Aerospace Education Program Updates

Aerospace EducationAerospace EducationProgram UpdatesProgram Updates

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

OverviewOverview

Five AE labsFive AE labs AE 01 AE 01 NHQ/AE Org chartNHQ/AE Org chart Program updatesProgram updates AE volunteer leadership updatesAE volunteer leadership updates Youth Development project updatesYouth Development project updates

AE LabsAE Labs

AE 01 Program UpdatesAE 01 Program Updates AE 02 MARC ProgramAE 02 MARC Program AE 03 AMA & CAPAE 03 AMA & CAP AE 04 STKAE 04 STK AE 05 AE Hands-onAE 05 AE Hands-on

NHQ/AENHQ/AEOrganizational ChartOrganizational Chart

Jim MallettDirector

ED

Susan MallettYouth Development

Programs

Jeff MontgomeryDeputy Director

AE

LTC Mike McArdle AE Officer

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 AEX Products (participation & award)AEX Products (participation & award) Model RocketryModel Rocketry Advanced RocketryAdvanced Rocketry AEX for Advanced MathAEX for Advanced Math AE CareersAE Careers AEX for Middle School Physical ScienceAEX for Middle School Physical Science

More UpdatesMore Updates

RoboticsRobotics TOP Flights TOP Flights STK – disc STK – disc MARC – disc MARC – disc CAP-TERS – disc CAP-TERS – disc Cybersecurity Cybersecurity

Programs in ProgressPrograms in Progress

AEX for Middle School Life ScienceAEX for Middle School Life Science AEX for MARCAEX for MARC General AviationGeneral Aviation UAVs/RPAs UAVs/RPAs AEX for MARC IIAEX for MARC II Satellite Imagery – CAP-TERS IISatellite Imagery – CAP-TERS II AEX for Middle School Earth ScienceAEX for Middle School Earth Science AstronomyAstronomy

National AEONational AEO

Lt Col Mike McArdle Lt Col Mike McArdle

[email protected] Reports to: Senior Advisor - SupportReports to: Senior Advisor - Support Function: Assist the national leadership Function: Assist the national leadership

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


ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

- 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 programsexternal 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 goalsgoals


Identify solutions to existing or emerging Identify solutions to existing or emerging problems & opportunities for problems & opportunities for enhancement in the area of AEenhancement 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 fashionrespectful fashion

Promote continuing professional Promote continuing professional development to all working group development to all working group participantsparticipants

AE SummitsAE Summits

2010 – San Diego2010 – San Diego 2011 – Louisville2011 – Louisville 2012 - Baltimore2012 - Baltimore

AE Leadership TeamsAE Leadership Teams

4 Teams4 Teams

- Internal- Internal

- External- External

- Library- Library

- Curriculum & Special Projects- Curriculum & Special Projects

AE InternalAE InternalLeadership TeamLeadership Team

CAPR 280-2CAPR 280-2 John LynnJohn Lynn CAPR 50-20CAPR 50-20 Stan TroyanoStan Troyano AEOs – recruit, train & retain AEOs – recruit, train & retain Nick HamNick Ham AE CollegeAE College E J SmithE J Smith Annual AE Activity ReportsAnnual AE Activity Reports (with (with

NHQ/AE)NHQ/AE) Unit AE budgetsUnit AE budgets Ben SundetBen Sundet AE grants for AEOsAE grants for AEOs D. ChristensenD. Christensen AE inspections – SUI & CIAE inspections – SUI & CI E J SmithE J Smith

AE ExternalAE ExternalLeadership TeamLeadership Team

AEMs – recruit, train & retainAEMs – recruit, train & retain Dave GarnerDave Garner AEM membership costsAEM membership costs (with NHQ/AE)(with NHQ/AE) AE certification for teachersAE certification for teachers W. WilliamsW. Williams AE Master’s DegreeAE Master’s Degree W. WilliamsW. Williams Grant writingGrant writing L. Little SoldierL. Little Soldier Teacher Orientation FlightsTeacher Orientation Flights (with NHQ/AE)(with NHQ/AE) CAP PartnershipsCAP Partnerships Robert GieseRobert Giese

AE Curriculum & Special AE Curriculum & Special ProjectsProjects

Leadership TeamLeadership Team RoboticsRobotics Nick Ham/Judy StoneNick Ham/Judy Stone Satellite ImagerySatellite Imagery Randy CarlsonRandy Carlson Model Aircraft (including RC)Model Aircraft (including RC) Randy CarlsonRandy Carlson Cyber SecurityCyber Security Tom OwensTom Owens Model RocketryModel Rocketry Pete BoulangerPete Boulanger Advanced RocketryAdvanced Rocketry Gary DahlkeGary Dahlke Advanced MathAdvanced Math Rich EdgertonRich Edgerton Women in AviationWomen in Aviation Beth White/Judy StoneBeth White/Judy Stone UAVs/RPAsUAVs/RPAs Randy CarlsonRandy Carlson

AE LibraryAE LibraryLeadership TeamLeadership Team

A reference listing of aviationA reference listing of aviation Frank Frank MerrillMerrill

and space museums, displaysand space museums, displays

and organizations by stateand organizations by state

AE AlliancesAE Alliances

AMAAMA FAAFAA STARBASESTARBASE JROTCJROTC State Ed DepartmentsState Ed Departments AE Conferences/Air AE Conferences/Air

Shows/WorkshopsShows/Workshops AFAAFA

Youth Development Youth Development ProgramsPrograms

Air Force Association (AFA)Air Force Association (AFA)

- - CyberPatriot – each unit consider forming a teamCyberPatriot – each unit consider forming a team

-- -- CAP teams: $375 registration waived, so no cost to CAP teams: $375 registration waived, so no cost to cadetscadets

or units; or units; www.uscyberpatriot.org

-- CAP national Champion 2 consecutive years-- CAP national Champion 2 consecutive years

-- CAP has online cybersecurity module and mentors-- CAP has online cybersecurity module and mentors

available in all areasavailable in all areas

-- Registration ends September 30-- Registration ends September 30

-- Excellent opportunity for free national cadet special -- Excellent opportunity for free national cadet special activityactivity

for ANY cadet involvementfor ANY cadet involvement


Air Force Association Air Force Association www.capmembers.com/afa

- Grant/Award Programs- Grant/Award Programs

-- -- $250 AE grants for units & AE members$250 AE grants for units & AE members

-- Squadron Outstanding Cadet of Year Award – all-- Squadron Outstanding Cadet of Year Award – all

squadrons can submit from 1 Dec-15 Jansquadrons can submit from 1 Dec-15 Jan

-- National CAP AE Cadet of the Year Award-- National CAP AE Cadet of the Year Award

- AFA’s Museum Initiative- AFA’s Museum Initiative

-- CAP supporting this-- CAP supporting this

-- Good site for AE programs; community outreach-- Good site for AE programs; community outreach

-- Encourage inclusion of CAP heritage-- Encourage inclusion of CAP heritage


National CAP AE AwardsNational CAP AE Awards - Nationally-recognized AE program; need to - Nationally-recognized AE program; need to

continuecontinue

to pursue promotion & recognition of AE/STEMto pursue promotion & recognition of AE/STEM Cadets at School ProgramCadets at School Program

- AEOs are excellent recruiters to AEMs for - AEOs are excellent recruiters to AEMs for transfer totransfer to

Sr Membership & charter of “Cadets at School” Sr Membership & charter of “Cadets at School”

programprogram K-6 ACE ProgramK-6 ACE Program


K-6 ACE ProgramK-6 ACE Program

- Aerospace-themed program for - Aerospace-themed program for schoolsschools

- How CAP members can be involved- How CAP members can be involved -- Volunteer to teach lesson(s)-- Volunteer to teach lesson(s)

-- Help arrange field trips-- Help arrange field trips

-- Introduce cadet program to 5-- Introduce cadet program to 5thth-6-6thth graders withgraders with

some cadetssome cadets

Questions?Questions?

Thank you for all of your time and Thank you for all of your time and efforts toefforts to

promote AE and science, technology, promote AE and science, technology, engineeringengineering

& math (STEM) initiatives for the & math (STEM) initiatives for the youth of our youth of our

nation.nation.

Documents

Aerospace Education Program Updates