
Fernando Ruiz
I am a part time teacher, full time student.
STEM / STEAM EDUCATOR at Oakland Colegio Campestre, CCO of the Colombia Space School Program and Latin America Coordinator for the Houston based Program United Space School, from FISE, Foundation for International Space Education that annually brings together students from 30 countries to the University of Houston - Clear Lake.
We are a part of the first Colombian SEEC CREW; Libertad -1.
We ´ve led the participation of Colombian students and teachers from over 20 schools and Universities along Space Centers in the US.
During pandemic, we teamed up with fellow SEEC CREW educators to reach out to remote communities in 9 countries, to continue inspiring students through different challenges and activities.
I feel that our job as teachers is to make this world a better place, one class at a time.
Sessions in which Fernando Ruiz attends
- Thursday Keynote: NASA Keynote Astronaut Kjell N. Lindgren Keynote Speaker
- 8:15 AM CST - 9:15 AM CST | 1 hour
- Keynote

- Training Astronauts Through Virtual Reality, and This is How You Can Start! Virtual Classroom 6
- 9:45 AM CST - 11:15 AM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Session
- Panel: Perseverance Innovators
- 11:30 AM CST - 12:30 PM CST | 1 hour
- Panel
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- Rocket Fuel Exploration and Creation Virtual Classroom 1
- 12:45 PM CST - 2:15 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Session
- Tour: Falcon 9 & Shuttle Training Aircraft Tours
- 2:30 PM CST - 3:15 PM CST | 45 minutes
- Tour
- Searching for Life: Cryobot Mission to Europa Virtual Classroom 4
- 3:15 PM CST - 4:00 PM CST | 45 minutes
- Session
- Friday Keynote: Dr. John Mather Keynote Speaker
- 8:00 AM CST - 9:00 AM CST | 1 hour
- Keynote

- Perseverance: Sticking the Landing with NASA Resources Virtual Classroom 8
- 9:15 AM CST - 10:45 AM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Session
- Challenging Students Through Their Participation in Space-Based Research Virtual Classroom 5
- 11:00 AM CST - 12:30 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
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- Connecting with Creativity: Proactive Steps to Improving Connections for Yourself, Your Colleagues and Your Community Virtual Classroom 9
- 12:45 PM CST - 1:30 PM CST | 45 minutes
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- Off Balance, Your Vestibular System in Space Virtual Classroom 4
- 2:00 PM CST - 3:30 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Session
- SEEC 2021 Banquet Opening and Award Ceremony
- 6:00 PM CST - 10:00 PM CST | 4 hours
- Reception
- Expedition: Space Lab- A New Space Station Explorers Program Virtual Classroom 8
- 8:45 AM CST - 10:15 AM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Session
- Martian Soil Doesn't Exist Virtual Classroom 2
- 10:30 AM CST - 12:00 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Session
- Panel: ISS National Laboratory Panel
- 12:15 PM CST - 1:15 PM CST | 1 hour
- Panel
- Making Field Trips Virtual: A Case Study of Rapid, Collaborative School Program Development Virtual Classroom 6
- 1:30 PM CST - 3:00 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Session
- Saturday Keynote: Science Fiction, Science Future, and Science Now Keynote Speaker
- 3:15 PM CST - 4:15 PM CST | 1 hour
- Keynote
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