Letter to administrators

Help demonstrate the value of SEEC to your administrators with a letter form Space Center Houston education manager Phyllis Friello. The letter explains the cost and benefits of this exceptional experience. Click here to download the letter.

Tell your community you attended SEEC

Share your participation in the 26th Space Exploration Educators Conference in a hometown news release. This sample news release may be used to notify your local media of your attendance at SEEC. It contains general information about the conference and a customizable quote for you to include your personal experiences. Click here to download the editable file.

Cherri Brinely Outstanding Educator Award

Every year Space Center Houston honors an exceptional teacher with the prestigious Cherri Brinley Outstanding Educator Award for their significant achievements in space science education.

The award is named after Cherri Brinley, a fourteen year SEEC veteran, who shared her passion for space science and inspired a multitude of educators and students around the nation. She was an outstanding educator who touched the lives of everyone that knew her. She had an infectious spirit that drove everyone around her to do their personal best and to strive for greatness.

Always looking for ways to inspire her students and fellow teachers, she led many groups of her students affectionately known as the “nerd herd” allowing them to become the teachers and lead others during sessions. Ms. Brinley attended SEEC and many other Space Center Houston Educational events for many years. During her illness she always maintained the same positive outlook and spirit that made her such an inspiration to us all.

The Cherri Brinley Outstanding Educator Award was created to honor her and allow other teachers who have the same drive and inherent spirit which always kept Brinley reaching for the Moon and beyond.

If you know an outstanding educator that will be in attendance at SEEC, please complete the nomination form. This award is open to all teachers, administrators, school board members, and informal educators. Nominations must be received by Jan. 24 2020. Late nominations will not be considered. The award recipient will be announced at the conference banquet on Feb. 7, 2020. Recipient must be present at the event.

SEEC hotel options

Holiday Inn Express/Webster
900 Rogers Ct. Webster, Texas 7759
832-580-6401
Free hot full breakfast buffet
King bed & double bed-$89
King & double suites-$99
Booking: call hotel directly and ask for Alicia Castillo (mention block – SEEC)

Holiday Inn Suites Webster/NASA
302 W. Bay Area Blvd. Webster, Texas 77598
281-335-6272
Free full breakfast buffet
Oversized two queen beds-$99 +tax
Oversized king standard-$99 +tax
King executive w/sleeper sofa-$119 +tax
King/two queen suites-$149 +tax
Booking: call hotel directly

Springhill Suites - Houston NASA/Webster
1101 Magnolia Ave. Webster, Texas 77598
281-332-2999
Free hot breakfast buffet
400 square feet $119 (single/double occupancy)
Free Wi-Fi
Booking: call hotel directly and ask for SEEC 2020 rate

Home2 Suites by Hilton Houston Webster
600 W Texas Ave., Webster TX 77598
281-672-7200
Free continental
Single rooms include one king bed-$107
Queen rooms include two queen beds-$114
Booking: call hotel directly or use booking link: http://group.home2suites.com/Seec2010

Hilton Garden Inn Houston/Clear Lake NASA
750 W. Texas Ave
281-332-6284
Cook to order breakfast
Standard king bed room $110 +tax
Two queen bed room $115 +tax
Booking: call hotel directly and ask for SEEC block

Hampton Inn & Suites
506 W. Bay Area Blvd. Webster, Texas 77598
281-332-7952
Free hot/cold buffet
Kings & double queens-$98 +tax
Booking: call hotel directly

SEEC Scholarships

Due to generous donations from various organizations we are able to offer scholarships for SEEC 2020. The scholarship will cover the registration fee for the SEEC 2020 conference. To apply, complete the scholarship application form. Due to the high demand of this program, scholarships will be awarded based on the impact attending the conference will have on the applicant and their organization. Applications must be submitted by Nov. 13 to be considered. Selected applicants will be notified via email by Nov. 22 if they are selected. All applications that are not selected will be kept on file and contacted in the case of cancellations.

Space Exploration Educator Crew

Space Center Houston is excited to extend the outreach of the Space Exploration Educator Conference by adding a teacher leadership component called the Space Exploration Educator Crew program. Thirty‐six K‐12 teachers from across the country were accepted into this exceptional program and will collaborate in six regional crews to develop teacher leadership skills and STEM based learning experiences.

It is our goal to empower teachers to build leadership competencies by creating innovative STEM programs for their students, schools and communities. Click here to learn more about the Space Exploration Educator Crew.

To apply to be a member of the Space Exploration Educator Crew, fill out the Space Educator Expedition Crew Program form and submit no later than Nov. 30.

Join the conversation

Please follow Space Center Houston on Facebook to get updates about the center and SEEC. To collaborate and discuss SEEC with other educators, join the SEEC Facebook group or tag your posts with #SEECspace. We hope to create an interactive forum of discussion, frequently asked questions and a way for all participants to maintain a relationship throughout the entire year.