USA Today, our partner in the Visions of Exploration program, sponsored a free lunch for sixty delegates during the Air & Space Conference and Technology Convention in Washington DC. The luncheon was held at the Gaylord Resort and Convention Center’s Pienza Bella Vista Restaurant at noon on September 12th. Debby Dodge, USA Today liaison, provided handouts and shared information on the new Visions of Exploration STEM program for the year. She related that USA Today contracted with STEM educators in and around the Virginia/Fairfax county area that are classroom teachers – and asked them to help write new lesson plans. The result is eight brand new STEM lessons this year with a Teacher and Student edition. Dodge said that she knew teachers will be pleased. She was in Charleston, South Carolina, several weeks ago at an AFA chapter meeting (they are planning to participate in Visions for the first time this year) and had the opportunity to visit with four local school district administrators. They reviewed the lessons and provided excellent feedback. Dodge thinks the new lesson plans will be well received by teachers this coming year. She also pointed out that Visions was built on teacher feedback and that USA Today does “listen” and work hard at improving this great education program year after year.

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