Join us at this Share-A-Thon to discover a treasure trove of educational materials and resources curated by the United States Patent and Trademark Office's Office of Education. Our poster session aims to showcase innovative teaching tools that empower educators to foster inventing and creativity.

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Engage with live demonstrations of free educational tools and platforms designed to enhance learning experiences across various subjects and grade levels. Learn about professional development opportunities for enhancing expertise in intellectual property education and invention.

SPEAKERS:
Kathy Hoppe

Discover how the ALL for Science curriculum framework seamlessly integrates hands-on science with science literacy as learners work as part of a science investigation team to elevate science competency and communication. Don’t miss this opportunity to revolutionize your science teaching!

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Immerse yourself in the ALL for Science curriculum framework, where structured science exploration meets specialized literacy as learners take on the roles of actual scientists engaged in an investigation.

SPEAKERS:
Jimmie Thomas

This poster explores strategies for teachers to ensure ALL students – including SWD, ASD and other II -can actively share their science knowledge. Learn how to leverage students' unique experiences and differentiate instruction to meet their needs and support students to share their learning.

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Attendees will take away strategies and resources that can be utilized by teachers to support students to share their background knowledge about science and communicate their learning. Student work samples, videos and QR codes will be incorporated to create an interactive experience for visitors.

SPEAKERS:
Theresa Lee

See how cats help with chemistry. Using acronyms, simulations, particle diagrams, and simple manipulatives get students to "see" how the cell operates and works. Get concrete understanding of what seems to be a complex system.

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How to use manipulatives and memory mnemonics to give students a concrete understanding of an electrochemical cell.

SPEAKERS:
Chris Coker

Connecting Classrooms and Colleges showcases how to cultivate successful partnerships between the K-12 setting and higher education to improve science education for all level learners, from kindergarten to graduate school and beyond. A genetics lesson based on that collaboration will be shared.

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Attendees will learn how educators can find opportunities to cultivate partnerships with colleges that benefit all that seek to learn and improve science education. A decade long partnership between a University of Georgia Genetics Department and a middle school teacher will be featured.

SPEAKERS:
Audrey Hughes

Using Electrical Current and Switches to Light Up Greeting Cards

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This tutorial is a great introduction for students learning how electricity moves through a wire.

SPEAKERS:
Pepper Thiels

In this session you will learn learn about two real world engineering projects happening on opposite sides of our world, and how students can draw inspiration from cultures that may be different than their own.

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After this session you will be able to take away two engineering lessons, and a rejuvenated enthusiasm for real life problem solving with science and engineering.

SPEAKERS:
Christina Smith, Justin Stout

Learn how to create easy inexpensive science and engineering activities using just paper, tape and scissors.

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Fun engaging projects can be made with inexpensive easily accessible supplies

SPEAKERS:
Godwyn Morris

Join us for an in-depth exploration of the profound impact that audiobooks can have on literacy across diverse genres and educational settings. This breakout session discusses research findings and practical insights regarding the integration of audiobooks into classroom instruction.

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This breakout session offers valuable perspectives for educators, researchers, and literacy advocates. This session will examine the potential of audiobooks to facilitate interdisciplinary learning, particularly in the realm of science education.

SPEAKERS:
Lisa Robinson

Shared Waters is a classroom-ready curriculum for 3rd to 6th graders, exploring watershed health and human impacts. Students collect and analyze data to identify clean water issues, fostering student-led action.

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Attendees will learn about a NOAA-funded curriculum co-created with teachers, focusing on watershed health. The 10-lesson program engages students in field experiences and data analysis, empowering them to identify and address clean water issues.

SPEAKERS:
Nanette Marcum-Dietrich

Wondering how to reach your neurodivergent students? Come listen to a teacher who is neurodivergent herself provide information on the innerworkings of the ASD and ADHD mind in relation to the classroom. Learn simple ways to create a classroom environment that is equitable for all brains!

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Teachers will leave with information on the mind of students with ASD and ADHD. Teachers will acquire simple, low cost ways of making their classroom environment more accessible to neurodivergent students.

SPEAKERS:
Amanda Goodwin

In this lesson, your middle or high school students take on the role of a genetic counselor. For the challenge problem, students will use their understanding of genetics to write a professional report explaining the likelihood of their patients having a child with a genetic condition.

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Through the challenge problem, students will demonstrate their creativity, understanding of genetic terminology, Punnett squares, pedigrees and writing skills. This can be used as a summative, performance assessment. Teachers can make simple alterations to have it fit in with their curriculum.

SPEAKERS:
Kaitlyn Johnson

We will share examples of how educators can incorporate Social Emotional Learning into their science lessons. Specifically, we will address the emotional impact of climate change discussions, and will share strategies for incorporating SEL to foster hope amongst students.

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We aim to illustrate ways that science educators can provide a basis for hope around climate change, in order to empower and inspire their students to pursue STEM careers and tackle environmental challenges.

SPEAKERS:
Emily Rogers

Students will be presented with the question if racism is a disease. What is racism? What is a disease? What did you discover?

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Does racism affect the human body?

SPEAKERS:
Andrea Baxter

We have created lab report templates tailored for kindergarten through fifth-grade students. By providing a structured progression of lab report templates, we aim to empower educators to cultivate scientific inquiry skills in students at an early age, laying a solid foundation for their future.

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Leave with a template for k-5 lab reports. Each template is flexible and can be adapted to any experiment question, allowing for exploration across various scientific disciplines.

SPEAKERS:
Alyssa Macaluso

High school students gain new insight into data visualization and science communication through an afterschool STEM leadership initiative. Participants conduct independent research projects using ArcGIS Pro and StoryMaps. Come see their work and learn about what we accomplished in the pilot year!

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Attendees will see what the high school students accomplished with their independent research projects and StoryMaps. They will see examples of how we have utilized GIS and guided research to build or enhance student sensemaking and sense of place within local natural environments.

SPEAKERS:
Vanessa Van Heerden

Make molecular and mineral crystal models using very simple units of origami. Then work as an individual or a group to bond the units together to make inexpensive & amazing molecular models for chemistry and minerals for earth science.

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Participants will create basic paper origami models that easily demonstrate mineral crystal structure, hardness, bond strength, & Cleavage/Fracture. Each person creates a unit, then groups bond units together to form crystals. Chemistry bonding modeling is also part of this session.

SPEAKERS:
David Ebersole

To provide interesting and hands-on activities aligned with the NGSS we constantly need to look outside of the "box." A pet in the classroom provides an interactive way to learn responsibility, connect to the standards, and make meaningful emotional connections in the classroom.

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This session will provide elementary educators with an in depth look at the hands on benefits of a pet in the classroom. This will include a look at the social emotional benefits, classroom enrichment ideas, and how having a pet can be linked to the NGSS.

SPEAKERS:
Michele Bacon, William Hall, Jr.

Join us for an interactive session that combines the excitement of freeze tag with the innovation of robotics! In this hands-on workshop, participants will explore the world of robotics through engaging activities using both LEGO and VEX 5 Robots.

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Explain the function of bump sensors and how they detect contact. Demonstrate how to program robots to respond to bump sensor input. Address the common misconception of assuming bump sensors only detect frontal collisions.

SPEAKERS:
Alberteen Ransom, Rudy Martinez, Sarah Bennett

There is no greater challenge then that of providing interesting and leveled reading choices. This is especially so when it comes to Science based non-fiction. A recent influx of titles and resources makes this task a bit easier.

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Attendees will be introduced to the benefits of the science centered library and given resources to help them build their own.

SPEAKERS:
Michele Bacon, William Hall, Jr.

Have you ever struggled to help your students understand electromagnetic waves? During this poster session, you will learn about a learning activity that will make the abstract concept of radio waves more concrete for your students.

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You will learn about the free software and cell phone apps students will use to detect and analyze the radio waves around them.

SPEAKERS:
Valarie Bogan

Wondering about ways to use 3-D printing pens with your students? Practice using a 3-D pen to create a small but STEM-tastic model or design to use in your classroom. Explore the possibilities of using the engineering design process to solve real-world problems with creativity and a new tech gadget.

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Participants will have an opportunity to use a 3-D pen to make (and take) a small model or design for the classroom using a provided pattern or an original design. Information about eCYBERMISSION and programs administered by NSTA and sponsored by AEOP will be available.

SPEAKERS:
Kathryn Lasky, Brian Kutsch

Connecting children's books and STEM is an easy way to increase student interest in STEM studies. In this session we will explore children's books and see how we can connect hands on STEM activities to broaden the learning. Ideas and activities that have been used in classrooms will be shared.

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Attendees will receive a resource of over 30 books and their STEAM connection will be provided so teachers can use them in classrooms immediately. Additionally, lesson planning forms and Crowdsourcing tools will be shared to make planning for future lessons will be shared.

SPEAKERS:
Nancy Penchev

Explore how our instructional modules address the Plant Awareness Disparity by empowering high school students to connect with their botanical heritage. Our hands-on approach fosters equitable access to STEM learning through place-based exploration of personal, cultural, and community assets.

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Attendees will discover how our modules promote equity in science education by engaging students in hands-on botanical exploration, fostering deep connections with nature, and aligning with contemporary research and educational standards.

SPEAKERS:
Kelly Moore

Feedback is crucial for student growth, but only if students engage with it in a meaningful way. We will show an innovative three-dimensional assessment report and describe principles for helping all students partner in assessment for learning.

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Teachers will leave with strategies they can apply to their own formative assessment feedback, such as providing students guiding questions and space to reflect on progress and next steps.

SPEAKERS:
Linda Malkin, Laura Wright, Katrina Pommerening

We compared student perceptions of the effectiveness of different learning modalities (textbook images, plastic models, an online interactive lab manual, virtual cadaver dissection technology, and a fresh tissue cadaver lab experience) offered in an undergraduate anatomy & physiology course.

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Using different learning modalities in an undergraduate anatomy & physiology lab course offers more clinically relevant, hands-on, and realistic content to enhance a student's learning experience.

SPEAKERS:
Michele Moore

There is a knowledge gap regarding the influence of lab instructors on overall course outcomes. Data shows that training, experience, and classification can matter. This knowledge could help us make data-driven decisions to improve instruction and challenge assumptions.

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Postsecondary STEM educators can evaluate assumptions on course outcomes and laboratory teaching assistants' role in them. Participants will dialogue about findings to uncover data limitations and catalyze future inquiry. This work can shift from final findings to summative and holistic development.

SPEAKERS:
Steven Koether, Analeesa Santillan

In NYC, a nonprofit offers Science education for underserved communities, integrating Spanish language. They engage students in hands-on activities through afterschool programs, fostering cultural pride and preparing them for future careers.

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Science education combined with Spanish language instruction in NYC's out-of-school programs for underserved communities boosts academic achievement and cultural pride, preparing students for future success in STEM fields.

SPEAKERS:
Luz Angelica Velasco Vela

Discover how to fuse Chemistry with STEM through our dynamic poster session! Explore integrating 3D printing, AI, engineering, laser cutting, & movie practical effects into your curriculum. Enhance teaching & captivate students by merging traditional chemistry concepts with cutting-edge technology.

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Uncover fresh, innovative strategies for infusing cutting-edge technology into your chemistry classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Nadim Sarhan, Melanie Shedd

Climate change can affect us all differently but it is still the biggest threat to humanity on our planet. Learn how engaging in STEM projects can elevate student voices and hope for the future through climate action.

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Get ideas on how to incorporate STEM projects while teaching Climate Change and Environmental Science.

SPEAKERS:
Jessica Kohout

Many resources teach physics concepts, but none address gaps in math preparedness revealed when students try to apply algebra tactics to physics equations. The Physics Accelerator’s 0-credit, self-paced modules, remediate critical algebra tactics to increasing confidence and success in Physics I.

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Physics Accelerator modules and self-paced, online practice modules, guiding students through algebraic tactics to solve physics equations, without using class time. Instructors integrate these into Learning Management Systems, schedule access, link additional video content, monitor student use.

SPEAKERS:
Nicole Urban

Explore the wonders of science with engaging upper elementary experiments! From chemical reactions to animal diversity and electrical circuits, hands-on activities ignite curiosity and inspire learning.

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Attendees will learn practical strategies and obtain access to a Google folder with resources for conducting and seamlessly implementing upper elementary hands-on science experiments. Participants will gain insight into fostering inquiry-based learning and promoting STEM engagement in the classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Suzanne Sutton, Paul Lehman

eCYBERMISSION is a free virtual STEM competition for grades 6-9 that offers standards-aligned resources, grants for teachers and thousands of dollars in awards for students. eCYBERMISSION fosters critical thinking and creativity while preparing students for the future.

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eCYBERMISSION is a free virtual STEM competition for grades 6-9 that offers standards-aligned resources, grants for teachers and awards for students. eCYBERMISSION provides educators the resources to foster critical thinking and creativity while preparing students for the future.

SPEAKERS:
Kathryn Lasky, Brian Kutsch

Immerse students in exploration before explanation with an interactive AI chat space. Learn tips to anchor lessons in relevant events and utilize AI tools and collaborative strategies to cement students’ sensemaking. Access sample lessons, student artifacts, and one-pagers to support implementation.

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Explore student-facing interactive AI tools that promote authentic sensemaking with tips and strategies to leverage exploration before explanation in note-making. Gain access to digital sample lessons, templates, and implementation tips for maximum impact and effectiveness.

SPEAKERS:
Laurie Jack, Elissa Griffin

TeachEngineering is a free, online digital library of K-12 STEM resources. Our goal is to make applied science, technology, and math come alive by integrating engineering design and design thinking into STEM classrooms. Stop by for free hands-on activities and to create your own prototype!

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TeachEngineering is a free, online digital library of K-12 STEM resources that integrate engineering and engineering design into science learning. This growing collection is composed of 1,750+ curricular materials, which are educator-created, classroom-tested, peer-reviewed and standards-aligned.

SPEAKERS:
Jennifer Kracha

Funded by the National Science Foundation, these are paid summer opportunities for STEM teachers to conduct research! Hear from a two-year participant about her experience at the Kellogg Biological Station, where she researched plant evolution and created Data Nuggets through the Conner Lab.

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Attendees will learn about the application process and expectations involved in most RETs, the research I was able to contribute through my time with Michigan State University, and how I bring these experiences back to the classroom for student experiments!

SPEAKERS:
Kirsten Salonga

A former national science fair judge provides insights on how good titles can improve the odds of winning at science fairs. The poster will describe what the parts of a "good" title are and how teachers can help your students create one.

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Teachers will learn the components of a good project title (from an research project on science fairs) and how to help their students develop a good title for their own project.

SPEAKERS:
Michael Bowen

Session will showcase literacy integration examples from ML-PBL Science Classrooms. Handouts will provide links to the FREE OER ML-PBL units of instruction, lesson overviews, and literacy integration affordances.

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Attendees will peruse plans for integrating science and literacy, and for extending science ideas throughout the school day as shared by ML-PBL Elementary Teachers. Access FREE OER Elementary Science Units.

SPEAKERS:
Susan Codere

Ever wonder how a wind-up toy works? Or what causes a spinning top to light up? Stop by this poster to see what’s inside some of your favorite toys and learn how tinkering activities can promote student sensemaking in physics.

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Teachers will learn how to identify the ways tinkering can support student sensemaking in physics; have the option to participate in a simple tinkering exercise; and receive practical tools to facilitate reverse-engineering activities in their classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Michelle Forsythe

This induction program for Noyce scholars focused on public science projects, classroom planning, and classroom management. Common themes noted included (a) employing small group learning, especially for projects; (b) all students being capable of learning; and (c) building strong relationships.

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Based upon Danielson’s Framework for Teaching, the scholars believed their area of strength was learning environment due to their confidence in relationship building, while an area of weakness was planning and preparation due to a lack of experience.

SPEAKERS:
Jennifer Lynberg, Jason Gordon, Deborah McAllister

We are developing a new augmented reality app for mobile devices to be used in the physical sciences. Learn how to use the FREE simulations and curricular materials from this NSF- funded project on topics including gravity, Newton’s Laws, Thermodynamics, and Optics, with more to come.

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Participants will learn how to use a free classroom resource in the physical sciences.

SPEAKERS:
Karina Hensberry, David Rosengrant

This poster presentation will showcase best practices to address that “all forms of energy production” have “risks as well as benefits.” The free, online Switch Classroom provides non-partisan content in this critical area of NGSS instruction. Adaptable for grades 4-12.

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Attendees will learn practical strategies to teach energy source pros/cons aligned with NGSS, fostering equity and inclusion in STEM classrooms while empowering students as informed decision-makers for a sustainable future.

SPEAKERS:
Lynn Kistler

With the abundance of technology tools available now the question becomes how can they be used. Come see how 3-D printers, green screens, drones, and other tools can be integrated into the NGSS.

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Technology tools and resources can be used to enrich and extend Science standards in the classroom. They help provide hands on visual experiences that can lead to deeper understanding

SPEAKERS:
Michele Bacon, William Hall, Jr.

Discuss strategies to help students with neurodiversity, including ADHD and dyslexia, thrive in a general education middle school science classroom. In addition, learn how to best communicate concerns with their parents’ while making them feel supported and part of the team.

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Based on the concern, learn a variety of strategies to support your student. For example, the student with dyslexia is struggling on quizzes. Simple accommodations could include reading the test aloud to them, providing a word bank with more challenging words or changing the font size and spacing.

SPEAKERS:
Kaitlyn Johnson

Learn how students create and execute immune system posters, which combine analogy, visuals, and concise explanations. This is a low-cost and creative way for students to demonstrate their understanding of the complex workings of the immune system in an engaging and accessible manner!

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Attendees will see samples of student work demonstrating this approach's effectiveness in understanding the immune system. Teachers will come away with the scaffolding, instructions, and rubrics of this immune system visual/oral project to use in their own classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Beth Pethel

The start of an urban STEAM Garden, in a mostly Latino elementary school, led to an increase in community engagement by nurturing a sense of belonging, empowerment and opportunities for families to learn science along with their children.

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Establishing an urban STEAM garden with the active participation of various segments of our school community allowed for our project to meet the needs of the whole child while building social capital.

SPEAKERS:
Marcia Manzueta

Graduates with data literacy skills will have an advantage. Data is ubiquitous in today’s workplaces, particularly in STEM. Yet, what does it mean to be data literate? We will share a framework for developing fundamental data literacy skills and handouts that can be used to promote them.

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Educators will learn how students’ data literacy skills progress and ways to help students: ask and pursue questions, create graphs, expect variability, analyze data, interpret patterns, and communicate findings.

SPEAKERS:
Jocelyn Foran

Embark on an exploration of teacher recognition of NGSS Standards, where insights to refine science education practices, fostering deeper student engagement and enriched learning experiences. Join us to discover actionable strategies for enhancing pedagogy and igniting a passion for science.

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Gain actionable insights into teacher perceptions of NGSS Standards and discover targeted strategies for improving science education practices

SPEAKERS:
Stephanie Tracey

An NSF proposal in the LSU GeauxTeach undergraduate secondary STEM-teacher preparation program. We propose upgrades to the undergraduate curriculum, new experiential learning opportunities, and an enhanced mentorship model to improve the production of secondary STEM teachers in Louisiana.

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The GeauxTeach STEM secondary STEM educator program proposes a research-based vision for improving human relationships and mentoring in our current preservice science and mathematics preservice teacher program.

SPEAKERS:
Zane Whittington

Interested in new ways to teach science process skills and the nature of science? Consider visiting this poster that showcases an elementary after-school club where third-grade students learn and explore birding on their school grounds.

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The research will highlight aspects of birding relevant to all grade levels and include creative ways to utilize place-based learning that is applicable within the classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Ann Catherine Cox, Rachel Gisewhite, Stacey Britton

This presentation will focus on the development and utilization of openly licensed math materials (OER) to support Technical Courses and on knowledge and experience with open content and open pedagogy, strategies and tools for creating content and curriculum that is inclusive of all students.

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Explore resources dealing with open content and open pedagogy related to technical courses.

SPEAKERS:
Esperanza Zenon

The Water Replenishment District (WRD) manages and protects the local groundwater resources for a little over four million residents. WRD's free Education Programs allow residents and educators to learn and familiarize themselves about the importance of water in our region.

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Educators will be able to learn how to contact their local water agency for free resources and/or field trips that educate students about the importance of water.

SPEAKERS:
Monica Sijder

This session will introduce the When Blue is Green (BiG) curriculum. The goal of BiG is a zero-waste, grid-independent, and economically viable food production system to facilitate the increase regional production of nutritious and affordable blue foods with a minimal environmental footprint.

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Attendees will find one, or more, free on-line activities they can incorporate into their classroom to broaden the scope of topics they teach. Topics include aquaponics, nutrition, economics, water quality, and waste recycling.

SPEAKERS:
Natalie Carroll