Celena Miller
Celena Miller is the Senior Outreach Program Coordinator for the Texas Space Grant Consortium in Austin, Texas. She has worked for over twelve years in education. During that time, Celena has worked in the Texas public school system, promoting earth and space education to students, teachers and the community through curriculum, professional development, science nights, and career exploration.
Celena has been recognized for our excellence in science teaching. She was the national recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching in 2014. Since that time, Celena was also recognized as the 2014 HEB Excellence in Education "Rising Star" Recipient, 2014 University of Texas - RGV Outstanding Teacher of the Year, 2015 ATPE Educator of the Year, 2015 Texas Academy of Science - Outstanding Texas Educator, and the 2019 HEB Excellence in Education "Leadership" Recipient. She is a NASA MAVEN Ambassador, a SCH Space Education Educator Crew Member, a Space Foundation Teacher Liaison, and a Rio Grande Valley Science Association Board Member. Additionally, she also participated in four missions with the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education for the Student Spaceflight Experiment Program to the International Space Station.
She is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science Teacher Association of Texas, National Science Teacher Association, Rio Grande Valley Science Association, and NASA Network of States.
Celena received her Bachelor of Science degree and master's at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. She also completed post-graduate work with the NASA Endeavor Science Teaching Certificate Project in STEM Education at Columbia University.
Sessions in which Celena Miller participates
- Virtual Classroom 8
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Celena Miller, SEEC Crew - NASA Texas Space Grant (Presenter)
Nicole Lunning, NASA - Johnson Space Center (Presenter)
Margaret Baguio, NASA Texas Space Grant Consortium (Presenter)
Sessions in which Celena Miller attends
- Keynote Speaker
Keynote
Daniel Newmyer, Space Center Houston (Presenter)
- Virtual Classroom 6
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Angelica Garcia, ER7- Robotics and Simulation (Presenter)
Max Max Gheraldo Pérez Mendoza Mendoza, Escuela Secundaria Técnica 31 (Presenter)
Javier Montiel, The International Aerospace Academy theaerospaceacademy.com (Presenter)
- Virtual Classroom 9
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Mrs. Barbara Erdberg Erdberg, Barber Middle School (Presenter)
Laura Teatsworth, Barber Middle School (Presenter)
- Virtual Classroom 3
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Dr. Kellie Taylor, Hawthorne Elementary School - Boise School District (Presenter)
- Keynote Speaker
Keynote
Daniel Newmyer, Space Center Houston (Speaker)
- Virtual Classroom 2
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Dr. Dr. Molly Nipper PhD, Spring Branch ISD- Bendwood School (Presenter)
Dr. Ann Friedman, Mindful Being (Presenter)
- Virtual Classroom 6
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Lori Shoupe, Navigator Academy of Leadership Davenport (Presenter)
Aymette Medina, Odyssey Academy/Space Foundation Teacher Liaison (Presenter)
- Virtual Classroom 9
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Dan Klein, What Comes Next LLC (Presenter)
Jim Oswald, Space Center Houston (Presenter)
- Virtual Classroom 8
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Ms. Alicia Baturoni Cortez, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Presenter)
Nujoud Merancy, NASA (Presenter)
Patricia Moore, NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (Presenter)
Reception
Daniel Newmyer, Space Center Houston (Presenter)
- Virtual Classroom 8
Session
Mrs. Courtney Black, ISS US National Lab (Presenter)
- Virtual Classroom 4
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Ann Hernandez, Space Center Houston (Presenter)
Jim Oswald, Space Center Houston (Presenter)
- Virtual Classroom 2
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Steve Jones, FCS Innovation Academy (Presenter)
Lauren Parker, Fort Worth Academy (Presenter)
- Virtual Classroom 2
Session
Dr Estelle-Marie Montgomery, Globaleyez Consulting (Presenter)
Mrs Melinda Viteri, Royal Aeronotical Society / Aviation Youth Mentoring Program (Presenter)
- Keynote Speaker
Keynote
Daniel Newmyer, Space Center Houston (Speaker)