Space for Kentucky-Aug 31
Space for Kentucky: Back to School – Educator Resources and Tools
Aug 31, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Eastern
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The Space for Kentucky Roundtable is a series of meetings focused on growing the space industry. It is about networking, education, and social support for those that are reaching for the stars.?Keep up-to-date at SpaceforKentucky.com .
Meeting theme
Each Space for Kentucky has a theme. This event’s theme is “Space for Kentucky – Back to School: Educator Resources and Tools.” It will focus on the resources and tools that are available for educators to bring space into the classroom. Each expert panelist will present for 10-15 minutes.
Speakers:
Courtney Black is an Education Project Manager with the International Space Station United States National Lab. Before joining the National Lab, Black served as a formal educator for fourteen years educating elementary to high school youth.
Her passion for incorporating space education into lessons earned her recognition among her peers and allowed for students to participate in once in lifetime opportunities such as ARISS contacts and a downlink with the International Space Station.
Black is a Space Station Ambassador, Solar System Ambassador, Teacher Liaison to the Space Foundation , Space Center Houston SEEC Crew Member, and an educator member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Civil Air Patrol . Black has presented at multiple conferences and is excited to continue presenting on topics to help bring awareness and encourage utilization of the myriad resources available which aim to improve life on Earth through the investigation and exploration of space.
Previous panelist for Space For Kentucky:
This will be Courtney's second time on a Space for Kentucky panel. In January, she presented on the Jobs in Space meeting. CLICK HERE to view the recording.
Deepika Sangam , Education Specialist
With extensive experience in addressing STEM underrepresentation, Dr. Deepika Sangam currently works as a NASA Education Specialist. Her role involves assisting educators nationwide in integrating real-world NASA #STEM content into their classrooms.
Additionally, she leads the Greater Austin STEM Ecosystem initiative and contributes to a STEM education non-profit. Deepika excels in building partnerships to promote broad STEM participation, empowering educators, and implementing culturally responsive teaching methods. She earned her Doctorate in Electrical Engineering from 美国普渡大学 .
Kaci Heins , Director of Education
Inspire and educate the next generation to travel beyond our solar system and support the research and development of enabling technologies.
Kaci Heins is the Director of Education at the Limitless Space Institute, a non-profit organization that inspires and educates the next generation to explore space. She has been in the education field for over 20 years, and her work has focused on STEM education and space exploration.
Space Marketing Podcast Guest:
Kaci is also a guest on the August 16 episode of Space Marketing Podcast coming out this week. Listen to her episode on all major podcast channels or visit the podcast's website - SpaceMarketingPodcast.com on Wednesday.
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ARES Learning engages students in the growing space economy through hands-on entrepreneurial education – from incubation through acquisition.
Dr. Wagner is also the president of Space Prize inspiring young women to reach for the stars!
Previous Space Marketing Podcast Guest:
In this episode, Izzy and Dr. Mark Wagner’s dedication to inspiring students to enter STEAM fields and rethink our world using space as a foundation. He wants to take education into the next era and off planet. We also talked about his new book, Space Education: Preparing Students for Humanity’s Multi-planet future, his new educational program – Ares Learning, and his efforts to inspire young women with SpacePrize.
Episode on all major podcast channels or SpaceMarketingPodcast.com
President of the Guayaquil Space Society and CEO of Leviathan Space Industries LLC Industries.
We partner with U.S.-based space organizations to encourage program participation regarding resources and tools. For example, Rice University downlink with ISS, the National Space Society , The Milo Space Science Institute Science Institute to partner with local universities, Space Foundation linking them with local schools, etc. There have been specific cases where we did develop a Space Steam program for Centro Ecuatoriano Norteamericano CEN .
Previous Space Marketing Podcast Guest:
In this episode, Robert Aillon is the person behind the push to have Ecuador in the space race. He talks about Ecuador's deep history with the Apollo program and his initiatives in the school system, such as the radish seed experiment that went to the ISS.
Robert was instrumental in Ecuador signing the Artemis Accords. Here is the podcast discussing Ecuador’s signing of Artemis Accords with the Ambassador Ivonne Baki . #Ecuador is at the center of the world giving its location as a major advantage for space. It will serve as the hub for horizontal and vertical launch for Latin American countries. Ecuador focuses on the importance of #education , #science , and #workforce development.
Hope to see you there!
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