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

Date: 11 Feb 2025
Time: 4p.m.-5p.m. CT

Guest Speaker:

Dr. Rachael McClain
President
Collegiate Edu Nation(CEN)
https://edu-nation.org/  
https://edu-nation.org/about-collegiate-edu-nation-2/#ourboardmembersleadershipteam   

Zoom Details

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Meeting ID: 816 9776 1061

Passcode: 752748

Recording link :

Hyatt Regency Crystal City At Reagan National Airport
2799 Richmond Hwy, Arlington, VA 22202

The Summit will bring together the key sectors of industry, government and education to identify issues in the aviation and aerospace workforce and develop solutions. Sectors and groups have been attempting to solve the workforce issue on their own. No single organization or sector has all the all the knowledge, expertise or perspective to solve the workforce issue. This Summit will bring the expertise and experience from all of these groups to identify and develop solutions to the aerospace workforce issue collaboratively.

Host School for the presentation:

Hidden Cove STEAM Academy
San Antonio, TX
https://hcsa.swisd.net/    

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: 5 March 2025 

Time of Day:  1:10p.m.  – 1:55p.m.CST

Grade level to be presented to:  4th grade

Topic:  Rockets and Launch

Length of presentation: one (1) hour

Presenter:  

Jonathan F Binkley
Senior Project Leader - Engineering Program Management and Systems Engineering
The Aerospace Corporation
https://aerospace.org/  

Jon Binkley graduated from West Torrance High School in 1980 and, soon took a job as an auto mechanic. Yes, instead of college, Jon was changing oil and replacing tires and shocks. He saw the light, and enrolled at CSUDH in 1982, graduating in 1986 with a BA in Mathematics. During this time, he received an internship which turned into a full-time job at Northrop Grumman, formerly TRW. In 1987, Jon took a job at The Aerospace Corporation as a Statistician, where he received a Fellowship position at UCLA. Later, Jon received an MS degree in Statistics in 1989. He has been at The Aerospace Corporation for 35 years, whew, where he's (1) provided statistical and reliability support for launch and space vehicle programs, (2) worked in the Delta IV program office, (3) directed Aerospace’s Launch Support Facility, and (4) investigated the cause and corrective action of launch vehicles. When Jon isn’t thinking about rockets, he can be found paddleboarding, hiking, or changing oil.

Description: Jon Binkley, formerly the Launch Director of STARS, will give a talk about Rockets and Launch! The visit will highlight a virtual tour of STARS, a discussion on launch and orbits, and a live communications exercise. 

Virtual Tour of Stars - https://aerospace.org/sites/default/files/STARS/  

Zoom details

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Meeting ID: 998 1208 1114

Notice: Event to be rescheduled -Notice of new date to be sent when set

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

Date: 11 March 2025
Time: 4p.m.-5p.m. CT

Guest Speaker:

Lane Slagle 
Founder and Director
Starfish Education
https://starfisheducation.com/  

Zoom Details

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Meeting ID:  857 0727 5007

Passcode: 682060

Recording link :

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

Date: 20 March 2025
Time: 10a.m.-11a.m. CT

Guest Speaker:

Aman Bansal
Co-Founder, Qweebi

Vivek Seetharaman
Co-Founder & CEO
Qweebi - The 21st Century Virtual Makerspace

https://www.qweebi.com/  

Zoom Details

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Meeting ID:  828 3751 6916

Passcode: 525593

Recording link :

Space Day 2025 at the Texas Capitol

You are cordially invited to attend Space Day 2025 at the Texas Capitol Complex.  The public will see the latest innovations from NASA and leading commercial space companies, including exhibits and demonstrations. Come visit with experts from the Johnson Space Center, the Texas Space Commission and the Texas Aerospace Research & Space Economy Consortium (TARSEC). More details coming soon, you won't want to miss out! 

Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
9:00am - 5:00pm CST
The Texas State Capitol
1100 Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78701
View map and directions

To learn more visit the Space Day website at https://www.spacedaytx.com/

"The Sky's the Limit: Exploring Aviation Careers for Indian Country"
9-10 April 2025
https://www.nativeaviation.org/events-2-1

Presented by the Native American Aviation Association
https://www.nativeaviation.org/

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

Date: 10 April 2025
Time: 4p.m.-5p.m. CDT

Guest Speaker:

Jason McKenna
VP, Global Educational Strategy
VEX Robotics
https://www.vexrobotics.com/

Zoom Details

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 https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85735095827?pwd=qL9hpaBt5bcGMA8io0rhNO6nkeq1j9.1

Meeting ID:  857 3509 5827 

Passcode: 654430

Recording link :

AMA about AMA!
 

Webinar Presented by the NASAO Center for Aviation Research & Education

Friday, April 18, 2025, from 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
 

 Ask Me Anything... about the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA)! Join the NASAO Center for Aviation Research & Education on Friday, April 18, for a conversation with the education staff from AMA. Learn about engaging resources you can use to get your community excited about aviation!

SPEAKERS:

·     Kyle Jaracz, Education Director, AMA 

·     Emily Rice, Project Manager, AMA 

·     Gwen Mathis, Education Development Coordinator, AMA 

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