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Meghan Salter, West Virginia AEM, encourages students to take on new challenges

Posted on December 7, 2020 at 8:24 PM by Virginia Smith

Teacher Meghan Salter demonstrates launching Goddard Rocket

Meghan Salter is in her 13th year as an elementary educator in a West Virginia school. December 7, 2020 Meet...

Virginia AEM Megan Tucker inspires aviation fascination among her students

Posted on November 6, 2020 at 7:37 AM by Virginia Smith

Picture of Meghan Tucker talking with students

Megan Tucker describes herself as having an 'aviation fascination.' November 5, 2020 Meet Megan Tucker, who teaches at a small...

Alabama AEM Dr. Virginia Vilardi enjoys sharing her passion for STEM topics

Posted on October 7, 2020 at 11:28 AM by Virginia Smith

Virginia Vilardi portrait

Dr. Virginia Vilardi has been a high schoolteacher for 25 years. October 7, 2020 Meet Dr. Virginia Vilardi, who has...

Arizona AEM Lisa Love teams up with DAE to inspire kindergartners with aerospace topics

Posted on August 12, 2020 at 12:28 PM by Virginia Smith

Portrait of AEM Lisa Love

Lisa Love enjoys teaching aerospace education concepts to her kindergartners because of the curiosity and hope these concepts inspire. August...

Suzanne Costner, Tennessee AEM, uses CAP programs to introduce young learners to STEM fields

Posted on July 15, 2020 at 7:56 PM by Virginia Smith

STEM coordinator Suzanne Costner visits an air show with her students from Fairview Elementary School in Tennessee.

Suzanne Costner, STEM coordinator and library media specialist in Maryville, Tennessee, and her students visit an air show. July 15,...

CAP AE programs help Michigan AEM Eureka McCormick guide fifth-graders

Posted on June 15, 2020 at 12:08 PM by Virginia Smith

Portrait of Eureka McCormick, an AEM in Michigan

Eureka McCormick teaches fifth graders in Michigan. She is also coach of the school's Girls Who Code Club. June 15,...

Illinois AEM Tanya Anderson credits CAP materials for sparking curiosity about STEM among students

Posted on May 19, 2020 at 3:00 PM by Virginia Smith

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AEM Tanya Anderson learns to fly at National Teachers Air Camp in Dayton, Ohio, in 2019. May 19, 2020 Meet...

Sharon Eggleston brings STEM education to thousands of K-12 youth in Maine

Posted on April 20, 2020 at 10:59 AM by Virginia Smith

Sharon Eggleston, shown here at Johnson Space Center in Houston, is the Northeast Regional Coordinator for Space Day Activities with...

Michigan AEM Tammy Clingenpeel says CAP programs encourage students' critical thinking

Posted on March 23, 2020 at 1:17 PM by Virginia Smith

Michigan teacher Tammy Clingenpeel's class enjoys participating in CAP's ACE program. March 23, 2020 Meet Tammy Clingenpeel, an Aerospace Education...

Miami teacher Dr. Rossana Chiarella inspires students with aerospace topics

Posted on February 26, 2020 at 3:51 PM by Virginia Smith

February 26, 2020 Meet Dr. Rossana Chiarella, an elementary teacher in Miami, Florida. She teaches aerospace topics because they are...
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