The Martians in Your Classroom
Keynote Description: The workplace of tomorrow is vastly different from what currently exists. How will globalization, the space race, and technological advances such as automation, virtual reality, and augmented reality impact the future world of work? Join Rachael Mann on a journey to discover forecasted changes in the world around us and how educators can equip the Martians in our classrooms for careers that are out of this world and down to Earth.
Algae- Yes, it’s the green slimy stuff we find in wet areas. It’s the goop that causes us to slip and slide on the rocks in the river or the ocean. So why is algae included in the list of vocabulary for the #martianclassroom? Some of the varieties of photosynthetic organisms comprising algae could provide oxygen and food on long-traveling spaceships. Forget peanuts, did I just hear sushi and seaweed snacks? Bon appetit!
If you are a culinary arts or agriculture teacher, how could you incorporate space into your lessons?
If you give an astronaut a packet of food, she'll eat for a day. If you teach an astronaut how to farm in space, she'll eat for a lifetime—or at least for a 6-month-long expedition on the International Space Station:
Creativity and play are common themes in innovation and can help solve big problems. Give students agency in demonstrating mastery of content in fun and creative ways using a menu of options such as this:
Teaching a class or unit on entrepreneurship? Have students develop and pitch a concept for a product or business that would be connected to low orbit, a mission to Mars, or beyond. Use Flipgrid for students to pitch their idea in three minutes or less and send a link to the grid to business and industry partners to provide feedback to students:
Visit nasa.gov/realmartians for education resources to use in your classroom, such as “Nine Real NASA Technologies in The Martian."
"Like many of you, I've been thinking a lot lately about how we can better prepare students to be thoughtful, responsible, and critical consumers and creators. While I don't have all the answers, I've come to one conclusion: Media-literacy education must deal with YouTube. Ninety-one percent of teens use YouTube. That's 30 percent more than use Snapchat (61 percent), the next closest social media competitor, and even more than use tech we think of as ubiquitous, like Gmail (79 percent):
The Sputnik effect and why it Endures 60 Years Later... https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2007/10/02/06bracey_web.h27.html