ISS - Off the Earth For the Earth: Exploring the Extreme
Tuesday 12/22/2015
6:00 pm ET
FREE 1-hour Webinar
Educators in Grades 4-8

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

Explore the history of Extravehicular Activity (EVA) - or spacewalks, the critical role of spacewalks in human space exploration, the extreme space environment endured during spacewalks and how spacesuits are designed to protect astronauts from the space environment. NASA STEM education curriculum, online resources, teaching strategies and the NGSS will be integrated into this "walking with the stars" webinar.



Steve Culivan is the NASA STEM Education Professional Development Collaborative Specialist at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Mr. Culivan develops and provides NASA STEM online and face-to-face professional development programs for in-service, pre-service and informal educators. Mr. Culivan was the Principal Investigator for two International Space Station (ISS) in-flight education demonstrations. He additionally developed and co-developed several NASA curriculum products. Prior to his current twenty-seven year career with NASA Education, Mr. Culivan taught middle school Earth and Space Science, life science, English, art and coached several sports 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 Education from Oklahoma State University.