2011 Workshop: Learning Math & Science Through Sailing

On October 7, 2011, NSHOF hosted the 2nd Annual Learning Math & Science Through Sailing Workshop at the United States Naval Academy’s Robert Crown Sailing Center. Attendees to this free workshop (held annually during the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD) had the opportunity to engage in dialogue and brainstorming, as well tour the Naval Academy’s HydroLab.

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Welcome & Introduction

Lee Tawney
Executive Director, NSHOF

Byron F. Marchant
Member, Board of Directors, NSHOF

Opening Remarks

Bill Townsend
Former Deputy Center Director and Program Management Council Chairperson
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center


PANEL 1 — Math & Science in Our Land & Water Classrooms


John O’Flaherty
Executive Director, Community Boating Center – Providence, RI

Peter Gunn
Executive Director, Young Mariners Foundation – Stamford, CT

Alex Baum
Program Director, Hudson River Community Sailing – New York, NY

Partnership with Anne Arundel Co. Public Schools STEM Program

Susan Nahmias
Education Director, National Sailing Center & Hall of Fame – Annapolis, MD

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PANEL 2 — Math & Science Innovation Opportunities


Google Earth / Google Maps

Jonathan Ahlbrand
E-Learning Specialist, Blackboard

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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Julia Elkin
Education Specialist, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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STEM Initiatives Through Naval Architecture

Professor Paul Miller
USNA Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Department

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STEM – Not JUST Science, Tech, Engineering and Math…

Dr. Maureen McMahon
Assistant Superintendent for Advanced Studies and Programs
Anne Arundel County Public Schools

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