Competency 6: Participate Actively in the Profession
Identify communities of practice within discipline and participate within these communities according to the ethical standards of the discipline
For Competency 6, “Participate Actively in the Profession – Identify communities of practice within discipline and participate within these communities according to the ethical standards of the discipline”, I have chosen my Investigating Career Interests Presentation, which references the Space Exploration Educators Crew (SEEC). Each year, Space Center Houston hosts the Space Exploration Educators Conference which is affiliated with SEEC. As part of the hosting department, I have been able to help facilitators by being a room monitor and live-stream video broadcasting, plus network with other space educators at different events held throughout the week. In 2023, I was also selected as a presenter at the conference, where I co-presented information about my program and led an activity that teachers were able to take back to their classrooms. This year, I applied but was not selected as a presenter, so I have been requesting specific roles that are of interest, roles that will allow for reconnecting with past participants and meet new participants, increasing my educator circle. By continuing to get to know additional space educators, not only could they be a resource for ideas, but I can be a resource for their students through our programs at Space Center Houston, inspiring the next generation.