Ronda McCarthy

Middle School Science/STEM Teacher

St. Theresa Catholic School

Participates in 1 Session

Sessions in which Ronda McCarthy participates

Thursday 6 February, 2020

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

3:45 PM

Coding With Drones: The Mars Helicopter

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

Signup required

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

Session

Kellie Arenz, Mukwonago Area School District- Park View Middle School (Participant)

Ronda McCarthy, St. Theresa Catholic School (Participant)

This session will introduce the Mars Helicopter that will be traveling on the Mars 2020 Rover. Codable drones will be use...

Sessions in which Ronda McCarthy 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)

8:00 AM

Keynote Session- Thursday

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

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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,...

10:00 AM

STEAMtastic OUTREACH with the Canadian Space Agency CUBE SATELLITE Project

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

Signup required

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

Session

MRS Maria Nickel, ISD #21 (Participant)

The presentation will introduce the Canadian Space Agency CubeSat Project and its applications with middle and high schoo...

11:45 AM

Cubes in Space: Free, Student-Designed Space Flight Experiments

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

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

Session

Ashlie Smith, Cranbrook Schools (Participant)

Cubes in SpaceTM, a program by idoodledu inc., is the only global competition, offered at no cost, for students 11-18 yea...

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

Designing and producing VR habitats

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) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4

Session

Lisa Spence, NASA Retired (Participant)

Javier Montiel, The International Aerospace Academy theaerospaceacademy.com (Participant)

Have your students ever done space habitats using cardboard, cups, and straws? Imagine how cool would it be to make them ...

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...

7:00 PM

Thought Leader Series - Challenges of Building the Station

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

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

Presentation

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. ...

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

Signup required

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

11:45 AM

Astronaut Dive Training (Dive Session) Double session

4 hours 15 minutes, 11:45 AM - 4:00 PM

Available

Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Dive Session (Williams Pool Bus)

Session

Craig Shannon, NBL Dive Master will show you how toTrain like astronauts in this exciting session! You will participate in underwater t...

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)

8:00 AM

Poster/Networking session

30 minutes, 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

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

Session

Meet the SEEC regional crew member and learn about further STEM resources and opportunity.In addition, we know that many of yo...

8:45 AM

Skies Over Houston: Flights with CAP

3 hours 15 minutes, 8:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Signup required

Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Ellington Field- CAP van

Session

Susan Mallett, Civil Air Patrol National HQ (Participant)

Educators will receive a double session (two full sessions) of time at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base and Airport to ...

11:40 AM

Lunch with An Astronaut

1 hour 25 minutes, 11:40 AM - 1:05 PM

Available

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

Session

This optional event gives you the opportunity to hear first-hand stories from a NASA astronaut while enjoying a delicious lunch prepared by our ...

1:45 PM

Do science on the ISS? Yes you can!

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) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4

Session

Join this talented crew of educators currently engaged in scientific research utilizing the ISS! Part 1: Learn about and ...

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...