1. “Citizens Serving Communities” Aerospace Education Leaders Serving Their Communities Dr. Jeff Montgomery Susan Mallett Angie St. John

2. “Citizens Serving Communities” AE Leaders Serving Their Communities  Overview  Learning lab goal  AE mission  Organizational structure  AE programs  On the horizon  AE issues (Q & A)  AE hands-on activities

3. “Citizens Serving Communities” AE Leaders Serving Their Communities  Learning lab goal: to provide information that will help you better understand our aerospace mission and accomplish the duties and responsibilities of a DAE or AEO in CAP.

4. “Citizens Serving Communities” AE Leaders Serving Their Communities  AE mission: -- to educate both Civil Air Patrol members and the general public on the important role aviation and space have played and will continue to play in America’s future. -- to educate both Civil Air Patrol members and the general public on the important role aviation and space have played and will continue to play in America’s future. -- to encourage our nation’s youth to consider aerospace careers and to promote civil aviation to local communities. -- to encourage our nation’s youth to consider aerospace careers and to promote civil aviation to local communities.

5. “Citizens Serving Communities” AE Leaders Serving Their Communities  HQ AE organizational structure Dr. Jeff Montgomery Chief of Aerospace Education Susan Mallett School Enrichment Program Manager Angie St. John Assistant School Enrichment Program Manager Judy Stone Aerospace Education Program Manager Debbie Dahl Aerospace Education Program Manager Mike Simpkins DDR Sharon Hayward Assistant DDR

6. “Citizens Serving Communities” AE Leaders Serving Their Communities AE Programs  AE texts – Dimensions & The Journey  Model Rocketry  Aerospace Education Excellence (AEX)  AFA Grants  Aerospace Education Members (AEMs) (AEMs)  Fly-A-Teacher  Satellite Tool Kit (STK)

7. “Citizens Serving Communities” AE Leaders Serving Their Communities AE Programs  AEPSM Program  Yeager test  215 test  Awards  Events  Partners  School Enrichment Program (SEP)

8. “Citizens Serving Communities” AE Leaders Serving Their Communities  Aerospace Dimensions -- basic intro; 6 modules -- basic intro; 6 modules  Aerospace: The Journey of Flight -- comprehensive text; 640 pages -- comprehensive text; 640 pages -- 2 nd edition – Oct-Nov -- 2 nd edition – Oct-Nov  Other curriculum -- AE for the Very Young -- AE for the Very Young -- Famous Fliers Famous Flights -- Famous Fliers Famous Flights

9. “Citizens Serving Communities” AE Leaders Serving Their Communities Model Rocketry  3 stages  Written phase  Hands-on phase  Official witness log  Progressively more challenging challenging

10. “Citizens Serving Communities” AE Leaders Serving Their Communities  Aerospace Education Excellence (AEX)  AEX I (vols I & II) – K-5  AEX II (vols I & II) – 6-12  AEX for Senior Members  6 activities; AE Day; final report  Individual certificates; unit/school plaques

11. “Citizens Serving Communities” AE Leaders Serving Their Communities AFA Grants  80 grants a year  4 cycles ($20,000)  summer & winter – CAP units  spring & fall – AEMs  $250  Deadlines – Mar 31, Jun 30, Sep 30, Dec 31 Sep 30, Dec 31

12. “Citizens Serving Communities” AE Leaders Serving Their Communities Aerospace Education Members (AEMs)  Special membership category  Individual or organization that promotes AE  Mostly school teachers  Critical to meeting our external mission

13. “Citizens Serving Communities” AE Leaders Serving Their Communities Fly A Teacher  Teacher orientation flight  Must be AEM  Aerospace workshop optional  Need wing POC & AE involvement  Use WMIRS  Reimburse wing flying $

14. “Citizens Serving Communities” AE Leaders Serving Their Communities Satellite Tool Kit (STK)  Leading satellite software  AE has free STK disks  Requires license to use  Obtain license through AE  Lessons on AE and AGI websites  Unlimited potential  Seminar tomorrow

15. “Citizens Serving Communities” AE Leaders Serving Their Communities  AEPSM Program  5 parts -- Yeager test -- Yeager test -- AE specialty training track (215) & test -- AE specialty training track (215) & test -- Leadership -- Leadership -- Continuing Education -- Continuing Education -- Outreach -- Outreach

16. “Citizens Serving Communities” AE Leaders Serving Their Communities  Awards  A. Scott Crossfield AE Master Education  Crown Circle for AE Leadership (NCASE)  A. Scott Crossfield Teacher of the Year  Brewer Awards  AE Mission Awards

17. “Citizens Serving Communities” AE Leaders Serving Their Communities  Events  National Conference on Aviation and Space Education (NCASE) -- Oct 2008, Wash DC -- Oct 2008, Wash DC  AEO School -- Jun 2008, Pensacola, FL -- Jun 2008, Pensacola, FL -- regional schools -- regional schools

18. “Citizens Serving Communities” AE Leaders Serving Their Communities  Partners  AFA  AGI  Adams State College  Embry-Riddle University

19. “Citizens Serving Communities” AE Leaders Serving Their Communities  School Enrichment Program

20. “Citizens Serving Communities” AE Leaders Serving Their Communities On the Horizon  Aerospace Careers Thematic Unit  STK Thematic Unit  More AEX volumes  The Journey 2 nd edition  AEO School – June 2008  NCASE – Oct 2008

21. “Citizens Serving Communities” AE Leaders Serving Their Communities  Q & A  Hands-on activities