ERIN MCKINLEY

Erin is an Education Specialist for NASA’s Digital Learning Network, NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, she considers Aurora, Illinois her hometown. Erin has a Bachelors of Science degree in Elementary Education from Iowa State University. As a student at Iowa State, she completed her student teaching semester in Aldine Independent School District (Houston, TX). Erin taught in the classroom for two years at the elementary level before joining the NASA team.

Erin will be the on-air host in the Houston studio for Desert RATS 2007. She will facilitate questions, interview guests, and help bring Desert RATS into classrooms around the country.

“Good teaching is one-fourth preparation, and three-fourths theater.” ~ Gail Godwin