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Amy Williams

Grand Blanc West Middle School
Friday, March 1
 

8:00am EST

Getting Students to Argue - Encouraging Discussion for All Students Pearl RoomRich Bacolor Powerful Tools for ALL classrooms: Question Boards, Scientific Models, and Productive Talk! Nelson RoomJessica Ashley • Amy Bohm • Andrea Brook • Pamela Moreman The Matrix, Fully Loaded: Sharing Best Practice in the Science Classroom Winchester RoomLucinda Martinelli Helping students use systems thinking in the classroom and everyday life Haldane RoomJaime Ratliff • Lindsey Watch

9:00am EST

"Talking" Science Pearl RoomAshley Chiado • Lyndsay Mahar • Katie Stevenson Using Anchoring Phenomena and Driving Question Boards to Spark Student Questioning Thornapple RoomChris Gleason Assessing 3-D Learning Using Multiple Literacies in Project-Based Learning Resources Grandview AEmily Adah Miller • Joseph Krajcik • Sue Codere Kelly

10:00am EST

Consensus Meetings in Science: Making Student Thinking Visible & Incorporating Student Voice Ford BallroomTiffany Henfling Growing in 3D through the PLC Pantlind BallroomNathan Spencer Student Assessment: Standards Based Grading in a Three-Dimensional Classroom Imperial BallroomJim Clark • Samantha Johnson It can be done! Easy tools to empower students to steer their own learning Haldane RoomLuke Bowman • Chris Geerer • Monica Wyrwicz

11:00am EST

Free Teacher Resources to Support the Use of Physical and Life Science Online 3-dimensional Assessment Tasks Grandview AConsuelo Morales • Phyllis Haugabook Pennock A Focus on Modeling in the Phenomenon-Based Classroom Thornapple RoomChris Gleason Escape Rooms - Gen Z's answer to Learning and Career Discovery Ford BallroomBeth Williams • Steve Patchin Troy School District K-5 Science Materials Adoption Process in NGSS Ottawa RoomJulia Alder

1:00pm EST

Getting through the modeling cycle: Supporting students in sense-making of phenomena in a PBL life science curriculum Grandview AIdit Adler • Renee Bayer • Consuelo Morales • Annette M Sparks Tools for Thinking (not Worksheets) Pantlind BallroomEmily Pohlonski • Christie Morrison Thomas Asking Questions and Planning and Conducting Experiments: Using the Question Formulation Technique Imperial BallroomJim Clark • Samantha Johnson Engaging Students in Asking Meaningful Questions Atrium RoomJulie Hilker • Sharon Moats Phenomenon, Modeling, and Storyboards! Nelson RoomSteve Barry • Nancy Karre

2:00pm EST

Invasive Engineering Vandenberg BJessica Vander Ark • Jessica Wagenmaker Supporting District Implementation of 3-Dimensional Science Ottawa RoomRich Bacolor Use the NGSS Engineering Practices to Make Curriculum Decisions Atrium RoomChris Geerer Mi-STAR From a Teacher Perspective: Q&A with Veteran Mi-STAR Teachers Haldane RoomYonee Bryant-Kuiphoff • Dawn Kahler • Stephanie Tubman • Monica Wyrwicz

3:00pm EST

A Focus on Constructing Written Explanations in the Phenomenon-Based Classroom Thornapple RoomChris Gleason Engaging with Administrators - Starting conversations about supporting science Pearl RoomSandra Brock The use of Collaborative Inquiry in the Secondary Science Materials Adoption Process Plaza Boardroom ADavid Michael Egan • Kate Rainey How do you know what they know? Putting the students in charge of their learning. Emerald ASandra Brough-Gresh

4:00pm EST

Amplify Science: Wine and Cheese Reception Berkey RoomLawrence Hall of Science Developing a plan for Michigan Science Standard Implementation - K-6! Pearl RoomCassandra Martin Productive Talk Implementation: Year Two Haldane RoomKelly MacDonell • Katie MacDonell Strategies to Promote Student Engagement in Young Adults Riverview RoomLeslie Cieplechowicz The Mars Mini-Rover Project Nelson RoomCrystal Brown
 
Saturday, March 2
 

8:00am EST

Are you Science Woke? How to teach Science and integrate culturally relevant education Pullman RoomDuha Fahmy PBL, Multi-Discipline Integration, and NGSS...Oh my! Can it be done? We share how! Grandview APaula Gentile Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening in the Context of Science: Integrating Literacy and 3D Science Instruction Pantlind BallroomVictor Sampson

9:00am EST

Demonstrations that really grab attention! Riverview RoomMark Sheler

10:00am EST

Structuring Discussion to Be Equitable and Rigorous Thornapple RoomChris Gleason Supporting Students’ Scientific Explanations with CER Haldane RoomDawn Kahler Using Phenomena to drive student learning: examples from a 5th grade classroom using Next Generation Science Storylines Imperial BallroomHolly Hereau • Lynda O'Donnell Incorporating Modeling Instruction with Mi-STAR Fine Arts RoomYonee Bryant-Kuiphoff • Stephanie Wagner

11:00am EST

Managing Group Talk & Teamwork Haldane RoomDawn Kahler • Kari Keith Writing in Science: Out of the Silo and Onto the Page Heritage RoomBrandon Groff How to Facilitate Student Equitable Discourse in the Classroom Kendall RoomNell Bielecki • Rachel Kent • George Nelson • Scott Stokes • Andrea Williams Elementary and Middle School Extravaganza Imperial BallroomSusan Tate • Patti Bills • Conni Crittenden • Betty Crowder

12:00pm EST

Increasing Student Engagement by Modifying Tasks Grandview B/CMark Olson Free modeling tools for the Michigan Science Standards Governor's RoomRick Brown • Russell Columbus • Darrell Hendrickson • Derek Kendall • Kristen Murdock • Monica Thoune Defining Temperature Fine Arts RoomScott Milam Getting Students Out of Their Seats Vandenberg BLu Anne Cuthbert

1:00pm EST

NGSS Assessments: How will we know they are learning? Imperial BallroomPam O'Brien Using KLEWS and Investigation Notebooks in the classroom! Nelson RoomMarie Woodman Grading with Purpose: My Journey to Standards Based Grading Riverview RoomVanessa Logan Wentzloff Formative Assessment Using Tech Tools Fine Arts RoomMike Fine Deconstructing CERs to help students construct explanations Haldane RoomJohn Kowalski • Tony Matthys

2:00pm EST

5 Days that Changed my Life: Coding in the Science Classroom Vandenberg ADon Pata