NASA Technology in your Classroom: Exploration and Discovery using NASA Space Place

NASA Technology in your Classroom: Exploration and Discovery using NASA Space Place
Tuesday 11/01/2016
6:30 pm ET
FREE 1-hour Webinar
Educators in Grades K-8

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

Use NASA Space Place to explore and Discover Technology. Learn how humans and computers communicate. Explore the binary and hexidecimal systems and how engineers use them to translate spacecraft data into images. Explore the difference between natural and artificial satellites and use images taken by robotic spacecraft and telescopes to gain an understanding of the Earth's place in space. Use Literacy with e books "Me on the Map" by Joan Sweeney and "My Place in Space" by Robin and Sally Hirst. There are 16 learning modules in this series.

Susan Kohler is the current Education Professional Development Specialist at Glenn Research Center and serves the states of Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Minnesota. She has more than 25 years of progressively responsible K-12 educational leadership experience. She has served as Asst. Principal, Principal, Curriculum Director, Math/Science Consultant and Asst. Superintendent. Susan taught science for 13 years at the high school level. Her expertise in STEM and professional development is combined with her knowledge of new technology trends and innovative instructional strategies. Susan holds a Master’s in Education Administration from Bowling Green State College as well as a Bachelors degree of Science in Biological Sciences with the emphasis on Neurophysiology from Ramapo College in New Jersey.