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Integrating ELA in Elementary Science
Sponsoring Company: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Join Reading and ELD Specialist and HMH Into
Science author Marjorie Frank for a workshop that uses a variety of
interactive activities to provide a rationale for integrating ELA experiences
into science instruction, and processes and procedures for doing so. A simple
and straightforward hands-on activity will be used as a launch point for a
lesson plan.
Takeaways: 1. A variety of interactive activities; 2. A rationale for integrating ELA experiences into science instruction and processes and procedures for doing so; and 3. A simple and straightforward hands-on activity will be used as a launch point for a lesson plan.
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Cooped Up Kids? Students Explore STEM Indoors and
Out
Discover free age-appropriate "Cooped Up Kids"
activities that connect kids to the outdoors and exciting science content
whether in school, remote, or blended.
Takeaways: 1. Discover free hands-on lessons that are tied to the NGSS and Common Core Standards and discuss how to implement them whether learners are at home or in school; 2. Describe the socio-emotional benefits of place-based outdoor experiences for diverse K–8 students; and 3. Learn how to access a variety of free educational interactives, online multimedia resources, and citizen science projects scaffolded by lessons that are perfect for K–8 settings.
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Integrating Hands-On STEM and Literacy Through Picture
Books
Five STEM authors provide hand-on activities and ideas for using picture books
to support both literacy and science in the classroom and via distance
learning.
Takeaways: 1. An understanding of how to incorporate STEM activities into your literacy routines; 2. Full lesson plans for classroom and at-home activities that can be used with each of our books; and 3. A list of STEM book titles to support literacy and science learning in the classroom.
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Growing from Home: A Literacy STEM
Adventure
“Growing from Home: A Literacy STEM Adventure”
encourages inquiry-based exploration through an accessible bilingual activity
series that links STEM exploration with culturally relevant literature and
physical engagement.
Takeaways: Participants will be: 1. sent 10 engaging bilingual STEM activities that include culturally and thematically relevant reading suggestions and healthy, accessible recipes; 2. given access to the interactive, bilingual, captioned video demonstrations for the 10 activities in the series; and 3. provided “activity action cards” that relate to each of the STEM activities and help integrate STEM and literacy skill development with physical movement.
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ASTC-Sponsored Session: The Art of Facilitating
Observation: Strategies to Deepen Scientific Literacy
A 21st-century museum will share strategies developed
through school partnerships that strengthen student language and listening
skills while meeting Next Generation Science
Standards.
Takeaways: Attendees will: 1. be introduced to strategies to practice student-led, evidence-based discussions about scientific concepts; 2. see the application of this open inquiry technique for in-person or digital learning; and 3. experience the process in action.
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NSTA Science Update: Return of Periodical Cicadas—Fear,
Fascination, and Fun in 2021
Join presenters from the University of Maryland in
exploring the natural history, ecology, and behavior of the seven species of
periodical cicadas indigenous to North America.
Takeaways: (1) Explore the natural history, ecology, and behavior of the seven species of periodical cicadas indigenous to North America.
(2) Learn about how cicadas are unique in the insect world.
(3) Learn when cicadas will appear and how they will impact humans, pets, wildlife, and plants in our region.
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Effective Questioning Strategies to Engage Students in
STEM
Collaborate and share tools that can be used either in
person or in a distance-learning environment. Discover how you can use these
tools in the science classroom, especially with STEM projects and
competitions.
Takeaways: 1. Collaborate and share tools that can be used either in person or in a distance-learning environment; 2.
Discover how you can use these tools in the science classroom, especially with STEM projects and competitions; and 3. Engage with educators that are interested in improving science literacy with K-12 students via interactive engagement strategies for students.
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ASTC-Sponsored Session: Inspiring the Next Generation of
Women in STEM
Do you care about inspiring girls to pursue STEM
careers? Then join us to learn about the IF/THEN Collection designed to help
ensure equitable gender representation in STEM! The IF/THEN Collection is the
world’s largest FREE library of images, videos, and other content portraying
women in STEM.
Takeaways: Participants will: 1. learn about the background and purpose of the IF/THEN Collection; 2. learn how to use the IF/THEN Collection to support STEM learning programs; and 3. get hands-on experience utilizing assets from the IF/THEN Collection.
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Urban Science Educator Discussion and
Panel
Educators share challenges and strategies to enhance
STEM learning in the urban environment. A variety of real-world issues and their
successful solutions will be shared.
Takeaways: 1. Engage with educators who have led their school systems to meet various challenges; 2. Learn from successful programs; and 3. Discuss relevant issues related to urban science educators.
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