Parent of 2, Promoter of STEM, Loves science and working with kids
League City, TX
Joined March 2009
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🎃 Looking for some spooky STEM fun? 👻
Watch Halloween Fun with VEX Robotics, a quick 9-minute video featuring ideas for VEX 123, VEX GO, VEX IQ, and VEXcode VR.
🎥 Watch now: pd.vex.com/videos/general/ha…
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The new Texas Aerospace Scholars student experience begins with Ignition, an online course focused on developing technical skills associated with NASA's lunar operations. Interested? Join a virtual information session TODAY (October 27) at 5 p.m.!
Join: buff.ly/g7jrRdq
ALT Promotional graphic announcing TAS Ignition senior online course — "Launching soon" over a rocket liftoff; text notes applications open November 9, 2026 and directs viewers to learn more at nasa.gov/has.
Students in 6th grade Launch @KnightsBayside learned about careers in manufacturing and operating a hydraulic T-Bot robot. It much harder than you think! #stemfun
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A big “thank you” to everyone who attended our WeTeach_Quantum Fall 2026 Workshop! Throughout a day of interactive learning, participants played Hadamard’s Hoard and discussed classroom implementation and instructional strategies for quantum.
Learn more: buff.ly/vlt34tF
ALT A classroom workshop on computing concepts: participants play a tabletop learning game, an instructor demonstrates a small device while being filmed, attendees photograph the demo, and another presenter points to a projected slide explaining bits and binary patterns.
Visit to @LcisBobcats to see Mrs. Jett’s 6th grade Launch class. On Monday students write in their notebook the important tasks they have for the week. They also check grades and make a plan to fix any missing assignment. Ended the class with an assembly line Lego activity!
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Launch_Middle School CS wants educator leaders to help core-subject teachers integrate CS and physical computing into everyday learning. A stipend will be awarded upon completion of training 15 or 30 teachers using our Launch workshop!
Apply: buff.ly/0TDUW7r
ALT Rocket-shaped logo symbolizing launching computer science, showing a white rocket with a lightbulb icon and "CS" on its body against a circular sky with clouds, with the text "LAUNCH_MS COMPUTER SCIENCE" beneath.
Learning Newton’s Laws of force and motion through engineering balloon race cars! Hands on learning i Mr. Gates and Mrs. Harmon’s 8 th grade science classes!@SCIS_CCISD.
STREAM Dream Team @KnightsBayside visited the Galveston Bay Foundation to hear from Cindy Wilems and Devan Short from the Port of Houston. Brainstormed lots of great ideas for Bayside!
Virtual reality meets career clusters in the @SCIS_CCISD library today! Mrs. Mynatt prepared a fun playlist letting students explore various jobs. You learn more seeing the career in real life! #streamfun
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We're back and better than ever! 🥳
Episode 10 is now live! Be sure to check out our brand-new podcast studio setup while tuning in to our latest episode. 🎙️
Join us as we celebrate Bob Hedrick's 12 years with the credit union. Bob shares his journey from launching our mortgage division to stepping into a new role, along with valuable insights on member service, homeownership, and leadership. ✨
Watch and listen now on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.🎥
Youtube - ow.ly/Mq3z50ZNrCt
Spotify - ow.ly/9jhh50ZNrCw
The @KnightsBayside STREAM Dream Team committee held a Kick-Off meeting to discuss ideas for elevating the intermediate school experience. First activity was analyzing current offerings. There are a lot of amazing things going on at this school! #STREAMInnovation
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The TAGT Forum for Advanced Leadership kicks off in October. Designed for experienced G/T leaders, the Forum offers space to think strategically about your leadership skills. Register for the Forum only or include it in your Leadership Pathway bundle. buff.ly/Si7Xw1J
Attended @SpaceCenterHou Master Plan Vision Briefing with @Clear_LakeHS teacher Soja Smith. The new Payload Lab learning environment is awesome inspiring and students would love experiencing the various engaging labs. This Payload was actually used to train astronauts!
Football season is starting and I love the halftime performances. Clear Creek HS was fun to watch! The band sounded great and the daddy daughter dance was cute…all those brave dads!! It is going to be a good season.
Clear Creek ISD’s C3 Studiosstudent production team is pretty amazing! Supporting the opening game for the mighty Wildcats at Challenger-Columbia Stadium. Video, sound, scoreboard it is a full blown production! Thanks Amber Pecseyne for your heart for kids! @C3Studios_CCISD
8th grade science classes @SCIS_CCISD experienced an engaging #STREAM lesson in the library Makerspace today. Learning about elements and compounds using Legos. Thank you librarian Tiffany Mynatt for co-teaching with Mr. Gates!
Aldrin Family Foundation Ambassador meeting tonight was full of great info! Kristin Yip with Blue Origin shared ideas from Club for the Future clubforfuture.org/ If you are looking for fun space related activities, check it out! @AldrinFamilyFdn
Teachers are struggling with AI and student work. This was a good reminder of how to approach a situation where you think a student has plagerized. I Got Kicked Out of Class for Writing Too Well ascd.org/blogs/i-got-kicked-… via @ASCD
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The 2026 @YouthCodeJam Community Code Jam is a FREE, fun, family event where k-12 kids and their families can discover computer programming, cyber security, and various digital concepts and coding languages. Join the fun September 19!
Register: buff.ly/4z3JTwF
ALT Youth coding and robotics event flyer for September 19, 2026, showing a cartoon child with headphones coding at a laptop, a hand holding a microcontroller board, a Finch robot on its box, and a cluster of sponsor logos.