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Javier Montiel

International STEAM consultant/ SEEC CREW
The International Aerospace Academy theaerospaceacademy.com
Participates in 1 Session

Javier Montiel has worked on numerous international STEAM education projects with public and private schools. Has been responsible for linking students and teachers from around the world.

He has been a presenter at Space Center Houston since 2011 and has delivered official NASA courses and training for teachers and students within the Johnson Space Center facilities. He has also been a guest presenter in NSTA, SXSWedu, the State of Science Index research summit by 3M Latin America, IMSC Bucharest, and the Mexican Space Agency.

He was selected to work as a Teacher Science Advisor in the Bringing the Universe to America’s Classrooms initiative in partnership with NASA and the WGBH to review educational materials and Spanish translations representing the State of Texas. Montiel is an ambassador for CoSpaces promoting virtual reality in education. He is part of the Magnitude team of astrobotany researchers and is an active member of the Space Center Houston SEEC CREW, and a SciArt collaborator.

Montiel collaborates with the Aviation Youth Mentoring program where he implemented the strategy for the pilot program NASA SPARX with members from 9 different countries. Montiel is the founder of the initiative The International Aerospace Academy which along with his team, aims to empower communities through research, technology, passion, and meaningful projects. His new endeavor is a new program with over 400 students and their mentors in 8 countries to develop a new education program for Mars space habitats in the Metaverse.

He was recently honored with the "Top 100 Visionaries in Education" award by the Global Forum for Education and Learning (GFEL)

http://theaerospaceacademy.com 

Sessions in which Javier Montiel participates

Thursday 6 February, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Designing and producing VR habitats
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Signup required

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 ...

Sessions in which Javier Montiel attends

Wednesday 5 February, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
SEEC Survival Course- Pre-Conference session
3 hours 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Available

Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - San Jac Maritime Campus

Session

Kaci Heins, Space Center Houston (Participant)

Space Center U™ offers challenging, quality STEM education inspired by space exploration for students, adults and educators. The specific Space ...
7:00 PM
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
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,...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Feel the spirits of JAXA Space Education Center
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Signup required

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

Session

Manabu Fujita, Okayama prefectural Tamano high schoool (Participant)

Kenta Nomura, JAXA (Participant)

We introduce basic philosophy of JAXA Space Education Center. The philosophy is three spirits of “Curiosity”, “Advent...
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
Lunch 2 Thursday
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

3:45 PM
3:45 PM
SEEC Crew Session one
1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Signup required

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

Session

Phyllis Friello, Space Center Houston (Participant)

Daniel Newmyer, Space Center Houston (Participant)

SEEC’s Space Educator Expedition Crew brings together exemplary educators from around the world to collaborate and further the mission of space ...
5:15 PM
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...

Friday 7 February, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
8:00 AM
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...
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
SEEC Crew work session
45 minutes, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Signup required

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

Session

Phyllis Friello, Space Center Houston (Participant)

Daniel Newmyer, Space Center Houston (Participant)

SEEC Crew: SEEC’s Space Educator Expedition Crew brings together exemplary educators from around the world to collaborate and further the missio...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Lunch 2 Friday
1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Signup required

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

1:15 PM
1:15 PM
Spacecraft Structures – built light but strong!
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Signup required

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

Session

Holly Mentillo, Ocean Breeze Elementary (Participant)

Diane Sartore, NEAT Fab 5 (Participant)

An Engineering Design Challenge, heavy on the engineering but light on the load! Come build a model thrust structure (the...
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
Designing 3D Space Stations
1 hour 30 minutes, 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1

Session

Nathan Tubbs, SEEC CREW; PS/IS 30; Space Launch Delta 45 (Participant)

Learn to use online tools to design a 3D scale model of the the International Space Station. Then apply your knowledge to...
7:00 PM
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)
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
Space Center University Flight Operations Mission 
45 minutes, 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Signup required

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

Session

Tamara Cougar, Boeing (Participant)

Kaci Heins, Space Center Houston (Participant)

Rachael Stephenson, Space Center University (Participant)

The Foundations of Mission Operations instill a culture of leadership that is unwavering in the highly stressful work that...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Running a Rocketry Camp
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1

Session

Rachel Harrington, Arlington School District (Participant)

Colleen Turk School, Haller Middle School (Participant)

Let's blast off! Join us for a presentation on running a middle school level rocketry camp. Partnering with NESSP and ASD...
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
Using Nature as Inspiration to Create a Martian Lander
45 minutes, 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Signup required

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

Session

Carrie Akins, Central Middle School, Edmond, OK (Participant)

Lisa Pitts, Oakdale Public School (Participant)

Some of our greatest innovations are inspired by nature. The goal is for students to use our natural world to design a la...
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Citizen Science-Led Open Data Innovation Through NASA Programs
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

David Lockett, Edward W. Bok Academy (Participant)

Learn about NASA Open Innovation programs, where the goal is to make an open collaboration ecosystem for citizen scientis...
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Do science on the ISS? Yes you can!
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Signup required

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
3:30 PM
Keynote- Saturday
1 hour, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Signup required

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...