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2017 MAST Annual Conference

8:00am PDT

Keynote: Brian J. Reiser Ph.D. Colonial

9:00am PDT

Crazy Action Contraptions! - A Pre-Robotics STEM Program TBA

9:15am PDT

Thar She Blows! Wind and Its Energy Board ClimateCurriculum.com - K-12 Science Lessons on Climate Change Cotillion Introducing the STEM Solar Lab and Curriculum Green-wood Ocean Acidification Box-wood BioBuilder: Bringing Biological Engineering into the Classroom Director Protecting the Outer Space Environment Fern Virtual Virus! It's catching on..... Ivy Designing formative assessments to uncover student misconceptions in biology Colonial Building Models Using SageModeler: a free tool for student model construction Deck Infographics: INSPIRE, ENGAGE AND EXCITE Oh my! Federal Tech Talk Seminar

11:00am PDT

An Introduction to GLOBE and NASA Resources for Student Study of the Environment Green-wood New Visions for a Changing World: Towards a Pedagogy of Climate Change Director Using Debate to Teach Science Content and Engender Passion Federal Connecting Math Standards through STEM Pedgogy Fern Creating a Dynamic Engineering Classroom Seminar Microbial Currents Ivy How and Why STEM Career Interest Changes in High School Box-wood Inviting Models for Snap Together Proteins Board We Already Learned This Deck Middle School Energy Unit Cotillion Geniventure: Exploring dragon genetics with the aid of an intelligent tutor Colonial

1:00pm PDT

Personal Genetics Education Project Colonial Is It Hot in Here? Climate Change Lessons for Intermediate Students Colonial Using Climate Proxies to Learn About Earth's Climate History Box-wood The Global Water Crisis: Using the Design Thinking Process to Develop Solutions to Water Issues Around the Globe. Colonial Solarize Your World: Engineering a Sustainable Future through Virtual Solar Power Design Director Using the Power of Data to Create Personal and Political Change by Implementing Small Scale Policies Ivy Bring the “A” into your STEM classes! Federal Building a Living Laboratory - Long term wetlands restoration, monitoring, and appreciation for the life in wetland ecosystems Green-wood Do it and they will remember it!! Board The Secrets to PBL Success in STEM Federal BiteScis: Bringing Modern Science Research into the K–12 Classroom Colonial Magic in the Middle: Classroom Management Strategies for a Middle School Science Classroom Cotillion Using Anchor Phenomena and Models-based Teaching to Drive Lesson Planning and Student Learning Deck 1 Class Period+ 1 Model System + 2 Cellular Processes= Success 4 Students! Cotillion Interactive Resources for Biology and Chemistry Colonial Tools to Teach Science Writing and Publish Student Experiments in a STEM Journal Fern Effective Applications of Technology in the Biology Classroom Seminar Evidence Based E-Portfolios in the Science Classroom Colonial InquirySpace: Supporting Students Learning Science by Doing Science Colonial Virtual internships for the science classroom Colonial

2:15pm PDT

Ethical Issues in Genetics Board Exploring Climate Change: A History of Earth's Atmosphere Director Modeling, Data Visualization, and Climate Change Fern The Triple E’s of Climate Change: Environmental Change, Epidemiology & ELISA Testing! Cotillion Transforming Traditional Labs into Inquiry-based Investigations Federal The ABCs of GOES-16: Bringing Real Time Satellite Data to the Classroom Colonial What are students thinking? Eliciting and Supporting Student Thinking in Science Ivy Using Google My Maps in Your Classroom Box-wood Favorites of Forensics! Deck

8:00am PDT

Keynote: Michael DiSpezio Colonial

9:15am PDT

Next Generation Science MCAS Update Federal Growing Greener Schools: Using Food for Environmental Sustainability Board Worm Composting Indoors & Bin Composting Outdoors Box-wood Evolving Practice: A 2016 MA STE-Inspired approach to teaching with fossils Courtyard The daVinci Program: Building a STEAM Learning Community. Director Writing as Reflection: Developing and Maintaing A Writing Practice Green-wood Teaching Physical Science and Chemistry Concepts to K-8 Students Through Hands On Activities Cotillion Leveraging an LMS: Curriculum, Support, Resources and more Deck Beauty and the Beak—How Science, Technology and 3D Printing Rescued a Bald Eagle Ivy Evolution misconceptions: How to spot them, correct, them, and precent them Colonial Technology in the classroom for easy delivery of instruction, communication, and assessment. Fern What's Your Superpower? GBL in the Science Classroom Seminar

11:00am PDT

Carbon Dioxide and Global Warming: What is the Evidence? Colonial Exploring Smithsonian Science for the Classroom and the MA STE standards Federal The 5E's in 60 minutes Board Tools to Deepen Understanding of the Science & Engineering Practices Fern -Canceled - Designing Engineering Activities: Tackling the incorporation of meaningful engineering Cotillion New 'Waves' for Middle School Deck Kinetic Conversation: Badge-based Conference-Style Assesment to Address Misconceptions Ivy 'Destination Imagination brings STEAM to your class' or 'Competition breeds success in the STEAM classroom' Fern Creating an Outdoor Science Center Green-wood Digital Portfolios and Global Connectivity in Science Seminar UDL in the science classroom Director

1:00pm PDT

Energize Elementary Students with the Science of Energy! Colonial 'Cutting the Carbon' Environmental Engineering Board Educating Students for a Sustainable World Seminar How can we teach about climate change in elementary science classrooms? Colonial Teaching Climate Change Online Colonial Why are honey bee populations declining? What can students do to help save them. Director How to Talk About Climate Change in the Classroom Colonial Curiosity Challenge and Science on the Street Colonial Destination Imagination: From Imagination to Innovation! Colonial Holding a Student Led Science Socratic Dialogue Fern Loose parts play Deck Saving Biomes One Project at a Time Colonial Summer Professional Development: As Refreshing as an Ice Cold Lemonade! Box-wood Enhancing STEM skills through invention and creative problem solving Green-wood Integrating Science and Engineering with Community Issues: A STEM Curriculum Template Colonial New Teacher? Sources of support Colonial Dr. Can-Do Science presents: Science Power! Colonial Endeavor - free online STEM career exploration program by EverFi Colonial Moon Misconceptions Courtyard Play a Game to Practice Engaging With Student Preconceptions Colonial Science Misconceptions - A Lifetime of Misinformation Cotillion Investigating Weather and Climate at the Elementary Level Colonial Create Stories, Games, and Animations with Scratch Colonial Integrating Science and Technology: Green Screen by Do Ink and Storyjumper Colonial Teach Weather and Climate with Digital Media Federal

2:15pm PDT

Describing World climates in the Elementary Classroom Director Claim-Evidence-Reasoning: The Value of Scientific Explanations in STEM Cotillion Coaching Teachers Through the Transition to New Science Standards Federal Using real-world exploration and science notebooks to create a Dynamic Classroom. Colonial Resources for Universally Designed Science Instruction Ivy Using Inq-ITS Virtual Labs to Improve Scientific Practices Fern The Conceptual Change Model: Addressing Student Misconceptions Box-wood Next Generation Earthquake Engineering Board Enhance STEM Learning with PBS LearningMedia Deck