2026 Anaheim National Conference

April 15-18, 2026

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FILTERS APPLIED:Introducing Class CrunchLabs: Mark Rober Brings the Wow & Your Students Explain the How

 

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Let’s Coffee & Chat! A Live Hang with Class CrunchLabs

Thursday, April 16 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Anaheim Convention Center - 204 B


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Grab your coffee and pull up a seat. This is your chance to connect live with the Class CrunchLabs team and other educators who are building the future of science class. Ask questions, share wins, swap stories, and get real-time tips from the people designing the units and using them with students. Whether you are just getting started or deep into your first mission, this is a space for honest conversation, curiosity, and community. No slides. No pressure. Just real talk with your Class CrunchLabs crew.

TAKEAWAYS:
Bring your questions, feedback, and curiosity. This is your space to connect live with the Class CrunchLabs team, swap ideas with other educators, and get support from real humans.

SPEAKERS:
DeAnna Lee Rivers, Arash Jamshidi, Tommy Clayton, Rebecca Garelli, Jesse Semeyn, Megan Kuehl, Spencer Martin, Tara Graham

Juicy Nuggets from Carnival of Collisions: Using Class CrunchLabs Curriculum Supports for Contact Forces

Thursday, April 16 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Anaheim Convention Center - 204 B



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Juicy Nuggets - Carnival! (Class CrunchLabs NSTA 2026)

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Contact forces might be all around us, but the juicy nuggets in this unit help them make sense. This session helps you uncover key features in Carnival of Collisions that make it easier to plan, teach, and guide students through puzzling ideas like balanced and unbalanced forces, motion, and collisions. We will walk through the built-in teacher tools, prompts, and routines that support deep thinking and epic classroom moments. Whether students are knocking down bowing pins or smashing watermelons, you will leave with ready-to-use moves that help the learning stick.

TAKEAWAYS:
Discover classroom-ready tools in Carnival of Collisions that help students explore contact forces and investigate what really happens when objects crash, bounce, or come to a sudden stop.

SPEAKERS:
Tommy Clayton, Arash Jamshidi, Spencer Martin

Mark Rober As Co-Pilot: How To Launch Storylines, Teach with Video, and Smash Watermelons (Added Bonus!) in Class CrunchLabs

Thursday, April 16 • 2:20 PM - 3:20 PM

Anaheim Convention Center - 204 B


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Ever wish Mark Rober could co-teach your class? This session shows how Class CrunchLabs uses video, voice, and story to spark curiosity and launch rigorous learning. We will break down how to introduce a storyline, use Mark’s videos as authentic investigation starters, and weave hands-on challenges through episodes of science and engineering. You will also get a peek behind the scenes at how the team builds each unit to help students explain ‘the how’ after experiencing ‘the wow.’ Optional bonus: watermelon smashing included.

TAKEAWAYS:
See how NGSS storylines, teacher supports, and Mark Rober’s videos work together to launch engaging science units that get students asking questions and thinking like scientists from day one.

SPEAKERS:
DeAnna Lee Rivers, Spencer Martin

Class CrunchLabs: How to Turn Passive Watching Into Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Video Assessments (IYKYK)

Thursday, April 16 • 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM

Anaheim Convention Center - 204 B


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Videos are fun to watch, but they can be even more powerful when they help students think, talk, and show what they know. In this session, we will explore how to use Class CrunchLabs video supports to turn viewing into an interactive experience. Learn how to embed checkpoints, create choice-based reflections, and invite students to investigate instead of just observe. You will leave with ready-to-use strategies for building in meaningful assessment moments that are way more choose-your-own-adventure than sit-and-get.

TAKEAWAYS:
Learn how to transform Class CrunchLabs videos into interactive learning and assessment tools that spark engagement, surface thinking, and let students drive the experience.

SPEAKERS:
Jesse Semeyn, Spencer Martin

Juicy Nuggets from Mission Maglev: Using Class CrunchLabs Curriculum Supports for Electric & Magnetic Forces

Friday, April 17 • 9:20 AM - 10:20 AM

Anaheim Convention Center - 204 B


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Electromagnetic fields might be invisible, but the juicy nuggets in this unit are easy to find. This session helps you uncover key features in Mission Maglev that make it easier to plan, teach, and guide students through puzzling ideas like magnetic forces, electric forces, and contactless motion. We will walk through the built-in teacher tools, prompts, and routines that support deep thinking and epic classroom moments. Whether students are experimenting with levitating cardboard or wondering how a 700,000-pound train floats through the air, you will leave with ready-to-use moves that help the learning stick.

TAKEAWAYS:
Learn how to use built-in supports in Mission Maglev to guide students through electric and magnetic forces while making sense of how a train can float and move without touching anything.

SPEAKERS:
Rebecca Garelli, Spencer Martin

Class CrunchLabs: How to Turn Passive Watching Into Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Video Assessments (IYKYK)

Friday, April 17 • 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM

Anaheim Convention Center - 204 B


Show Details

Videos are fun to watch, but they can be even more powerful when they help students think, talk, and show what they know. In this session, we will explore how to use Class CrunchLabs video supports to turn viewing into an interactive experience. Learn how to embed checkpoints, create choice-based reflections, and invite students to investigate instead of just observe. You will leave with ready-to-use strategies for building in meaningful assessment moments that are way more choose-your-own-adventure than sit-and-get.

TAKEAWAYS:
Learn how to transform Class CrunchLabs videos into interactive learning and assessment tools that spark engagement, surface thinking, and let students drive the experience.

SPEAKERS:
Jesse Semeyn

Juicy Nuggets from Operation Space Jump: Using Class CrunchLabs Curriculum Supports for Gravitational Forces

Friday, April 17 • 1:20 PM - 2:20 PM

Anaheim Convention Center - 204 B


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Gravitational forces might be invisible, but the supports in this unit are easy to spot. This session helps you uncover key features in Operation Space Jump that make it easier to plan, teach, and guide students through puzzling ideas like mass, motion, and gravity. We will walk through the built-in teacher tools, prompts, and routines that support deep thinking and epic classroom moments. Whether students are jumping on the moon or just trying to wrap their heads around why heavier things do not always fall faster, you will leave with ready-to-use moves that help the learning stick.

TAKEAWAYS:
Uncover how to use supports in Operation Space Jump to help students explore mass, motion, and gravity—especially why bigger does not always mean faster when jumping from planet to planet.

SPEAKERS:
Rebecca Garelli, DeAnna Lee Rivers, Spencer Martin

Let's Do This! How To Teach Hands-On Classroom Challenges Designed by the CrunchLabs Toy Engineers

Friday, April 17 • 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM

Anaheim Convention Center - 204 B


Show Details

Get ready to channel your inner builder. In this session, you will learn how to teach the hands-on classroom challenges created by the CrunchLabs toy engineers, the same crew behind some of Mark Rober’s most memorable builds. These challenges are more than just fun. They power deeper science understanding and give students the chance to design, test, and think like engineers. We will walk through how to launch a challenge, organize your space, support student testing, and help learners reflect on what they discovered. You will leave with practical strategies to keep the mess under control, the ideas flowing, and the energy high.

TAKEAWAYS:
Get practical strategies for setting up and running CrunchLabs classroom challenges. These hands-on experiences build student confidence, creativity, and sensemaking skills.

SPEAKERS:
Tommy Clayton, Arash Jamshidi, Spencer Martin

Mark Rober As Co-Pilot: How To Launch Storylines, Teach with Video, and Smash Watermelons (Added Bonus!) in Class CrunchLabs

Friday, April 17 • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Anaheim Convention Center - 204 B


Show Details

Ever wish Mark Rober could co-teach your class? This session shows how Class CrunchLabs uses video, voice, and story to spark curiosity and launch rigorous learning. We will break down how to introduce a storyline, use Mark’s videos as authentic investigation starters, and weave hands-on challenges through episodes of science and engineering. You will also get a peek behind the scenes at how the team builds each unit to help students explain ‘the how’ after experiencing ‘the wow.’ Optional bonus: watermelon smashing included.

TAKEAWAYS:
See how NGSS storylines, teacher supports, and Mark Rober’s videos work together to launch engaging science units that get students asking questions and thinking like scientists from day one.

SPEAKERS:
DeAnna Lee Rivers

Let’s Coffee & Chat! A Live Hang with Class CrunchLabs

Saturday, April 18 • 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM

Anaheim Convention Center - 204 B


Show Details

Grab your coffee and pull up a seat. This is your chance to connect live with the Class CrunchLabs team and other educators who are building the future of science class. Ask questions, share wins, swap stories, and get real-time tips from the people designing the units and using them with students. Whether you are just getting started or deep into your first mission, this is a space for honest conversation, curiosity, and community. No slides. No pressure. Just real talk with your Class CrunchLabs crew.

TAKEAWAYS:
Bring your questions, feedback, and curiosity. This is your space to connect live with the Class CrunchLabs team, swap ideas with other educators, and get support from real humans.

SPEAKERS:
Rebecca Garelli, DeAnna Lee Rivers, Arash Jamshidi, Jesse Semeyn, Tommy Clayton

Let’s Coffee & Chat! A Live Hang with Class CrunchLabs

Saturday, April 18 • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Anaheim Convention Center - 204 B


Show Details

Grab your coffee and pull up a seat. This is your chance to connect live with the Class CrunchLabs team and other educators who are building the future of science class. Ask questions, share wins, swap stories, and get real-time tips from the people designing the units and using them with students. Whether you are just getting started or deep into your first mission, this is a space for honest conversation, curiosity, and community. No slides. No pressure. Just real talk with your Class CrunchLabs crew.

TAKEAWAYS:
Bring your questions, feedback, and curiosity. This is your space to connect live with the Class CrunchLabs team, swap ideas with other educators, and get support from real humans.

SPEAKERS:
Rebecca Garelli, Arash Jamshidi, Tommy Clayton, Jesse Semeyn

Let's Do This! How To Teach Hands-On Classroom Challenges Designed by the CrunchLabs Toy Engineers

Saturday, April 18 • 10:20 AM - 11:20 AM

Anaheim Convention Center - 204 B


Show Details

Get ready to channel your inner builder. In this session, you will learn how to teach the hands-on classroom challenges created by the CrunchLabs toy engineers, the same crew behind some of Mark Rober’s most memorable builds. These challenges are more than just fun. They power deeper science understanding and give students the chance to design, test, and think like engineers. We will walk through how to launch a challenge, organize your space, support student testing, and help learners reflect on what they discovered. You will leave with practical strategies to keep the mess under control, the ideas flowing, and the energy high.

TAKEAWAYS:
Get practical strategies for setting up and running CrunchLabs classroom challenges. These hands-on experiences build student confidence, creativity, and sensemaking skills.

SPEAKERS:
Arash Jamshidi

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