Michigan Science Teachers Association Conference 2019 (MSTA)

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Michigan Science Teachers Association Conference 2019 (MSTA)

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Nancy Lareau

U of M Flint

8:00am

Taking the Fear Out of Using Statistics in the Biology Classroom Using HHMI Biointeractive Resources Kendall RoomMark Eberhard From Cookbook -- NGSS! Imperial BallroomJim Clark • Samantha Johnson 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 Science and Art - Corpus Callosum - The power of collaborating with art teachers Atrium RoomChelsea Nester Using Design and Build projects to Teach NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Vandenberg BDerek Maynard Helping students use systems thinking in the classroom and everyday life Haldane RoomJaime Ratliff • Lindsey Watch Engineering - Literally! Ottawa RoomCheryl Matas

9:00am

Utilizing Virtual Experiences to Teach Geography in the Elementary Classroom Grandview B/CEric Nephew • Mark Schlaudt THE ROCK CYCLE Heritage RoomBill Cline • Lisa Kelp Keynote - Transformative Teaching: Teachers as Agents of Change Pantlind BallroomJim Clark • Samantha Johnson Learning Target in NGSS Ottawa RoomHeather Robotham PHYSICS is for EVERYONE Vandenberg ASandra Brough-Gresh Modeling Science Practices and Standards Using Forensic Science Imperial BallroomKathy Mirakovits Integrating Computation in Science Across Computation Governor's RoomDanny Caballero • Julie Christensen • Paul Hamerski • Paul Irving • Nickolaus Ortiz • Niral Shah • David Stroupe • Dan Weller

10:00am

PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND RESPIRATION SHUFFLE Heritage RoomBill Cline • Shannon Mareski Airbag Models: Applying gas laws in the middle school chemistry classroom Riverview RoomHeather Barbash The Environmental Education (EE) Project Emerald ANatalie Elkins • Tracy Page Storytelling with a twist Kendall RoomLucinda Martinelli The Question Formulation Technique: Teaching Students to Formulate Their Own Questions Ottawa RoomMinna Turrell It can be done! Easy tools to empower students to steer their own learning Haldane RoomLuke Bowman • Christine Geerer • Monica Wyrwicz Exploring Kinetic Energy Transfers in Collisions Vandenberg AChris Blackstock • Kathleen Schutter May the Force Be With You Ruby RoomDon Pata

11:00am

Free Teacher Resources to Support the Use of Physical and Life Science Online 3-dimensional Assessment Tasks Grandview AConsuelo Morales • Phyllis Haugabook Pennock Turning Chem Labs into STEM Labs Riverview RoomRobert Ause NGSS Chemical Reactions:Designing Better Chemical Batteries Heritage RoomBill Cline • Lisa Kelp Centering out-of-school knowledge in STEM-based makerspaces Vandenberg BSarah Keenan-Lechel

1:00pm

Active Programs Thornapple RoomGary Curts Gettin' Googly in the Science Classroom Pullman RoomCheryl Matas You Can Teach Computer Science, Yes… You!! Fine Arts RoomKathy Surd • Larry Wyn Mystery of Liquids Governor's RoomAkilah Franklin • Claire Lannoye-Hall Science/Math Integration for a Sustainable Planet Vandenberg BAmanda Syers • Janet Vail 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 Targeting Scientific Literacy Vandenberg AKaren Kudla Grand Slam 3-D Assessment—Researchers, Developers, and Practitioners to Build Capacity, Develop Items, and Implement Strategically Pearl RoomTJ Smolek • Mary Starr

2:00pm

Building atomic model of matter and conservation of matter concept Grandview AKristin Mayer Making Good Chemistry with Industry Partnerships Riverview RoomJohn Dulmes Find the Fund$ for STEM: Grant Writing 101 Fine Arts RoomJune Teisan Engineerize Your Classroom: Integrate the NGSS engineering practices and spice up your lessons Vandenberg AKate Hojnacki

3:00pm

The use of Collaborative Inquiry in the Secondary Science Materials Adoption Process Plaza Boardroom ADavid Michael Egan • Kathleen Rainey How do you know what they know? Putting the students in charge of their learning. Emerald ASandra Brough-Gresh Exploring Cosmic Gamma Rays in a High School Classroom Riverview RoomKatelyn McCarthy

4:00pm

Using (free) NGSS-Aligned Carbon TIME units in MS/HS Kendall RoomChristie Morrison Thomas Using Debate to Assess Model Based Learning Vandenberg BEdward Johns • Heidi Schuitema • Steve Vree Silver Nanoparticles Make and Take Fine Arts RoomMariah Ford • Larry Kolopajlo Amplify Science: Wine and Cheese Reception Berkey RoomLawrence Hall of Science

8:00am

Chemistry Teacher Meeting Fine Arts RoomMary Jordan McMaster Active Programs Thornapple RoomGary Curts The power of the NGSX experience in my classroom Pearl RoomWayne Wright Power Your Classroom or School with Solar Energy - Student Driven Solar Ottawa RoomJoshua Barclay Reducing stress and enhancing learning with mindfulness Grandview B/CWendy Johnson Strategies to Scaffold Science Discussion in MS classroom Atrium RoomMary Buckwalter • Margaret Raupp • Amie J Snapke Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening in the Context of Science: Integrating Literacy and 3D Science Instruction Pantlind BallroomVictor Sampson High School Students Can Do Astrophysics Too! Haldane RoomKatelyn McCarthy Radical Research Kendall RoomKristy Butler • Patti Richardson Integrating STEM with Science Ruby RoomMarian Prince Who is Birdbrain Amos and What Does He Have to Do with the Hippo and Oxpecker? Nelson RoomSteve Barry • Nancy Karre

9:00am

Charts & Diagrams & Graphs, Oh My! Atrium RoomJamie Benigna • Alice Putti CHEMICAL FORMULA & AMINO ACIDS Heritage RoomBill Cline Art and Science in Nature Emerald AChelsea O'Brien • Nancy Berg Claim-Evidence-Reasoning: Scientific Explanations about Phenomena Haldane RoomPam O'Brien That's Phenomenal! Science Teaching with a Twist Winchester RoomRob Keys Demonstrations that really grab attention! Riverview RoomMark Sheler Literacy Fun in the Science Classroom: Add Some Pizzazz! Grandview AMelissa Buck-Underwood • Michelle Krentz Ten Tips for Motivating Students with Phenomena Grandview B/CDenise Bills • Jane Culp Innovation Learning with The Henry Ford Pullman RoomOlivia Marsh • Rob Oleary Strengthen STEM with Community Partnerships That Integrate Arts and Social Studies Berkey RoomJohn (Trey) Smith • June Teisan

10:00am

Do you want to build a greenhouse? Plaza Boardroom AChad Scholten Particulate Drawings and Manipulatives Atrium RoomJamie Benigna • Alice Putti Maps as Models in Earth and Environmental Science Classroom Vandenberg BAndrew Bruen Demystifying 3D NGSS and STEM Literacy Using the Phenomenon of Light Pullman RoomPam O'Brien National Geographic Geo-Inquiry Process Grandview B/CJessica Wagenmaker Structuring Discussion to Be Equitable and Rigorous Thornapple RoomChris Gleason Lab Reports can be Fun! Grandview AMike Sinclair Supporting Students’ Scientific Explanations with CER Haldane RoomDawn Kahler Incorporating Modeling Instruction with Mi-STAR Fine Arts RoomYonee Bryant-Kuiphoff • Stephanie Wagner

11:00am

Going Nuclear!!! Pearl RoomDoug Ragan • Christine Webster Understanding Fields & Energy Vandenberg ADon Pata • Laura Ritter 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 Managing Group Talk & Teamwork Haldane RoomDawn Kahler • Kari Keith VR in Your Classroom Ruby RoomWalter Charuba How to Facilitate Student Equitable Discourse in the Classroom Kendall RoomNell Bielecki • Rachel Kent • George Nelson • Scott Stokes • Andrea Williams Head Full of STEAM Atrium RoomSteven Tezak Proven Instructional Practices in STEM: Setting ALL Students up for Success Nelson RoomChris Blackstock • Kathleen Schutter Coding Science Supplies! BEGINNER FRIENDLY! Ottawa RoomCameron Bancroft

12:00pm

Get Out!: Taking Student Learning Outdoors Nelson RoomErin Parker STEAM Challenges: Creating cross-curricular events to engage all learners Grandview ARobert Barrett Exploring Energy Across the Disciplines Vandenberg AKate Hojnacki • Laura Ritter Increasing Student Engagement by Modifying Tasks Grandview B/CMark Olson Free modeling tools for the Michigan Science Standards Governor's RoomRick Brown • Russell K Columbus • Darrell Hendrickson • Derek Kendall • Kristen Murdock • Monica Thoune Defining Temperature Fine Arts RoomScott Milam "Lesson Planning: Science curriculum towards Engineering Design Process” Atrium RoomAnura Hewagama Impacts and Benefits of Construction and Removal of Dams Pullman RoomShandra Amon • Stephen Mattox • Amanda VanSpronsen How do we make figuring out phenomena central in the classroom? Plaza Boardroom AWendy Johnson Five Phenomenon that Work in (almost) any Science Classroom. Emerald BAndrew Frisch Lessons Learned: The Do's and Don'ts of STEM Service Learning Projects Ruby RoomLina Jawad, Ed.D. Getting Students Out of Their Seats Vandenberg BLu Anne Clark Cuthbert STEM Opportunities Beyond the Classroom Riverview RoomDeborah Hasselschwert • Sarah Jordan

1:00pm

NGSS Assessments: How will we know they are learning? Imperial BallroomPam O'Brien Stop Creating Lesson Plans: Start Creating Learning Experiences Emerald BDawn McCotter How fast is your brain? Easily introduce Neuroscience to K-12 Science Classrooms Plaza Boardroom AWill Wharton Modeling in the Middle School Classroom Emerald AJessica Wagenmaker Supporting students in the development and revision of models Grandview B/CVictor Chen • Wayne Wright Using KLEWS and Investigation Notebooks in the classroom! Nelson RoomMarie Woodman Grading with Purpose: My Journey to Standards Based Grading Riverview RoomVanessa Logan Wentzloff Cool demonstrations for young science students without breaking the bank. Pearl RoomMark Sheler Formative Assessment Using Tech Tools Fine Arts RoomMike Fine Never mind Strawberry Fields... Energy and Fields Forever Governor's RoomKristin Mayer • Laura Sloma Deconstructing CERs to help students construct explanations Haldane RoomJohn Kowalski • Tony Matthys Using Arduino-based sensors on nanosatellites to engage middle and high school students with science and coding Ottawa RoomMatthew Cannady • John Howarth • Timothy Hurt Modeling dynamic systems using InsightMaker.com Pullman RoomChuck Palosaari Helping Students with D=RxT Ruby RoomMarian Prince Implementing the Shifts in the Next Generation Science Standards: Enacting The Sound Unit Through The Learning While Teaching Project Puts All The Pieces Together! Atrium RoomDeVette Brown • Wanda Bryant

2:00pm

FREe-Range Students: In the Field for Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information. Kendall RoomElizabeth Christiansen • Barb Light 5 Days that Changed my Life: Coding in the Science Classroom Vandenberg ADon Pata 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 Growing Language and Science: A Garden of Effective Strategies Grandview B/CMary Kate O'Meara Promoting STEM with a STEM Society Vandenberg BRobert Ause • Ruth Miller