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Michigan Science Teachers Association Conference 2018 (MSTA)

8:00am EST

Using Our National Parks to Blend Curriculum Regency 1Gabe Knowles • Noelle Knowles Teaching Science when you don’t know diddly-squat Capitol 2Tracy D'Augustino A Mi-STAR Lesson: Patterns and Cause & Effect Banquet 7Jean Buller • John Gregg MEECS - Ecosystems and Biodiversity Capitol 3Jessica Wagenmaker

9:00am EST

Becoming a Certified Environmental Educator Meeting Room 203Cindy Fitzwilliams-Heck Inquiry-based Introduction to Gel Electrophoresis Michigan 3Richard Chan • Mindy Lee-Olsen

10:00am EST

Secondary Teachers of Science as Agents of Change: An NGSS Approach to Understanding the Environmental Impacts of Everyday Decisions Capitol 1Joyce Parker • Jane Rice Grab their Attention with Gizmos! Regency 1Diana Markley • Julie Parks

11:00am EST

#gettingsciencedone -- Citizen Science Capitol 1Jeff Bouwman • David Bydlowski • Andy Henry STEM Connecting Schools and Businesses Regency 1Rick Mushing • Ebiri Nkugba Invade Your Parks and Back Again! Michigan 2Christine Kelly

1:00pm EST

Learning Labs at the Detroit Zoo Michigan 1Akilah Franklin • Claire Lannoye-Hall

2:00pm EST

Salmon in YOUR Classroom Meeting Room 204Tracy Page Project-Based Inquiry Science™ (PBIS): Creating “Coherence and Science Storylines” for Middle School Meeting Room 103Mary Starr K-8 Teachers as Agents of Change: NGSS and the Environmental Impacts of Using Natural Resources Regency 1Laura Markham • Jane Rice Effectively engaging youth in the process of science Meeting Room 101Tracy D'Augustino • Norm Lownds

3:00pm EST

Invaders in Your Classroom: Resource Kits to Teach About Aquatic Invasives Meeting Room 204Tracy Page Let's Debate! Regency 1Kathy Agee RC Cars, Sensors, and Coding… Oh My! Michigan 3Allison Abram • Alexandra Wagner

4:00pm EST

A New Formula? PASCO + Curriculum = PASCO education (ALL in one STEM solution for Chemistry and Physics) Banquet 7Julie Thomas Spandex of Gravity - Modeling the Very Fabric of Space and Time! Meeting Room 202Christine Brillhart • Dr. Christie N. Gayheart • Mark Hackbarth Ignite Your Classroom With Digital Storytelling (Featuring GoPro Cameras). Meeting Room 204Josh Nichols

8:00am EST

Getting them Talking Constructively Banquet 3Mari Maltby Mi-STAR Up and Running in Your School Banquet 7Doug Oppliger • Stephanie Tubman Floating Trains: Phenomena, 3-D Instruction, and Amplify Science for Grades K-5 Meeting Room 202Bill Badders Energy and the NGSS Capitol 1Don Pata • Laura Ritter

9:00am EST

1 Class Period+ 1 Model System + 2 Cellular Processes= Success 4 Students! Meeting Room 205Tamica Stubbs Focus on Figuring Out – Grade 3 (Multiple Literacies in Project-Based Learning) Banquet 5Sue Codere Kelly • Joseph Krajcik • Deborah Peek-Brown Mi-STAR Professional Learning Session I: Introducing the Challenge Banquet 7Megan Coonan • Emily Gochis • Stephanie Tubman

10:00am EST

Interactions: A Free Three-dimensional Science Curriculum for 9th Grade Physical Science Banquet 5Angela Kolonich Citizen Scientists Needed! Students Collecting Data for the GLOBE Urban Heat Island Effect Campaign Meeting Room 204David Bydlowski • Janet Struble How dense are my students? Michigan 1Samantha Kempf • Brian Welch LITERARY SCIENCE: The Integration of ELA and Science at the Secondary Level to Promote Scientific Literacy Capitol 2Hannah Homrich Cars That Can't Crash - Fact or Fiction GovernorDave Acton • Mark Davids Tips You Can Use in Class Tomorrow: Building Community, Accountability, and Class Relevance Meeting Room 202Mark Francek

11:00am EST

Project-Based Inquiry Science™ (PBIS): Creating “Coherence and Science Storylines” for Middle School Meeting Room 103Mary Starr Exponential inquiry- merging math and biotech to amplify learning Meeting Room 204Richard Chan • Mindy Lee-Olsen Mi-STAR Professional Learning Session II: Real World Science Investigations Banquet 7Megan Coonan • Emily Gochis • Stephanie Tubman

12:00pm EST

Making STEM a Reality with Real Data Meeting Room 103Robert Ause Claim-Evidence-Reasoning: The Value of Scientific Explanations in STEM Capitol 3Karen Kudla • Ken Wester Cookbook Conversions Michigan 1Katherine Eaton • Daniela Goetz • Nancy Lareau • Courtney Ruggles • Madeline Wohlfeil

1:00pm EST

Using Children's Literature to Guide Science Inquiry K-5 Banquet 2Kim Stilwell Learning by doing: Practical applications online Meeting Room 102Samantha du Preez Mi-STAR Professional Learning Session III: Addressing 21st Century Challenges Banquet 7Megan Coonan • Emily Gochis • Stephanie Tubman

2:00pm EST

Cosmetic Experiments for Grades 8-12 Regency 1Larry Kolopajlo Blended Science Teaching for the Modern Kid Meeting Room 204Maria Gonzalez Challenge Your Students to Make a Dozen Classroom Motors Meeting Room 104Michael Suckley