
Hector David Ariza Betancur
Fundación Jorge Enrique Perea Perea
Educational Consultant in Edtech, Electronics graduate, master in renewable energy and energy efficiency, master in social innovations in education and maker
I manage and support projects in STEM education and art, science, and technology.
-STEM instructor certified by @STEMdotorg
-Space Center SEEC (Space Exploration Educator Crew) member affiliate
Sessions in which Hector David Ariza Betancur attends
8:15 AM
8:15 AM
- Thursday Keynote: NASA Keynote Astronaut Kjell N. Lindgren Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Keynote Speaker
- 8:15 AM CST - 9:15 AM CST | 1 hour
- Dr. Kjell N. Lindgren was selected by NASA in 2009. He spent most of his childhood abroad and returned to the U.S. to complete his education and ea...
- Keynote

9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Tour: Science in Action: Tenacious Discovery Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Tours
- 9:30 AM CST - 10:15 AM CST | 45 minutes
- Our sister planet Venus could serve as a model for many exoplanets soon to be discovered in the upcoming era of new space telescopes, such as James...
- Tour
9:45 AM
9:45 AM
- Exploring the Solar System with NASA Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 4
- 9:45 AM CST - 11:15 AM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Take a ride through our Solar System with fun hands-on NASA activities that your upper elementary students will love! Education Coordinators from N...
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- Training Astronauts Through Virtual Reality, and This is How You Can Start! Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 6
- 9:45 AM CST - 11:15 AM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Great and exciting things are happening in the Virtual Reality industry every day, especially at NASA. Explore how The Virtual Reality Laboratory (...
- Session
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Panel: Perseverance Innovators
- 11:30 AM CST - 12:30 PM CST | 1 hour
- The newest Mars rover is landing in just a few weeks! Find out the latest, innovative technology th...
- Panel
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12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- "We Choose to Go to the Moon!" and Leading Students There Again Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 2
- 12:45 PM CST - 2:15 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Use Mission Control to structure learning. With Apollo Alarm System Engineer Jerry Woodfill, train to be an Honorary Flight Director. Lead student ...
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1:30 PM
1:30 PM
- Space Entrepreneurship for High School Students Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 7
- 1:30 PM CST - 2:15 PM CST | 45 minutes
- Can we teach our high school students to be the next Elon Musk? Space entrepreneurs exploit the opp...
- Session
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- Destination Asteroid! Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 5
- 2:30 PM CST - 4:00 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Join us for this hands-on activity session to gain experience and insight into the process of selecting an asteroid to investigate as part of past,...
- Session
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Friday Keynote: Dr. John Mather Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Keynote Speaker
- 8:00 AM CST - 9:00 AM CST | 1 hour
- How did we get here from the Big Bang? Astronomers, geologists, and biologists all look back in time to work out the picture. I will show the histo...
- Keynote

9:15 AM
9:15 AM
- The Art of Mindfulness: Building the "Muscle of Attention," while Decreasing Stress, Developing Curiosity, and Creativity Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 2
- 9:15 AM CST - 10:45 AM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Mindfulness can only be learned through experience. Teachers will participate in attention building activities, focusing on the breath, sound, and ...
- Session
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- NASA’s Next GEN STEM Commercial Crew Program: Exploring the Safe Return of Astronauts Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 9
- 11:00 AM CST - 12:30 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is sending American astronauts in American spacecraft from American soil once again! Participants will use the engin...
- Session
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Electromagnetic Energies Got You Down? Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 5
- 2:00 PM CST - 3:30 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Struggle no more when teaching about the electromagnetic spectrum! Want something more than the usual gas tubes and diffraction grating? See the el...
- Session
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- SEEC 2021 Banquet Opening and Award Ceremony
- 6:00 PM CST - 10:00 PM CST | 4 hours
- A highlight of SEEC is the Friday evening banquet, and this year will be no exception. The evening will kick off with a heartfelt welcome and thank...
- Reception
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
- Civil Air Patrol: Four Hands-on Aerospace Education Engineering Resources Lessons that Engage Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 7
- 8:45 AM CST - 10:15 AM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- This session introduces the Civil Air Patrol Advanced Mathematics Workbook, available to all educators for FREE. It connects mathematics with aeros...
- Session
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Martian Soil Doesn't Exist Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 2
- 10:30 AM CST - 12:00 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Future missions to Mars will require astronauts to be farmers; but what about soil? Come explore characteristics of regolith and modifications need...
- Session
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
- Panel: ISS National Laboratory Panel
- 12:15 PM CST - 1:15 PM CST | 1 hour
- Join us for a special panel on the research being conducted on the International Space Station. The event will be led by Dr. Liz Warren, Ph.D., Sen...
- Panel
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
- Opportunities for the K-12 Artemis Generation: Student Challenges, Hands-on Activities, and Digital Badges Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 3
- 1:30 PM CST - 2:15 PM CST | 45 minutes
- This session will provide information about the various ways educators - both formal and informal, and caregivers can engage students in STEM Learn...
- Session
2:15 PM
2:15 PM
- Roving Into 3D Design Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 5
- 2:15 PM CST - 3:00 PM CST | 45 minutes
- Explore ways to create 3D rover models using free online CAD software! This session will have you imagining ways to design the next rover using 3D ...
- Session
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Saturday Keynote: Science Fiction, Science Future, and Science Now Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Keynote Speaker
- 3:15 PM CST - 4:15 PM CST | 1 hour
- Persevering with innovation is a consistent theme in science fiction and in real life. Join us as author Andy Weir, astronaut Cady Colman, and I...
- Keynote
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