California Wing Aerospace Education

Civil Air Patrol

California Wing Aerospace Education (AE)

Training Day on Saturday, April 20

in San Francisco!

 

 

This is for You!

 

 

WHEN AND WHERE?

Saturday April 20, 1000 to 1700 (that’s 10 AM to 5 PM for you civilians <grin>)

100 Armory Drive, SF, CA 

 

Plenty of free secure parking.  Snacks provided.  Restaurants close-by.

 

 

WHO CAN ATTEND?

If you are a CAP Aerospace Education Officer (AEO) or an Aerospace Education Member (AEM), or want to become one, attend this informative weekend and learn how you can be more successful inspiring other leaders and youth.  CAP cadets are also invited to attend, however standard rules apply for adult leadership and cadet protection. 

 

 

THE VALUE!

CAP’s Aerospace Education Program, that includes both internal and external missions, offers many opportunities to achieve worthwhile goals that help make our country strong and lead our youth to become our next generation of outstanding leaders.

 

 

Three valuable courses over one Saturday:

1. Introduction to all available CAP STEM Kits 
2. AEO/AEM School
3. CAP STEM Trailer Training

 

INTRODUCTION TO CAP STEM Kits:  

Hands-on activities using STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) educational learning kits is the general course content. You can order STEM Kits for FREE from CAP national HQ for your cadets or students.  CAP STEM Kits include radio-controlled quad-copters, radio-controlled model aircraft, model rockets, robotic arm, simple programmable robot balls, model rocketry, simple programmable computers, cockpit flight simulators and more. These kits help bringyour classes alive with hands-on learning and stimulate your cadets or students with imagination and enthusiasm, motivating them to higher levels of achievement toward exciting STEM careers.

 

 

AEO/AEM SCHOOL:  

Do you want to become a highly effective Aerospace Education Officer (AEO) in your CAP squadron or use your Aerospace Education Member privileges to improve your skills as a STEM educator? Here is what the AEO/AEM School Offers:

 

>>>> For AEOs: Achievement of AEO Technician Level in CAP’s specialty track 215 rating, or higher if you are already an AEO Technician. 

 

>>>> For AEM’s: Special AEM targeted training that is focused on taking advantage of CAP’s many free educational resources, curriculum, STEM kits, and special CAP supported events in your local communities. Want to become more effective teachers in your community schools? This course will help you do just that! 

 

 

All training is tailored to give your AEO or AEM training a jumpstart. Expert CAP instructors will provide necessary fundamentals, administrative formalities, nuts and bolts of the program plus the finer points of being your unit’s or classroom’s “go to” Aerospace Educator!  You will come away with many, if not all requirements checked off to make you an AE expert for your Squadron or School!

 

 

CAP STEM TRAILER TRAINING:

You may not know, but California Wing has an AE STEM trailer displaying all CAP working STEM kits that are available for you to order!  Yep! That’s right.  You can reserve the CAP AE STEM trailer for your local group, squadron, airshow or other event to showcase the STEM kits to your AEOs, Senior Members, cadets, AEMs, teachers or students.  No need to cram all the STEM kits in the trunk of your car (and probably crushing them in the process)… now you can simply request the CAP STEM trailer and CAP pick-up truck tow vehicle (currently located at the Sacramento Executive Airport) and bring them to your squadron, school or event for a day or two. A qualified CAP AE STEM Trailer Team will be assigned to take care of details and safety. This course includes training on how to hook and unhook the trailer hitch and operate the trailer and vehicle safety. Reserving the CAP AE STEM trailer is free, but some expenses are obvious – cost of fuel, etc.  But those details will be covered later.

 

 

COURSE SCHEDULE AND CONTENT:

• The AEO School is normally a two-day course and includes four independent Modules, which can be taken at separate times. Because of Easter Holiday we will structure the course for just one day (Saturday). Completion and certification as an AEO School graduate requires completion of all four modules (Six hours total course time). Graduation allows you to upload the course certificate to your academic records for professional development. AEM’s may attend AEO School.
• The AEM School is a one-day course which will be conducted separate from the AEO School. The course includes some common course material with the AEO School, but other sections of the course are unique to better meet AEM needs. Official certificates of completion will be presented to each AEM teacher/student.
• The CAP STEM Trailer Training Course is a two-hour course. No professional development credit is available for CAP members for this course. Those who complete the course will be allowed to be on an AE STEM Trailer team during deployments to events. 

 

 

EVENT VENUE:  

The CAP AE Training Weekend will provide a fun opportunity to meet and network with fellow Aerospace Educators. And since you’d be in San Francisco, why not make it a little get-away while you’re at it?  Mid April is a perfect time to visit this dynamic cosmopolitan city while you get some valuable AE training! Before or after the AEO/AEM school, enjoy the attractions that San Francisco has to offer… take a walk on the beach in front of Crissy Field (where the old WWI bi-planes used to take off and land). Explore Fort Point right at the foot of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, take a cable car ride to the top of Nob Hill and visit Grace Cathedral. Do a little shopping in China Town or Union Square, then have dinner in Fisherman’s Warf.  It’s a guaranteed great time!

 

 

REGISTRATON:

While registration is free, there is a fee to attend (you knew that was coming). We ask that you bring $35 cash (receipts given upon request) to cover cost of notebooks, certificates, etc. For those who cannot attend all day, partial completion of the training course material will be recorded for future attendance to complete the courses. Also, please bring your completed attendance forms with you  (CAPFs 31, 160, 161).

 

 

Please RSVP by replying to this email no later than April 15.  Please include your first and last name, CAP rank and ID number, your email address and a phone number where we can reach you. AEM’s in lieu of rank just state you AEM school affiliation for our records.

 

Uniform for CAP members:  Blue polo shirt with grey slacks. AEM’s – Your choice.

 

 

Your cadets or students will be glad you did… and so will you!