Mission to Mars - Curiosity, On Target!
Wednesday 09/09/2015
6:30 pm ET
FREE 1-hour Webinar
Educators in Grades 5-12

The NASA Educator Professional Development Collaborative at
Texas State University is providing a 1-hour webinar.

Participants will get an overview of the Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) Mission and training in an engineering design activity from the On the Moon Educator Guide which has been modified to model the Curiosity landing parameters.

This webinar addresses the Next Generation Science Standard ETS1


John Weis has been an Education Specialist with NASA for the last 10 years. He is currently stationed at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. In addition to providing online professional development for educators, John is responsible for educational outreach including professional development for pre-service and in-service teachers, community programs and liaising with state and local education agencies in the Marshall region of Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Alabama and Tennessee. John earned a BS in Science and Mathematics Teaching with an emphasis in Mathematics and Physics from the Florida State University and an MS in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Scranton. Before joining NASA education, he spent 10 years as a secondary science teacher in Volusia County, Florida. His areas of specialization include Mathematics, Physics, Earth/Space Science, and Astronomy.
 

Steve Culivan is the NASA STEM Education Professional Development Collaborative Specialist at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Previously, Mr. Culivan worked with the NASA Aerospace Education Services Project (AESP) at the Marshall Space Flight Center and the Kennedy Space Center. Prior to his current twenty-six year career with NASA Education, Mr. Culivan taught middle school Earth and Space Science, life science, English, art, drug awareness programs and coached football, basketball, baseball, softball and track in his hometown of Baton Rouge, LA. He holds a current Louisiana teaching certificate in science and English. Mr. Culivan received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from Louisiana Tech University and a Masters of Science degree in Aerospace Education from Oklahoma State University.