By creating a network of Hawaiian educators and enlisting state level support with the state superintendent's office and department of education, the likelihood of creating positive systemic change in math, science and technology education is substantially increased, said McCarthy. Sheila Sumida of Webling Elementary School in Aiea, Oahu, Hawaii, said the spirit of teamwork at Dryden also was inspirational. A lot of the workers take pride in what they do. They have to work as a team. I will tell my students that they have to work with people to accomplish anything.
Experimental airplanes are a good example.
NASA Educational Workshops provide opportunities for educators to observe NASA Dryden's aeronautical and earth science research and development through direct interaction with pilots, scientists, engineers and educational specialists. Activities, including tours of aircraft and project briefings, are incorporated into the workshop to help teachers adapt new content knowledge, experience and materials into their specific educational situations. Michelle Davis, a Dryden aerospace education specialist with ASandM, said she appreciated how people all over Dryden assisted in showing the teachers how the concepts they teach are used in work at Dryden. The workshop centered on Dryden's aerospace flight research mission and how it may be used as content for teaching mathematics, science, technology and geography.