AEROSPACE EDUCATION AND TRAINING DAY

June 25 2008

Oklahoma City, Cox Convention Center

REGISTER NOW for Aerospace Education and Training Day

 

TUESDAY, JUNE 24

 

5:30 -- 7:30 P.M.                     RECEPTION -  STRATCOM Facility, Tinker AFB

 

 

 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 -- AEROSPACE EDUCATION AND TRAINING DAY   

 

7:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.             Registration Open

 

7:30 – 9:00 A.M.                     Continental Breakfast (sponsored)

                                                Exhibit Hall open

 

9:00 – 9:10 A.M.                     OPENING REMARKS

Dr. Ric Baser, Master of Ceremonies

 

9:10 – 9:45 A.M.                     KEYNOTE ADDRESS – Oklahoma Aerospace Today by Lt. Governor Jari Askins

                                                Introduction by Dr. Terry Britton

 

9:45 – 10:15 A.M.                   Break (sponsored)   --   Exhibit Hall is open

                       

10:00 – 10:30 AM                   Oklahoma’s Aerospace Industry Report 2007

                                                Steve Hendrickson

 

10:30 A.M. -- Noon                 PANEL – Aerospace Career Opportunities

                                                Moderator -- John Keilty

Panel Members -- MGen Loren Reno, Tinker AFB; Jon Bagrosky, Nordam; Ret. Brig. Gen. Ben Robinson, Boeing; Stan Sieg, FAA

 

Noon -- 1:00 P.M.                    Buffet Lunch (sponsored)

                                                Exhibit Hall is open

 

1:00 – 1:45P.M.                       BREAK-OUT SESSIONS 

                                                Exhibit Hall is open

 

                                                AEROSOPACE FELLOWS

                                                -Lesson Plans -- Grades 3 to 5

                                                -Lesson Plans -- Grades 6 to 8

                                                -Lesson Plans -- Grades 9 to 12

 

                                                           


                                                CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS * See Session Descriptions below  

1.      AIR Aerospace Industry Recruitment Partnership -  HL Baird

2.      Oklahoma City Aviation Education Alliance – speaker:  Dr. David Conway, SEOSU;  Ms. Sue Murphy

3.      Using Aviation to Motivate STEM Learning in Grades K-14 –  speaker:  Lyn Freeman, Build a Plane, Inc.

4.      Forces of Flight  -  speakers:  Fred Brown & Ryan From

5.      Building a Pipeline from K12 Schools to the Aerospace Industry by Engaging Students in Innovative Technology – speakers:  Dr. Scott Wilson, Dr. Leslie Williams, Dr. Linda Atkinson, Dr. Jean Cate, Quyen Arana, Dr. Mary John O’Hair

6.      Career in a Box – speaker: Jon Bagrosky

7.      STARBASE Oklahoma – STEM Education and Need for Challenging Students – speaker: Lt. Col. Kim Howerton

8.      Rose State – Robotics

 

 

 

1:45 – 2:00 P.M.                      Break (sponsored)   --   Exhibit Hall is open

 

2:00 – 2:45 P.M.          BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

                                                Exhibit Hall is open

                                                            * See Session Descriptions below

1.      AIR Aerospace Industry Recruitment Partnership -  HL Baird

2.      Oklahoma City Aviation Education Alliance – speaker:  Dr. David Conway, SEOSU;  Ms. Sue Murphy

3.      Using Aviation to Motivate STEM Learning in Grades K-14 –  speaker:  Lyn Freeman, Build a Plane, Inc.

4.      Forces of Flight  -  speakers:  Fred Brown & Ryan From

5.      Building a Pipeline from K12 Schools to the Aerospace Industry by Engaging Students in Innovative Technology – speakers:  Dr. Scott Wilson, Dr. Leslie Williams, Dr. Linda Atkinson, Dr. Jean Cate, Quyen Arana, Dr. Mary John O’Hair

6.      Career in a Box – speaker: Jon Bagrosky

7.      STARBASE Oklahoma – STEM Education and Need for Challenging Students – speaker: Lt. Col. Kim Howerton

8.      Rose State - Robotics

 

3:00 –3:30 P.M.                       CLOSING REMARKS AND AWARDS

Dr. Ric Baser

REGISTER NOW for Aerospace Education and Training Day

 

 

Session Descriptions

“K-20” Session: The K20 Center for Educational and Community Renewal invests in research focused on teaching and learning innovations.  Knowledge gained from these research activities is in turn transferred to Oklahoma schools and universities through the K20 Center’s professional development for K-12 teachers, principals, superintendents, researchers, professors, and other key stakeholders with an emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).  In the realm of digital game-based learning, the K20 Center has emerged as an innovator by the development of a massive multiplayer online game (MMOG) through a 3-year USDE Star Schools project. 

“Career in a Box” Session: Provides curriculum to teachers to assist a guide students to careers in Aerospace.

“AIR” Session: A workforce development tool that recruits, trains, and retains a skilled aerospace workforce. For those interested in a career in aerospace AIR provides a guided transition into the industry by creating seamless connections between education and employment. For aerospace employers AIR provides a process for recruiting and retaining new professionals with specific aerospace skills.

“Forces of Flight” Session: A Boeing program created to help classroom teachers to excite and engage students about science. The project was designed to meet and promote the National Science Education Standards for grades 5 through 8, but also to be flexible enough to meet a variety of other needs and interests.

“Build a Plane” Session: The Thomas W. Wathen Foundation is a National Center for Aviation Education and will present a variety of curricula opportunities to use aviation to teach STEM subjects for all grade levels.  The Wathen Foundation is also the home of Build A Plane, which gives high school students the chance to build real airplanes.

“Star Base” Session: Details coming Soon

“OKC Aviation Alliance” Session: A unique educational opportunity for high school students, current college students and college graduates interested in aerospace exists in the OKC area through the OKC Aviation Education Alliance.   The Alliance developed degree tracks for Pilot Training, Maintenance Technology, Aviation Technical Services, and Aviation Management. Associate Degree, Bachelor Degree, and Master Degree programs were agreed upon in a Memorandum of Understanding among the institutions. State Regents endorsed the program. Subsequent action by the State Legislature provided authority for credit transfer among institutions. For example, student could obtain certificate from Metro Tech in aviation maintenance technology and be awarded 30 hours, transfer to Oklahoma City Community College complete 30 more hours for an Associate Degree then transfer to a four-year institution to complete their Bachelor Degree after 60 more hours. Obviously, the student must stay in the same career path. This program is formalized in institutional catalogs.

 

 

Updated:  18April 2008