Felicity Powell

Fulbright Scholar

2024 - Current

Education Program Lead

2021 - 2023

As Education Program Lead, I was responsible for the creation, design, implementation, evaluation, and promotion of Rocket Lab's international education programs. Roles, responsibilities, and projects: - Established the Space Ambassador Schools network as the foundation of our education programs, to manage engagement and partnerships with schools, community organisations, colleges, and other institutions around the world. The network had to be created without the assistance of most database management tools due to Rocket Lab's unique security requirements. Since its rollout in November 2021, the Space Ambassador Schools network has grown to over 600 schools with an estimated student reach of over 1 million. - Re-established the Space Ambassador Program, which was initially launched in July 2021 and halted due to lack of operating personnel and the COVID-19 lockdown of August 2021. Since the program was re-launched, Space Ambassadors have met with over 22,000 students across New Zealand, the United States, and Canada; the Space Ambassador cohort has quadrupled and expanded to all of Rocket Lab's nine global sites. - Established the Space Educator Program, a teacher development accelerator to promote and support teachers developing innovative STEM- and space-centred classroom experiences, to maximise impact and reduce workload. The Space Educator Program was successfully adopted by Pacific Gateway, the Long Beach Economic Development corporation; 28 educators were inducted in 2022, with an estimated student reach of over 250,000 per year. - Brokered partnership with MOTAT and established the first industry-led rocketry club. - Designed and delivered internal training programs to induct Space Ambassadors and specialised tutors. - Appointed to the Goal 4 working group for the Space Workforce 2030 pledge. - Auxiliary livestream host and assistant.

Kaiako Marau: Curriculum Specialist

2020 - 2021

Roles, responsibilities, and projects: - Curriculum Specialist for Digital Technologies for the Teach First NZ program - Mentor and Curriculum Assist for new Teach First participants, supporting fellows to develop resources and learning plans that align with both the new Digital Technologies Curriculum and the kaupapa of Ako Mātātupu - Creator and producer of the YouTube series, "Digital Fluency in Five", a series of short professional development videos to promote digital fluency, confidence, and competence for time-poor teachers and support staff

C19 Participant

2018 - 2020

Digital Technologies Teacher & P-TECH Facilitator

2020 - 2021

Roles, responsibilities, and projects: - Permanent, full-time position as Digital Technologies Teacher and Digital Learning Designer at the largest decile one school in Aotearoa (New Zealand). - Year One Facilitator for the P-TECH program, in collaboration with IBM and The Warehouse Group - Instructional Designer and Learning Management Systems advisor, assisting with implementation and professional development strategies for new digital learning infrastructure - supporting 230 staff and 2000+ student users - Waananga teacher leader and producer of the school podcast, Rewa Talks - Teacher liaison for the Ministry of Education's Tech21 pilot program - Founder of "Teachers for Techquity", a teacher-led collective developing innovative strategies to promote digital equity in schools - Digital Pedagogy Innovator, one of a team of five within school leaders tasked with steering the uptake of new digital tools and practices - Tech21 Youth Innovator facilitator, partnering with the Ministry of Education and TechNZ to create tech and innovation opportunities for young Māori and Pasifika learners; facilitator in the Tech21 Summit during Techweek 2021 - Developer, SAMR Calculation Tool for evaluating in-class digital pedagogy across schools and departments for data collection and analysis - Appointed to the Kaahui Ako/Community of Learning Within School role, leading research and implementation with STEAM pedagogy strategies and program design

Induction Facilitator

2020 - 2021

Roles, responsibilities, and projects: - Casual Contractor for the Pam Fergusson Trust, developing Digital Technologies resources for schools across sectors, across Aotearoa - Workshop facilitator for OMG!Tech, creating and leading training sessions for staff and students across Auckland to develop Digital Pedagogies and Digital Technologies syllabi - Funded by and registered with the Ministry of Education's Digital Technologies PLD program - Mana Tangata program mentor and youth workshop designer - Curriculum Lead and Instructional Design, "Remote Teaching for Kaiako/Teachers" online course, completed by over 200 educators across Aotearoa to prepare for the first COVID-19 Level 4 lockdown in March 2020 - Collaborator with Ian Tairea and Kawana Wallace, developing an NCEA-aligned syllabus for an Indigenous Game Design program, now used in schools across Auckland and Waikato

Digital Technologies Teacher

2019 - 2020

Computer Science specialist supporting young people how to be responsible and engaged digital citizens and equip them with a set of digital fluencies with real life applications. Focus on intellectual property law, information management, digital solutions design/software architecture, human/technological interaction, workflow management, and computational thinking. Working within the new NZQA Digital Technologies curriculum to help young people realise their own innate expertise and knowledge of logic systems from growing up as digital natives. Roles, responsibilities, and projects: - Assessment editor, Senior Computer Science curriculum - wrote and implemented assessment tasks across Years 9-12 - Facilitated the re-design of the junior digital technologies syllabus to meet the new national Digital Technologies curriculum Progress Outcomes - Member of WIEL (Women in Education Leadership) - Google Certified Innovator and Educator - Professional Development facilitator for staff training sessions on the G Suite for Education products and how they can support in-person pedagogy, promote equity, and improve teacher wellbeing - Scripted and produced training videos for students and teachers to learn how to use school distance learning resources during the COVID-19 pandemic - Fixed-term contract for the duration of the Teach First NZ program

RE:Director

2015 - 2018

Roles, responsibilities, and projects: - Creative producer and publisher of 15 books and other projects - Instructional Designer and Facilitator for both small- and large-scale edutainment activities - Illustrator and creative producer of Otautahi: An Origin Story, a 115m-long public artwork in the main city centre of Christchurch, faciliating a collaboration between Matapopore (the cultural advisory board), Plato Creative, and Otakaro, our client - Produced published materials and workshops for national and international organisations such as delegates from UNDRR, Riverdale Country School (New York), Punahou School (Hawaii), University of Canterbury, Rangi Ruru Girls' School, Canterbury Development Corporation, Nepal Disaster Risk Reduction Group, Peking University, Tsinghua University, The Britten Institute - Raised funds for earthquake relief organisations as part of the 2015 Road Cone Campaign

Teaching Assistant

2015 - 2017

Roles, responsibilities, and projects: - Assisted in course design and delivery for CHCH101: Strengthening Communities through Social Innovation (Faculty of Education) and MGMT208: Principles of Leadership (Faculty of Business and Law) Managed logistics for student field trips, including an exchange student trip to the Kaikoura Field Station, 2016 - Event photographer for the Faculty of Education and UC Centre for Entrepreneurship (student ventures) - Planned and delivered lectures and workshops on areas of expertise, including the operations of RE:Edit Publishing - UC Community Engagement Post-Disaster Recovery Project, Vanuatu: Assisted primary and secondary school teachers in Port Vila with establishing new computer infrastructure and designing digital data management systems to digitise records before cyclone season

Glacier Guide

2017 - 2017

Trained in helicopter loading, axe work, ice safety, mountain ropes, guiding techniques, intermediate meteorology, emergency management, local history and geography to safely and confidently take teams of clients for adventure experiences on the Franz Josef Glacier.

Hub Star

2016 - 2016

Roles, responsibilities, and projects: - One of the assistant facilitators in the first cultural technology accelerator, Mahuki, at Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand's national museum - Led morning meditation classes for accelerator participants to promote mental health and wellbeing - Created and collated the Mahuki Year Book, a magazine for investors introducing the accelerator participants and their ventures, including photography and layout design - Assistant coordinator for the Mentor Match-Up Speed-Dating evening - Reliable source of puns and post-its; creative Swiss Army Knife.