NSTA STEM21

July 26-30, 2021

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Using Literacy and Writing Elements to Strengthen Science Understanding (Grades 3–6)

Monday, July 26 • 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM


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STEMscopes-Literacy-Gunner-2021-July26.pdf

STRAND: Upper Elementary

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Sponsoring Company: STEMscopes by Accelerate Learning

Come learn how to use effective literacy strategies so that students can better understand science content. Help students successfully analyze, discuss, and summarize science text. Student understanding and critical-thinking skills will improve with these techniques. Join our constructivist approach that promotes literacy in the science classroom.

TAKEAWAYS:
Teachers will; 1. learn and practice vocabulary structures and strategies that are effective for all learners; 2. experience the effectiveness of student notebooking and graphic organizers to reinforce reading and writing skills and strengthen science understanding; and 3. gain an understanding of how to effectively integrate literacy, writing, and discourse into the science classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Amber Gunner (STEMscopes by Accelerate Learning: Houston, TX)

Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching: Recognizing Quality Teaching in STEM

Monday, July 26 • 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

STRAND: Upper Elementary

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Sponsoring Company: PAEMST

Come learn about the highest recognition for STEM educators in the U.S. We will discuss eligibility criteria as well as the nomination, application, and review process for the awards. Awardees receive a certificate; a $10,000 award; a trip to Washington, DC, for a recognition event; and access to over 5,100 award-winning teachers.

TAKEAWAYS:
1. How you can win $10,000; 2. how you can apply for this prestigious award from the U.S. Government; and 3. the benefits of applying for this award.

SPEAKERS:
Robert Mayes (National Science Foundation: Alexandria, VA)

Ensuring Access and Equity for All Doesn't Have to be Rocket Science

Monday, July 26 • 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

STRAND: Upper Elementary

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Sponsoring Company: Savvas Learning Co.

Take on the role of a consultant for NASA to design a system to model a rocket launcher while highlighting tools you can use to support gender equity, economically disadvantaged youth, English Learners, students with disabilities, and advanced and gifted learners. This really is rocket science, but ensuring equity doesn't have to be!

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will learn: 1. strategies to modify engineering challenges to meet the needs of diverse learners; 2. how to create lessons and assessment rubrics that provide equitable access to rigorous science standards; and 3. strategies to help create more time and opportunity to incorporate STEM and engineering challenges in the classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Erin Horner (Savvas Learning Co.: Paramus, NJ)

Strategies to Support English Learners (ELs) in the Science Classroom (Grades 2–6)

Monday, July 26 • 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM


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STEMscopes-SupportELs-Burnett-2021-July26.pdf

STRAND: Upper Elementary

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Sponsoring Company: STEMscopes by Accelerate Learning

Come engage in strategies that can help your English Learners (ELs) make sense of science concepts and apply their science knowledge to real-world applications. In this session, we will explore a variety of strategies for differentiating instruction so that ELs within the classroom can build their ability to communicate science concepts effectively.

TAKEAWAYS:
1. Navigate the 5-E Model of Instruction through the lens of a ESL teacher; 2. show strategies that support English Learners as they learn content and acquire English; and 3. identify supports for ELs embedded in STEMscopes.

SPEAKERS:
Veronica Burnett (STEMscopes by Accelerate Learning: Houston, TX)

Embedded and Immersive Engineering

Monday, July 26 • 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

STRAND: Upper Elementary

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Sponsoring Company: Amplify

How can we create a learning environment that taps into students’ natural curiosity about engineering design and supports them in doing the authentic design work of an engineer?

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will learn: 1. how design thinking and technological solutions will continue to increase in importance as we work to address the challenges that confront our modern world in areas such as agriculture, human health, and the environment; 2. why providing students a foundation in engineering design allows them to better engage in and aspire to solve the major societal and environmental challenges they will face in the decades ahead; and 3. how to create a learning environment that taps into students’ natural curiosity about engineering design and supports them in doing the authentic design work of an engineer.

SPEAKERS:
Rebecca Abbott (The Lawrence Hall of Science: Berkeley, CA)

Coding Science Internship Showcase

Tuesday, July 27 • 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

STRAND: Middle Level

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Sponsoring Company: Amplify

What if coding were integrated into core science instruction instead of being an isolated after-school activity for a select few?

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will learn how to: 1. provide students with the opportunity to learn basic computer science concepts and practices in service of solving real-world problems; 2. increase access to positive experiences in computer science learning; and 3. infuse coding science curriculum with constant opportunities for collaboration and student discourse.

SPEAKERS:
Rebecca Abbott (The Lawrence Hall of Science: Berkeley, CA)

Claim-Evidence-Reasoning: Scientific Explanations to Increase Student Voice (Grades 6–8)

Tuesday, July 27 • 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM


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STEMscopes-CER-Spaeny-2021-July27.pdf

STRAND: Middle Level

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Sponsoring Company: STEMscopes by Accelerate Learning

Claim-Evidence-Reasoning is a way for students to scientifically describe what they have observed and learned through an investigation, experience, or research. By making claims based on evidence, students are able to connect their science knowledge to the events and observations of the real world. Come learn how CER is an effective assessment tool.

TAKEAWAYS:
Teachers will: 1. understand the meaning and application of claim, evidence, and reasoning; 2. experience a variety of hands-on examples and how to adapt among grade levels; 3. discuss rebuttal and when/where it would be appropriate to implement; and 4. gain examples and ideas that can be taken back to the classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Leslie Spaeny (STEMscopes by Accelerate Learning: Houston, TX)

Cybersecurity in the Classroom with CYBER.ORG

Tuesday, July 27 • 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

STRAND: Middle Level

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Sponsoring Company: DoD STEM

CYBER.ORG works to ensure that every K–12 student gains foundational cybersecurity knowledge by empowering teachers with free resources and training.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will: 1. gain free access to CYBER.ORG’s library of K–12 curricula and resources as well as implementation strategies for the classroom; 2. see examples of lessons as well as plugged and unplugged activities at the elementary, middle, and high school levels; and 3. gain a better understanding of CYBER.ORG resources by talking directly with content developers.

SPEAKERS:
Kevin Nolten (CYBER.ORG: Bossier City, LA)

Introduction to Pivot Interactives: Leveraging Interactive Video, Simulations, and Sensors into Active Learning

Wednesday, July 28 • 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

STRAND: High School

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Sponsoring Company: Pivot Interactives

People learn better when they are actively engaged rather than watching or listening. Learn how Pivot Interactives makes active learning for science easy and accessible.

TAKEAWAYS:
In this session, learners will experience the active learning capabilities of Pivot Interactives as we showcase; 1. the accessibility of quantitative and qualitative measurement skills in a digital environment; 2. the power of blended instruction, where students experience science in the classroom and build on it online; and 3. the ease and speed of automatic and personalized feedback, designed to help your learners where they are in every step of their learning journey.

SPEAKERS:
Matt Vonk (Pivot Interactives: Minneapolis, MN), Linda Detwiler (Pivot Interactives: Minneapolis, MN), Peter Bohacek (Pivot Interactives: Minneapolis, MN)

Removing Restrictions: Using Models to Teach Restriction Enzymes

Wednesday, July 28 • 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM


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Removing Restrictions: Using models to teach restriction enzymes

STRAND: High School

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Sponsoring Company: 3D Molecular Designs

We have all hit the formidable “blank stare wall” when teaching concepts like PCR, Sanger Sequencing, and Restriction Enzymes. Explore how one modeling kit can reach all these topics…and more.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will: 1. learn about the benefits of hands-on modeling; 2. practice one application of PCR modeling; and 3. see how modeling with the Biotechnology kit already fits into their curriculum and can increase student mastery.

SPEAKERS:
Diane Sigalas (Livingston High School: Livingston, NJ)

Increasing Experimental Design and Data Use in the AP® Sciences

Wednesday, July 28 • 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

STRAND: High School

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Sponsoring Company: Pivot Interactives

We know the importance of labs in the AP courses. During this session, we will showcase how to use Pivot Interactives with your AP course.

TAKEAWAYS:
In this session, AP teachers will: 1. see how we use Pivot Interactives to make experiment design cost effective and time efficient; 2. see how students can design, capture, and analyze data in the Pivot Interactives platform; and 3. leave with options for active learning options for each of the units in each of the AP science courses.

SPEAKERS:
John Burk (Pivot Interactives: Minneapolis, MN), Eric Friberg (Pivot Interactives: Minneapolis, MN), Peter Bohacek (Pivot Interactives: Minneapolis, MN), Matt Vonk (Pivot Interactives: Minneapolis, MN), Linda Detwiler (Pivot Interactives: Minneapolis, MN)

Increasing Access to Phenomena, Experimental Design, and Data with Pivot Interactives

Friday, July 30 • 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

STRAND: STEM Ecosystems: Supporting Diverse, Equitable Practices and Partnerships

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Sponsoring Company: Pivot Interactives

Come see how Pivot Interactives can fill accessibility voids in our classrooms. Cost, time, scale, and safety limits are removed while still maximizing student engagement with the science practices through engaging content.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will: 1. explore the large Pivot Interactives library and identify activities that can fill lab gaps in classroom caused by cost, time, scale or, safety; 2. discuss the implementation of the tools within Pivot Interactives to scaffold, differentiate, and personalize content around common phenomena; and 3. dDiscuss pedagogical uses of Pivot Interactives in a changing educational landscape that allows to easy with in person, hybrid, or distance classes, as well as individual or collaborative work.

SPEAKERS:
Matt Vonk (Pivot Interactives: Minneapolis, MN), Eric Friberg (Pivot Interactives: Minneapolis, MN), Linda Detwiler (Pivot Interactives: Minneapolis, MN), Peter Bohacek (Pivot Interactives: Minneapolis, MN)

A Cohort-Based Approach to Professional Learning

Friday, July 30 • 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

STRAND: STEM Ecosystems: Supporting Diverse, Equitable Practices and Partnerships

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Sponsoring Company: DoD STEM

Hear how a cohort model to professional learning can not only build individual teacher capacity, but also impact STEM learning throughout an ecosystem.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will: 1. learn about the benefits of a cohort-based approach to STEM professional learning; 2. understand the impacts of this approach within the context of an ecosystem and on individual professional development; and 3. learn how collaboration can elevate common goals to impact student learning along the pipeline.

SPEAKERS:
Jason Porter (Tiger Woods Foundation: Washington, DC), Jessica Kesler (TGR Foundation: Irvine, CA), Patty Brunet (Cypress High School: Cypress, CA)

Our Planet Is a Classroom

Friday, July 30 • 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

STRAND: STEM Ecosystems: Supporting Diverse, Equitable Practices and Partnerships

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Sponsoring Company: Kids Making Sense

Through a combination of virtual presentation, storytelling, and demonstrations we will help teachers find value in taking students into their community for lab work. With air quality at the forefront of national discussion, there has never been a better time to teach students about the air that we breathe. Discover how we work with teachers to create young “citizen scientists” that act upon the knowledge that they gain and guide them through how to present their data and advocate for positive environmental change.

TAKEAWAYS:
Learn: 1. how to meaningfully engage students in citizen science activities; 2. how using sensors can enhance the quality and comparability of data, while increasing student engagement; and 3. how incorporating citizen science activities can enhance outcomes for communities.

SPEAKERS:
Olivia Ryder (Sonoma Technology: Petaluma, CA)

Democratic Pedagogy for Better Student Engagement in STEM

Friday, July 30 • 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

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Sponsoring Company: Jhumki Basu Foundation

Democratic STEM teaching—involving student voice, shared and transformational authority, and critical STEM literacy—can make the classroom more inclusive so that historically marginalized students have access to a high-quality STEM education.

TAKEAWAYS:
1. Understanding the Democratic STEM Teaching Framework (DSTF); 2. How to develop an empathy-based classroom; and 3. Evaluation results of application of DSTF in classrooms.

SPEAKERS:
Kelly Houston (STEM Ed Innovators: Saratoga, CA), Gina Tesoriero (Student / Educator / Researcher / Healer: Saratoga, CA), Dipak Basu (STEM Ed Innovators: Saratoga, CA)

Building an Inclusive Classroom

Friday, July 30 • 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM


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NCWIT Male Allies Toolkit
The NCWIT Male Allies and Advocates Toolkit is intended to support workplace efforts to engage male allies and advocates in diversity and inclusion initiatives. These tools are designed to equip change leaders in two areas: 1) Setting the stage for success and raising initial awareness 2) Developing a plan of action for male advocacy efforts and evaluating success.

STRAND: STEM Ecosystems: Supporting Diverse, Equitable Practices and Partnerships

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Sponsoring Company: DoD STEM

Connect with the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) to learn about engaging a diverse range of students through programs spanning the STEM Ecosystem.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will learn: 1. strategies to recruit a diverse group of students to their STEM classrooms; 2. where to find research-backed resources that are free to use and download; and 3. how to engage and celebrate their students with programs from NCWIT, including Aspirations in Computing and TECHNOLOchicas.

SPEAKERS:
Angela DeHart (STEM Impressionists Program: Ashburn, VA), Edie Cheng (National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT): Boulder, CO), Shannon Gibbs (Graceland Park-O’Donnell Heights Elementary/Middle School #240: Baltimore, MD)

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