NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Event Focus How can  STEM educators connect with NASA experts to interact with their students through online technologies? Click on the images below to view short interviews with NASA experts available for Virtual Visits.  We also have many other experts available based on your instructional needs as specified in the registration form link below.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Andrew Hahn Engineer	Cecelia Smith Financial Mgmt.	Clayton Turner Engineer	Daniel Oostra Programmer	David Cordner Engineer
Dr. Marguerite Sognier Scientist	Dr. Russell De Young Physicist	Eric Prehn Systems Instructor	Erica Alston Scientist	Erik Axdahl Engineer
Erik Vedeler Engineer	Jason Smith Dynamics Officer	Jennifer Keyes Engineer	Jill Prince Engineer	Kathryn Mitchell Engineer
Kimberly Land Comms. Manager	Michael Schoenfeld Engineer	Monica Barnes Engineer	Sarah Ruiz Engineer	Tim Warner Biz. Management
Adriana Ocampo Planetary Geologist	Carrie Rhoades  Flight Op. Engineer	Erik Denson Electrical Engineer	Phillip Williams Research Physicist	Sarah Cox Aerospace Engineer
Stanley Smeltzer Project Manager	Kamala Krishnamurthy Financial Analyst	Keith Harris Program Specialist	Luther Jenkins Research Engineer	Michael Madden Chief Scientist
Neal Hass Aerospace Engineer	Richard Hare Electronics Engineer	Scott Hill Aerospace Engineer	Troy Mann Structural Engineer

Description

 Customize your DLN Experience!   Virtual Visits is separate from the standard DLN programs we offer.  This is an opportunity for 4th - 12th grade teachers who are looking for a way to connect their students with NASA experts. The DLN is offering to locate NASA experts who can address specific areas of student interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related to the NASA's missions and research. The online sessions will bring an expert into your learning environment for a 45-60 minute interactive Virtual Visit with your students.

  You have a choice of several delivery methods specified below.

• Videoconferencing
• Online collaborative tool (WebEx, Elluminate, etc.)
• Webconferencing (Skype, etc.)

Request a NASA DLN Virtual Visit at the following url:  (We MUST have a minimum of 30 days advanced notice and due to the ever changing schedules of our guest speakers, we can not schedule an event more than three months in advance.) 

 

Note: Astronaut requests should be processed through the Astronaut Office at the NASA Johnson Space Center:

http://www.nasa.gov/about/speakers/astronautappearances.html

Instructional Objectives .

 

Engage	Students will view various images from a subject matter expert's academic and career experiences.
Explore	Students will participate in discussion with a subject matter expert and discuss his career path and necessary academic steps that lead him in that particular direction for his career choice.
Explain	Students will discuss importance of academic choices for their future career paths and how they parallel with the subject matter expert's experiences.
Elaborate	Students will apply what they have learned from their discussions with the subject matter expert to their own future career choices.
Evaluate	Students will express what they  must do in order to achieve their future plans in careers of their choice.

Sequence of Events

Pre-Conference Activities Students should become familiar with the expert's biographical information which will be provided when the event is approved and the date and time of the Virtual Visit are confirmed.  After confirmation they should submit questions relevant to the expert's professional experiences,  research area, and career. Videoconference Activities \The event will be customized to the educator's and students' needs.  A pre-event discussion will solidify expectations. Options:

• Expert provides presentation followed by Q&A.
• Expert answers questions submitted prior to the event.
• Expert provides description of experiences related to career path.
• Open-ended discussion between students and expert. 

Post-Conference Activities Students are expected to fill out the DLN feedback form. Feedback Form

Standards

To be determined by educator.