#TEDxGCU Preview Event Interview Questions
If asked to do a TED Talk, what is your idea worth spreading and why? What are your responses to these questions? Keep the conversation going and include #MartianClassroom!
Missions for the Martian Classroom
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:
The Power of Voice in the Martian Classroom
What if Martin Luther King had not had the courage to stand up and say something when it mattered most? His, "I Have a Dream," speech was powerful because of his confidence, his message, and his ability to connect with his audience. That is the power we give to students when we equip them with the belief that their ideas matter, and with the toolset to share their message in a way that makes an impact.
Red Alert! The Race to Space in Education
A revived robust public space program today is the change we need to inspire the next generation of STEM students, teachers, and professionals. The future has always been linked to our identity as a nation. We could always make things better, and whatever it took, we were going to do that work.
Saving Humanity
Algorithms are pretty good at booking travel, providing friend suggestions, determining what ads should pop up in our feed, and even predicting human reactions. But what about more profound questions, such as the longevity of our species?
Final #MartianClassroom Vocab Lesson of Winter Break!
Microgravity- The condition of free fall, when an object appears to be weightless. Microgravity in space allows the formation of precise crystals, along with other forms of manufacture and experimentation that would be near- impossible on Earth.
& More Terminology for the Martian Classroom!
Look close... this is the technology that sent astronauts into space! We wear more advanced technology around our wrists each day in the form of Smart Watches than what sent man to the moon in 1969.
Books for the Martian Classroom
Although filled with technology, online references, and cutting-edge resources, the Martian Classroom still has room for a bookshelf or two and turning the pages of these must-have books. Or, if you prefer, most are available on Kindle or Audible. As you read through the list and think of ones to add, share your ideas with the community using the hashtag #MartianClassroom.
45 Years Later…
Politics played a huge role then as they do now. At a time when other countries, notably China, are making strides towards sending humans to the moon, the United States has a renewed interest in not only sending astronauts and robots to Mars, but also in creating an outpost on the moon as a staging platform for missions into deep space.