NASA (KSC) GSDO in US Virgin Islands K-5
Saturday 05/14/2016
8:30 am ET
On-Site EPD Workshop
Educators in Grades K-5

The NASA Educator Professional Development Collaborative and Ground System Development & Operations (GSDO)
Training will take place at Virgin Islands Montessori School & Peter Gruber International Academy

NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Education Specialist will provide a 1/2 day workshop title “NASA STEM Curricula and Content for Classroom Implementation”: Educators will be introduced to NASA Math, Science, Technology and Engineering content, and many website resources. Teachers will learn about upcoming opportunities for teachers as well as students. All teachers will received three contact hours for this training.


Dr. Lester Morales is the Education Professional Development Specialist at Kennedy Space Center and serves the states of GA and FL and the US territories of Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.

Previously, Dr. Morales worked with the NASA Aerospace Education Services Project and the INSPIRE project. Dr. Morales taught middle school science, anatomy, physiology, algebra, and geometry for the Miami Dade County Public School System in Miami, FL. He holds a current Florida teaching certificate in mathematics and biology.

Dr. Morales received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences from Florida International University and a Medical degree from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine.