UTL495 Straight Talk Podcast

As our members know, United Teachers of Lowell 495, or UTL represents about 1,700 teachers, paraprofessionals, custodians, cafeteria workers, and security guards serving across the Lowell Public Schools. What some may not realize is that we are part of two larger groups - American Federation of Teachers, or AFT and AFT-MA, our state organization. It is through these larger organizations that our members’ voices are represented not only in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, but across the United States.

Today we had the honor of speaking with newly-elected AFT-MA President, Beth Kontos about some of the issues concerning our members here in Lowell and beyond.

Beth Kontos is one of us. After finding a second career in education, Beth taught for a short time in Lynn, MA and the majority of her teaching career at Salem High School in Salem, Massachusetts. Through her commitment to the Salem Teachers Union, Beth became that local’s President in 2015 and served in that capacity until being elected AFT-MA President in the Spring of 2018. Beth understands the challenges of classrooms here in Massachusetts because she has been there.

We have been thinking about the issues that impact our schools here in Lowell. After listening to Beth’s interview, we invite and encourage you to participate in a 5-minute SurveyMonkey survey found on this link. The survey, solicits your opinion about some of the issues we hear about most frequently here in Lowell and will help us know where to prioritize our focus in the months ahead.

• Our SurveyMonkey survey can be found here. We’d encourage participants to complete the survey before the end of November.

• AFT-MA website with information about what AFT-MA can offer our members is found here. AFT-MA also maintains a presence on Social Media (Facebook and Twitter).

• AFT National website can be found here.

• As Beth mentioned, she was interviewed shortly after being elected President of AFT-MA. The BostonGlobe interview is found here and an interview in the Salem News is found here.

Thanks again to Beth Kontos for speaking with us today. Her message of empowerment and engagement for all of our members is critically important to all of us.

Thank you to all of our listeners for tuning in to this Episode. We welcome your general comments and feedback. If you have suggestions for future podcasts or if you are aware of a UTL member who might be willing share expertise and experiences, please email us at [email protected].

And of course, if you enjoy our podcasts, be sure to spread the word - or share with a friend (or two).

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As accustomed as the Lowell Public Schools are to non-native English Language speakers and their needs, there are special challenges for those students who are newcomers to our schools. Today we have the privilege of speaking with Holly Fleury. Holly teaches first and second grade newcomer students at the STEM Academy at the Rogers School.

Teaching newcomers, those students whose native language is not English and who have had limited exposure to English, is a unique challenge. In an effort to meet the needs of her students and their families, Holly surveyed the support staff at the school in an effort to find commonly requested school information and some concerns families of newcomer students held. This became the basis for a website which Holly envisioned would be welcoming to families and bridge some of the cultural differences for newcomer families transitioning to the US.

As a recent recipient of a MATSOL grant, Holly used a portion of the grant award to support the development of a family-friendly website welcoming families and offering information to families in several of the languages. See the link to the Stem Academy website here, or in the More Information section below. The website, a collaboration between Holly and Lowell Technology Integration Specialist Kara Wilkins, was built using Google sites and can be adapted to other school’s specifics. For more information on this website and to explore adapting it for your own school’s use, contact Holly through her school email: [email protected].

As an educator, Holly continues to find new ways to integrate technology into the school day. Some of these include:

• streamlining the instructional day by maintaining documents on Google Drive including links to weather stations, Google classroom applications, Foss Web lessons, Smart Notebook software, and linking to other ELL teachers as well as streamlining classroom management tasks like class jobs, student groupings, morning message

• communicating with families (using Remind and Google Site)

• creating a fun and motivational classroom community through the use of notebook games, YouTube videos of songs (Jack Hartmann), Whiteboard writing with different pen styles, Skype, and Green screens.

• STEM Academy at the Rogers School’s website URL is found here.

• Massachusetts Association of Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages maintains a website at www.matsol.org.

• The grant awarded to Holly, Linda Schulman Innovation Fund grant, is awarded yearly. Applications are due around mid March and are presented at their annual conference at the end of May. Click here for more information https://matsol.memberclicks.net/

Thanks to Holly for spending time with us today and sharing her experiences as a newcomer teacher and her experiences integrating technology into her classroom and teaching.

As always, we thank you for listening to this week's podcast. We welcome your comments and feedback. If you have suggestions for future podcasts, send us an email at [email protected]. And if you enjoy our podcasts, be sure to spread the word - or share with a friend (or two).

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Each spring, our students take a set of standardized tests, the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, or MCAS. Along with individual student scores, schools districts and schools are labeled according to the students’ scores on these tests. Recently, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released a new “accountability” system rating schools and districts based on the newest iteration of the MCAS tests, MCAS 2.0.

While the accountability system and classification of schools have new labels, the end result is often the same. The new system, however, includes some new criteria; some of these new measures seem to target challenging student populations and in this podcast episode, Mickie talks about some concerns educational professionals have about these new measures.

For clarification the new classifications are:

• School of Recognition - the highest rating for schools.

• Meeting Targets - a criterion-referenced target percentage of 75% or higher and not otherwise identified as having a low overall performance, low subgroup performances, low graduation rate or low participation rates.

• Partially Meeting Targets - a criterion-referenced target percentage below 75%, and not identified as low overall performance, low subgroup performance, low graduation rate or low participation rate.

• Focused/targeted Support - a school in the lowest 10% (statewide) as measured by accountability percentile; one or more subgroups with a subgroup percentile of 5 of below, low graduation rate (below 66.7%), and/or has low participation rate (less than 95%) for either all students or one or more subgroups in one or more of the subjects (ELA, Math, Science and eventually Social Studies).

• Broad/comprehensive Support - a school or a district with a designation of “underperforming” or “chronically underperforming” from Commissioner of Elementary & Secondary Education.

DESE accountability webpage contains voluminous sections detailing the new (2018) accountability system.

To view DESE’s suggested format for parent reporting of individual MCAS 2.0 results, link here.

The Lowell Public Schools Profile Page is found here. Switch from District view to individual schools to view how DESE rates our school system.

For our guide to test acronyms, see this document.

Thanks to Mickie for clarifying what is always a complicated and often confusing system for looking at our schools, our districts, and our students. Whether you are an educator, a parent, or concerned community member, we encourage listeners to comment on this website about how the new accountability system impacts you.

As always, we thank you for listening to this week's podcast. We welcome your comments and feedback. If you have suggestions for future podcasts, send us an email at [email protected]. And if you enjoy our podcasts, be sure to spread the word - or share with a friend (or two).

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A Lowell School Committee agenda item posted for the July 18, 2018 School Committee Meeting caught our attention quickly. Three motions on that meeting’s agenda centered around placing the current Lowell Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Salah Khelfaoui, on administrative leave with the intent of severing the Superintendent’s contract before its expiration in 2020.

Many teachers, parents, and community members spoke at that July 18 meeting in favor of retaining Dr. Khelfaoui as Superintendent of Schools; not one member of the public spoke in opposition. Amazingly, the motion to place Dr. Khelfaoui on administrative leave passed by a vote of 4 to 3. Interestingly, the three members who were not in favor of dismissal or movement toward dismissal - Mr. Lay, Mr. Hoey, and Mr. Descoteaux - indicated that they did not know what the “good cause” might be that would trigger a dismissal process.

Today, Paul and Mickie speak with Dr. Khelfaoui about the developments since the July 18 meeting when he was placed on administrative leave and more current movement on this issue. Up until now, Dr. Khelfaoui has not had an opportunity to address the School Committee’s actions with the Lowell community. We, like many of you, would like to hear his point of view.

We are including links to the School Committee meetings and agenda/minutes below.

We also would encourage all United Teachers of Lowell members, school staff, parents and community members to attend the scheduled School Committee Meeting on Wednesday, October 10, 2018. The meeting will begin as a public session at 6:30 pm at Lowell City Hall’s City Council Chambers.

• Check the City of Lowell’s Agenda and Meeting Minutes webpage for meeting packet details and for published minutes of meeting. By scrolling down to the School Committee meeting section, one can locate agendas, packets, and meeting minutes as they become available. Of interest are:

  • July 18, 2018 meeting minutes. It was during this meeting that the motions regarding Dr. Khelfaoui’s employment were first made public. The video of the meeting is available on demand from LTC here under the date of the meeting.

  • October 3, 2018: Motion 7:IV by Mr. Lay requesting updated status of motions to dismiss the Superintendent. The video of this meeting is available on-demand from LTC here under the date of the meeting. (Mr. Lay’s motion is discussed at the 53:00 mark).

  • October 10, 2018 meeting agenda.

• Dr. Khelfaoui was interviewed on the Teacher Voice, Labor Matters weekly radio broadcast on October 8, 2018. The link to that broadcast will be posted here as soon as it becomes available on WCAP980 AM’s website. The original broadcast of the show was Monday at 10 am-11 am. The show will replay on Tuesday, October 9th from 6:30 - 7:30 pm on WCAP980 AM.

• Dr. Khelfaoui was also interviewed on WCAP980 AM’s Morning Show with Teddy Panos on October 9, 2018. We will link to that program as it becomes available

• Dr. Khelfaoui’s contract is available on the Lowell Public School’s website.

Mickie and Amy would like to thank both Paul Georges and Dr. Khelfaoui for speaking with us today. As you heard in this podcast episode, Dr. Khelfaoui’s hearing will take place on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 in the City Council Chambers. The meeting will begin at 6:30. We would strongly urge people to attend this meeting as it is Dr. Khelfaoui’s intent that the entire meeting be held publicly.

Also, we thank you, our listeners for tuning in. We welcome your comments and feedback and suggestions. If you have suggestions for future podcasts, send us an email at [email protected]. And if you enjoy our podcasts, be sure to spread the word - or share with a friend (or two).

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Here at Podcast Central, we love when members give us ideas for podcasts. Today’s Episode (Number 15!!) is one of those moments when members’ frustration about health care expenses prompted us to reach out to Health Reimbursement Arrangement or HRA provider UltraBenefits for some information we think our members will be glad to know about. From there, a podcast was born.

The City of Lowell provides all City employees and retirees with a free benefit - an HRA or Health Reimbursement Arrangement. The intent of this benefit is to provide some financial relief for high-cost medical co-pays and to assist with higher out-of-pocket expenses. Knowing about this benefit is the first step, learning how easy it is to access it is another. In this week’s podcast, we speak with Marybeth Casey, one of UltraBenefits representatives who is more than happy to support City employees in learning about and in taking advantage of this benefit.

We are delighted that Marybeth will be returning to Lowell on October 11 to present information to Lowell employees and retirees from 12-2 at the Lowell Senior Center. We also know that time is not one that is convenient to many of our UTL members, so we are super excited to let you all know that Marybeth has agreed to meet with anyone interested who may be unable to attend the 12-2 meeting. We are working out the scheduling and location for this second presentation, so keep an eye out for more information through GetActive or social media. Marybeth will walk you through how to access the benefit and promises to stay to answer member questions.

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

The afternoon meeting with UltraBenefits will take place on October 11, 2018 at the

Stoklosa Middle School (560 Broadway Street).

The meeting will be held in the Stoklosa Auditorium from 4 pm to 6 pm.

• The City of Lowell Human Relations website is a comprehensive listing of available benefits for all City employees and retirees (including School Department). The HR website and contact information for Human Relations staff can be found here.

• A specific Lowell Human Relations webpage is dedicated to the HRA. Downloadable forms are found at the bottom of the page.

• UltraBenefits is the plan administrator for the HRA. Members can create an online log-in to view the status of claims and an explanation of benefits. The Member Log-in is here. Contact information for the HRA Team that Marybeth mentions is at the top of the webpage.

• Save the date! October 11, 2018 - we will update this webpage AND send out messages over GetActive and social media with the exact time and place.

Thanks to UltraBenefits Marybeth Casey for taking time to speak with us today. Thank you to our listeners for suggesting this important topic and to everyone for listening to this week's podcast. We welcome your comments and feedback. If you have suggestions for future podcasts, send us an email at [email protected]. And if you enjoy our podcasts, be sure to spread the word - or share with a friend (or two).

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As United Teachers of Lowell 495, we are affiliated with American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts or AFT-MA. There are so many accomplished people supporting members and the work of our union through their advocacy across the Commonwealth at AFT-MA. One of those talented people is, AFT-MA Secretary-Treasurer Brant Duncan.

Brant began his career as a Math Teacher in Lynn, Massachusetts. He served his local, Lynn Teachers Union 1037 as its President and he also organized LTU’s first two First Book Books on Wheels event. Currently Brant serves AFT-MA as Secretary-Treasurer and is a phenomenal resource for locals, such as United Teachers of Lowell in financial management and as a communications resource.

Today, we chatted with Brant about some new avenues for reaching out to our members in an effort to keep everyone informed about local, state, and national issues. And we’re delighted to give members a preview of coming attractions as we look for new ways to stay in touch.

For United Teachers of Lowell members, your Building Reps will check in with you shortly to confirm that both your non-work email address and mobile phone number that we have on file is accurate and up-to-date. Again, we want to reiterate the importance of sharing a non-work email address as your work email address should only be used for school business. By sharing a non-work email address, you will receive our bi-monthly “Friday Five” email which will begin publishing in November. Sharing a mobile/cell phone number allows us to be in contact when an emergency situation arises (like the example Brant cites of the Lawrence-North Andover-Andover gas emergency). We promise to be extremely judicious about using text messaging only in emergency or time-critical situations. We also want to stress to members that your email address and cell phone number are not shared with third parties and remain privately held by United Teachers of Lowell.

United Teachers of Lowell 495 is also on social media: request membership in our closed Facebook Group, follow us on Twitter at @utl495 and look for our Instagram account coming soon!

• If you are a UTL member and do not (yet) receive GetActive email messages, please contact the UTL office with a non-work email address. We have discovered that some email servers direct GetActive email messages to a mail program’s “junk” folder; so be sure to check to see if your messages are landing in that folder.

• The United Teachers of Lowell’s web address is http://utl495.org.

• The UTL Facebook page is a closed group. UTL members are welcome to request an add to the group. Follow us on Twitter at @utl495. And of course our weekly podcast “UTL495 Straight Talk” is available on this webpage each Wednesday. You can also subscribe to the podcast in the ApplePodcast Store.

• For more information about American Federation of Teachers and American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts, click the links. Members of AFT and AFT-MA can access member-only pages by logging in with their union membership identification. Members can access news on the state and national level as well as union benefits that Brant spoke about through both of these web sites.

Thanks Brant for stopping by this week. As always, we thank you for listening to this week's podcast. We welcome your comments and feedback. If you have suggestions for future podcasts, send us an email at [email protected]. And if you enjoy our podcasts, be sure to spread the word - or share with a friend (or two).

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Marti Cohn, Lowell Public Schools Social Studies and Science Coordinator and Patty Myers, STEM District Specialist are not just experts in curriculum, but two of the most supportive administrators/coaches in the Lowell Public Schools.

A lifelong Lowell resident and LHS alum, Martha “Marti” Cohen became a science teacher after a career as a medical technician. She began her teaching career as a middle school science teacher at the An Wang school in Lowell, and in 2012 became Lowell’s Social Studies and Science Coordinator. As Social Studies and Science Coordinator, Marti has overseen the transformation of Lowell’s Science and Social Studies curricula as new Massachusetts and new national standards have been implemented. Marti can be reached by email at [email protected].

Patricia “Patty” Myers, STEM District Specialist also grew up right here in Lowell and graduated from Lowell High School. Patty has taught for 33 year - all of it right here in Lowell. She has taught every grade level from Kindergarten through Grade 8, including Special Education, Science, and Content Literacy. Patty can be reached by email at [email protected].

Marti and Patty both have been leading the district through training and guiding staff in everything from new standards developed by the Department of Education, to providing up-to-date resources like FOSS kits and support for district social studies programming such as Generation Citizen.

In this podcast, we had the opportunity to catch up with Marti and Patty about some amazing ways Social Studies, Science and STEM are integrated into the curriculum starting with Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten all the way to High School.

• The Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE) has developed Curriculum Standards for Social Studies and Science & Engineering. Click the links to see these standards.

• For more information about FOSS kits used across LPS elementary schools click here. For information about Generation Citizen, click this link OR listen to Pyne Arts middle school teacher, Michael Neagle talk about this program in Podcast Episode 7.

• Lowell’s Kinetic Sculpture 2018 Race will take place on Saturday, September 22, 2018. Read more about this fun event here.

• Two program mentioned in this interview: Girls Who Code and Idea Camp are result from Lowell Schools’ partnership with Project Learn. For more information on the Girls Who Code program, visit girlswhocode.com.

Thanks to our Marti and Patty for stopping by this week. As always, we thank you for listening to this week's podcast. We welcome your comments and feedback. If you have suggestions for future podcasts, send us an email at [email protected]. And if you enjoy our podcasts, be sure to spread the word - or share with a friend (or two).

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Lowell Public School's has had a commitment to integrating technology into classrooms since the mid-1990s when George Tsapatsaris was Superintendent of Schools and Steve Arnoff was Chief of Information Technology. Eventually each school had an Instructional Technology Specialist and a computer lab. Technology - and times - have changed, but Lowell Public Schools continues its commitment to infusing technology into the curriculum and teaching in innovative ways that support teaching and learning for all.

We had the privilege to speak with Lowell’s three Technology Integration Specialists: Veronique "Vero" Roberts, Arthur Santos, and Kara Wilkins. If you've not had the opportunity to meet them in person, we hope you will after giving a listen to some of the ways these three technology experts are working with students and staff. Their enthusiasm and commitment to students and teachers is contagious - it is no wonder that these three rock stars are called the Technology Dream Team!

Be sure to explore the links in For More Information where you will find some links to examples of Technology Integrations Vero, Artie, and Kara have collaborated on with LPS staff, and where you can find a link to the current technology workshop and course offerings.

Veronique "Vero" Roberts grew up in France and later moved to the United Kingdom, where she lived for over 20 years. After initially moving to the UK to teach French, Vero eventually became enamored with InformationTechnology and worked in that field as a developer and analyst for more than 20 years. Vero returned to France in 2007, eventually moving to the US in 2013. In 2014, Vero started working for the Lowell Public Schools as an District Technology Integration Specialist.  Vero is a data and database expert and organizes the MCAS scheduling and training as well as providing coverage and technical support. Vero has developed and provided staff professional development in the use of Google Drive and Google Classroom as well as supporting teachers in the integration of technology. Vero's work email address is [email protected].

Artie Santos is a District Technology Integration specialist providing technology-related professional development and trainings to teachers across the Lowell Public Schools. In addition, Artie assists principals with implementation and administration of the online MCAS testing. He is currently an adjunct faculty member of Fitchburg State University, and he develops and instructs teachers in required technology courses within Lowell Teacher Academy. Artie previously was a Computer Teacher for Grades 5-8 and prior to that, an English Language Arts and Social Studies teacher for Grade 7.  

Artie is a Massachusetts Real Estate attorney and Real Estate broker who has been an adjunct for Middlesex Community College's paralegal program. He is an active member of Lowell School Administrators Association (LSAA) and is proud to serve this union as interim Secretary. Artie's work email is [email protected].

Kara Wilkins began her career in education teaching special education and then Social Studies to 7th and 8th grade students. She is currently a District Technology Integration Specialist for the Lowell Public Schools.  Kara was was named a Google Certified Educator and an Apple Teacher. In 2015, Kara has also been recognized as a Local PBS Digital Innovator for Massachusetts, and in 2018, she became PBS Digital Innovator All Star, one of 30 in the country. She has presented at MassCue and MASCD Leadership Conference 2017, MassCue Fall Conference 2018, and the EdTechTeacher Boston Summit 2018. Kara is an adjunct faculty member at Fitchburg State University and develops and teaches classes for Lowell Teacher Academy. Kara's work email is [email protected].

As we heard in the podcast, Vero, Artie and Kara have a plethora of technology resources gathered to support teachers and staff across the district. Need a tech tool to support a child need ADD support? Or reading materials for a newcomer? Check the Technology Integration resources on their in-house website. Go to the Lowell Public Schools website, make sure you have logged in using your credentials from LPSD, and navigate to “staff links” in the far right of the gray banner. In the drop-down, choose Instructional Technology. Better grab a cup of coffee - you’ll want to linger here.

Google for Education website can be found here.

Click on these links for MassCUE, PBS Digital Innovator, and EdTech Teacher.

Thanks to our guests - who we promise will return throughout the school year to share more projects and ideas with us. As always, we thank you for listening to this week's podcast. We welcome your comments and feedback. If you have suggestions for future podcasts, send us an email at [email protected]. And if you enjoy our podcasts, be sure to spread the word - or share with a friend (or two).

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Welcome back to a new school year United Teachers of Lowell Members! We know everyone has been hard at work preparing for the return to school and Fall routines.  We send warm wishes for a great school year and welcome our newest members to Lowell Public Schools and the United Teachers of Lowell.

We'd like to ensure everyone understands the importance of their Weingarten Rights. How and when you might wish to invoke these rights is explained by Mickie Dumont in this podcast.  We also talk about the process for addressing personnel, personal, and/or building questions so that there is an expeditious resolution.  And finally, we offer a brief reminder of how best to use the UTL's closed group Facebook Group Page.

As the Fall progresses, you can expect to see some new ways of reaching out to members, including this podcast which we started about 3 months ago.  We hope you will browse some of the earlier topics and perhaps even subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcast's page. We will continue to publish new weekly episodes featuring not only UTL news and members, but also introducing members to some behind-the-scenes people working on our behalf. Check back each Wednesday for new Episodes.

To contact the UTL Office by telephone, call 978-937-9039. To reach the office via email, please be sure to use a personal (non-work) email account. Contact the office at [email protected]. 

For more information on Weingarten Rights, this link provides information that may be useful. Remember, that YOU, the employee have the responsibility to invoke your Weingarten Rights, not your supervisor or administrator. Your UTL Building Representative can be present in a meeting with you, or, should you need the Staff Representative, J. Michael Earle's assistance, contact the UTL offices by phone (978-937-9039).

Listen to our AFT Field Rep and Negotiator, Caryn LaFlamme as she talks about these rights and other Field Rep responsibilities in Episode 6 of Straight Talk.  

If you are not currently on UTL's GET ACTIVE system, we strongly recommend that you join this email network now so that you can receive timely information. You can either call the UTL offices (978-937-9039) and request to be included OR email the UTL at [email protected]. You will need to submit a non-work email address to be part of GET ACTIVE.

To join the UTL closed Facebook Group, make a request to join. Bona fide dues-paying UTL members and UTL retirees are welcome to join the group conversations, which are moderated by the Group Admins.  

As always, we thank you for listening to this week's podcast. We welcome your comments and feedback. If you have suggestions for future podcasts, send us an email at [email protected]. And if you enjoy our podcasts, be sure to spread the word - or share with a friend (or two).

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Lowell has some terrifically talented and enthusiastic educators, and today we are fortunate to speak with Kathryn "Katie"Budinger who works with at-risk 7th and 8th grade students in Lowell's B.R.I.D.G.E. program.  Katie has a passion for science and teaching through hands-on activites. Her enthusiasm comes through during this conversation about her participation in Honeywell's Educator Space Academy Program. 

This past summer, Katie traveled to Huntsville, Alabama a second time as one of four ambassadors for the program. In our conversation with Katie, she enthusiastically describes her experiences at the Educator Space Academy program and tells us about some of the ways she engages her students using her knowledge and experiences from Space Academy. Fair warning: her enthusiasm is contagious!

Today, we are delighted to highlight Katie Budinger and her experiences with Honeywell  Educator Space Academy. Be sure to check the links below for more information about the program.

Katie has established a crowd sourcing website for anyone interested in helping to fund her students' project. To donate, please click on this link to her project, "Come Soaring" on GoFundMe by clicking this link.

For more information on NASA resources link to nasa.gov here. Teachers in the Lowell, Massachusetts: Katie notes the the International Space Station will make a pass over Lowell this Fall. Check the link for details on this and other "space happenings".

Honeywell Educator Space Academy in on the web at Educators at Space Academy. 

Katie's work email is [email protected]. Katie is happy to speak with anyone interested in applying to Honeywell Educator Space Academy or to answer questions about her experiences and integrating these experiences into the curriculum

Once again, we thank you, our listeners for tuning in to this episode. We welcome your comments and feedback. If you have suggestions for future podcasts, send us an email at [email protected]. or comment on this website.  And if you enjoy this podcast, be sure to share it with a friend (or maybe two friends) on Apple Podcasts. Never miss an episode. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts to get new episodes as they become available.