To: DHEDF Rural STEM Initiative Participating Schools

Subject: Monthly leadership meeting of DHEDF Rural STEM Initiative Participating Schools set for 4p.m.CT on 12 Nov 2024

Purpose: (a) WIF to provide Rural STEM Initiative Update,(b)get feedback on the Initiative,(c) foster dialogue among all participating schools, and(d) presentation by Guest Presenter.

Guest Presenter: I am pleased to let you know that our Guest Presenter for this meeting will be:

Laurie Orth 
Laurie Orth Music Teacher
Music and STEAM Educator
https://www.laurieorth.com/ 

Zoom link:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87483184370?pwd=ejoaICXdtxb0TOkx2V0kKXIGMJAnZX.1

Meeting ID: 874 8318 4370

Passcode: 640394

Recording link posted at: https://dhedf.org/rural-stem-initiative/monthly-leadership-calls  

Look forward to seeing you there. Thank you all for your participation in the DHEDF Rural STEM Initiative.

Wayne I. Fagan
Chair
Dee Howard International Education Foundation
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AOPA 2024 You Can Fly High School Aviation STEM Symposium
November 17-19,2024
Atlanta, GA

https://youcanfly.aopa.org/high-school/symposium?_gl=1*155er88*_gcl_au*MTQ3NTc4NjgyNy4xNzEyMDgzNDU4&_ga=2.117275654.1630156375.1715783876-1390248065.1712083458

AOPA 2024 You Can Fly High School Aviation STEM Symposium
November 17-19,2024
Hyatt Regency Atlanta | 265 Peachtree St NE | Atlanta, GA

https://youcanfly.aopa.org/high-school/symposium?_gl=1*155er88*_gcl_au*MTQ3NTc4NjgyNy4xNzEyMDgzNDU4&_ga=2.117275654.1630156375.1715783876-1390248065.1712083458 

Host School for the presentation:
SETA Magnet School
San Antonio, Texas
https://www.neisd.net/seta 

Invitees in addition to host school: All schools participating in the DHEDF Rural STEM Initiative are invited to join the live presentation and submit questions to the presenter in Zoom Chat. The presenter will respond to the questions in Chat following the live presentation and the live presentation and responses to the Chat questions will be recorded and the recording will be posted on DHEDF[see https://dhedf.org/videos/category/rural-stem-videos ]and UTSA social media within 10 days following the live presentation.

Date: 4 Dec 2024 
Time of Day:  2:15-3:15 pm CT
Grade level to be presented to:  6th - 8th
Topic:  My first trip to space: A scientist’s journey
Length of presentation: one (1) hour;

Presenter: 

Dr. S. Alan Stern
Associate Vice President & Special Assistant to the President
Southwest Research Institute
https://www.swri.org/  

https://www.swri.org/sites/default/files/alan-stern-bio-brief.pdf 

Dr. Alan Stern is a planetary scientist, space program executive, aerospace consultant, author, and avid public speaker.

Zoom Details

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https://utsa.zoom.us/j/93508877053 

Meeting ID: 935 0887 7053 

Good morning,

We are back for our fifth season of NASA 3-D Thursdays for rural educators! We are excited to invite you to upcoming episodes that highlight NASA science, education opportunities, and new resources. 

Join hosts Dr. Rachael Arens, Associate Researcher at NAU PLANETS and Luke Henke, Education Advisor for NASA HEAT, on Thursday, Dec. 5th at 7pm CT/ 8pm ET as they welcome Margaret Baguio and Celena Miller from the Space Grant Consortium to learn about the LiftOff Summer Institute - an aerospace workshop emphasizing NASA STEM, and the STEM Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) Summer Intern Program for students. 

Access registration here!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwmC9cG90jxrWrWDs-3XQyO6AFSEGslsMddEkH1bH8ag6ZmQ/viewform

Access past 3-D Thursday Episodes

We are pleased to share our past episodes with you from our updated NASA SciAct Rural Page. Feel free to watch former episodes and reach out to the guests for further resource information.

https://science.nasa.gov/learn/science-activation-rural-communities/

We hope to see you all on Dec. 5th!

Best,

Dr. Rachael A. Arens, Ed.D.

Research Associate for NAU PLANETS 

AFA/Rolls Royce 2020 National Teacher of the Year

U.S. Presidential Award for Environmental Education

Twitter: @ArensRachael

To: DHEDF Rural STEM Initiative Participating Schools

Subject: Monthly leadership meeting of DHEDF Rural STEM Initiative Participating Schools set for 4p.m.CT on 10 Dec 2024

Purpose: (a) WIF to provide Rural STEM Initiative Update,(b)get feedback on the Initiative,(c) foster dialogue among all participating schools, and(d) presentation by Guest Presenter.

Guest Presenter: I am pleased to let you know that our Guest Presenter for this meeting will be:

Kyle Jaracz
Education Director
Academy of Model Aeronautics
www.modelaircraft.org 

Zoom link:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89263083161?pwd=EhzyzeNhHh1hmG9P9Vgs0kQ4DEjpDv.1

Meeting ID: 892 6308 3161

Passcode: 629072

Recording link and power point pdf posted at: https://dhedf.org/rural-stem-initiative/monthly-leadership-calls 

Look forward to seeing you there. Thank you all for your participation in the DHEDF Rural STEM Initiative.

Wayne I. Fagan
Chair
Dee Howard International Education Foundation
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

A message from McDonald Observatory

Family Astronomy Live Tour

Family Livestream December 11,2024: The Moon, Jupiter, & Saturn

Young astronomers and their families are invited to learn about- and see! (weather permitting) - some of our favorite celestial neighbors. Join us at 8 p.m. CT on Wednesday, December 11, for a live tour of the Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn!

This program will be tailored to our young audience members, with grades 2-6 in mind, but all ages (2-100+) are welcome to learn with us. 

Please have your curious scientists bring their questions!

Tune In

https://mcdonaldobservatory.org/visitors/livestream 

Subject: Monthly zoom call with Leadership of Rural STEM Initiative Participating Schools 

Date: 14 Jan 2025
Time: 4p.m.-5p.m. CT

Guest Speaker:

Joel Grimm
Facility Manager
MIT Beaver Works
https://beaverworks.ll.mit.edu/CMS/bw/
https://beaverworks.ll.mit.edu/CMS/bw/bwsi  

Zoom Details

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https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87315197429?pwd=27xzl56zjsNn6grrP4fLBVytfbByDk.1 

Meeting ID: 873 1519 7429

Passcode: 440285

Recording link and power point pdf posted at: https://dhedf.org/rural-stem-initiative/monthly-leadership-calls  

Host School for the presentation: 

SETA Magnet School
San Antonio, Texas
https://www.neisd.net/seta  

Invitees in addition to host school: All schools participating in the DHEDF Rural STEM Initiative are invited to join the live presentation and submit questions to the presenter in Zoom Chat. The presenter will respond to the questions in Chat following the live presentation and the live presentation and responses to the Chat questions will be recorded and the recording will be posted on DHEDF[see https://dhedf.org/videos/category/rural-stem-videos ]and UTSA social media within 10 days following the live presentation.

Date: 15 Jan 2025
Time of Day:  10:15a.m – 11:15a.m. CST
Grade level to be presented to:  6th -7th grade
Topic: The Future is Now: Understanding Artificial Intelligence
Length of presentation: one (1) hour;

Presenter:  

Erik J. Linstead, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean and Professor, Fowler School of Engineering
Chapman University
https://www.chapman.edu/engineering/index.aspx  
https://www.chapman.edu/engineering/about/faculty/program-faculty/erik-linstead.aspx  

Senior Engineering Specialist (Consulting), Artificial Intelligence and Analytics Department,
Engineering Technology Group
The Aerospace Corporation
https://aerospace.org/  

Message from Dr. Linstead: In 2003, during my time as a graduate student at Stanford University, I found my way to my first artificial intelligence course, igniting an immediate passion for the subject. Despite warnings that it wouldn’t lead to lucrative employment, I persisted. Fast forward over two decades, encompassing a Ph.D. and two distinct career paths, and AI has become an omnipresent topic reshaping society.

Zoom details

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https://utsa.zoom.us/j/93921264035  

Meeting ID: 939 2126 4035 

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