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CIVIL AIR PATROL
AEROSPACE EDUCATION
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AEROSPACE EDUCATION
AGENDA . . .

• Vision/Mission
• Staff
• AEM Program
• New Textbooks
• AEX Program

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AEROSPACE EDUCATION
AGENDA . . .(Cont)

• Grants
• National Congress 2002
• Awards and Recognition
• Looking to the Future

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AEROSPACE EDUCATION
VISION Promote American leadership in the global
aerospace environment
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AEROSPACE EDUCATION
MISSION Promote and support aviation and space
education goals and objectives in partnership
with the United States Air Force. Educate
citizens in meeting the challenges of a global
and technological society.
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AEROSPACE EDUCATION
STAFF . . .
Judy Stone INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEM SPECIALIST
John Salvador CHIEF
Joan Emerson EXTERNAL CURRICULUM Aerospace
Education Membership
Jeff Montgomery INTERNAL CURRICULUM Cadet and
Senior Aerospace Education
52 WING DIRECTORS OF AEROSPACE
EDUCATION Volunteer Staff
8 REGION Deputy Chiefs of Staff AEROSPACE
EDUCATION Volunteer Staff
8 REGION DIRECTORS OF AEROSPACE EDUCATION
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AEROSPACE EDUCATION
STAFF . . .(Cont)

• NER Dr Ann Walko
• MER Ms Claudine Sayegh
• SER Ms Kathy Baucum
• GLR Ms Alice Faye Noble
• NCR Mr Dennis Yeager
• SWR Ms Beth White
• RMR Dr Ben Millspaugh
• PACR Mr Stephen Williams

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AEROSPACE EDUCATION
Helping Teachers Inspire Students Using

• Aerospace themes to help captivate young minds
• National Standards-based materials
• Science, Math, Technology, Language, Social
  Studies
• Many available for download free on the WWW
• Low cost AE supplies purchased through the CAP
• supply depot
• Airplanes, rockets, kites, posters, books, etc.
• Educator professional development/training

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AEROSPACE EDUCATION
AE MEMBER (AEM) PROGRAM (30 per year)

• Member Benefits
• Newsletters
• Members Only Web Site
• AE Excellence Program
• Lesson Plans/Materials/Speakers
• Satellite Tool Kit
• Workshop Listings
• Airlift (when available)
• Special Grants
• Teacher Recognition Program

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ACTIVITIES FOR AEMs
AEROSPACE EDUCATION

• Field trips, aircraft flights, base/aviation
  facility tours
• Teacher in-service sessions
• College/university/other educational institution
  Aerospace
• Education workshops (100 per year)
• Regional Aerospace Education conferences

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EDUCATION MATERIALS

• Early Childhood
  
  Aerospace For The Very Young, 4-In-1 Activity
  Books with Teacher Notes
• Primary / Elementary
  
  Fun in Flight, Historical Aircraft Dot-to-Dot,
  Activity Booklets Doolittle, Earhart, Lindbergh,
  Rickenbacker, Space Shuttle, Wright Brothers
  with Teacher Notes
• Middle School / Junior High (All have National
  Standards identified)
  
  Themed Study Units Doolittle, Earhart, Goddard,
  History of General Aviation, James, Lindbergh,
  Mitchell, Rickenbacker, Space Shuttle, Wright
  Brothers with Teacher Note Cards, Tests, Etc

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OTHER PRODUCTS IN DEVELOPMENT
NEW THEMATIC STUDY UNITS

• Complete Update of Wright Brothers Unit
• Complete Update of Space Shuttle Unit
• International Space Station
• Eileen Collins
• Tuskegee Airmen
• Commercial Aviation

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AEROSPACE EDUCATION
NEW TEXTBOOKS

• Aerospace Dimensions
• Phase I/II of cadet program
• Age-appropriate
• 53 of cadets are age 10-14
• Written for 6th to 8th grade level
• Six stand-alone learning modules
• Introduction to Flight, Aircraft
  Systems/Airports, Air
• Environment, Rockets, Space Environment,
  Spacecraft
• Student-friendly lots of hands-on activities
• Lots of school interestnational standards-based
  teachers guide

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AEROSPACE EDUCATION
NEW TEXTBOOKS

• Aerospace The Journey of Flight
• Phase III/IV of cadet program
• Written for the 9th to 10th grade level
• 27 chapters, 640 pages
• Section Examples History of Air Power,
  Principles of Flight
• and Navigation, Aerospace Community, Air
  Environment,
• Rockets, Space
• More in-depth look at a variety of aerospace
  subjects
• Gives senior cadets the depth of knowledge
  necessary to be mentors and instructors for
  cadets in phases I and II
• Lots of high school/college interestnational
  standards-based teachers guide

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AE EXCELLENCE PROGRAM

• Similar programs for both schools and CAP units
• School program runs from Nov-Apr
• CAP program runs from Jan-Jun
• Includes exciting hands-on activity books
• Grade appropriate K-5 and 6-12
• National Standards-based educational activities
• Do at least one activity per month and earn
  beautiful wooden
• plaque and student/cadet certificates
• New full-color materials starting Fall 2001

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AE GRANTS

• Aerospace Education Foundation, 250 max
• Part of the Air Force Association
• Since 1996, the AEF has provided over 58,000
• to CAP
• New program just for CAP classroom teachers
• Sept 14 application deadline
• Forms available on the WWW

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NATIONAL CONGRESS

• 800-1200 participants National Standards-based
• Lectures and forums with astronauts, aviation
• pioneers, educators, scientists, aerospace
  industrialists
• Hands-on concurrent sessions
• Excellent Networking/Professional Development
• opportunities Congress now in its 35th
  year

Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, VA 3-6 April
2002
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AWARDS

• A. Scott Crossfield AE Teacher of the Year Award
• Teacher in grades K-12, public or private school
• Must teach or promote AE in the classroom
• Crown Circle for AE Leadership Award
• Individual, organization, school, or industry
• Outstanding leadership over an extended term

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LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

• Build Alliances
• Teamwork is the Key to Success
• Eliminate Duplication of Effort
• Coordinate and Focus Resources
• Continue to Develop Products that meet
• National Standards
• Maximize use of WWW

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