Aerospace Education Aerospace Education Program UpdatesProgram Updates

Lt Col Mike McArdle, Dr. Jeff Montgomery & Susan Mallett

OverviewOverview

Six AE labsSix AE labs AE 01AE 01 NHQ/AE Org chartNHQ/AE Org chart Program updates/status reportsProgram updates/status reports AE Leadership Team progress AE Leadership Team progress

reportsreports Youth Development project updates Youth Development project updates

AE LabsAE Labs

AE 01 Program UpdatesAE 01 Program Updates AE 02 MARCAE 02 MARC AE 03 AMA and CAPAE 03 AMA and CAP AE 04 CAP-TERSAE 04 CAP-TERS AE 05 STKAE 05 STK AE 06 Hands-on ActivitiesAE 06 Hands-on Activities

Jim MallettDirector

ED

Susan MallettYouth Development

Programs

Dr Jeff MontgomeryDeputy Director

AE

LTC Mike McArdle National AE Advisor

Judy StoneProgram Manager

Debbie DahlProgram Manager

Angie St. JohnProgram Manager

AE Program UpdatesAE Program Updates

Aerospace Dimensions – 2Aerospace Dimensions – 2ndnd edition edition Journey of Flight – 2Journey of Flight – 2ndnd edition edition Model Rocketry – revising Model Rocketry – revising Aerospace Education Excellence Award Aerospace Education Excellence Award

Program (AEX) – saving for laterProgram (AEX) – saving for later Aerospace Connections in Education Aerospace Connections in Education

(ACE)(ACE)

– – growinggrowing STK – new proceduresSTK – new procedures

Program UpdatesProgram Updates

Teacher Orientation Program (TOP) Teacher Orientation Program (TOP) FlightsFlights

- commercial pilots- commercial pilots Model Aircraft Remote Control Model Aircraft Remote Control

(MARC)(MARC) Satellite Imagery (CAP-TERS)Satellite Imagery (CAP-TERS) Robotics ModuleRobotics Module

Programs in ProgressPrograms in Progress

CybersecurityCybersecurity Advanced RocketryAdvanced Rocketry Advanced MathAdvanced Math General AviationGeneral Aviation AE CareersAE Careers Women in AviationWomen in Aviation Flight Ground SchoolFlight Ground School UAVs/RPAsUAVs/RPAs

AEXAEX

New Concept – subject specificNew Concept – subject specific

-AEX for Satellite Imagery-AEX for Satellite Imagery

-AEX for Robotics-AEX for Robotics

-AEX for Middle School Sciences-AEX for Middle School Sciences

-Earth, Life & Physical-Earth, Life & Physical

-AEX for Disasters-AEX for Disasters

-AEX for Aeronautical Decision -AEX for Aeronautical Decision MakingMaking

National AE Advisor National AE Advisor

Reports to: Senior Advisor, SupportReports to: Senior Advisor, Support Function: Assist the National Function: Assist the National

leadership with the planning & leadership with the planning & successful implementation of their successful implementation of their goals and vision, as it relates to all goals and vision, as it relates to all aspects of the Aerospace Education aspects of the Aerospace Education mission. mission.

National AE AdvisorNational AE Advisor

Responsibilities: Responsibilities:

-Work and coordinate with the NHQ -Work and coordinate with the NHQ staff, AE partners, and the membership staff, AE partners, and the membership to develop, evaluate, implement, to develop, evaluate, implement, upgrade and promote internal and upgrade and promote internal and external AE programs.external AE programs.

-Work in coordination with the AE -Work in coordination with the AE Region & Wing counterparts providing Region & Wing counterparts providing support & resources to achieve their AE support & resources to achieve their AE goals & objectives.goals & objectives.

National AE AdvisorNational AE Advisor

-Identify solutions to existing or emerging -Identify solutions to existing or emerging problems and opportunities for problems and opportunities for enhancement in the area of AE.enhancement in the area of AE.

-Provide supervision, including -Provide supervision, including constructive feedback and corrective constructive feedback and corrective actions to subordinates in a timely, actions to subordinates in a timely, respectful fashion.respectful fashion.

-Promote continuing professional -Promote continuing professional development to all working group development to all working group participants.participants.

AE Leadership TeamsAE Leadership Teams

4 Teams4 Teams

-Internal-Internal

-External-External

-Library-Library

-Curriculum & Special Projects-Curriculum & Special Projects

AE Leadership TeamsAE Leadership Teams

InternalInternal-CAPR 280-2 -CAPR 280-2 Lt Col John LynnLt Col John Lynn

-CAPR 50-20-CAPR 50-20 Lt Col Stan TroyanoLt Col Stan Troyano

-AEOs – recruit/train-AEOs – recruit/train Maj Nick HamMaj Nick Ham

-AEO Schools/catalogue-AEO Schools/catalogue Lt Col EJ SmithLt Col EJ Smith

-Unit AE budgets-Unit AE budgets Lt Col Ben SundetLt Col Ben Sundet

-AE Awards & Grants-AE Awards & Grants Lt Col Dorothy Lt Col Dorothy ChristensenChristensen

-AE Inspections-AE Inspections Lt Col EJ SmithLt Col EJ Smith

AE Leadership TeamsAE Leadership Teams

ExternalExternal-AEMs-recruit & train-AEMs-recruit & train Lt Col Dave GarnerLt Col Dave Garner

-AE Teacher Certification-AE Teacher Certification Lt Col Woody WilliamsLt Col Woody Williams

-AE Master’s Degree-AE Master’s Degree Lt Col Woody WilliamsLt Col Woody Williams

-Grant Writing-Grant Writing Maj Lee Little SoldierMaj Lee Little Soldier

-CAP Partnerships-CAP Partnerships Maj Robert GieseMaj Robert Giese

AE Leadership TeamsAE Leadership Teams

LibraryLibrary-Compile & disseminate a reference-Compile & disseminate a reference

listing of aviation & space museums,listing of aviation & space museums,

displays, & organizations by statedisplays, & organizations by stateMaj Frank MerrillMaj Frank Merrill

AE Leadership TeamsAE Leadership Teams Curriculum & Special ProjectsCurriculum & Special Projects-Robotics-Robotics Maj Nick HamMaj Nick Ham

-Satellite Imagery-Satellite Imagery Lt Col Randy Lt Col Randy CarlsonCarlson

-Model Aircraft-Model Aircraft Lt Col Randy CarlsonLt Col Randy Carlson

-Cybersecurity-Cybersecurity Maj Tom OwensMaj Tom Owens

-Model Rocketry-Model Rocketry Lt Col Pete BoulangerLt Col Pete Boulanger

-Advanced Rocketry-Advanced Rocketry Capt Gary DahlkeCapt Gary Dahlke

Lt Robb HaskinsLt Robb Haskins

-Advanced Math-Advanced Math Lt Col Rich EdgertonLt Col Rich Edgerton

AE Leadership TeamsAE Leadership Teams

Curriculum & Special ProjectsCurriculum & Special Projects

--Women in AviationWomen in Aviation Lt Col Beth Lt Col Beth WhiteWhite

-Flight Ground School-Flight Ground School Maj Steve Maj Steve RockettoRocketto

-UAVs/RPAs-UAVs/RPAs Maj Tom OwensMaj Tom Owens

Youth Development Youth Development ProgramsPrograms

Air Force Association(AFA) Air Force Association(AFA) - - Cybersecurity/CyberPatriotCybersecurity/CyberPatriot -Arnold Air Society & Silver Wings-Arnold Air Society & Silver Wings -Grant/Award Programs-Grant/Award Programs FAAFAA STARBASESTARBASE AFJROTCAFJROTC State AlliancesState Alliances National CAP AE AwardsNational CAP AE Awards