Mrs Charu Mathur

Founder Director

Socrates Foundation For Enhanced Learning

Sessions in which Mrs Charu Mathur attends

Thursday 4 February, 2021

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

9:45 AM

Diversifying STEM Workforce with NASA Artemis Mission

45 minutes, 9:45 AM CST - 10:30 AM CST

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 1

Session

Deepika Sangam, NASA EPDC (Presenter)

In this session, participants will look at NASA STEM Resources related to Artemis Missions through the diversity lens. We will inform and educate a...

10:30 AM

Studying NASA Space Sessions

45 minutes, 10:30 AM CST - 11:15 AM CST

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 1

Session

Ms. Denise Wright, Ocean Bay Middle (Presenter)

This session will highlight NASA's Parker Solar Probe. Students will view Parker in Augmented Reality, analyze its data, and create an infographic....

11:30 AM

Panel: Perseverance Innovators

1 hour, 11:30 AM CST - 12:30 PM CST

Panel

Daniel Newmyer, Space Center Houston (Presenter)

The newest Mars rover is landing in just a few weeks! Find out the latest, innovative technology th...

12:45 PM

Hazards on Earth and in Space: A Collaborative Card Game

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

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 7

Session

Joelle Clark, Center for Science Teaching and Learning (Presenter)

Lori Rubino-Hare, Northern Arizona University Center for STEM Teaching and Learning/PLANETS (Presenter)

Play a collaborative game that teaches children in grades 3rd-5th about space hazards. It's part of a free, NASA-funded STEM curriculum that is res...

1:30 PM

Space Entrepreneurship for High School Students

45 minutes, 1:30 PM CST - 2:15 PM CST

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 7

Session

Vered Cohen Barzilay, Out of the Box (Presenter)

Can we teach our high school students to be the next Elon Musk? Space entrepreneurs exploit the opp...

2:30 PM

Moon to Mars: NASA’s Next Gen STEM Activities

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM CST - 4:00 PM CST

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 7

Session

Brian Banker, NASA - Johnson Space Center (Presenter)

Lynn Dotson, NASA Office of STEM Engagement- Guardians of Honor (GoH)-Aetos (Presenter)

Tysha Batts (Presenter)

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

Engage the Artemis Generation with activities in NASA’s new Moon to Mars Educator Guides. Meet a NASA Gateway engineer and learn how NASA is prepar...

Friday 5 February, 2021

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

8:00 AM

Friday Keynote: Dr. John Mather

1 hour, 8:00 AM CST - 9:00 AM CST

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Keynote Speaker

Keynote

Daniel Newmyer, Space Center Houston (Speaker)

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...

9:15 AM

The Art of Mindfulness: Building the "Muscle of Attention," while Decreasing Stress, Developing Curiosity, and Creativity

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:15 AM CST - 10:45 AM CST

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 2

Session

Dr. Molly Nipper, Spring Branch ISD- Bendwood School (Presenter)

Dr. Ann Friedman, Mindful Being (Presenter)

Mindfulness can only be learned through experience. Teachers will participate in attention building activities, focusing on the breath, sound, and ...

11:00 AM

Challenging Students Through Their Participation in Space-Based Research

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:00 AM CST - 12:30 PM CST

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 5

Session

Thomas Drummond, Orion's Quest (Presenter)

Angela Krause-Kuchta, Orion’s Quest (Presenter)

Learn how students can participate online in an authentic ISS experiment, focusing on a biofilm experiment and introducing a new materials science ...

2:00 PM

Rocket Chemistry

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM CST - 3:30 PM CST

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 1

Session

Dorinda Risenhoover, NASA OKSG (Presenter)

Helena Guidry, NASA Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium (Presenter)

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

Rockets are a hot topic amongst NASA’s recent commercial launch with Space X and the upcoming Artemis missions. Participants will experience how to...

6:00 PM

SEEC 2021 Banquet Opening and Award Ceremony

4 hours, 6:00 PM CST - 10:00 PM CST

Reception

Daniel Newmyer, Space Center Houston (Presenter)

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...

Saturday 6 February, 2021

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

8:45 AM

International Space Station Science & Technology - A Treasure Trove of Educational Resources for Learning, Teaching, Getting Involved!

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

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 2

Session

Roger Weiss, NASA-International Space Station (HSFTIC) (Presenter)

A simple web search of NASA, ISS, or STEM can result in an overwhelming number of resources, creati...

9:30 AM

Inspiring Students through Innovation Challenges

45 minutes, 9:30 AM CST - 10:15 AM CST

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 1

Session

Chaka Jaliwa, Space Center Houston (Presenter)

Inspiring students to be curious and engaged is one of the most challenging tasks that a teacher ca...

10:30 AM

Big Ideas of Sustainability

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:30 AM CST - 12:00 PM CST

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 1

Session

Tunisia Russell (Presenter)

Ellisha T. Newton, M. Ed., Spring Independent School District (Presenter)

You are the key to sustainability. Do you know how? Do you think of sustainability as only finding problems in the environment and solving them? If...

12:15 PM

Panel: ISS National Laboratory Panel

1 hour, 12:15 PM CST - 1:15 PM CST

Panel

Daniel Newmyer, Space Center Houston (Speaker)

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...

1:30 PM

We Observe. We Discover. We Explore.

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:30 PM CST - 3:00 PM CST

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 7

Session

Terri Mynatt, Yukon Flats School District (Presenter)

Jill Y, Smithsonian Institution (Presenter)

From the depths of underwater caves to the frozen tundra, join explorers Dr Jill Yager and Terri My...

3:15 PM

Saturday Keynote: Science Fiction, Science Future, and Science Now

1 hour, 3:15 PM CST - 4:15 PM CST

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Keynote Speaker

Keynote

Daniel Newmyer, Space Center Houston (Speaker)

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...