Sponsoring Company: Carolina Biological Supply Company

Apply creative problem-solving skills and engineering practices to chemistry and physical science challenges with race cars and rockets. Experience how Carolina makes it easy to incorporate STEM into your classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Patti Kopkau (Carolina Biological Supply Co.: Hale, MI)

Sponsoring Company: LEGO Education

Experience the power of hands-on, inquiry-based learning with lessons that engage students and inspire STEAM careers. Explore how Science integrates with Computer Science and STEAM skills through real-world challenges, making it easy to bring science and engineering to life in the classroom!

Sponsoring Company: TCI

Join us for an interactive session where engineering meets speed dating! Experience hands-on challenges inspired by TCI's science programs. Attendees will participate in engineering-focused "speed dates," uncovering valuable insights.

Sponsoring Company: BrainPOP

Dive into the engineering process and the role of brainstorming. Unleash creativity, problem-solving, and innovation through hands-on learning and digital technology to bring real-world experiences to the classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Kristen Rillieux

Sponsoring Company: TCI

Join us for an interactive session where engineering meets speed dating! Experience hands-on challenges inspired by TCI's science programs. Attendees will participate in engineering-focused "speed dates," uncovering valuable insights.

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.

TAKEAWAYS:
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 (STEMisED, Inc: Rio Rico, AZ)

Sponsoring Company: ExploreLearning

On National STEM Day, we celebrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It’s a day to inspire students about STEM and its career paths. Join the ExploreLearning Gizmos team to explore our newest STEM Case and other activities and resources to celebrate National STEM Day.

SPEAKERS:
Emily Duganne (ExploreLearning: Midlothian, VA)

Students in upper school engineering classes were challenged to solve the big, small, exciting, and mundane problems that teachers face. From a traffic study to nature miniature golf to a guinea pig habitat fit for royalty, creativity shone in this collaborative effort.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will experience the breadth and depth of some of the problems solved by upper-school engineering students. We will teach you what we learned about organizing problems, meeting with teachers and facilities, collaborative design, and manufacturing.

SPEAKERS:
Matilde Robbe (Savannah Country Day School: Pooler, GA), Carrie Vetrovsky (Savannah Country Day School: Savannah, GA)

Sponsoring Company: LEGO Education

Experience the power of hands-on, inquiry-based learning with lessons that engage students and inspire STEAM careers. Explore how Science integrates with Computer Science and STEAM skills through real-world challenges, making it easy to bring science and engineering to life in the classroom!

Sponsoring Company: LEGO Education

Experience the power of hands-on, inquiry-based learning with lessons that engage students and inspire STEAM careers. Explore how Science integrates with Computer Science and STEAM skills through real-world challenges, making it easy to bring science and engineering to life in the classroom!

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.

TAKEAWAYS:
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 (Water Replenishment District: Huntington Park, CA)

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!

TAKEAWAYS:
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 (Teach Engineering)

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.

TAKEAWAYS:
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 (Texas State University: San Marcos, TX)