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Education & Workforce Development Committee

Chair Lindsey Spalding

Email: lspalding@simulationinformation.com

 

The National Center for Simulation Education and Workforce Committee meetings are open to the public and are held only twice throughout the year in the Spring and Fall to plan, coordinate, execute and share events happening around Central Florida in the area of Modeling and Simulation STEM activities. At this meeting you will find educators, STEM advocates, students, MS&T companies representatives, media, representatives from surrounding school districts, K-12 teachers, as well as university professors, and students engaged in STEM activities. If you are interested in joining contact us.

 

 

EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  PRESENTATION AT I/ITSEC 02 DECEMBER 2019

On December 2, 2019 at the Interservice/ Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) Mr. Hank Okraski gave a National Center for Simulation update on the Education and Workforce Committee. Present was 60 plus teachers and educators from surrounding counties. Below is the downloadable presentation.

 

EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  MEETING MINUTES FROM 23 OCTOBER 2019      

ATTENDEES: Stephen (Trey) Atwood (OTC MFC), Ron Burton (Troops to Teachers), George Cheros (NCS), Jonathan Curras (OTC-MFC), Dr. Dennis Duke (FIT), Jill Fierle (SCPS), Dr. Neal Finkelstein (NCS), Laura Frank (Lockheed Martin), Jon Frankos (Timber Creek HS), Dr. Bill Gaught (SSC), Steve Gordon (GaTech University), Mark Gorrell (SDOC), Paula Hagan (SCPS), Brandon Hanshaw (Crooms AOIT), Jonah Hardy (Hagerty HS), Dr. Cap Jadonath (OCPS), Jessica Johnson (ODU/VMASC), Deepika Kannan (SCPS-Coder Chicks), Dan Ketchen (TAP), Dr. Mike Macedonia (UCF), Hank Okraski (NCS), Emily Sherkow (Navy NAWCTSD), Abdul Siddiqui (Army PEO-STRI), Andy Smith (Halldale Publications), Lindsey Spalding (NCS), Lynn Vander-Zyl (Osceola CPS), Dr. Fuzzy Wells (UCF-IST).

 

                                                                              

NCS Announces 2022 Class for Modeling & Simulation Hall of Fame

Posted on June 17, 2022 in Uncategorized,

NCS Announces 2022 Class for Modeling & Simulation Hall of Fame  The National Center for Simulation (NCS) announced it will induct two new members — Dr. Winston “Wink” Bennett and Dr. James (Jim) Wall — to the NCS Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Hall of Fame. The ceremony is Oct. 24, 2022, at the Orange County […]

Now Open: 2024 NCS Scholarship Applications!

Posted on March 1, 2024 in Education,

The National Center for Simulation (NCS) has opened up its annual scholarships for outstanding senior students seeking secondary education in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) field at an accredited Technical School, College, or University. This program is designed to recognize academic achievement & improvement in addition to recognizing students who have continually strived […]

Igniting Tomorrow’s Possibilities: Orange County Innovation Lab Naming Challenge!

Posted on February 27, 2024 in Education,

Orange County is calling all young tech innovators & creators to help name a new innovation lab – a space for innovative solutions and tech exploration! You can share your thoughts for an innovation lab name here: Help Name our Innovation Lab. More information can be found about the new lab below: “The Innovation Lab […]

NCS and AEgis Technologies Conduct Teacher Training in Modeling and Simulation (M&S)

Posted on June 14, 2017 in General News,

On 6-8 June 2017, NCS and AEgis Technologies conducted a training course/ workshop: “Teaching the Teacher, an Introduction to Modeling & Simulation”. The program agenda is provided in Appendix A, along with available presentations. Thirty-six teachers from Orange, Seminole and Hillsborough Counties attended the event held at two venues, AEgis Technologies and Paul J. Hagerty […]

NCS Education and Workforce Development Committee Minutes – September 23, 2015

Posted on October 21, 2015 in General News,

MEETING MINUTES23 September 2015 Members Present: Angela Alban (Simetri/NCS),  Prita Anhabra (CBCCFL), Dr. Mike Armbruster (OCPS), Suzanne Bliss (University HS), CarolAnn Dykes (UCF), Lyn Higgins (SCPS), Mike Kalaf (Synaptic Sparks), Keara Jones (P.E.C.), Scott Kidd, Fay Leuzzi-Martin (Florida Robotics), Alan Lynch (OCPS), Danielle McNeely (NAWCTSD), Dr. Kristy Murray (Summit Strategic Consulting), N.Y. Nathiri (PEC), Jorge […]

Support WUCF as they Support STEM

Posted on October 29, 2014 in General News,

WUCF has a database of nearly 4,000 STEM resources for grades K-12.  Check out the attached flyer!

Orlando Tech Students…

Posted on December 9, 2013 in General News,

Orlando Tech students Paul Kuang and Jay Yohn explain some of the animations projects at the NCS/Orlando Tech booth at I/ITSEC 2013. Their mentor/teacher is Mr. Phil Tillery who is now at Orlando Tech after spending several years at Timber Creek High School in Orlando where he taught animation, gaming and simulation. Mr. Tillery was […]

NCS and NDIA Conduct STEM/M&S Seminar for High School Teachers and Educators

Posted on October 2, 2013 in General News,

NCS and NDIA (Central Florida Chapter) conducted a seminar for approximately 45 of Florida’s high school teachers and educators. The seminar took place on 25-26 September at the Lockheed Martin facility at Global Innovation Circle, Orlando, Florida. The objectives of the seminar were as follows: To familiarize high school teachers with STEM/M&S skill set requirements […]

Daytona State College – Henry C. Okraski Scholarship – Thank You Letters

Posted on July 3, 2013 in General News,

Thomas Richard Betty Dana Thomas Edward Howard Cahill