Javier Montiel
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)
Sessions in which Javier Montiel participates
- Designing and producing VR habitats
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Have your students ever done space habitats using cardboard, cups, and straws? Imagine how cool would it be to make them ...
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Sessions in which Javier Montiel attends
- SEEC Survival Course- Pre-Conference session
- Available Sold out Ticket sales have finished Ticket sales haven't started yet You've purchased a ticket Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - San Jac Maritime Campus
- 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM | 3 hours 30 minutes
- Space Center U™ offers challenging, quality STEM education inspired by space exploration for students, adults and educators. The specific Space ...
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- Exoplanets in Our Backyard
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- 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...
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- 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,...
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- Feel the spirits of JAXA Space Education Center
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- We introduce basic philosophy of JAXA Space Education Center. The philosophy is three spirits of “Curiosity”, “Advent...
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- Lunch 2 Thursday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
- 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 ...
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- Networking Reception
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronuat Gallery
- 5:16 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour 44 minutes
- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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
- Spacecraft Structures – built light but strong!
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- An Engineering Design Challenge, heavy on the engineering but light on the load! Come build a model thrust structure (the...
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- Designing 3D Space Stations
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
- 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learn to use online tools to design a 3D scale model of the the International Space Station. Then apply your knowledge to...
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- SEEC Banquet
- Signup required
- 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 4 hours
- Space Center University Flight Operations Mission
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | 45 minutes
- The Foundations of Mission Operations instill a culture of leadership that is unwavering in the highly stressful work that...
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- Running a Rocketry Camp
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Let's blast off! Join us for a presentation on running a middle school level rocketry camp. Partnering with NESSP and ASD...
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- Using Nature as Inspiration to Create a Martian Lander
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Some of our greatest innovations are inspired by nature. The goal is for students to use our natural world to design a la...
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- Citizen Science-Led Open Data Innovation Through NASA Programs
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Learn about NASA Open Innovation programs, where the goal is to make an open collaboration ecosystem for citizen scientis...
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- Do science on the ISS? Yes you can!
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Join this talented crew of educators currently engaged in scientific research utilizing the ISS! Part 1: Learn about and ...
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- 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...
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