Shelley Potts

Teacher - M.S. Science & Stem, StellarXplorers Coach, CAP Aerospace Ed. Officer

South Belton Middle School, BISD

Shelley Potts is a self-proclaimed NASA Nerd and has even been called the Mary Poppins of Space. (She is always pulling space stuff out of her bags!)

Shelley is currently an Aerospace Education Officer for Civil Air Patrol and a middle school Science and STEM teacher at South Belton Middle School. She has had a team competing in StellarXplorers and a middle school space club.

Shelley attended Honeywell Educators at Space Academy in 2017, Advanced Space Academy in 2018, and has taught at a NASA Explorer School. She has taught at both SEEC and SPACE conferences. She attended Texas Space Grant Consortium's Lift-Off and Air Camp in 2019.

Current projects include Tomatosphere and serving as a Space Station Ambassador.

Sessions in which Shelley Potts attends

Wednesday 5 February, 2020

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

2:00 PM

Early Bird Check in

3 hours, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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

Session

Dr Craig Wilson, USDA/ARS & Texas A&M College of Science (Participant)

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

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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...

11:30 AM

Quick lunch 1

15 minutes, 11:30 AM - 11:45 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 ...

11:45 AM

Space Center University Survival Mission

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

Kaci Heins, Space Center Houston (Participant)

Rachael Stephenson, Space Center University (Participant)

Do you and your students have what it takes to survive a submerged space capsule and get their team to safety? In the Spac...

12:45 PM

How to Launch Your Robotics Club

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 3

Session

Lisa Stewart, SEEC CREW (Participant)

Sharon Rigsby, Murry J Frank Planetarium, Beaumont ISD (Participant)

Interested in starting a robotics club but don't know where to start? Not sure if you know enough about robotics yourself...

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 ...

3:45 PM

Microsoft Hacking STEM Lessons on the International Space Station

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

Signup required

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

Session

Darcelle Mitchell, NSPACE (Participant)

Matthew Wallace, NASA - Oklahoma State University (Participant)

Your students are about to solve spaceflight challenges that they never knew existed! Using hands on activities that...

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

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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

Mission Possible: Grant-Writing 101

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- Briefing Room

Session

Jodie Guillen, SEEC CREW (Participant)

The last keynote session of SEEC 2020 has ended, and teachers from NEAR AND FAR are headed back into their classrooms rea...

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

Signup required

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

GPS system and Relativity

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) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1

Session

ryan desjarlais, Stevenson Britannia Adult Education Center (Participant)

Students investigate how the Ground Positioning Satellite (GPS) system depend on Einstein's theories of general and special relativity to functi...

3:15 PM

Launch and Splashdown with Artemis I

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) - Saturn Club

Session

Heather Paul, NASA JSC XE2 (Participant)

Patricia Moore, NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (Participant)

Mr Jamie Semple, NASA Office of STEM Engagement (Participant)

NASA’s Artemis I is the first in a series of increasingly complex missions that will enable human exploration to the Moon...

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

How To Start a Robotics Team

45 minutes, 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM

Signup required

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

Session

Tami Hull, Early ISD (Participant)

It’s hard to know which way to turn when beginning a robotics program whether it is students asking you to create a progr...

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

Explore our Solar System with Thermal Imaging and Magnetism

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

Signup required

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

Session

Colleen Gilchrest, Salado ISD (Participant)

Laura Tomlin, Salado Middle School (Participant)

Engaging activities explore how spacecraft are used to map the solar system. Using Juno spacecraft as a guide, participan...

11:30 AM

Quick lunch- Lunch 1

15 minutes, 11:30 AM - 11:45 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 ...

11:45 AM

Searching for Life: Europa Cryobot Mission for Students

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 1

Session

Jeff Gonyea, U.S. Air Force Academy Planetarium (Participant)

A hands-on lesson for students to create a 3-dimensional, real world cross section of Europa which will mimic NASA's even...

12:45 PM

Strange New Planet: Utilizing Phenomena Based Learning to Create Custom Units for your Classroom

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

Signup required

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

Session

Eman Beck, NASA OKSG STELLAR Mentor, Terra Verde Discovery School (Norman, OK) (Participant)

Dorinda Risenhoover, NASA OKSG (Other Participant)

This session will focus on how to create custom units for your classroom based in phenomena. Participants will be placed ...

1:45 PM

Any Bot, Any Place, Any Time: Creating Custom Robotics Competitions

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

Signup required

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

Session

Maryann Hebda, USD 231 (Participant)

Kate Sample (Participant)

Robotics isn’t always “one size fits all.” This session’s focus is helping educators to use any available robotic technol...

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...