Competency 5: Engage in Professional Development
Demonstrate the disposition for life-long learning and continuous professional development
For Competency 5, “Engage in Professional Development – Demonstrates the disposition for life-long learning and continuous professional development”, I have chosen my Investigating Career Interests and Professions presentation from EDCI 52002. In this presentation, I review several different professional organizations and journals, as well as potential career goals. One of the organizations, Space Exploration Educators Crew (SEEC) hosts a conference every year, and for the last five years, I have worked at the conference, supporting presenters while they present both in person and virtually, and meeting space exploration educators from all around the world. In 2023, I also presented at the conference, discussing the opportunities within my program and teaching a capsule design and drop activity. These journals will be helpful when it comes to developing curriculum, especially engineering. These different organizations also have resources not just valuable to curriculum development, but also networking, getting to know other coordinators and specialists in informal education.