This workshop addresses the NGSS by showcasing how designated ELD standards are embedded in an 8th grade integrated course and a 9th grade Physics in the Universe course. Both NGSS and ELD standards are in the model provided to the participants.

TAKEAWAYS:
Long term English Language Learners are marginalized as they are denied elective courses by being placed in an ELD class. Research also shows that language is better acquired through experience, of which an NGSS class is the perfect setting for both science and language.

SPEAKERS:
Susan Gomez Zwiep (BSCS Science Learning: Long Beach, CA), Shay Fairchild (Norwalk La Mirada Unified School District: Norwalk, CA)

Explore the storyline of the newly released OpenSciEd Unit 5.1 How does a nurse log help other things live and grow? and see how students leverage connections to ELA and math as they investigate and make sense of ecosystems and matter cycling.

TAKEAWAYS:
OpenSciEd Elementary units provide significant opportunities for students to explicitly connect with grade-level mathematics, reading, writing, speaking & listening, and language standards in service of their science sensemaking.

SPEAKERS:
Gen Zoufal (Project Managaer: Chicago, IL), Cathery Yeh (Assistant Professor: Austin, TX), Gail Housman (Northwestern University: Brookfield, IL), Amy Belcastro (Science Educator/Grad Student: Fort Collins, CO)

In this session, we will examine how to leverage time used to practice and reinforce math and reading skills to also include phenomenon-based science. By using math and ELA standards as a starting point, short units building off of a common science phenomenon are created.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will experience the process of creating a phenomenon-based, science-focused lesson series to help reinforce and practice the standards in math and ELA, thus leading toward equity for students and subject areas.

SPEAKERS:
Miranda Orellana (Lincoln Public Schools: Lincoln, NE)

Piggybacking on the 5-E model for Teaching Inquiry Science (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate), learn what Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to utilize at each step of the process. Discover the best AI resources to support this problem-solving framework.

TAKEAWAYS:
Vetted AI sources for brainstorming, thesis statement generating, note-taking, researching, and editing will be shared.

SPEAKERS:
Laura Yost (Instructional Designer: Mechanicsville, IA)

The session will walk participants through the Teaching and Learning Cycle, the WIDA pedagogical framework that supports the development of students’ content knowledge and literacy skills through multiple modalities.

TAKEAWAYS:
The participants will observe and receive lessons on the Teaching and Learning Cycle (Writing with Multilingual Learners) in 6th-grade and high school science classes.

SPEAKERS:
Leslie Jones (Manassas City Public Schools: Culpeper, VA)

Calling all educators passionate about interdisciplinary learning! Dive deep into the rich waters of Rhode Island's quahogging and fishing industries as we explore the intricate web of stakeholders and its impact on coastal communities and the fragile marine ecosystem.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will learn how to facilitate cross-curricular connections by learning how to design interdisciplinary units that integrate content from various subjects to foster deeper understanding and engagement and how to create student investment by focusing on local environmental issues.

SPEAKERS:
Yulie Lee (Moses Brown School: Providence, RI), Caitlin Smith (7th Grade Science Teacher: Tiverton, RI)

Integrating active reading and reflection strategies into STEM education is indispensable to nurture the next generation of innovators and problem solvers. By fostering deeper engagement, critical thinking skills, and interdisciplinary connections, educators can empower students to excel in STEM.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will dive deep into reading and reflecting. They WILL read and write. Not only will they develop skills to enhance their own practices of reading and writing, but they will engage in creating a reading and writing space for students to explore and engage in bringing curiosity to science.

SPEAKERS:
Mary Schneider (PAST Foundation: Columbus, OH)

Dialogues are a conversation among two students. There are a number of ways dialogues can be presented. This session will show how dialogues can be used to find student preconceptions, misconceptions, introduce environmental issues, bring in historical events, and introduce concepts.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will learn about the different types of dialogues and how to use them in the classroom from introducing a topic or as an assessment.

SPEAKERS:
Ray Scolavino (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: East Troy, WI)

Do you struggle to help your English Language Learners (ELL) engage with and understand your science lessons? If so, please join us to explore specific, practical strategies that you can use immediately to assist your ELL students.

TAKEAWAYS:
How to apply various strategies for Scientific Literacy, such as using, Language Objectives, graphic organizers, and color-coding key vocabulary to any science unit.

SPEAKERS:
Sydnie Chouery (Science Teacher: Silverdale, WA), Mikayla Kagey (Central Kitsap Middle School: Silverdale, WA)

Learn how you can build a STEM academy in your school through targeted and authentic learning. You will learn how to embed research based international competitions WITHIN the school day, how to find STEM guest speakers, and the importance of digital student portfolios.

TAKEAWAYS:
Our low-income STEM academy has won two international NASA competitions, has multiple state and national award winners in STEM fields, and immediate undergraduate success in college. You CAN provide authentic STEM education that prepares students while working in your current school structure.

SPEAKERS:
Hannah Oldham (Sprayberry High School: Marietta, GA)

Learn how to craft content language objectives (CLOs) that seamlessly blend the 3D of NGSS with the four elements of a language objective, providing insight into structuring targeted support.

TAKEAWAYS:
CLOs are a practical solution to the pressing challenge of addressing language proficiency as students access and engage with complex scientific concepts.

SPEAKERS:
Jean Rowe (DSST Public Schools: Denver, CO)

Help student craft illustrated "wonder essays" — a unique blend of memoir and nature writing — through an original Science/ELA unit inspired by Aimee Nezhukumatathil's World of Wonders. Gain classroom-ready resources!

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will learn about the Bay Area Wonders project of illustrated "wonder essays" that are anthologized to celebrate biodiversity and affirm student identities; they will receive all the lesson plans and documents to implement this original Science/ELA unit in their own communities.

SPEAKERS:
Cristina Veresan (The Nueva School: El Granada, CA)

Given the many science related global challenges, science teaching demands an emphasis on evidence and logic. An important precursor to this is getting students involved in activities that stimulate their curiosity. This workshop will focus on stimulating curiosity and argument-driven inquiry.

TAKEAWAYS:
Science education is key to developing curiosity and scientific inquiry in students. Curiosity is critical to both the creative and logical components of scientific reasoning. Building scientific arguments based upon evidence is an important creative and logical aspect of science.

SPEAKERS:
Michael Padilla (retired: Athens, GA)

Are you looking for ways to enhance your lessons and make them more 3-dimensional? We are taking a well known curriculum and integrating appropriate SEPs and CCCs to deepen learning. Participants will receive Framework-aligned resources to help guide their planning for future lessons.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will gain ideas on how to enhance curriculum to reach all state science standards. We will show them affordable resources that can be used in any classroom. Educators will have the opportunity to review the gaps in their curriculum with framework-aligned resources during the session.

SPEAKERS:
Jessica Mahl (Jane Addams Elementary School: Redford, MI), Katie Stevenson (South Redford School District: Livonia, MI)

Looking to help your elementary students connect and apply what they learn across content areas? Come learn how to use phenomena to launch interdisciplinary learning journeys. We’ll explore practical ways to integrate science, social studies, and literacy using anchoring and everyday phenomena.

TAKEAWAYS:
Teachers will be equipped to improve how they engage students with phenomena and adjust their lessons to better support interdisciplinary learning in science, social studies, and literacy.

SPEAKERS:
Michelle Forsythe (Texas State University: San Marcos, TX)

Do you want more time for science yet worry about meeting literacy goals? We'll explore some principles of integration that ensure preK-6 students practice three dimensional science while building disciplinary language and literacy skills and engaging in deep knowledge building.

TAKEAWAYS:
When science is used as the primary context for learning, both literacy and science goals can be achieved in ways that would not be possible separately.

SPEAKERS:
Tracy Coskie (Professor: Bellingham, WA), Stephanie Strachan (Associate Professor: Bellingham, WA)

Elementary schools have neglected science locally, statewide, and nationally. With science soon to be included onto California’s 2025 dashboard, elementary schools are experiencing pressure to fit science into daily schedules somehow. Learn how to budget and integrate science into daily schedules.

TAKEAWAYS:
Learn how to increase science instruction in your K-6 classes through integration and schedule creativity.

SPEAKERS:
Marcus Sherman (Stockton Unified School District: Stockton, CA)

In our presentation, we'll show how a standard five-section lab report is divided into chunks with clear prompts for clarity, grading, and executive functioning support. As students improve in technical writing, scaffolding is phased out, building confidence and improving communication skills.

TAKEAWAYS:
Improving science writing skills enhances clear communication, and when scaffolded effectively, fosters inclusivity, bolsters student confidence, and encourages systems thinking.

SPEAKERS:
Michael Hirsch (Upper School Science Teacher: Rye, NY), Jennifer Doran (Rye Country Day School: Rye, NY)

Explore STEM units and their personalized major unit projects that allow students to choose projects aligned with their academic interests and personal passions. Promote interdisciplinary learning by encouraging students to explore connections between different STEM fields.

TAKEAWAYS:
Learn how to provide students with choices for major unit projects that showcase their learning and allow collaboration and community involvement to be at the forefront. Include student feedback in grading for themselves and their peers.

SPEAKERS:
Natalie Schifsky (Academy of Exploration: Nixa, MO), Alexandra Robbins (Teacher: Springfield, MO)

Chunking texts from various sources allows teachers to decrease the amount of teacher-centric time and increase student-centric time. Students will also measurably grow in their science literacy skills as their increase their fluency with purposeful practice.

TAKEAWAYS:
Teachers will learn simple strategies to add chunking to their lesson as a substitution for lecture. In addition, they will take away some understanding the role of literacy and student success in a science classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Brian Hamilton (Southland Center CCS: Columbus, OH)

Tired of hearing: Why are we learning this? When will we ever use this? This session will discuss using news articles to teach reading comprehension and improve science literacy in secondary students of all levels. We will connect 3D lessons and Science and Engineering Practices.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will leave with multiple ways of implementing science in the news into their classrooms. Science will become dynamic and applicable.

SPEAKERS:
Misty Heredia (UTRGV: Brownsville, TX)

This brief introduction to free OER integrated science curricular units for Grades K-5 will highlight how the features of Project-Based Learning provide the tools and routines to support sensemaking. Learn more about the research behind the resources and available supports for implementation.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will get a detailed description of the free resources, look at how PBL works, hear examples from the Multiple Literacies in Project-Based Learning (ML-PBL) Research and Development Project, learn how to access the free resources for later review, and connect with free support.

SPEAKERS:
Susan Codere (CREATE for STEM Institute, Michigan State University, Retired: Lansing, MI)

Meeting CS & Digital Fluency Standards is a challenge. The solution we have been implementing is to see how different professionals with different skill sets see information from a variety of lenses. This approach produced school wide fun activities, while developing social emotional skills.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will be provided a QR code which will provide the tools to create a dynamic team, and execute a sustainable project that includes meaningful activities that are engaging and fun. This presentation will highlight specific ways literacy is linked to the NGSS and the CS/DF standards.

SPEAKERS:
Michelle Memoli (CSDNR Jefferson Elementary School), Aimee Ferguson (Jefferson Elementary School: New Rochelle, NY), Alicia Ricks (New Rochelle High School: New Rochelle, NY)

Utilize Switch Classroom and Project Look Sharp websites to engage students in constructivist media literacy. Using these free classroom resources teachers will learn how to help students ask the right questions, think critically, and decode media messages of all types.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will participate in a media decoding activity using materials focused on energy resources. Examples of lessons available will be shared as well as information on helping students ask the right questions and identify biases.

SPEAKERS:
Kathy Daniels (Mississinewa High School: Marion, IN)