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Matt Baleja

Paw Paw Middle School
Teacher
Friday, March 1
 

8:00am

Science Modeling: The Growing Pains and Gains of My First Year Plaza Boardroom ALynnelle Buchanan Using Design and Build projects to Teach NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Vandenberg BDerek Maynard Engineering - Literally! Ottawa RoomCheryl Matas

9:00am

Utilizing Virtual Experiences to Teach Geography in the Elementary Classroom Grandview B/CEric Nephew THE ROCK CYCLE Heritage RoomBill Cline • Lisa Kelp Take Your Students Outside to Engineer! Vandenberg BChristine Kelly

10:00am

The Environmental Education (EE) Project Emerald ANatalie Elkins • Tracy Page Student Assessment: Standards Based Grading in a Three-Dimensional Classroom Imperial BallroomJim Clark • Samantha Johnson Engineering Design in the NGSS Atrium RoomMatt Moorman

11:00am

Michigan's Electricity Vandenberg AAndrew J. Frisch Phenomena-Driven Lessons for the K-8 Classroom Atrium RoomMatt Moorman

1:00pm

Tools for Thinking (not Worksheets) Pantlind BallroomEmily Pohlonski • Christie Morrison Thomas Grand Slam 3-D Assessment—Researchers, Developers, and Practitioners to Build Capacity, Develop Items, and Implement Strategically Pearl RoomTJ Smolek • Mary Starr Mi-STAR Information Session Haldane RoomYonee Bryant-Kuiphoff • Stephanie Tubman • Monica Wyrwicz

2:00pm

Earthquakes: Rock Your Student's World with NGSS! Winchester RoomCris DeWolf • Lisa DeWolf Deliberating Climate Choices Emerald BSean R. Griffin • Misty Klotz Unpack 3-Dimensional Standards with Phenomenal Science Instruction Berkey RoomTom Gantt 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

Tweaking Assessments for NGSS Ottawa RoomSarah Coleman • Wendi Vogel CALLING ALL CARBONS Heritage RoomBill Cline Modeling Mysteries & What To Do With Them Grandview B/CKatie Stevenson • Jill Workman NextGenPBL: Supporting Transition to MSS Grandview AAngela Kolonich How do you know what they know? Putting the students in charge of their learning. Emerald ASandra Brough-Gresh Building a Model of Force as an interaction Vandenberg ALaura Sloma

4:00pm

Using (free) NGSS-Aligned Carbon TIME units in MS/HS Kendall RoomChristie Morrison Thomas Climate Education Through Data Analysis Atrium RoomDave Chapman Amplify Science: Wine and Cheese Reception Berkey RoomLawrence Hall of Science Make Time for Science with Project-Based Learning Grandview B/CBen Talsma • Jamie MacPherson • Dawn McCotter
 
Saturday, March 2
 

8:00am

Energy Across the Content Vandenberg ADon Pata Water Quality: Developing Citizen Scientists Riverview RoomJackie Murray

9:00am

Demonstrations that really grab attention! Riverview RoomMark Sheler

10:00am

Maps as Models in Earth and Environmental Science Classroom Vandenberg BAndrew Bruen Designing Destructive Earthquakes Riverview RoomRobert Chaney • Fred Thomas Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing! Kendall RoomNicole Jakubowski • Meghan Kurleto • Marlenn Maicki

11:00am

Flipping MEECS: Using Existing Materials in a Next Gen Classroom Emerald AGabrielle Likavec Don't Reinvent the Wheel- Creating Inquiry Experiences for Students Berkey RoomVanessa Logan Wentzloff VR in Your Classroom Ruby RoomWalter Charuba

12:00pm

Free modeling tools for the Michigan Science Standards Governor's RoomRick Brown • Russell Columbus • Darrell Hendrickson • Derek Kendall • Kristen Murdock • Monica Thoune

1:00pm

Stop Creating Lesson Plans: Start Creating Learning Experiences Emerald BDawn McCotter Modeling in the Middle School Classroom Emerald AJessica Wagenmaker Grading with Purpose: My Journey to Standards Based Grading Riverview RoomVanessa Logan Wentzloff Easy Tech for the Next Generation Science Standards Pantlind BallroomMaria Gonzalez

2:00pm

NGSS-aligned water quality lessons for middle school grades from the Pathways to Science Teaching program Emerald AKevin Koch • Valerie Long • Heather Petcovic • Paul Vellom Argument-Driven Inquiry in the Middle School Classroom Ottawa RoomVictor Sampson