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Does Black English Stand Between Black Students and
Success in Science?
Los Angeles Convention Center - 404
Discussion centers on tools to properly analyze Black
students’ scientific work to determine if the misconceptions and
misunderstandings are a learning issue or language issue. This workshop focuses
on the use of language to reduce the ethnic achievement gap in
science.
Takeaways: 1. Analyzing students’ work from a linguistic lens; 2.
Recognizing biases when it comes to student language; and 3. Pushing Black students academically forward without making them feel torn between two language worlds.
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NITARP: High School Teachers and Students Working
with Astronomers on Current Research
Los Angeles Convention Center - 504
NITARP (NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program) gets teachers involved in
authentic astronomical research. Small groups of mostly high school
educators work with professional astronomers for an original research
project.
Takeaways: 1. A clear understanding of the application process to apply for a NITARP opportunity; 2. An idea of the research experience of a participant involved in this astronomy experience; and 3. An awareness of the vast astronomy resources (images and astronomy programs) available for free to educators and their students.
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NITARP NSTA F2021.pdfPresentation about the NITARP program run by Caltech's IPAC and NASA to connect teachers with researchers in the field of astronomy.
ASEE Session: Coding in an Elementary School
Los Angeles Convention Center - 405
Let's teach students, teachers, and families how to
code. Learn how to promote creativity, problem solving, higher-order thinking,
and digital literacy in your classroom.
Takeaways: Teachers will: 1. learn to incorporate unplugged activities; 2. gain skills to integrate coding into their classroom using multiple platforms; and learn how to involve families during Hour of Code Event.
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Synthetic Biology: The Intersection of Biology,
Engineering, and Computer Science
Los Angeles Convention Center - 505
Participants will combine engineering and biology as
they work through a free activity from a no-cost introductory curriculum on the
emerging field of Synthetic Biology.
Takeaways: Looking for free resources and innovative ways to introduce engineering into K–12 classrooms? American Society for Engineering Education’s (ASEE) pre-college division will share them!
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Fueling Success with Students—Win Up to $10K for You and
Up to $15K for Your Classroom
Los Angeles Convention Center - 513
Do you impact your school and community with STEM? If you
teach K–12, then come learn how to apply to win one of eight Shell-supported
awards, and a teacher competition.
Takeaways: 1. Share your passion and practice by applying for one of eight awards, and a teacher competition; 2. Learn from past Shell awardees, finalists, and judging panel members’ important tips to apply for this award; and 3. Learn how to win a trip to the 2022 NSTA Houston National Conference, March 31–April 3, 2022.
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Local Phenomenon-Based Projects
Los Angeles Convention Center - 406B
Sponsoring Company: AEOP
Come learn about using community-based phenomena as the
basis for long-term STEM projects.
Takeaways: 1. How to intergrade local phenomena into STEM projects; 2. Using eCYBERMISSION in your middle school science classroom; and 3. How to better engage middle school students with local problems.
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Getting Students to Read in Science
Los Angeles Convention Center - 502B
Reading should not be limited to English courses. Leave
with strategies on how to motivate students to explore science through
scientific novels. Review three years of qualitative data on how novels
increased literacy, scientific fluency, scientific connectivity, and
college preparation in a marine biology course.
Takeaways: Teahers will: 1. learn how to use articles to make their content more applicable to the lives of the students; 2. receive strategies on how to get students to read more scientific articles; and 3. receive resources on selecting grade-appropriate scientific articles.
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Rewriting the Story: Developing a More Inclusive STEM
Classroom
Los Angeles Convention Center - 153A/B
Sponsoring Company: EiE | Museum of Science, Boston
Explore classroom facilitation strategies that engage
all learners in high-quality STEM experiences and hear from educators who are
implementing these strategies.
Takeaways: 1. Learn strategies to eliminate barriers and engage all students; 2. Identify discussion supports that foster effective collaboration and communication; and 3. Explore the benefits of implementing STEM curricula designed for diverse classrooms.
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Broadening Participation in STEM Through Implementation
of a Computer Science Curriculum in Rural and Underserved School
Districts
Los Angeles Convention Center - 512
This presentation gives an overview of a professional
development program for inservice teachers designed to provide content knowledge
and pedagogical strategies for engaging high school students from traditionally
underrepresented groups in computer science.
Takeaways: 1. Professional development for inservice teachers; Culturally relevant teaching strategies in the STEM classroom; and 3. Broadening participation in STEM for traditionally underrepresented populations.
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Teaching Science Standards Through
Coding
Los Angeles Convention Center - 502B
Learn how to reach the three-dimensional science
standards in your classroom through hands-on coding with the BBC micro:bit and
free online Microsoft MakeCode simulator.
Takeaways: Participants will: 1. gain personal hands-on experience using a BBC micro:bit to teach the Next Generation Science Standards; 2. learn how to teach problem solving through coding at an age-appropriate level with tips and pointers from presenters who each have over 10 years' experience in the elementary classroom; and 3. walk away with a free sample lesson from CYBER.ORG that includes the corresponding Next Generation Science Standards for the upper elementary classroom.
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CYBER.ORGCheck out the amazing work and free resources from CYBER.ORG!
Register for Free ContentCYBER.ORG is grant funded through the Department of Homeland Security and provides free resources and professional development to teachers in the United States.
Leading Conversations Around Identity, Race, Belonging,
and Bias in STEM Spaces
Los Angeles Convention Center - 505
Join the UCLA Science Project as we explore structures
and formats for science leaders looking to engage teachers around social justice
in STEM classrooms.
Takeaways: 1. Co-construct a learning experience centered around inclusion and belonging within school site meetings; 2. Recognize how our identities and lived experiences impact our approaches to science education and leadership; and 3. Establish space and culture that sustains conversations around equity issues.
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Using Environmental Solutions as a Lens for Teaching
Science and Engineering
Los Angeles Convention Center - 406B
Sponsoring Company: Green Ninja
The workshop will introduce and provide examples for a
project-based framework that integrates climate science topics and themes with
all the science disciplines, including engineering and computer
science.
Takeaways: Participants will: 1. get the opportunity to reflect on the framework and model presented and share their own experience with other participants; 2. get the opportunity to develop a storyline and sequence of lessons that blend together multiple science NGSS standards using a project-based approach; and 3. get to review and discuss the work of other colleagues during the session.
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Building STEAM Through Community Collaborations—You're
Not Alone!
Los Angeles Convention Center - 504
Learn about a STEAM Ecosystem providing hands-on
connections between NGSS and STEAM careers. The collaborative includes
a large school district and nine community agencies.
Takeaways: Each attendee will be provided with Dramatic Results’ STEAM Ecosystem Mapping Tool to take back to their communities to: 1. identify potential collaborators in their community (“community” includes local, regional, national\, and even international) strengths and challenges posed with each potential collaborator; 2. establish shared goals for their STEAM Ecosystem; and 3. learn how to adapt their STEAM Ecosystem to include both in-person and virtual engagement and program delivery.
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Creating and Maintaining an Equitable Science
Classroom
Los Angeles Convention Center - 408B
STEM classrooms should establish a welcoming environment
in which all individuals can use their cultural knowledge and practices to make
sense of the world.
Takeaways: 1. A shared understanding of equity and social justice in science classrooms and STEM communities; 2. Approaches to identify and honor student-lived experiences and cultures; and 3. Challenge conventional notions of what counts as science.
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Connecting Teachers with a University to Bring Computer
Science to Life in Elementary-Level Classrooms
Los Angeles Convention Center - 505
Best practices and lessons learned from the USC BOTS
computer science teacher education program and recommendations for building
successful university-elementary teacher partnerships in computer
science.
Takeaways: Attendees will learn about: 1. the USC BOTS program and the major benefits of a successful university-elementary teacher CS partnership; 2. common challenges of such collaborations and how to overcome them; and 3. the steps recommended to foster their own successful university-elementary teacher CS partnerships.
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