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Michigan Science Teachers Association Conference 2018 (MSTA)

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8:00am EST

Incorporating STEM into the Classroom Meeting Room 103Gary Curts Make Any Classroom a Makerspace Banquet 5Chuck McMillan • Paul Meyers Muffins for MSTA Members Regency 1Roberta Cramer NGSS Puzzles and Mysteries: Using Phenomena in the Classroom Meeting Room 102Ann Pearson Creating professional learning communities around 3D Formative Assessment Banquet 1Mary Starr Fake News in Science Meeting Room 101Steven Tezak Mi-STAR Up and Running in Your School Banquet 7Doug Oppliger • Stephanie Tubman Making Nasty Problems Fun! Meeting Room 203Michael Sinclair idk whut 2 say: teen dialogue in the classroom Capitol 2Rebecca Heckman “It’s Just too Hard to Explain!” - Making Sense of Phenomena by Developing and Using Models in the Elementary Classroom. Banquet 6Steve Barry • Nancy Karre MEECS - Water Quality Capitol 3Joan Chadde

9:00am EST

3-2-1 Blast Off! Meeting Room 201Diane Correnty Building Solid Storylines Meeting Room 102Ann Pearson • Kelly Short Creating a space for the Crosscutting Concepts: from questions to explanations to assessments Banquet 1Mary Starr Scientific Argumentation: How to reason like a scientist Michigan 1Samuel Langhorne • Samantha Lichtenwald Biological and health student's perception about academic integrity. Michigan 2Samuel Coronel-Nuñez • Rafael Diaz-Garcia • Jorge Joel Reyes-Mendez Science Songs, Simple Stuff and Sliquids Meeting Room 101Kevin Koch Focus on Figuring Out – Grade 3 (Multiple Literacies in Project-Based Learning) Banquet 5Sue Codere Kelly • Joseph Krajcik • Deborah Peek-Brown Structuring Discussion to Be Equitable and Rigorous Meeting Room 103Diane Wright Mi-STAR Professional Learning Session I: Introducing the Challenge Banquet 7Megan Coonan • Emily Gochis • Stephanie Tubman

10:00am EST

Beyond CER: Explanation and Argument - Distinctions & Implications for Instruction Banquet 1Amy Deller-Antieau • Darcy McMahon Cementing Their Learning - Making it Stick! Meeting Room 101Chris Blackstock Dig Deeper! Ways to Get More Meaningful Reflection and Talk Michigan 2Patrick Lothrop • Jaime Ratliff Engaging All Learners in Meaningful Scientific Conversations Meeting Room 203Heather Damick From Storybook STEM to Beyond Michigan 3Amanda Iocoangeli • Danielle Jozwiak Journaling in Science using Evidence Notebooks Meeting Room 102Todd Koenig Supporting Student Science Talk in Kindergarten Banquet 6Kirsten D. Edwards • Amelia Gotwals • Tanya S. Wright Everything I needed to know about assessment I learned in marching band Regency 1Taylor Funk Using a Driving Question Board to Figure out Phenomena Banquet 4Wendy Johnson How dense are my students? Michigan 1Samantha Kempf • Brian Welch Tips You Can Use in Class Tomorrow: Building Community, Accountability, and Class Relevance Meeting Room 202Mark Francek

11:00am EST

3 Dimensional Learning with Bring Science Alive! Meeting Room 205Matt Moorman Elementary Inquiry and STEM Extravaganza Banquet 8Betty Crowder KLEWS: Organizing Science Ideas & Building Literacy Banquet 1Rich Bacolor • Mary Starr Let's Have a Ball: Incorporating Movement Activities in Science Meeting Room 203Patti Picard Mi-STAR From A Teacher Perspective Michigan 1Yonee Bryant-Kuiphoff • Dawn Kahler Tools for Teaching Elementary Science Banquet 6Marie Woodman How to Develop an Instructional Storyline Regency 1Joe Austin • Rochelle Rubin TATTS MSS: Tips and Tricks to Survive MSS Michigan 2April Holman Building Your NGSS Toolbox: Strategies for Implementing the Science and Engineering Practices and Crosscutting Concepts in a Student Led Classroom Banquet 2Leigh Ann Roehm Penny Ante Science: Activities in General Science, Earth Science, Life Science, and Physical Science. Meeting Room 101Mitchell Klett STEAM: If We Can Do It, You Can Do It! Meeting Room 201Natalie Anderson • Stephanie D'Huyvetter Mi-STAR Professional Learning Session II: Real World Science Investigations Banquet 7Megan Coonan • Emily Gochis • Stephanie Tubman

12:00pm EST

Bringing Mindfulness to the Science Classroom Meeting Room 205Amy Williams Cheap Easy Demonstration Usable by Most Regency 1Andrew J. Frisch National Geographic Educator Certification Workshop Regency 2Susan Tate Writing in Science Meeting Room 203Rachel Rysdyk From Traditional Teaching to 3-D Learning: How to Breathe New Life into A Biology Curriculum Banquet 3Paula Gentile • Michelle Vanhala STEAMing Up Our Science Programs Capitol 1Lloyd Hilger Claim-Evidence-Reasoning: The Value of Scientific Explanations in STEM Capitol 3Karen Kudla • Ken Wester

1:00pm EST

"Mr. Mastie, I Can Still Remember When We...." Regency 1David Mastie Forensics for Free Meeting Room 204Kyle Jenks • Caitlin Johnson Fusing Art in Science from an Elementary Art Room Banquet 6Angie Herek Influence of research experiences on science teacher knowledge and practice Meeting Room 203Abbi Halkola • Amy Lark Online Resources for the Science Classroom Meeting Room 201Christine Schneider The Lecture Is Dead: Using Alternative Classroom Models to Enhance Student Learning Banquet 5Vanessa Logan Wentzloff Making Use of Student Thinking Banquet 1Mark Olson Opioids, Flu, Zoonoses, Obesity: Oh My! Banquet 4Richard Blauvelt Using Children's Literature to Guide Science Inquiry K-5 Banquet 2Kim Stilwell Reflecting on Learning with Google Drive Regency 2Danielle Aguilar Discrepant Events Abound Michigan 2Rachel Badanowski Mi-STAR Professional Learning Session III: Addressing 21st Century Challenges Banquet 7Megan Coonan • Emily Gochis • Stephanie Tubman

2:00pm EST

Holistic Instruction (Biology Focus) Banquet 3Lyndi Wolfinger Ideas for Ecosystems in the Elementary Classroom GovernorNicole Jakubowski • Meghan Kurleto • Marlenn Maicki Justify Your Energy-Based Claims Capitol 3James Gell • Nicole Murawski Productive Talk in the Science Class Meeting Room 101Chris Blackstock "Starting From Scratch" Banquet 4Katelyn Rozema Five Phenomenon to Get you Started in NGSS Banquet 1Andrew J. Frisch • Duncan Gervin NGSS Yourself Capitol 2Walter Charuba Challenge Your Students to Make a Dozen Classroom Motors Meeting Room 104Michael Suckley