Hispanic Engineering, Science, & Technology (HESTEC)

Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology Program

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	Ms. Monica Alvarado Teacher Dr. Rodriguez Elementary Dr. Rodriguez Elementary - NASA Explorer School Integrating Literature into STEM-G Content Monica Alvarado has been teaching for 15 years, primarily as a fourth grade teacher. Her current assignment at Dr. Rodriguez Elementary includes the writing of the NASA Explorer School grant. She recently field tested Seeds of Science and Roots of Reading from Berkley University. She has made a practice of integrating literature into STEM-G concepts using NASA materials. She earned a Bachelor ... Read More!
	Mr. Armando Alvarado Bilingual Curriculum Specialist SureScore College Readiness Tools: Quality Online Tutors Enhancing Math Instruction: Engaging Students through Real-World Application Armando Alvarado is a bilingual curriculum specialist based in the Laredo area. He earned a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M International University, and has considerable experience in the college readiness arena through his work in the admissions office at TAMIU. Alvarado is a certified trainer of all SureScore curricula as well as a program manager and a co... Read More!
	Ms. Denisse Cantu Graduate Recruiter UTPA Office of Graduate Studies Furthering Your Education: Graduate School Denisse Cantu just recently joined The University of Texas - Pan American as a graduate recruiter after spending several years in the field of TV Journalism. A Valley native, Cantu attended UTPA for her bachelor's in broadcast journalism. During her time at UTPA, she wrote for the campus newspaper and interned with the school's TV station. She also took the opportunity to study abroad in Spain and spent a semester interning for the U.S. Depa... Read More!
	Ms. Jennifer Cavazos-Saenz Curriculum and Assessment SureScore Enhancing Math Instruction: Engaging Students through Real-World Application Jennifer Saenz is the director of Curriculum and Assessment for SureScore and oversees all developmental stages of SureScore programs. She has a bachelor's in science in interdisciplinary studies cognate: early childhood. She also earned a master's in reading education cognate: diagnostician. She has five years experience in the classroom and three years of experience at the Texas Education Agency as a consu... Read More!
	Mrs. Jane Damaske Texas Instruments Grasp the Math through Multiple Representations Jane Damaske is a former math teacher with 30 years of experience. She has conducted one-half day to nine-day professional development workshops using real-world data and technology across the country. Being an active member of the Content Advisory Committee for the Michigan Department of Education, she has reviewed the questions used on the state's standardized math test. She is the lead instructor for the Region One and UTPA GEAR UP p... Read More!
	Mr. Jerry Durham Education Coordinator International Museum of Art & Science Science on a Sphere: Introduction to a New Exhibit that has the World on a String Jerry Durham, education coordinator, holds a Bachelor of Arts in art history from Tulane University in New Orleans. A magna cum laude graduate, he has been previously employed as educational programs coordinator at the Ocean Star Museum and Offshore Energy Center in Galveston, Texas. He studied world art and museum studies for a year at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England and has traveled ... Read More!
	Ms. Martha Grigsby NASA Microgravity Math: The Weightless Wonder Martha Grigsby received her master's degree in mathematics curriculum and instruction in 1977 from the University of Houston. For 33 years, she enjoyed a very full teaching career in mathematics in grades ninth-12. The last 18 years she served as department chair. In addition to her classroom responsibilities, she has been involved as a writer, a presenter, and a trainer of trainers for numerous curriculum initiatives, such as the TEXTEAMS Ins... Read More!
	Ms. Claudia Gutierrez STEM Education Specialist Region One Education Service Center Claudia Gutierrez is a STEM education specialist at Region One Education Service Center. Prior to joining Region One ESC, she taught mathematics in McAllen for 14 years.... Read More!
	Ms. Jennifer Hall Volunteer Coordinator World Birding Centers - Texas Parks and Wildlife Using Parks and Nature Centers as Outdoor Classrooms Jennifer Hall is the volunteer coordinator for the three State Park-World Birding Centers: Bentsen Rio Grande Valley in Mission, Estero Llano Grande in Weslaco, and Resaca de la Palma in Brownsville. Her current projects include developing family-based volunteer opportunities, increasing service learning programs, expanding volunteer programs and community outreach, enhancing environmental education through teacher training and sch... Read More!
	Mr. John Hinojosa Teacher Brownsville ISD Lets Navigate through Math with TI-Navigator John Hinojosa has been teaching mathematics/technology courses for approximately 16 years. He is currently teaching for the Brownsville Independent School District at Simon Rivera High School. Prior to working for BISD, he taught technology courses for pre-service teachers at The University of Texas at Brownsville. He is a certified T^3 regional instructor with TI-Navigator and also have provided various professional development sessions to local sc... Read More!
	Mr. Nick Lewis Director of School Based Programs The Princeton Review of South Texas A Counselors Guide to the PRA, Parts 1 and 2 Nick Lewis has been active in standardized test preparation for more than15 years. A former college English instructor and executive director of a Princeton Review field office, Lewis now serves as the director of School Based Programs for The Princeton Review of South Texas. He is also a TPR premier tutor and master trainer. ... Read More!
	Ms. Dinorah Olmos Senior Program Manager, National and International Talent Search Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth Dinorah Olmos currently serves as the senior program manager for National and International Talent Search for the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth where she identifies and recruits gifted and talented students around the world. Olmos has been instrumental in the opening of two new international sites in Mexico where she was the site director in 2007. Olmos was born and raised in Puebla, Mexico. She moved to United States at the age of 22, and earned her undergraduate degre... Read More!
	Ms. Linda Pena Library/Media Specialist Dr. Rodriguez Elementary Dr. Rodriguez Elementary - NASA Explorer School Integrating Literature into STEM-G Content Linda Pena is currently the library/media specialist who plans, directs, implements and evaluates STEM-G through technology. She uses NASA resources to validate STEM-G content. She has a Bachelor of Science from New Mexico State University and Masters of Library Science from Sam Houston University. Pena is involved in the National Science Teacher Association. ... Read More!
	Mr. Nicolas Pereyra Lecturer UTPA Department of Physics and Geology H-E-B Planetarium: A Valuable Educational Tool for Secondary Schools Nicolas Pereyra is a lecturer in astronomy in the UTPA Department of Physics and Geology. He received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Maryland at College Park in 1997 and his Master of Science in 1995. He also received his bachelors degree in physics from the Universidad Central de Venezuela. Pereyra was a research assistant/associate at Goddard Space Flight Center from 1993-1998 where he worked on mode... Read More!
	Mr. Gustavo Perez STEM Initiative - Region One ESC As part of the STEM Initiative through the Region One ESC, Gustavo Perez is assisting the transformation of instructional delivery and instruction in secondary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. As a STEM education specialist, he is actively disseminating promising practices and research-based strategies for integrating STEM teaching and learning. A former engineer and educator, Perez works to prepare students for careers in a global economy by improving student achievement outco... Read More!
	Mr. Martin Schray Academic Developer Evangelist (ADE) Microsoft Robots in the House Martin Schray is an Academic Developer Evangelist (ADE) for Microsoft. He has more than 19 years of IT, consulting and software industry experience in development, product and project management. Before joining Microsoft, he worked at three software and consulting startup companies as well as working in the IT organizations of a manufacturing company and legal firm. He served on the Object Management Group special interest group on bioinformatics standards. He co-... Read More!
	Ms. Mary Jane Smith Agile Mind director of Professional Services in the Southwest Region Agile Mind Academic Youth Development: Bridging to High School Mary Jane Smith, Agile Mind director of Professional Services in the Southwest Region, has more than 26 years working in and with public schools in Texas and California. Most recently as Agile Mind director of Professional Services, she has worked with middle schools and high schools in Texas, Maine, New York, California, Georgia and South Carolina. Before coming to Agile Mind, she was a consultant for Texas Instruments, Dale Seymou... Read More!
	Mr. Samuel Stokes Technologist Microsoft You've Got Game - Emerging Game Development Techniques Sam Stokes is a well know technologist for Microsoft and has helped professors at post-secondary schools create over 150 new classes using Microsoft technology. He has worked with more than 20,000 students over the past five years to motivate them to become software technologists and leaders. Now he is bringing this knowledge to the K-12 teachers to help them motivate their students to enter into the technology and fields of hard... Read More!
	Ms. Kay Tobola Science Education Specialist Astromaterials Research and Science Exploration NASA-Johnson Space Center Imagine Mars and the Possibilities of Each Science, Space Science, and an Interdisciplinary Experience Kay Tobola is science education specialist for Astromaterials Research and Science Exploration NASA-Johnson Space Center. Her areas of expertise include curriculum development, workshop development/delivery for formal and informal education audiences, and classroom instruction in the middle school. Her focus is on interdisciplinary teaching, gifted and talented instruction, and emer... Read More!
	Ms. Monica Trevathan Education Specialist and Instructional Designer NASA Microgravity Math: The Weightless Wonder Monica Trevathan joined the NASA family in 2000 after completing her master's degree in instructional technology from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. She began her career in the aerospace industry with the Training Division at the Johnson Space Center where she worked as an instructional designer for the ISS Expedition Crew Working Group. She also developed a training program for the Software Engineering (ISS Avionics) group at the Boein... Read More!
	Mr. Craig Wilson Professor Texas A&M University College of Science, Center for Mathematics and Science Education USDA/Hispanic Serving Institutions National Program We Need More Scientists: Research and USDA Labs Dr. Craig Wilson of the Texas A&M University College of Science, Center for Mathematics and Science Education has taught for 34 years on three continents with research interests in hands-on/inquiry teaching and in how to successfully link science teachers with research scientists. He coordinated a NASA funded program that allowed him to work with space science teachers in all 50 s... Read More!