Jason Dietrich - Certified NASA STEM Educator: Hyperlexia, Building STEM Participation, the Virginia Space Flight Academy, and SSAI (Science Systems and Applications, Inc.). This is episode 636 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

Jason is a highly motivated, certified NASA STEM educator with more than four years of teaching experience seeking to influence and engage students to participate in STEM career pathways.

Jason has Hyperlexia, which is a form of autism. Even though he struggled with reading comprehension, he never gave up.

He is interested in increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM as well as building a solid foundation for STEM literacy. In this technology-based society, he seeks to build computational literacy and develop critical thinkers capable of analyzing and integrating data to formulate solutions to complex real-world problems through the use of innovative and differentiated instructional methods. 

He is experienced in training and professional development, global education policy and methods, statistical analysis, curriculum development, and assessment strategies. In addition, he has been mentored by a current Virginia Space Flight Academy (VASFA) STEM Engagement Specialist and has authored a NASA application design to identify hidden barriers to STEM engagement. 

Jason is eager to promote and use STEM engagement activities through NASA’s missions to inspire a diverse future STEM workforce.

Our focus today is Jason's role as a certified NASA STEM Educator, dealing with hyperlexia, building STEM participation, the Virginia Space Flight Academy, and SSAI (Science Systems and Applications, Inc.). 

Lots to learn.

Great conversation!

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Length - 52:12