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Amy Spowart
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The State of Ohio and NAHF Partner to
Provide Aviation Education
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NAHF led partnership will bring STEAM curriculum to accelerate learning across the state as part of their Discovering Flight program.
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DAYTON, Ohio – February 23, 2022 The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF), the nation’s only Congressionally-chartered aviation hall of fame, is honored to announce a new partnership with the State of Ohio, PBS affiliate ThinkTV, national and local organizations, and regional officials to create and distribute their aviation-focused, STEAM Program Discovering Flight: Learning with the NAHF to Ohio schools most impacted by learning loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Through the creation and promotion of a new and exciting STEAM curriculum, the NAHF is continuing Ohio’s strong legacy of being first in flight and first in aviation innovation,” said Governor Mike DeWine. “I applaud the hall of fame for its efforts to teach students about Ohio’s proud past, while also inspiring them to champion the future of Ohio-led STEAM – and specifically aviation – breakthroughs.”
Discovering Flight: Learning with the National Aviation Hall of Fame is a multi-faceted educational program for elementary-age children. It includes Problem Solving with Wilbur and Orville, created by the education experts at ThinkTV/PBS, and is a series of three individual, 5-unit, classroom curricula for elementary grades. Each lesson aligns with national curriculum standards and grade proficiency outcomes and includes classroom activities, digital videos, interactives, and additional resources that bring science, history, and the invention of powered flight, to life.
Discovering Flight also includes Why I Fly, a series of short videos featuring an individual engaged in an aviation or aerospace career. Created by Hemlock Films, the focus of each film is to share the whole realm of aviation and aerospace careers with a young and diverse audience. Why I Fly videos are shared on PBS digital media, the NAHF website and will be available to visitors of the NAHF through an interactive kiosk.
“While NAHF plays an integral role in preserving the rich history of aviation in Ohio, it also offers valuable lessons for continuing Ohio’s tradition of pioneering innovation in flight,” said Interim State Superintendent of Public Instruction Stephanie Siddens. “We are fortunate that Ohio students do not need to look far for inspiration in STEAM-related fields. NAHF is taking the initiative to bring our state’s wealth of experience and resources together into a curriculum that makes STEAM accessible to a new generation of Ohio learners.”
The partnership with Ohio is made possible by the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER). The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSA), was signed into law on Dec. 27, 2021, and provides funding to combat pandemic-related learning loss and provide a solution to aviation and aerospace workforce deficits. Delivered through printed classroom curriculum guides, the NAHF website, social media, PBS Kids programming, and PBS Learning Media, and in the NAHF's Heritage Hall and Education Center (HHEC), Problem Solving with Will and Orv is designed to support teachers and inspire students both in and outside the classroom.
"We are grateful to the state of Ohio for its support of this bold initiative and honored to work with our content partners, ThinkTV/PBS and Hemlock Films, to develop a turn-key program that benefits elementary age students and supports teachers throughout our state," said NAHF President and CEO, Amy Spowart. “The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a profound impact on student learning and mental health and is widening existing opportunity and achievement gaps. Our program aims to address this, particularly in under-resourced schools, and ignite the aviation and aerospace workforce of tomorrow.”
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About The National Aviation Hall of Fame- Formed through an Act of Congress in 1964, the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) is dedicated to honoring America’s aerospace pioneers. Considered by many to be a true national treasure, the NAHF serves as the only Congressionally-chartered aviation hall of fame and works tirelessly to confidently promote the vision, innovation, skill, and courage of the national heroes who lent their genius to further our nation’s aerospace legacy.
Founded and based in Dayton, OH, the NAHF is committed to informing the public of American aviation heroes, their accomplishments, and their impact on advances in aviation from Early Flight to Space Travel. The NAHF strives to create a distinctive educational resource that will inspire future generations to appreciate our nation’s extraordinary aviation heritage and the men and women who created it.
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About The Ohio Department of Education is a diverse team of passionate, education-focused professionals dedicated to fulfilling the vision established in Each Child, Our Future, Ohio’s strategic plan for education. The vision is, “In Ohio, each child is challenged to discover and learn, prepared to pursue a fulfilling post-high school path and empowered to become a resilient, lifelong learner who contributes to society.”
Ensuring this vision for each of Ohio’s 1.7 million students, in partnership with more than 240,000 educators across the state, is no small feat. Under the leadership of the superintendent of public instruction and governed by the State Board of Education, Department team members, in collaboration with a wide range of partners, are sharply focused on helping schools and districts continually improve to be the best they can be for each child. Equity and impact are core to every program, service, and action. The Department’s work is well regarded both in Ohio and nationally for its innovative, leading-edge, and forward-looking approach. When the Department succeeds, students succeed, communities succeed and Ohio succeeds.
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