2015 – SpaceTEC® – National Science Foundation's Center for Aerospace Technical Education

SpaceTEC® Schools-to-Space® Participates in STEM Night at DeLaura Middle School

Posted on November 17, 2015 by school

November 2015, SpaceTEC®’s Schools-to-Space® Outreach Program participated at Delaura Middle School’s STEM night. Schools-to-Space® Coordinator Gregory Cecil taught two classes, consisting of middle school students and their parents, about the aerospace technician’s role in building satellites. Students were taught what satellites are, how many are in orbit around the Earth, what they ...
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SpaceTEC® Schools-to-Space® Participates in Manufacturing Day 2015

Posted on October 30, 2015 by school

SpaceTEC®’s Schools-to-Space® Program participated in the STEM Showcase hosted by Craig Technologies in Cape Canaveral Florida for Manufacturing Day 2015 last October. SpaceTEC representatives met with parents, students, educators, business leaders, elected officials, and members of the community during the one day event. “Manufacturing Day (www.mfgday.com) is a growing grassroots movement dedi...
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SpaceTEC® to Host and Sponsor M-STEM

Posted on October 20, 2015 by school

SpaceTEC® will be a host and sponsor for the M-STEM Conference November 1-3, 2015 in Cocoa Beach Florida. Schools-to-Space® Program Coordinator and author, Gregory N. Cecil, M.A.S., will be conducting three STEM instructor workshops consisting of: Classroom Laboratory at the Edge of Space: Introducing the Mini-Cube Program Teaching Human Space Flight in the Secondary Classroom Screen...
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SpaceTEC® Schools-to-Space® Program Co-Sponsors STEM Event in Whitehall Michigan

Posted on October 15, 2015 by school

SpaceTEC®’s Schools-to-Space®, along with the Alcoa Foundation and movie producer David Ruck, was the proud cosponsor of the weeklong STEM event, the screening of the award winning movie “I Want to be an Astronaut” and panel discussion, in October of 2015 at the Howmet Playhouse in Whitehall Michigan. Over 1,300 middle school students attended the weeklong screenings and interacted wit...
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Schools-to-Space® Participates in Brevard County School District’s STEM Mini-Conference

Posted on September 28, 2015 by school

On September 28th, 2015, SpaceTEC®'s Schools-to-Space® participated in Brevard County School District’s STEM Mini-Conference. Representatives from School-to-Space® spoke with nearly 300 STEM instructors throughout the day, and introduced them to SpaceTEC®'s Schools-to-Space® Program. Teachers learned about the new Schools-to-Space website, www.Schools-to-Space.com, and how to use it as...
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Schools-to-Space® Free 4 Hour STEM Educator Workshop

Posted on July 4, 2015 by school

SpaceTEC®, a National Resource Center for Aerospace Technical Education and partially funded by the National Science Foundation, has instituted a Schools-to-Space® Outreach Program to encourage secondary school students to consider STEM careers in the aerospace industry. As part of our Schools-to-Space® Outreach Program, SpaceTEC® will be hosting two free 4 hour afternoon (1-5 pm) works...
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