Greg Pitonza

Middle School Technology and STEM Teacher

Canajoharie Middle School

Sessions in which Greg Pitonza attends

Thursday 6 February, 2020

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

8:00 AM

Keynote Session- Thursday

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

Signup required

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,...

9:55 AM

Planetary Analog Test Site (aka Rock Yard) (Tour)

365 days 1 hour 35 minutes, Thu 6, 09:55 AM - Fri 5, 11:30 AM

Signup required

Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Mars Yard Bus

Tour

Tour the large multi-acre test area that simulates general features of the lunar and Martian surface terrain environment consisting of various s...

10:00 AM

The Emerging Commercial Space Industry

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

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

Session

Maria Culley, Space Center Houston Volunteer (Participant)

50 words: Did you know that CubeSats are becoming more important in the commercial space business? One cube-shaped unit i...

11:30 AM

Lunch 1 Thursday

1 hour, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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

12:45 PM

The ARISS Education Proposal Process: How to Talk to an Astronaut LIVE with your Students!

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

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

Session

Melissa Pore, Bishop O'Connell High School (Participant)

Participants will learn how to submit a competitive proposal to allow their students an experience to talk to an astronau...

1:45 PM

Engineering Our Ride to the Moon

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

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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...

3:45 PM

Engineering Your Way to the Moon and Beyond

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

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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...

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

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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

The TEAM in STEAM

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

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

Session

Lauren Taylor, The Kinkaid School (Participant)

Michael Vu, The Kinkaid School (Participant)

Krissy Venosdale, The Kinkaid School (Participant)

This engaging, hands-on workshop will share practical, integrative ways to collaborate with members of the "STEAM TEAM" o...

11:00 AM

Lunch 1 Friday

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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

12:15 PM

The Origins of Underwater Neutral Buoyancy Astronaut Training

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

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

Session

Catherine Walker, Space Center Houston (Participant)

Dr. John Charles, Space Center Houston (Participant)

NASA does not have a “weightless room” but it has the next best thing: simulated weightlessness in a huge water tank. It should have been obviou...

1:15 PM

Working Under Pressure

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) - Mission Briefing Center- Preshow

Session

Paul Boehm, NASA Johnson Space Center (Participant)

Katrina Roddenberry, SEEC CREW (Participant)

Jessica Strauss, SEEC CREW (Participant)

How would you do performing critical space duties during an extravehicular activity (EVA)? The engineering of spacesuits ...

Space is Universal - tools for reaching all learners

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

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

Session

Stephanie McMahon, Northern Arizona University Center for STEM Teaching and Learning/PLANETS (Participant)

Learn about tools to reach students with disabilities, using hands-on accessible STEM activities. Now more than ever we n...

3:15 PM

Seeing Black Holes with an Earth-sized Telescope and Understanding the Image of M87*

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

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

Session

Emily Neuheimer, Perimeter Institute (Outreach Teacher Network) (Participant)

Participants utilize teacher resources from Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. Activities explore: How does the...

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)

10:00 AM

Touching Space - Providing Adaptations for Blind and Visually Impaired Students

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

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

Session

Stephanie McMahon, Northern Arizona University Center for STEM Teaching and Learning/PLANETS (Participant)

Emily Gibbs, National Federation of the Blind of Texas (Participant)

This session will examine the objectives, adaptations, and low-cost materials and activities needed to provide a successf...

11:45 AM

Spheros Explore The Moon

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

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

Session

Mr. Richard White Ed.S., Daniell Middle School (Participant)

In this session teachers will learn how to use Spheros, 3D printing, the engineering design process, and the Giant Moon M...

12:30 PM

Lunch 2 Saturday

1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2

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...