Diego Martinez is not your typical science teacher. He chose a career in teaching science to inspire young minds to learn and he has successfully used science fiction to do this. He is now a SEEC (Space Exploration Educators Conference) crew educator and has gone on to receive the Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. To educators listening, Diego recommends taking your love for science fiction to the students to engender a purpose to learn science.
Among his achievements:
* He has been a Space Foundation Teacher Liaison since 2008 and Space Center Houston Space Educator