Students see themselves reflected in phenomena-based science curricula. Receive replicable units and guidelines for life science curriculum that centers students’ identity and investment.

Explore the practice of modeling as a high-leverage strategy to engage students in questioning, discourse, scientific reasoning, and explanation of phenomena.

Designed for PD providers and educators, attention will be paid to protocols for writing three-dimensional NGSS-focused formative assessment items. Correlations will be made to Washington State’s summative assessment.

The economy and culture of the 21st century has a tremendous need for creative talent. Whether one works in manufacturing, government, education, or the service industry, there is always a shortage of creatively talented people. In addition, the ability to exercise one’s creativity is often identified as an important factor for happiness and well-being. Research on creativity, especially on how to foster and assess it, has grown tremendously over the past 30 years, and during this talk, we will review these recent developments and identify key strategies for enhancing scientific creativity in both students and adults.

Get 30+ classroom-ready strategies, activities, and resources that will engage all learners, increase student achievement in STEM, and target areas of the 5Es model.

Hear about strategic activities that establish place-based relevance to local and global environmental issues by connecting students and communities through the use of technology. Building on students’ capacity for compassion, creativity, and current level of applied technological understanding, incorporating technology in environmental education supports the facilitation of project-based collaboration using an active, problem-centered approach.

We will explore our school’s makerspace journey, from our space’s creation in 2016 to today. Focus will be on teacher support and project selection.

We will combine the perspectives of several disciplines from art, technology, theater, engineering, and multiple fields in science to learn how we can prepare students to engage with phenomena and observe from multiple perspectives.

Explore a free NGSS-focused biology activity that integrates concepts in cancer biology with preserving fertility in cancer patients through real-life medical examples and cutting-edge cryopreservation technology.

Instill student passion in science through Problem-Based Enhanced Language Learning. Come experience PBELL as a way to become a learning facilitator and engage even the most reluctant science student! Help students discover their passion for science by taking charge of their own learning.