Chris Miko is a nationally acclaimed and award winning educator, who specializes in science technology, engineering, maths, as well as gifted and talented education. He created the Advanced Learning Project as a wayto develop innovative curriculum that went beyond the content standards,introducing key concepts of science, engineering and technology to allthat he teaches. Awards and recognitions include: AIAA Educator Achievement Award, UC Irvine Alumni Achievement Award, NASA Endeavor Fellow, NASA Space Camp for Educators, NASA Advanced Space Camp for Educators, Da Vinci Innovation Academy Founding Teacher, Craft-Academy co-creator.