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Kinder-Engineers: Using Picture Books to Integrate STEM into the Kindergarten Classroom
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Room: 118A, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Picture books are perfect for connecting STEM and literacy learning! Engage in hands-on engineering challenges using children’s literature as launchpads to learning. |
Speakers:
Jennifer Shettel, Associate Professor, Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Brandy Speas, Student, Millersvillle University
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Audience:
Grade 1, Grade 2, Kindergarten, Preschool
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Lower Elementary/Early Childhood
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Getting Started with STEAM
***CANCELED***
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Room: 115C, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Explore the world of STEAM and inexpensive hands-on activities that participants can take back to their classrooms. Tips from my book Getting Started with STEAM: Practical Strategies for the K–8 Classroom will be shared as well. |
Speakers:
William Krakower, Teacher, Beatrice Gilmore School
Meredith Martin, Science Leadership Academy Middle School
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Audience:
Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Upper Elementary
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Recruiting and Retaining Minorities and Women in Engineering
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Room: 118B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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There is so much written on this topic that many people think it is impossible to attract women and minorities in the STEM field. It isn’t.Come meet professionals who have successfully inspired women and minorities to join engineering and stay there. Learn what you can do as educators to keep your students interested in a STEM career and discover the lifelong benefits of careers in engineering. In particular, get ready to understand the lasting impact you make on your students, and why what you do right now matters the most.
Moderator: Karen Johnsen, Early Talent Program Manager, GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI
Panelists:
Karen Johnsen, Early Talent Program Manager, GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI
Andrew Reid, Senior Planning Analyst, Con Edison, New York, NY
Karen Davis, Director, Career Services, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY |
Speakers:
Karen Davis, Director, Career Services, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University
Karen Johnsen, Early Talent Program Manager, GE Healthcare
Andrew Reid, Senior Planning Analyst, Con Edison
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Audience:
College, Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Kindergarten, Preschool
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Session Type:
Featured Panel
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Strand:
Partnerships
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Design for Success: Engaging Diverse Learners in STEM
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Room: 118C, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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Join a panel of educators from K–12 and museum settings as they share educator moves to create equitable STEM learning environments. Learn strategies to engage diverse learners in design engineering, making, and sensory-rich STEM exploration. Take part in active discussion with the panel and walk away with inspiration and practical approaches for using design and making to support all students.
Moderator: Janella Watson, Associate Director, Providence Children's Museum, Providence, RI
Panelists:
Gina Tesoriero, Graduate Research Assistant and PhD Student, Learning Sciences and Human Development, College of Education, University of Washington, Seattle
Dana Schloss, Director of Exhibit Experiences, NYSCI, Corona, NY
Satbir Multani, Design Lab Manager, NYSCI, Corona, NY
Amanda Solarsh, Middle School STEM Educator, Simon Baruch MS104, New York, NY |
Speakers:
Amanda Solarsh, STEM Teacher, Simon Baruch MS104
Gina Tesoriero, Doctoral Researcher, University of Washington
Dana Schloss, Director of Exhibit Experiences, NYSCI
Satbir Multani, Design Lab Manager, NYSCI
Janella Watson, Associate Director, Providence Children's Museum
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Audience:
College, Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Kindergarten, Preschool
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Session Type:
Featured Panel
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The STEM Influence on Autonomous Vehicles
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Room: 119A, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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Can you imagine driving next to a car on a highway without a driver or any passengers inside? There is a lot of conversation around connected and autonomous vehicles, but how exactly are we going to make this happen? It is estimated that the new driverless vehicle economy could be worth $800 billion by 2035 and $7 trillion by 2050. This has an immense impact on the economy and, most importantly, the STEM workforce. In order to bring driverless vehicles to life, we must understand human behavior and extrapolate unlimited amount of data to ultimately accomplish the key goal of increasing driver safety and saving lives. Join us as we talk about the technology, economy, and how STEM education plays a key role in making driverless vehicles a reality.
Moderator: Seun Phillips, Director, PlanetM, Michigan Economic Development Corp., Detroit, MI
Panelists:
Ajit Sharma, Advisor, Lime Lab, Detroit, MI
atrick A. Hillberg, Solutions Architect, Workforce Development, Siemens PLM Software, Detroit, MI |
Speakers:
Ajit Sharma, Advisor, Lime Lab
Patrick Hillberg, Solutions Architect, Workforce Development, Siemens PLM Software
Seun Phillips, Director, PlanetM, Michigan Economic Development Corp.
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Audience:
College, Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Kindergarten, Preschool
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Session Type:
Featured Panel
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Leveraging Partnerships to Ensure a Future-Ready Workforce
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Room: 119B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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How do we prepare students for jobs that don’t yet exist? As leaders in education, we need to leverage every advantage at our disposal to ensure students’ coursework is relevant and that they have experiences in the community that build their understanding of the requirements for the jobs of tomorrow. Join leaders from across the country as they discuss innovative partnerships that are reshaping how students develop skills for success in future STEM careers and are laying the foundation for America’s future-ready workforce.
Moderator: J. Wesley Hall, Executive Director, STEMx at Battelle: Nashville, TN
Panelists:
David Burns, Director, Education Operations, Battelle
Michael Stone, STEM Director of Innovative Learning, Public Education Fund, Chattanooga, TN
Jill Lansing, Assistant Vice Chancellor, SUNY, Empire State STEM Network |
Speakers:
David Burns, Director, STEM Innovation Networks, Ohio STEM Learning Network/Battelle
Michael Stone, STEM Director of Innovative Learning, Public Education Foundation
Jill Lansing, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Empire State STEM Network, SUNY
J. Wesley Hall, Executive Director, STEMx at Batelle
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Audience:
College, Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Kindergarten, Preschool
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Session Type:
Featured Panel
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Strand:
Partnerships
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Teach Your Elementary Students How to Code a Computer Game!
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Room: 307, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Find out how simple it is to teach coding to elementary students using the Scratch programming language. A coding, science, or math background is not necessary. The only thing needed is computer and internet access. Get the tools to develop a game that students can code and then play back in the classroom! Students learn programming concepts and get practice in logic and conceptual thinking. |
Speaker:
Mary Ellen O'Donnell, STEM Teacher Specialist, Village Glen West School
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Audience:
Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
Upper Elementary
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Teaching Engineering, Motion, and Energy Through Rube Goldberg
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Room: 117, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| This introduction to STEM for elementary classrooms will allow participants to explore motion and energy while creating their own Rube Goldberg machine using found objects. |
Speaker:
Elaine Sevin, 5th Grade Science, Isidore Newman School
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Audience:
Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
Upper Elementary
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Tips for Successfully Teaching NGSS Science and Engineering Practices
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Room: 113B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| After analyzing their own curriculum for science and engineering practices, teachers will be given resources to ensure all science and engineering practices are being met throughout their curriculum. |
Speakers:
Jessica Cellitti, Graduate Student, Drexel University
Magdalene Moy, Drexel University
Rasheda Likely, Graduate Student, Drexel University
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Audience:
Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Upper Elementary
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Quick and Easy STEM Starters
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Room: 115B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Spark STEM excitement in your classroom using STEM icebreakers! These 10-minute (or less!) hands-on activities encourage collaboration and communication, and leave students wanting more. |
Speaker:
Kristi Eschberger, Senior Program Coordinator, Girlstart
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Audience:
Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Upper Elementary
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Advancing STEM Concepts with Explorations and Problem Solving with a Focus on Physical Structures and Everyday Household Objects
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Room: 115C, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Enable all K–6 students to recognize the presence, impact, and potential of STEM and the essential integration of all STEM disciplines. Attention will be paid to integration of STEM disciplines in classroom explorations, by analyzing and constructing physical structures and everyday household objects, advancing learning and igniting engagement, critical thinking, and creativity. Handouts. |
Speaker:
Donna Knoell, Educational Consultant
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Audience:
Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Upper Elementary
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Coding the CCSS
***CANCELED***
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 107 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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Find out how to establish purposeful routines for coding in the classroom and a variety of resources that can be used including iOS applications, web based programs, unplugged activities, LEGO® robotics, and more. Walk away with the coding confidence you need to return to your classroom/school with a #KidsCanCode mentality. |
Speaker:
David Dulberger, 5th Grade Magnet, Emma K. Doub Elementary School
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Audience:
Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Upper Elementary
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Engaging K–5 Students in Engineering Through Problem Scoping
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 116, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| We will use problem scoping to show participants how to give their learners a personally meaningful, motivating, and engaging context as they work through the engineering design. |
Speakers:
Jeffrey Kohoutek, K-5 Engineering Specialist, Crossroads Elementary School
Andrea Appel, Teacher, Saint Paul Public Schools
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Audience:
Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Kindergarten
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
Upper Elementary
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Meet Ya at the Moon
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 304/VIP, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Explore authentic learning through literature while teaching the design process and space concepts in an engaging Project-Based Learning. This project is based on a fiction/nonfiction pairing—Space Case by Stuart Gibbs and Next Time You See the Moon by Emily Morgan (NSTA Kids). |
Speakers:
Stefanie Nguyen, Director of STEAM, St. Gabriel's Catholic School
Diana McGuire, Teacher, Mathews Elementary School
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Audience:
Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Upper Elementary
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STEM-In-A-Tank: Aquaponics Goes to Elementary School
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 115A, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Elementary teachers in urban and rural districts collaborate with industry to bring real-world STEM learning to life for their students through aquaponics in the classroom. |
Speakers:
Carla Zembal-Saul, Professor, Science Education, Penn State
Jesse Maine, Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
Leann Tepsich-Cox, Steelton-Highspire School District
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Audience:
Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Kindergarten
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Upper Elementary
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Creating Effective Robotics, Engineering, and Technology Makerspaces: What and How?
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 115C, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Attention will be paid on how to create an effective makerspace specifically designed to advance robotics, technology skills, and engineering principles, as well as increase learning and engagement to fulfill the NGSS. Emphasis will be placed on criteria for what to include, how to use it to reach diverse populations, and how to measure its effectiveness. |
Speaker:
Donna Knoell, Educational Consultant
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Audience:
Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Upper Elementary
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How to Use the Orton-Gillingham Method in the STEM/STEAM Science Classroom
***CANCELED***
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 117, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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Learn Orton-Gillingham strategies and activities for science vocabulary, concepts, and organizational skills that can be used immediately in all grade levels and inclusion classes. |
Speaker:
Kathryn Wink, The Bridge Academy of New Jersey
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Audience:
Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
Middle Level
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STEM Ambassadors in Rural Maine: Leveraging Partnerships
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 102A, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Join us as we demonstrate how several nimble institutional partners have coordinated and leveraged their efforts to provide high-quality STEM learning for middle school and college students. |
Speakers:
Jan Mokros, Senior Research Scientist, Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
William Otto, Professor of Chemistry, University of Maine at Machias
Jennifer Atkinson, Project Manager, STEM Guides, Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
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Audience:
College, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
Partnerships
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How a Teacher Can Fund STEM Programs
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 124, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| It is challenging to fund standards-based STEM activities for any classroom teacher. Find out how to successfully write a grant to fund activities, find business partners, and achieve success in your program. |
Speakers:
Becky Miller, 5th Grade Science/Math Teacher, Bluewater Elementary School
Katherine Stephens, Teacher, Bluewater Elementary School
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Audience:
Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Kindergarten, Preschool
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Partnerships
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Modeling Stellar Evolution and Supernovas Using NASA Images, Data, and STEM Analysis Tools
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 126A, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Model stellar evolution processes using NASA images, plotting H-R diagram transitions, and determining the chemistry and physics of supernovas using NASA STEM image analysis tools. |
Speaker:
Donna Young, NASA/NSO UoL Coordinator
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Audience:
Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
High School
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This World of Humans: A New Science Podcast from Visionlearning with Free Teaching Guides
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 103C, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| This World of Humans is a new podcast covering recent discoveries in biology and social science with free teaching guides and a variety of activities. |
Speakers:
Nathan Lents, Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Anthony Carpi, Associate Provost & Dean of Research, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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Audience:
College, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
High School
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Setting Up an Aquatic Monitoring Program for a Local Stream
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 125, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Create a groundswell of interest in your science students by having them set up a real stream monitoring program that involves the data collection and analysis of parameters that determine stream health. |
Speaker:
Thomas Hinckley, Associate Professor, Landmark College
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Audience:
College, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
High School
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What Is the Science Behind the Yeti Cup Design?
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 123, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Participants will analyze various materials as insulators, and then design and build the newest model of the famous Yeti cup. |
Speaker:
Stacy Thibodeaux, Science Teacher, Southside High School
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Audience:
College, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
High School
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Phenomena, Questions, and Models
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 120C, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Investigate the use of anchoring phenomena in lessons with an emphasis on the science and engineering practices. We will discuss the integration of questioning, models, and phenomena in the classroom. |
Speakers:
Leslie Suters, Tennessee Tech University
Kelly Moore, Lecturer, Tennessee Tech University
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Audience:
Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
Middle Level
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Available Handouts :
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Add the T to STEM with Google Classroom!
***CANCELED***
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 121C, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Google Classroom can add the T to STEM by creating a digital interactive notebook. Leave with ready-to-use assignments. |
Speaker:
Erin Dunroe, Science Specialist, Lakecenter Middle School
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Audience:
Grade 10, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Middle Level
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Can You Think of a Career Without STEM?
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 115B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| In this interactive session, you will identify the many careers that involve STEM and how to make connections to these careers during STEM learning experiences. |
Speakers:
Saundra Wever Frerichs, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension 4-H
Karly Black, STEM Educator, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
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Audience:
Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Upper Elementary
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Building and Sustaining a Culture of STEM in Early Childhood Programs
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 117, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Understand and integrate the elements essential to building and sustaining a STEM culture in your early childhood program, through partnerships and a clear program vision. |
Speakers:
Lisa Sutherland, Early Learning Engagement Specialist, AdvancED
Holly King, Director, Early Learning Services, AdvancED
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Audience:
Kindergarten, Preschool
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
Lower Elementary/Early Childhood
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Developing Eco-Awareness in Children
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 120A, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| We will share our processes in developing a Global Environmental Literacy program in an urban elementary school with 100% poverty rate, using STEM and 21st-century skills. |
Speakers:
Pamela Knox, John P. Parker School
Robyn White, John P. Parker School
Jamie Blessing, John P. Parker School
Kimberly Mack, Principal, John P. Parker School
Erica Watson, John P. Parker School
Jonaya Brown, John P. Parker School
Stephanie Norton, John P. Parker School
Deborah Elkins-Brown, John P. Parker School
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Audience:
Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Kindergarten, Preschool
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
Upper Elementary
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Expanding English Language Learner Vocabulary Through STEM
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 118C, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Explore effective strategies that increase the acquisition and usage of academic language and vocabulary of English language learners and other subgroups through NGSS and STEM. |
Speakers:
Frances Flores, Teacher, E.P. Foster STEM Academy
Elizabeth Walker-Martinez, E.P. Foster STEM Academy
Rebecca Haystead, Teacher, E.P. Foster STEM Academy
Jena Branstetter, STEM Coordinator, Balboa Middle School
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Audience:
Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Kindergarten
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
Lower Elementary/Early Childhood
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Inviting Engineering into the Elementary Classroom
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 118A, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| A major shift in implementing the NGSS involves students actively engaging in science using the eight science and engineering practices. Explore strategies to invite these practices into elementary science labs/explorations. Leave with a template guiding you on flipping traditional science labs to incorporate the science and engineering practices. |
Speaker:
Seth Marie Westfall, Instructional Coach, Racine Unified School District
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Audience:
Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Kindergarten
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Lower Elementary/Early Childhood
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Those Darn Squirrels
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 307, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Join us as we connect kindergarten and first-grade science standards using the book Those Darn Squirrels and STEAM strategies by engineering a squirrel-proof bird feeder. |
Speakers:
Kim Parsons, Teacher, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School
Nichole LeGrant, Teacher, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School
Marie Hill, Teacher, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School
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Audience:
Grade 1, Kindergarten
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Lower Elementary/Early Childhood
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Polymers: Basics for the Science Classroom
***CANCELED***
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 121A, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Simple demonstrations, labs, and activities bring polymers into your curriculum that are STEM relevant. Concepts include formation, classification, structure, and properties. NGSS correlations. Take home a CD of activities/information. |
Speaker:
Debbie Goodwin, Retired High School Science Teacher
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Audience:
Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
High School
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STEM in Philadelphia: Combining Efforts to Tackle the STEM Education Gap in Philadelphia
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 118B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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In Philadelphia, there are several entities that are working hard to mitigate the decline in STEM performance in public and charter schools. In the past, many of the established programs in the Philadelphia area have operated autonomously from others. Join us to meet the local area STEM Partners and hear what steps are being put into place to resolve this problem so we all can move together toward increasing collaborative efforts between partners, teachers, and students here in the Greater Philadelphia area.
Moderator: Ambra Hook, PFT Health and Welfare Fund: Philadelphia, PA
Panelists:
Jamie Bracey, Director, National Center for Inclusive Competitiveness, College of Engineering, Temple University: Philadelphia, PA
Phil Brooks, Director of STEM Initiatives, Office of Workforce Development, City of Philadelphia: Philadelphia, PA
Sandra E. Dunham, Science Coordinator, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers: Philadelphia, PA
Emily McGady, Science Curriculum Coordinator, School District of Philadelphia: Philadelphia, PA
Michele Lee, Cochair, Philadelphia STEM Ecosystem: Philadelphia, PA
Darryl Williams, Senior Vice President, Franklin Institute: Philadelphia, PA |
Speakers:
Jamie Bracey, Center for Inclusive Competitiveness
Phil Brooks, Philadelphia Office of Workforce Development
Sandra Dunham, Science Coordinator, PFT Health and Welfare Fund
Emily McGady, Science Curriculum Specialist, School District of Philadelphia
Ambra Hook, STEM Educator, PFT Health and Welfare Fund
Michele Lee, Philadelphia STEM Ecosystem
Darryl Williams, Senior Vice President, The Franklin Institute
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Audience:
College, Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Kindergarten, Preschool
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Session Type:
Featured Panel
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Strand:
Partnerships
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Integrating Chromebook and BYOD with Vernier Technology (Vernier Software & Technology)
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 105 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Participate in fun and engaging experiments that compare grip strengths, investigate pressure/volume relationships, and match position graphs, all using Vernier digital tools with Chromebooks or BYOD. See how sensor-based experiments teach students about data collection and analysis—practices that promote STEM inquiry, improve STEM literacy, and authentically boost test scores. |
Speaker:
David Carter, Vernier Software & Technology
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Audience:
Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Exhibitor Workshop
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Sponsor:
Vernier Software & Technology
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Putting the “E” in STEM: Engineering in the Middle School Science Classroom (U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP))
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 111 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Bringing engineering (the E in STEM) into science classes can be a challenge. We will help you understand the value of integrating engineering in your science classes and give some tips on how to make the integration seamless. There will also be an explanation of the online STEM competition eCYBERMISSION and how it relates to engineering in the science classroom. |
Speaker:
Matthew Hartman, eCYBERMISSION Content Manager, NSTA
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Audience:
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Exhibitor Workshop
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Sponsor:
U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP)
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Demystifying the NGSS and STEM Through the Phenomenon of Earthquakes (STEMscopes)
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 112 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| STEM-based NGSS instruction is based in the 5E and provides avenues for the three dimensions of the Framework and NGSS performance expectations. Join us for technology-based simulations and engineering design challenges that are part of the hands-on component studying the phenomenon of earthquakes. |
Speaker:
Terry Talley, Manager, Professional Development, STEMscopes
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Audience:
Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Exhibitor Workshop
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Sponsor:
STEMscopes
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Philly Scientists: Designing Mobile Apps for Urban Youth Mapping the Biodiversity of Their Cities
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 121B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| We will introduce an NGSS- and career awareness–focused curriculum that incorporates mobile apps and digital badges to map urban biodiversity. |
Speakers:
Magdalene Moy, Drexel University
Rasheda Likely, Graduate Student, Drexel University
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Audience:
Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Middle Level
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Save a Nickel and Learn to Trickle! (Texas Instruments)
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 109 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Explore some of the parameters involved in irrigating a garden or lawn more efficiently. This hands-on workshop combines some simple computer coding (no experience necessary) with a few inexpensive sensors to create a smart irrigation system. Appropriate for middle school to high school students. Combines Project-Based Learning, science, and coding into a meaningful solution to an unfortunate phenomenon. |
Speaker:
Fred Fotsch, Texas Instruments
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Audience:
Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Exhibitor Workshop
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Sponsor:
Texas Instruments
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NGSS—Which Way Is Best? Recovering Copper from Waste Solutions (Lab-Aids, Inc.)
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 107 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Students investigate the use of reactions with three metals for reducing copper waste and reclaiming copper from a used copper-etching solution. Students use data from their investigation and text sources to develop an evidence-based argument for which metal is the best choice for recovering copper from the waste solution. |
Speaker:
Denis Baker, Lab-Aids, Inc.
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Audience:
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Session Type:
Exhibitor Workshop
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Sponsor:
Lab-Aids, Inc.
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Using Models to Uncover Student Misconceptions in Chemistry (3D Molecular Designs)
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 103A, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Uncover students’ conceptual understanding of atoms, molecules, and compounds using NGSS science and engineering modeling practices. Explore chemistry topics in polarity, pH, density, solubility, bonding, and much more with three-dimensional teaching and learning manipulatives! Make learner thinking visible through student-centered simulations of dissociation and neutralization. Great formative assessment probes provided! |
Speakers:
Gina Vogt, Secondary Education Program Manager, 3D Molecular Designs
Keri Shingleton, Holland Hall
Karen Avery, Biology Teacher, Montoursville Area High School
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Audience:
College, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Exhibitor Workshop
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Sponsor:
3D Molecular Designs
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Martian Genetics: A DNA and Electrophoresis Exploration (Edvotek Inc.)
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 103B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Explore genetics with our “out of this world” workshop! Imagine being the first scientist to explore Mars and discovering extraterrestrials. How would you use biotechnology to study the Martians? Learn how to explore the relationship between genotype and phenotype and how to see DNA in your middle school classroom. Both DNA extraction using spooling and the separation of simulated DNA fragments using electrophoresis will be covered. |
Speaker:
Kelly Barford, Edvotek Inc.
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Audience:
Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Exhibitor Workshop
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Sponsor:
Edvotek, Inc.
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Engineering Laser Security Systems
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 122A, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| With knowledge of the properties of light, students design laser security systems for a traveling museum exhibit. |
Speakers:
Justine Kim, Graduate Student, University of Minnesota
Corbin Rice, Middle School Science Teacher, Northeast Middle School
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Audience:
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Middle Level
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PolyWhat? Application of STEM Using Polymers
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 120B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Deepen your students’ STEM experience by adding various polymer inquiry/engineering design challenges. Take traditionally fun polymer activities and turn them into NGSS investigations to create more critical thinkers in the classroom. |
Speaker:
Sherri Rukes, AACT President-Elect/Chemistry Teacher, Libertyville High School
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Audience:
Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Middle Level
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NABT Presents: Integrating 3D Technology in the Social Sciences
***CANCELED***
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 119A, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| 3D modeling and printing provide a vehicle for incorporating STEM skills into other disciplines. Students and teachers can design cross-curricular projects that use 3D-printed objects to represent social science concepts. |
Speaker:
Jennifer Pfannerstill, Teacher/Scientist-in-Residence, North Shore Country Day School
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Audience:
Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
Middle Level
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ITEEA Session: Engineering for All—Designing Solutions for Social Good
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Room: 119B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Find out how to employ authentic social contexts for a hands-on approach to teaching STEM ideas and practices using the Engineering for All curriculum. |
Speaker:
Jennifer Buelin, International Technology and Engineering Educators Association
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Audience:
College, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
Middle Level
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Elementary STEM Showcase!
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10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Room: Hall B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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Organized by Linda Froschauer, 2006–2007 NSTA President, Pasadena, Calif.
The Elementary STEM Showcase brings together approximately 30 leaders in STEM education who will provide a variety of preK–5 STEM teaching strategies and resources. Featured materials include NSTA Press® books, award-winning books from the Best STEM Books list, and strategies from the NSTA preK–5 journal, Science & Children.
NGSS connections to student experiences will be highlighted during this flea market–style sharing experience where participants will engage in hands-on activities and interact with presenters about STEM investigations. Participants will learn from this energy-filled experience and leave with ideas to use with students and colleagues.
The Elementary STEM Showcase will be one of the featured events held during the STEM Forum & Expo, as well as the only elementary session provided during the Thursday 10:30 AM–12 Noon time slot. All attendees have a chance to win an iPad! |
Speakers:
Juliana Texley, Science Writer/Instructor, Central Michigan University
Linda Froschauer, 2006-2007 NSTA President
Ruth Ruud, Adjunct Instructor, Cleveland State University
Laurie Wallmark, Associate Adjunct Professor, Raritan Valley Community College
Laura Hummell, Pennsylvania Dept. of Education
Lynne Cherry, Author/Illustrator/Filmmaker, Young Voices for the Planet
Pamela Lottero-Perdue, Professor of Science & Engineering Education, Towson University
Timothy Sorey, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Central Washington University
Shelly Counsell, Assistant Professor, The University of Memphis
Mary Palmer, Director, Campus Child Care Programs, Southwest Tennessee Community College Macon Cove Campus
Joan Gillman, Science Teacher, The Calhoun School
Seth Marie Westfall, Instructional Coach, Racine Unified School District
Christine Ramirez, K-5 STEM Teacher, Kemp Mill Elementary School
Patti Taylor, Preschool Teacher, St. Malachy School
Sylvia Vardell, Professor, Texas Woman's University
Janet Wong, Publisher, Pomelo Books
Gregory Lyman, Assistant Professor, Central Washington University
Adriana Guerra, Teacher, E.P. Foster STEM Academy
Kevin Fleming, Area Cooperative Educational Services
Barbara Johnson, Teacher, Belmont Hills Elementary School
Ela Ben-Ur, Founder, Innovators' Compass
Timothy Dalby, Lower School Science Specialist, Wilmington Friends School
Jennifer Gallo-Fox, Assistant Professor, University of Delaware
Lauren Stegeman, University of Delaware
Laurie Drumm, University of Delaware
Makenzie Mullen, University of Delaware
Rachelle Haroldson, STEMteach Master Teacher, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Lori Norton-Meier, Professor, University of Louisville
Ellen Schiller, Professor, Grand Valley State University
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Audience:
Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Kindergarten, Preschool
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Session Type:
Special Session
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Skydive into STEM at iFLY!
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Room: 104 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Experiential learning at its best—reach terminal velocity in a wind tunnel! Learn how iFLY’s Informal STEM Education program supplements your curriculum by meeting state and national standards. Readily justify your field trip, seek funding (including grants!), and reinforce STEM concepts with your elementary, middle school, or high school students. Have FUN skydiving with us! |
Speaker:
Cristina Jorge-Schwarz, Informal STEM Educator, iFLY King of Prussia
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Audience:
Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Kindergarten, Preschool
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Session Type:
Exhibitor Workshop
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Sponsor:
iFLY
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NCTM Session: "Design a School" STEM Project for Geometry Class
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Room: 118B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Students in geometry class designed a school for the year 2050, including a site plan, floor plan, scale model, written proposal, and class presentation. Come see how it's done! |
Speaker:
Paul Kelley, Teacher, Anoka High School
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Audience:
Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
High School
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Unleashing the Next Innovation Generation: How Innovations and Their Stories Engage Students in Problem-Based Learning
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Room: 120B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Let’s activate students’ STEM and 21st-century skills. Drawing on historical and contemporary innovations, participants will apply design thinking approaches to solve authentic real-world challenges. |
Speakers:
Cheri Sterman, Director, Education, Crayola
Lucie Howell, The Henry Ford
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Audience:
Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Middle Level
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NSTA Press® Session: Eureka! Grades 3–5 Science Activities and Stories
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Room: 115B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Take part in lessons linking nonfiction historical trade books and science content for the Eureka! series for grades 3–5. |
Speaker:
Donna Farland-Smith, Author, The Ohio State University at Mansfield
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Audience:
Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Upper Elementary
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Drive the Future of Coding with mBot (Vernier Software & Technology)
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Room: 105 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Come explore the fundamentals of coding with mBot, an app-enabled, programmable robot. In this hands-on workshop, use your science, mathematics, and problem-solving skills to navigate mBot. Preview Vernier’s Coding with mBot: Self-Driving Vehicles activities module while learning mBot’s simple block-based programming software. |
Speaker:
David Carter, Vernier Software & Technology
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Audience:
Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Exhibitor Workshop
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Sponsor:
Vernier Software & Technology
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The Process of Science: Modeling How Science Develops (3D Molecular Designs)
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Room: 103A, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| How do we learn about things we cannot see? Explore innovative 3D models that foster student knowledge about the process of discovery and how scientists learn about things they often cannot directly perceive. Use reverse engineering and tangram puzzles that encourage understanding about the ever-changing world of science. |
Speakers:
Gina Vogt, Secondary Education Program Manager, 3D Molecular Designs
Keri Shingleton, Holland Hall
Karen Avery, Biology Teacher, Montoursville Area High School
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Audience:
College, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Exhibitor Workshop
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Available Handouts :
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Sponsor:
3D Molecular Designs
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NGSS—Designing Ocean Breakwaters (Lab-Aids, Inc.)
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Room: 107 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Use new tools to model the effect of ocean waves on a cliff as you design and test breakwater structures to prevent beach erosion. Strong support for middle level NGSS engineering practices provided. Supports Developing a Model, Designing Solutions, Engaging in Argument from Evidence, and CCSS ELA. From the SEPUP Middle School Land, Water, and Human Interactions unit, 3rd ed.—redesigned for NGSS. Supports MS-ESS3-3 and ETS1-2, ETS1-3. |
Speaker:
Denis Baker, Lab-Aids, Inc.
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Audience:
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Session Type:
Exhibitor Workshop
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Sponsor:
Lab-Aids, Inc.
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Are You Moody? (Texas Instruments)
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Room: 109 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| We will bring science and coding together as participants learn to do some basic coding (no experience necessary) while developing a mood ring! The science of color mixing is explored while determining the right body temperature thresholds. Is fuchsia flirty? Should green be groovy? It’s up to you! |
Speaker:
Fred Fotsch, Texas Instruments
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Audience:
Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Exhibitor Workshop
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Sponsor:
Texas Instruments
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Monday Morning STEM Activities for Your Middle School Classroom! (Nasco)
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Room: 113A, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Join us for this hands-on workshop featuring classroom activities that support NGSS and state standards. Free access to hundreds of hours of ready-to-go activities and content to all who attend! |
Speakers:
Alan Gomez, The STEM Academy®
Jordan Nelson, Director of Science Education, Nasco
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Audience:
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Session Type:
Exhibitor Workshop
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Available Handouts :
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Sponsor:
Nasco
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Reimagining Spaces for STEAM: An Architecture Design Workshop
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Room: 121B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Work with a team of architects to design a space that will best support STEAM learning outcomes. Explore best practices in the design of learning environments and study exemplar spaces for the teaching and learning of science. |
Speakers:
Claire Gallagher, Professor, Georgian Court University
Karina Ruiz, BRIC Architecture, Inc.
John Dale, Principal / Studio Leader, HED (Harley Ellis Devereaux)
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Audience:
Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Middle Level
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Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER): Scientific Explanation Ideas for ESL and Bilingual Science (STEMscopes)
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Room: 112 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| CER is a way for students to explain observed phenomena in a scientific way and discover how observations and data from an investigation are connected to science knowledge. Change how lab instructions are conducted and make science investigations meaningful for students. ELD strategies will be shared and modeled for an equitable learning environment. |
Speaker:
Pam O'Brien, Regional STEM Specialist, STEMscopes
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Audience:
Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Exhibitor Workshop
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Sponsor:
STEMscopes
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Electronic Circuits and Adopting a Maker Mind-Set
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Room: 119B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Electronics are everywhere, but which ones are right for your classroom? Find out how to pick the technology that’s the best fit and how to learn the “language” to teach it. |
Speaker:
Rebecca Abramson, Educational Maker
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Audience:
College, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
Middle Level
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Grounding STEM Education Programs in NGSS Practices
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Room: 117, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Interested in exploring ways to support classroom teaching in integrating the NGSS practices? Want to move toward an inquiry-based approach in which students take more responsibility for their learning? Then come to this session. |
Speaker:
David Lockett, STEM Teacher, Edward W. Bok Academy
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Audience:
Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
Middle Level
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STEM to Engage Emerging Bilingual Students
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Room: 307, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Every teacher is a language teacher! Find out how STEM pedagogy across content helps to build academic language for emergent bilingual students. |
Speaker:
Michele Schuler, Science Teacher, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
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Audience:
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
Middle Level
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Sustaining Integrated STEM: The Essential Elements of Success for One Middle School Team
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Room: 304/VIP, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Discussion centers on an investigation of one public middle school teacher team that reimagined traditional instruction to interconnect STEM disciplines using a novel curriculum, space, and time. |
Speaker:
Meg Gardner, Colgate University
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Audience:
College, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
Middle Level
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All Teachers Are STEM Teachers: STEM Across the Curriculum
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Room: 119A, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Teachers from STEM and non-STEM disciplines share projects and procedures that helped them achieve STEM certification. Take home ready-to-use project plans and assessment ideas. |
Speakers:
Karen Kingrea, STEM Director, Immaculata Catholic School
Kathleen Weeks, Immaculata Catholic School
Desiree Korelich, Immaculata Catholic School
Jennifer Stutz, Immaculata Catholic School
Cynthia Rains, Immaculata Catholic School
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Audience:
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
Middle Level
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Space Sailing with NASA’s BEST Educators Engineering Design Process
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Room: 115A, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Engage in the engineering design process as you design, create, and test a prototype of NASA’s space sail. |
Speakers:
Laurie Cook, NASA's BEST Project Manager, Oklahoma State University
Diane McElwain, Retired, NASA Glenn Research Center
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Audience:
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Middle Level
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Support Data Analysis in Your Classroom with a Simple Strategy for Using Statistical Significance
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Room: 113B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Explore the effects that sample size and variation can have on statistical significance when evaluating and analyzing a data set. Engage in and learn some strategies to make rigorous data-based explanations and conclusion writing accessible to middle school students. |
Speakers:
Marsha Wallace, Teacher, Salk School of Science
Matthew Mirabello, Science Educator, American Museum of Natural History
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Audience:
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Middle Level
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Engineering Design Experiments for Middle School Classrooms
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Room: 113C, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Learn how to integrate rigorous (but manageable) design experiments into your classroom while following the NGSS engineering design process. |
Speakers:
Grace Andrews, PD Facilitator, NYSCI
Christopher Hernandez, Robert F. Wagner Middle School
Deon Daniels, Science Instructor, NYSCI
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Audience:
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Session Type:
Hands-On Workshop
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Strand:
Middle Level
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From Zero to STEM Hero—A District’s Journey to Introducing STEM in High Schools
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Room: 126B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| In a district with zero opportunity for STEM exposure in high school, one teacher was able to start a program at her school from the ground up that led to providing 3D-printed prosthetic devices for local children in the district. Hear about her journey, including gaining approval to offer the course, building a STEM curriculum, securing funds for essential STEM equipment, discovering the benefits of community outreach, and much more. |
Speakers:
Marielle Myers, Science and Engineering Teacher, Calcasieu Parish School Board
Krystal Briley, High School Science Consultant, Calcasieu Parish School Board
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Audience:
Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
High School
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Marathon Races and Water Drinking Contests: The Effects of Osmosis on the Cell
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Room: 125, Pennsylvania Convention Center
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| Learn about an osmosis lab using a novel, inexpensive, nontoxic cell “model” in the context of a marathon runner and a water drinking contestant. |
Speaker:
Cahleen Shrier, Professor, Azusa Pacific University
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Audience:
Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9
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Session Type:
Presentation
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Strand:
High School
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