<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-7c85d5b9-7fff-56cd-b81f-ba888d7c4e4b"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">NASA has chosen Shine On to host a rare live downlink with the International Space Station as part of its annual conference.  This will provide K-8 students from throughout NYS the opportunity to learn more about STEM careers and the importance of character.</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This is where you come in</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. We are looking for 25-minute virtual workshops to include in the day-long conference.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Our goal is to build interest in STEM by illustrating how character plays a role in problem-solving.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Anyone can host a workshop! Get creative!  This isn’t just for science-types. Think: history of space, writing about space, space art, How do astronauts exercise in space? Music of space themed movies. Who doesn’t cry to Aerosmith during Armegeddon?   It doesn’t even have to be just space-related. Any topic using STEM to get kids thinking about problem solving counts. This could be a great opportunity to involve your SUNY students to engage with K-8 students throughout the state. We need 36 fantastic workshops for all different grade levels.  Proposals are coming in from teachers and STEM professionals, but we wanted to give our own faculty/staff/students an opportunity to get involved, too. To learn more, visit <a href="http://shineongirl.org">shineongirl.org</a> or email us at </span><a href="mailto:shineonpsu@gmail.com" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">shineonpsu@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>