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Every month, the National CAP Aerospace Education Newsletter highlights an Aerospace Education Member (AEM) and tells the member's story. Each of our thousands of AEMs has a unique story. They range from public, private and home school teachers to youth leaders in a variety of organizations. If you know of AEMs to feature, please email us at ae@capnhq.gov.

Posted on October 21, 2024 at 5:37 PM by Virginia Smith

AEM Jill Weaver, a 7th- and 8th-grade STEM teacher in Ohio, says her teaching philosophy 'centers on fostering curiosity, innovation,...

Posted on September 18, 2024 at 1:00 PM by Virginia Smith

Sixth-grade math and STEM teacher Brandi Clark says her students have enjoyed CAP's STEM Kits, such as the indoor quadcopter....

Posted on April 29, 2024 at 5:58 PM by Virginia Smith

Jamie Shelton is a STEAM teacher who works with kindergarten through 5th grade students in Montgomery, Alabama. April 29, 2024...

Posted on October 26, 2023 at 11:23 AM by Virginia Smith

Barbara Walters-Phillips is the STEM coach at Little River Elementary School. The students enjoy a trip to Kennedy Space Center....

Posted on September 27, 2023 at 9:11 PM by Virginia Smith

Robert Wakelyn, an elementary STEM teacher in Sanford, Florida, is the 2023 National ACE Teacher of the Year. September 27,...

Posted on April 27, 2023 at 1:50 PM by Virginia Smith

Howard D. Hardison, MSgt, (USAF Retired), AFJROTC instructor, invited a local TV meteorologist to his classroom while the students were...

Posted on December 19, 2022 at 1:05 PM by Virginia Smith

Courtney Gagnon uses CAP's Bee-Bot STEM Kit in lessons at Coosada Elementary School in Millbrook, Alabama, where she is the...

Posted on September 26, 2022 at 1:12 PM by Virginia Smith

Debbie Reynolds, a Pennsylvania AEM shown here on her CAP TOP Flight, has been a teacher since 1986. September 26,...

Posted on July 21, 2022 at 3:19 PM by Virginia Smith

Dr. Suzanne Banas has retired after 40 years teaching in public schools in Miami Dade County Florida. Her next project...

Posted on May 18, 2022 at 4:53 PM by Virginia Smith

Teacher Emily Gregory of Alabama has been a gifted specialist for 22 years. May 16, 2022 Meet Emily Gregory, gifted...
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