Bergen County Right to Know Employee Training (Presenter & Facilitator)
Bergen County Office of Environmental Protection; Paramus, NJ 8/3/2022 (10:00 am -12:00 am)
Bergen County Right to Know Employee Training (Presenter & Facilitator)
Bergen County Office of Environmental Protection; Paramus, NJ 7/19/2022 (10:00 am -12:00 am)
Astrobiology and Extremophiles – (Teacher PD Workshop) (Presenter)
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, Paramus, NJ 6/29/2022 (1:15 pm)
Bergen County Municipal Clean Communities Coordinator’s Meeting (Presenter & Facilitator) (ZOOM)
Bergen County Clean Communities; Paramus, NJ 6/15/2022 (9:30-11:30 am)
Astrobiology and the Search for Life – Teacher PD Workshop (Presenter)
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, Paramus, NJ 5/9/2022 (10:00 am – 3:00 pm)
Meteorites – (Teacher PD Workshop) (Presenter)
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, Paramus, NJ 4/18/2022 (10:00 am – 3:00 pm)
Recycling Workshop – BAGUP NJ Bergen County – (Presenter) (ZOOM)
Bergen County Utilities Authority, Little Ferry, NJ 3/31/2022 (10:00am)
Vector Borne Diseases – (Presenter) (ZOOM)
Bergen County Department of Health Services Environmental Protection, Paramus, NJ 3/23/2022 (8:30am)
Skip the Straw and BAGUPNJ-Teacher PD Workshop – (Presenter)(ZOOM)
Bergen County Department of Health Services Environmental Protection, Paramus, NJ 2/01/2022 (9:00am – 12:00 pm)
Accessibility Training – Hidden Disabilities and Long COVID – Universal Instructional Design – (Presenter) (ACCESSIBLE PROGRAM) (ZOOM)
OHIO State University, 9/30/2021 (3:00pm – 5:00pm)
NASA Accessibility Training – Hidden Disabilities and Long COVID – Universal Instructional Design – (Presenter) (ACCESSIBLE PROGRAM) (WEBEX)
Next in our IDEA/UID series is hidden disabilities. Learn about some of the hidden disabilities that you may encounter, including COVID Long. We will offer strategies that you can employ to ensure that you are providing an inclusive program and accommodations for your audience members. A Q&A will follow. 9/9/2021 (3:00PM-4:00PM EDT)
NASA Accessibility Training – Visual Impairment Including Blindness – Universal Instructional Design – (Presenter)(ACCESSIBLE PROGRAM)(WEBEX)
Next in our IDEA/UID series is Visual Impairment. Join us to learn strategies and techniques for working with visually impaired and blind students being mainstreamed as well as those attending special education schools. 04/28/2021 (4:00pm-5:00pm)
NASA Accessibility Training – Emotional/Behavior Disorders – Universal Instructional Design – (Presenter)(ACCESSIBLE PROGRAM)(WEBEX)
Next in our IDEA/UID series is EBD. Learn about the laws that protect individuals with disabilities and techniques to modify programming in order to reach the most diverse audiences. 11/16/2020 (4:00pm-5:00pm)
National Space Science Education Consortium 10/26/2020 (2:00pm-3:00pm)
NASA Accessibility Training – Autism – Universal Instructional Design – (Co-Presenter)(ACCESSIBLE PROGRAM)(WEBEX)
Next in our IDEA/UID series is Autism. Learn about the laws that protect individuals with disabilities and techniques to modify programming in order to reach the most diverse audiences 9/30/2020 (3PM-4:30PM)
NASA NSSEC Team Meeting – (Collaborator)- (ACCESSIBLE PROGRAM) (ZOOM EVENT)
National Space Science Education Consortium 9/15/2020 (2:00pm-3:00pm)
NASA NSSEC Team Meeting – (Collaborator)- (ACCESSIBLE PROGRAM) (ZOOM EVENT)
National Space Science Education Consortium 8/25/2020 (2:00pm-3:00pm)
NASA Accessibility Programming Training – Universal Instructional Design Learn how to create programming for individuals with disabilities (Presenter) (ACCESSIBLE PROGRAM)(WEBEX)
8/3/2020 (3:30PM-5:00PM)
NASA Accessibility Kit Training – Infiniscope – (Presenter) (ACCESSIBLE PROGRAM)(ZOOM)
7/22/2020 (1:30PM-4:30PM)
NASA Accessibility Training – Universal Instructional Design – Learn about the IDEA laws that protect individuals with disabilities – (Co-presenter) (ACCESSIBLE PROGRAM)(WEBEX)
6/25/2020 (3PM-4:30PM)
NASA Accessibility Training – Universal Instructional Design – Accessibility Kit Presentation – (Presenter) (ACCESSIBLE PROGRAM) (WEBEX)
6/10/2020 (3PM-4:30PM)
Universal Instructional Design and Live Streamed Educational Programs- (Presenter) (ACCESSIBLE PROGRAM) WEBEX
NASA Museum Alliance Webinar, 5/15/2020 (3PM-4PM)
Working with Differently-Abled Audiences and Universal Instructional Design – (Presenter)Postponed
We live in a world where we encounter people with disabilities on a daily basis but are not always made aware that an individual is disabled. When we are aware that someone has a disability, we can prepare for how to appropriately interact with that individual and provide the necessary accommodations to aid them in their participation in our programs. Many times, we find ourselves caught off guard and less comfortable with our preconceived expectations of how to effectively communicate and teach to individuals that have disabilities.
This training will provide a better understanding of how to address the needs of people with various disabilities including those with physical limitations, cognitive impairments, and people with Autism. Michele Daly and Laura Jean Checki will share firsthand experiences, which will demonstrate methods to address, interact, accommodate, and be sensitive to a multifaceted audience. Participants will also have time to share experiences they were not prepared for in order to discuss what could be done to gain a better understanding of different strategies developed, implemented, and found to be effective. Learning how to “modify on the fly” is crucial in all educational settings including formal, informal, public, and private. Please join us as we review the importance of Universal Instructional Design (UID), strategies that will help you make necessary adjustments, and discuss how to develop inclusive programming so that you can reach the largest number of individuals at your event or in your school. Tenafly Nature Center, Tenafly, NJ 3/31/2020(1:00 PM – 4:00 PM)
Working with Differently-Abled Audiences and Universal Instructional Design – NASA – webinar – (Presenter)
Internet training for NASA community. We live in a world where we encounter people with disabilities on a daily basis but are not always made aware that an individual is disabled. When we are aware that someone has a disability, we can prepare for how to appropriately interact with that individual and provide the necessary accommodations to aid them in their participation in our programs. Many times, we find ourselves caught off guard and less comfortable with our preconceived expectations of how to effectively communicate and teach to individuals that have disabilities.
This webinar will provide a better understanding of how to address the needs of people with various disabilities including those with physical limitations, cognitive impairments, and people with Autism. Michele Daly and Laura Jean Checki will share firsthand experiences, which will demonstrate methods to address, interact, accommodate, and be sensitive to a multifaceted audience. Participants will also have time to share experiences they were not prepared for in order to discuss what could be done to gain a better understanding of different strategies developed, implemented, and found to be effective. Learning how to “modify on the fly” is crucial in all educational settings including formal, informal, public, and private.
Please join us as we review the importance of Universal Instructional Design (UID), strategies that will help you make necessary adjustments, and discuss how to develop inclusive programming so that you can reach the largest number of individuals at your event or in your school.
6/19/2019 (4:00 PM)
NSSEC – 1 AU strategy meeting: A “how to” Q&A session focused on how to create programs that incorporate the Universal Instructional Design paradigm.
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 8/27 -8/30/2018
Lunar Workshop and America’s Eclipse – Teacher PD
This workshop will explore our nearest celestial neighbor and provide lunar based activities that you can bring back to your classroom. Laura Jean will then turn your attention to: The Great American Eclipse occurring on Aug. 21, 2017! This will be the first total solar eclipse viewable from the continental United States in nearly 40 years. Learn about the eclipse and how to safely view the eclipse from your location. Each participant will be provided with a pair of safe solar viewing eclipse glasses issued by NASA and a map which plots out the path of totality. The workshop will conclude with a presentation and Q&A from C.Alex Young, the Associate Director for Science in the Heliophysics Division at NASA’s Goddard Space flight Center. Join Laura Jean as she continues to investigate the frontier of space and enhance our current understanding of the Cosmos. Buehler Challenger & Science Center, Paramus, NJ 5/17/2017
Cassini’s Grand Finale – Teacher PD
This workshop will explore NASA’s efforts to investigate the wonders of the Saturnian system. Laura Jean Checki will illuminate the discoveries made by Cassini and discuss the suicide mission that Cassini is currently undertaking. Learn about the mission that helped to drive our understanding of the universe and why Cassini will commit suicide on September 15, 2017. The workshop will conclude with a presentation and Q&A from Michelle Lynn Thaller, the assistant director for Science Communication at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Join Laura Jean as she continues to investigate the frontier of space and enhance our current understanding of the Cosmos. Buehler Challenger & Science Center, Paramus, NJ 3/22/2017
Comet Scenario Workshop
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 2/1/2017
Mission to Mars – Training
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 1/12/2017
Mars Scenario Workshop
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 1/12/2017
Moon Scenario Workshop
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 11/16/2016
NASA’s New Discoveries & Frontiers – Teacher PD
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, Paramus, 10/27/2016
Exoplanets & the Search for Earth 2.0 – Teacher PD
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, Paramus, NJ, 10/19/2016
No Star Out of Reach: Incorporating Universal Instructional Design in the Classroom
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 10/22/2013
Astrobiology – Habitable Environments
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 10/10/2013
Moon Workshop
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 9/26/2013
Comet Workshop
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 9/24/2013
No Star Out of Reach: Universal Intructional Design (UID) Accessibilty Workshop
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 4/16/2013
Heliophysics
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 2/27/2013
Mars Workshop
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 1/31/2013
Finding Life on Mars & Europa
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 12/3/2012
Lunar Certification Workshop
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 10/25/2012
Mars Discoveries
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 10/16/2012
Return to the Moon
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 9/20/2012
Comets and Meteorites
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 9/19/2012
No Star Out of Reach: UID & Accessible Astronomy
Tennessee Challenger Center, 8/13/2012
Start School With Curiosity
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 8/4/2012
SpaceFest – Lunar Discovery Workshops
Intrepid Sea, Air, & Space Museum, 7/20/2012
No Star Out of Reach: UID & Accessibile Astronomy
Georgia Tech University, 4/21/2012
No Star Out of Reach: UID & Accessibile Astronomy
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 3/22/2012
Cosmic Collisions
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 10/27/2011
Astrobiology
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 10/21/2011
Climate Change
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 10/6/2011
Astrobiology Boot Camp Engineering Design Challenge: The Search for Life in the Universe
Baltimore, 8/3/2011
Using Telescopes inside the Classroom (Part 2)
Raritan Valley Community College, 11/17/2010
Using Telescopes inside the Classroom (Part 1)
Raritan Valley Community College, 11/17/2010
Using Telescopes inside the Classroom (Part 1)
Raritan Valley Community College, 11/16/2010
Biodiversity & Environments
Middlesex County College, 11/16/2010
NJAAPT: Astrobiology
Bergen Community College, 11/13/2010
Astrobiology in the Classroom
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 10/15/2010
Astrobiology in the Classroom
Meadowlands Environment Center, 10/13/2010
Space Weather
Buehler Challenger & Science Center, 10/8/2010
Mid-Jersey Meadowlands Math Science Partnership Workshop
Meadowlands Environment Center, 8/11-12/2010
“Accessible Astronomy: Using Universal Instructional Design to Teach Astronomy to Individuals with Varying Ability Levels.”
University of Colorado, (ASP) 8/4/2010
Astrobiology Institute
NASA Ames Research Center, 7/11-13/2010
Lunar & Meteorite Sample Disk Training
Meadowlands Environment Center, 5/11/2010
Designing and Implementing Accessible Science Education Programs
Meadowlands Environment Center (Accessible Program), 3/11-3/14/2010
Teaching Space Concepts to Children
Redbank Primary School, 1/21/2010
Accessibility
Meadowlands Environment Center (Accessible Program), 9/17/2009
You are in the Universe and the Universe is in You
Montclair University, 9/12/2009
Accessible Astronomy
Meadowlands Environment Center (Accessible Program), 8/1/2009
MarshAccess
Meadowlands Environment Center (Accessible Program), 6/10/2009
IYA2009 Accessibility Programming
Meadowlands Environment Center, 3/2/2009
International Year of Astronomy: Telecon: In keeping with the goal of US IYA “to offer an engaging astronomy experience to every person in the country,” SSA Laura Venner will discuss hosting star parties for the differently abled. Laura’s presentation is based on the work she currently is doing at the New Jersey Meadowlands Environment Center and the William D. McDowell Observatory.
