators will receive a double session (two full sessions) of time at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base and Airport to ...
- Session
- 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
- Building an Aerospace S.T.E.M. program in a Turnaround Elementary School
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Boardroom
- 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Discover some key elements to consider in building an Elementary Aerospace S.T.E.M themed campus. Come learn about the b...
- Session
- Mars Landing, Sphero Style!
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Want to drop a robot off a two story building? Come simulate landing a Mars Rover using Sphero robots and a variation o...
- Session
- 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