Explore Space Tech | Human Exploration Telerobotics

Tuesday 01/17/2023

5:00 pm ET

FREE 1-hour Webinar

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

Educators in Grades K-12

From studying earth to exploring the universe, computer science is important! Computer programming helps children with communication, creativity, math, writing, and confidence. Come and discover "NASA's BEST: Technology Demonstration Missions ~ Human Exploration Telerobotics" with NASA STEM activities for students in school and for STEM learning at home. 

This webinar will include hands-on inquiry activities, NASA STEM K-12 videos, educator guides, instructional Power Point presentation and links to even more standards aligned resources ready to use in the classroom or at home. The session will end with sharing exciting NASA STEM resources, engineering design challenges, and ways to inspire our next generation of innovators. Be encouraged to help ALL your students to reach fo the stars!!

Robonaut2 ~ The first dexterous humanoid robot in space, and the first US-built robot at the International Space Station.
Image Credit NASA

LaTina Taylor is a NASA Education Specialist with NASA EPDC at Texas State University and is deeply committed to providing STEM Education to students and families in urban communities. A native of Chicago, Illinois, LaTina has over 24 years of experience in education with the Chicago Public Schools and is a National Board Certified Teacher with a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership. During her tenure with CPS LaTina has received several grant awards (i.e. iPads, 3D printers, and LEGO Robotics) for students at the schools she has serviced.

Ms. Taylor has worked in STEM Education in various capacities - as a STEM Technology Specialist, STEM professional developer, and Program Director with the Chicago Pre-College Science & Engineering Program (ChiS&E). She has designed and implemented STEM curriculum (K-12), trained families on STEM and innovative technology tools, and provided professional development to teachers on effective research-based STEM integration pedagogy into their curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

LaTina has also been a presenter at numerous science, math, and technology conferences at the local, state, and national levels.