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PROPOSED SCHEDULE - REVISED 01/25/18MONDAY, JANUARY 29TH

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. BREAKFAST SNACKS AND REGISTRATION

MONDAY, JANUARY 29TH

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.CONCURRENT SESSIONS

#1 - SYCAMORE 1THE OSU HONORS ROBOTICS PROJECT: AN AUTHENTIC ENGINEERING LEARNING EXPERIENCE (6-12, DRE)

Dr. Kathleen Harper, The Ohio State University

The Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors Program (FEH) at The Ohio State University was developed so that first-year students contemplating engineering could solidify their understanding of what engineering is, the kinds of activities engineers engage in and the elements of engineering design. In the second semester, the most popular course option is the design-and-build robotics course. The class has been developed to give students a fairly complete picture of an engineering project, including planning, budgeting, documentation, and the technical aspects of designing, programming, constructing, and testing a robot. Using the robotics project as an example, participants will explore elements of engineering design and consider ways in which they might incorporate similar elements into their own course.

#2 - SYCAMORE 2CLIMATE CHANGE: THE SCIENCE AND THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR CLASSROOM (6-12, REA)

Sharon Graper, Holden Forests and Gardens Darci Sanders, Lake Erie Nature and Science CenterChar Shryock, Bay Village City Schools

Climate change is all over the news. What does it mean to you in the classroom? Are you comfortable explaining what it is and what it is isn’t? Join Holden Forests & Gardens, Lake Erie Nature & Science Center and The Curriculum Department at Bay Village City Schools to learn about some of the best activities, websites, videos and other resources we used in a recent teacher workshop. Activities cover how to teach the science behind climate change, ways to incorporate these concepts into your classroom, how to look at the local impacts and how it applies to the standards. Take part in a few hands-on activities that bring the concepts to life and leave with resources to help you weave it seamlessly into your curriculum. Learn about a new set of free Climate Literacy Posters from Ohio Sea Grant that can be used in your classroom.

#3 - BIRCH 2HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? (PK-12, RE)

Liz Spector, University School

All students can benefit from involvement in a garden. Learn ideas for an appropriate garden for your school, strategies for making your garden sustainable from year to year, curricular connections and tips

for getting started.

#4 - CYPRESS 1YOU CAN’T MAKE THEM CARE… OR CAN YOU? (PK-12, R)

Chris Blackstock, Center for Teacher Effectiveness

Having a tough time getting students engaged in their learning? This is the session for YOU! Come learn easy, effective strategies to increase student engagement and motivation. These research-based strategies can be adapted for any subject and any grade level.

#5 - DOGWOOD 1CREATING SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS (3-12, DRE)

John Fellenstein, The University of Akron

Shape memory polymers have been recognized for their unique ability to change shape under a stimulus and then return to an original shape. This multi-day lesson guides students through one process used to coagulate liquid latex to fabricate their own rubber bands and then tasks them with creating a shape memory polymer.

#6 - DOGWOOD 4PHYSICS MYSTERIES: OP2 ACTIVITIES FOR ENGAGING MIDDLE GRADES STUDENTS (6-8, RE)

Wendy Sherman Heckler, Otterbein UniversityDavid Robertson, Otterbein UniversityDave Reber, Black River Local SchoolsKaren Richards, Columbus City Schools

We will share discrepant event demonstrations tied to known student misconceptions in physical science from our Ohio Board of Regents (OBR) grant-sponsored course, "OP2: Operation Physics for Central Ohio Middle Grades Teachers." These demonstrations can support teachers’ work in guiding students’ understanding of science concepts including energy, motion, thermodynamics, sound, electricity and other topics.

#7 - HICKORY 1DIVE INTO DESIGN (PK-12, DR)

Robin Deems, Center of Science and Industry

Desire to get your students involved in the learning and exploring design process, but don't know how to start? In this session, we will tackle some simple design experiences and show new resources for introducing design-based learning into your classroom curriculum.

#8 - HICKORY 2GREENSCHOOLS INVESTIGATIONS (PK-12, RE)

Sue Wintering, Coordinator, Project Learning Tree - Ohio

Come have fun and explore Project Learning Tree (PLT)'s GreenSchools Investigations! Students are engaged in greening their school in Green Teams using ready-made and accessible student-driven investigations of their school's energy, water, school site, waste and recycling, and environmental quality. Two versions to use with grades PreK-HS. Experience PLT's hands-on GreenSchools today and use tomorrow with your students.

MONDAY, JANUARY 29TH9:10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS - BALLROOMS 1, 2, 3 AND 4

PHENOMENA-BASED SCIENCE FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

Ken Wesson, Consultant, Neuroscience

Several contemporary surveys have revealed that the #1 single-word description that students offer for education is “boring.” In our technology-rich and highly-visual world (think “YouTube”), student attention, engagement and imagination are enhanced through exciting phenomenon-based learning (PhenoBL) experiences, where students get to analyze a real-life scenario or phenomenon that is examined through a largescale interdisciplinary lens. Neuroscience tells us that the human brain works best when it processes information in ways relevant to one’s

personal life rather than germane to a designated subject area. In Pheno-BL, student questions, ideas, investigations and explanations are used to conceptualize the topic under investigation. Most importantly, prior knowledge from all subject areas is incorporated into grasping an understanding of a given phenomenon. (Pheno-BL is one of the cutting-edge approaches that has been implemented in Finland, which is consistently recognized as one of the highest achieving nations in the world).

MONDAY, JANUARY 29TH10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.EXHIBITOR OPENING


11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.CONCURRENT SESSIONS

#9 - SYCAMORE 13 STEPS TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT STEM IN YOUR CLASSROOMS (PK-12, RE)

Jim Mays, School Specialty

Discover why STEM education is growing like wildfire, the tools and materials you will need to support STEM (especially for coding and robotics), and how to successfully apply them into yourclassrooms.

#10 - SYCAMORE 2A NEW FORMULA? PASCO + CURRICULUM = PASCO EDUCATION (ALL-IN-ONE STEM SOLUTION FOR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS) (9-12, REM)

Julie Thomas, PASCO Scientific

PASCO Scientific is now a provider of curriculum and equipment for physics and chemistry. Not only does this complete STEM solution meet ALL Ohio Science Learning Standards, it includes a complete print and digital curriculum with PASCO equipment for the price of most textbooks! Attend this session and receive free access codes for both solutions for the remainder of the school year.

#11 - BALLROOM 1SETTING THE STAGE: SECO FOR PRESERVICE TEACHERS

Angela McMurry, Darke County Educational Service Center Ann Drake, Brookeville Local SchoolsLeslie Silbernagel, Northwest Local SchoolsSharon Graper, Holden Forests and Gardens

Welcome, preservice teachers! This session will introduce you to what you can expect at the 2018 SECO Science Symposium. You will also learn the "Top 5 Things All Preservice Science/STEM Teachers Need to Know Before Graduating College”. Preservice teachers, college of education professors, supervisors and administrators are welcome and encouraged to attend.

#12 - BALLROOM 2PROJECT WET (PK-12, RE)

Dennis Clement, Ohio Environmental Protection AgencyJeff Montavon, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

Project WET is a curriculum which focuses on water education for teachers, students, parents, and community leaders. The curriculum offers over 60 hands-on activities that educate about water and water issues, with minimal supplies and funding needed. We will offer session participants the Project WET sampler, which has 7 of the activities. We will also provide Healthy Water, Healthy People (HWHP), which is the middle/high school secondary curriculum module to the Project WET Guide. HWHP offers 25 hands-on activities involving water-related issues, health and aquatic insect education for students and adults.

#13 - BALLROOM 3NASA'S BEST EDUCATORS: BEGINNING ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (PK-12, RE)

Dr. Diane McElwain, NASA Glenn Research Center

NASA’s BEST (Beginning Engineering, Science and Technology) is an instructional program that connects students with NASA’s content, mission challenges and the engineering design process. NASA’s BEST provides students the opportunity to be engineers as they imagine, plan, build, test and improve their solutions to each of the challenges. During the session, NASA’s BEST resources and professional development programs will be presented.

#14 - BALLROOM 4ENHANCING STEM CURRICULUM WITH VIRTUAL SIMULATIONS (3-12, EM)

Kelly Battistone, ExploreLearning

Virtual simulations are a perfect solution for schools looking for ways to enhance STEM curriculum and build 21st century skills for students. Simulations help teachers take advantage of research-proven instructional strategies and let students of all ability levels develop deep conceptual understanding. Teachers can supplement and enhance instruction with powerful interactive visualizations of science and mathematics concepts. Students can manipulate key variables, generate and test hypotheses, and engage in extensive “what-if” experimentation.

#15 - BIRCH 2USING FOSSILS TO INVESTIGATE ANCIENT ORGANISMS (PK-5, RE)

Dr. Danielle Dani, Ohio University

In this session, participants will use fossils to investigate organisms that lived in Ohio a long time ago. Participants will use science inquiry practices and processes to explain the relationship between these organisms and organisms that are alive today and the type of environments in which these organisms lived.

#16 - CYPRESS 1OHIO GEOLOGY (6-12, RE)

Heather Bryan, Ohio Oil & Gas Energy Education ProgramJane Hunt, Ohio Oil & Gas Energy Education Program

Practice science modeling with three different content topics, including differentiating earth’s layers, tectonics and plate movement, and sedimentary basins. These activities are part of a larger curriculum and workshop developed by the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education program. Receive free materials and hear about the free geology professional development workshops offered.

#17 - DOGWOOD 1CHARGE UP YOUR ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM WITH ELECTRICITY (PK-5, DRE)

Belinda Clark, Science Education Consultant

Not sure how to teach electricity to elementary students? This session will give you an opportunity to engage in an elementary lesson on electricity using readily available materials. The lesson will weave together electricity content with science and engineering practices while emphasizing big ideas in science. Learn what topics are included in Ohio’s Learning Standards for elementary science and how this builds upon knowledge students will gain in later grades.

#18 - DOGWOOD 4A PARTICLE MODEL FOR DENSITY: EXPERIMENTS, EVIDENCE AND EXPLANATION (6-8, REM)

Dr. Paul Wendel, Otterbein UniversityAmy Pochodylo, Otterbein University

In a 5-day unit, students develop a particle model for density through experiment and discussion. In this session, participants will engage in hands-on experiences drawn from the unit and encounter evidence that the approach improves students’ conceptual understanding and computational skills.

#19 - HICKORY 1SCIENCE STORYTELLING AT THE HEART OF INTEGRATION (PK-5, RAM)

Char Shryock, Bay Village City Schools

Learn how to create your own stories as the starting point for integrating science, math, literacy and arts. Science is the real world application of the reading and math skills that students are learning in grades preK-3. Too often teachers feel that they don’t have enough time to teach science because they must get in 90 minutes of reading or 60 minutes of math during their short instructional day. Writing your own science stories, or selecting science concept based literature and informational texts to be at the center of a unit plan, allows students to connect literacy and math to their real world science experiences. Participants will learn basic story writing strategies that will allow them to pull in math skills, fine arts activities, vocabulary and literacy skills while engaging students in science inquiry. Frameworks for building science-centered integrated units will be shared.

#20 - HICKORY 2CONSERVATION EDUCATION IN YOUR COUNTY! (PK-12, RE)

Becca O’Neill, Stark County Soil and Water Conservation District

True or False? There is a non-profit organization in each Ohio county that will present activities to your students, provide resources, and assist with lessons and grants ABSOLUTELY FREE? True! Each county houses a Soil and Water Conservation District that is devoted to conservation education through classroom activities, resources and more! What can we do for you?


12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.LUNCH


12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.CONCURRENT SESSIONS

#21 - SYCAMORE 1MOTIVATING AND ENGAGING STUDENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY THROUGH CLOSE READING (PK-12, EA)

Leah Ames, Perfection Learning

Help students understand and retain key science content through close reading strategies. A rich variety of scientific texts will be analyzed for applying close reading strategies and for understanding how to motivate and engage students to think critically through multiple readings of scientific texts.

#22 - SYCAMORE 2

EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE PROJECT: MORE AUTHENTIC INQUIRY WITH TECHNOLOGY (6-12, RE)

Dr. Bridget Mulvey, Kent State UniversityKelly Calvelage, Kent State University and Parma City SchoolLaura Sass, Kent State University and Bio-Med Science AcademyJames Martell, Bio-Med Science Academy

Learn about a free teacher professional development, Earth System Science, funded by the Ohio Department of Education for secondary science teachers. We will share how to use Google Maps and Google Earth for authentic science investigations (e.g., natural disaster recovery, water quality, etc.).

#23 - BALLROOM 1DESMOS! (PK-12, REM)

Angela McMurry, Darke County Educational Service Center

Participants will investigate logistic growth by simulating changes in population in a closed environment and will then analyze the collected data using the FREE graphing software program Desmos. This fun, interactive lesson easily incorporates the Ohio Math Standards and Ohio Science Standards by exploring the potential impact of a “zombie virus.” Teachers will learn how to integrate the math concepts of graphing and rate of change as well as the science concepts for population growth and biodiversity. Session attendees will walk away with a complete lesson to share with math/science colleagues to encourage STEM partnerships in their building. This rigorous lesson encourages critical thinking, team-building and technology integration. However, it’s accessible for all students because of the differentiated methods required to complete the activity. Your students will be engaged in this pop-culture themed activity!

#24 - BALLROOM 2STUDENTS WORKING AS SCIENTISTS IN GLOBE MISSION EARTH PROJECT (6-12, REA)

Janet Struble, The University of Toledo Kevin Czajkowski, The University of ToledoSara Mierzwiak, The University of Toledo

Learn how your students can be scientists using the GLOBE Cloud Observer App and contribute to ground-truthing NASA satellites. Resources presented are aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)/Weather and Climate.

BALLROOMS 3 & 4THE REVISED OHIO LEARNING STANDARDS FOR SCIENCE, GRADES K-5 (PK-5, RE)

Cathy Holmes, Ohio Department of EducationLydia Hunter, Ohio Department of EducationDavid Schklar, Ohio Department of Education

Learn about the Revised Ohio Learning Standards for Science and what it means for your classroom. What has changed and what remains the same will be highlighted as well as implications for assessment.

#25 - BIRCH 2KIDWIND AND JUNIOR SOLAR SPRINT (DRE)

Kurt Thonnings, Westlake City Schools

This session provides an overview of two STEM activities at the middle school level, focusing on alternative/renewable energy. Students design, build and test model wind turbines and model solar cars. Learn about the Northeast Ohio regional competition and how you can participate.

#26 - CYPRESS 1OOEEY GOOEEY GLOBS OF GREEN GOO (6-12, RE)

Jane Hunt, GrowNextGen and Ohio Soybean CouncilHeather Bryan, GrowNextGen and Ohio Soybean Council

Pollutants can enter water to change water quality through various routes. Both point source and non-point source pollutants cause problems. Come test water using a lesson from grownextgen.org which explores water quality and helps to explain biological oxygen demand and harmful algal blooms. Teachers will receive nitrogen test strips and a phosphate test kit. (Sponsored by GrowNextGen.org and the Ohio Soybean Council)

#27 - DOGWOOD 1CHARGE UP YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOM WITH ELECTRICITY (6-8, DRE)

Belinda Clark, Science Education Consultant

Not sure how to teach electricity to middle school students? This session will give you an opportunity to engage in a middle school lesson on electricity using readily available materials. The lesson will weave together electricity content with science and engineering practices while emphasizing big ideas in science. Learn what electricity topics are included in Ohio’s Learning Standards for middle school science and how this fits with content learned in elementary school and content that will be addressed in high school. #28 - DOGWOOD 4CODING INTEGRATION IN HIGH SCHOOL STEM COURSES (9-12, RM)

Dr. Chris Orban, Ohio State UniversityDr. Richelle Teeling-Smith, University of Mount Union

Despite the success of code.org and the Hour of CodeTM, very little content currently exists to integrate coding into high school STEM courses even though computer science is now designated as a “core subject.” This session will focus on coding exercises developed by the STEMcoding Project which in some ways resemble web interactives like PhET (phet.colorado.edu) but include a coding component. Participants will get an opportunity to work on some of these exercises during the session. Please bring a laptop or a Chromebook. (Sorry, iPads and android tablets probably will not work).

#29 - HICKORY 1USING DRAMATIC INQUIRY TO PROMOTE LITERACY IN STEM TEACHING AND LEARNING (PK-12, REA)

Chris Hardy, Whitehall City Schools Christina Schwaiger, Whitehall City SchoolsJamie Snodgrass, Whitehall City SchoolsNicole Croft, Whitehall City Schools Vinta Tiarani, The Ohio State University Dr. Karen Irving, The Ohio State University

Utilizing dramatic inquiry is an engaging way to involve students with literacy. It is even more powerful when literacy is integrated across content areas. Come and engage in dramatic inquiry activities to learn how the arts, literacy and science can easily be connected.

#30 - HICKORY 2TODAY’S INVENTORS + REAL LIFE STEAM INVESTIGATIONS = TOMORROW’S INNOVATORS (PK-12, DRE)

Lori Byrne, National Inventors Hall of Fame

Experience how today’s inventors and hands-on STEAM learning brings science to life for all children. Engage in inventor-based explorations. Learn how to inspire and motivate children to use creative and critical problem solving while immersed in real-life science investigations.


1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.AFTERNOON SNACKS AND BREAK



#31 - SYCAMORE 1A SCIENCE CLASSROOM ON UDL (PK-12, A)

Suzette Jackson, Mahoning County Educational Service CenterPaula Roberts, Mahoning County Educational Service Center

Get your students involved, in control of their own learning and ready to increase their achievement level. Discover what it means to be proactive rather than reactive in your lesson delivery. Experience Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to understand what it can look like in your classroom and how you can begin to make it happen.

#32 - SYCAMORE 2EXPLORING WHAT SCIENCE IS LIKE WITH SECONDARY STUDENTS (6-12, REA)

Fatma Kaya, Kent State University Kelly Calvelage, Kent State University and Parma City SchoolsTanzimul Ferdous, Kent State UniversityDr. Bridget Mulvey, Kent State University

Learn how to broaden secondary students’ access to science! Learn simple, fun ways to teach about what science is like using texts that also support language development of English Language Learners.

We’ll recommend strategies and provide easy ways to facilitate powerful discussions about the nature of science.

#33 - BALLROOM 1OHIO’S LEARNING STANDARDS FOR TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCTION (PK-12, DRM)

Tracy Cindric, Ohio Department of Education

Have you read the revised standards but aren’t sure what to do next? Do you need ideas of what these standards could look like for the grade level or subject(s) you teach? Join us for an introduction to the skills and knowledge that make up the revised technology standards. See the connections between the tech standards and other content areas and begin planning ways to integrate the standards in your instruction.

#34 - BALLROOM 2CRITICAL CONNECTIONS: USING THE OUTDOORS TO LINK FORMAL AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATORS (PK-12, RE)

Jen Dennison, Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Wildlife

Science education tends to take a back seat in many schools today for a variety of reasons, especially in early elementary. Testing requirements force more focus on ELA and Math. Lack of high quality materials makes it difficult for teachers to present quality lessons. A perception of fun over quality limits access to outdoor educational opportunities. Most teachers only receive one science methods class in college and, unless they have an inherent interest in the outdoors, do not feel comfortable teaching about science-related topics, let alone outdoors. Non-formal educators can be a tremendous asset to today’s teachers. Come learn how to access those non-formal education resources that exist right in your community and step up your science and environmental education opportunities.

#35 - BALLROOMS 3 & 4BATS OF THE WORLD (PK-12, RE)

Amanda Bevan, Organization for Bat ConservationAja Marcato, Organization for Bat Conservation

Discover the roles bats play in global ecosystems. Meet live bats and understand how environmental changes impact bat populations and learn how to protect them. Bat biology and conservation can easily be brought into your classrooms.

#36 - BIRCH 2CODING WITH PK-2? THE SMITHSONIAN SAYS YES! (PK-2, DRAM)

Peggy Eickhoff, Carolina Biological Supply Company

Join us for an engaging, hands-on workshop with several investigations for teaching coding to young children. From the new Smithsonian Science for the Classroom, “How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?”, this unit is designed to use Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) practices to make the standards come alive. Rigorous science, literacy skills, mathematics and engineering are taught using the riches of the Smithsonian resources.

#37 - CYPRESS 1ENGINEERING AND ENERGY (PK-8, DRE)

Jane Hunt - Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education ProgramJeanne Gogolski - Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program

Explore activities connected to Ohio’s oil and gas industry beginning with formation, to migration and trapping, exploration, drilling and well stimulation, producing, refining and the use of petrochemicals and products. Use engineering design to build a pipeline, get oil from a well and create a weight-bearing derrick. There is no one right answer to these tasks, encouraging students to use different approaches and attempt various designs to test engineering principles as well as efficiency and creativity. (Sponsored by OOGEEP, Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program)

#38 - DOGWOOD 1MATTER AND ITS INTERACTIONS: HOW DO WE TRANSFORM INSTRUCTION? (6-8, RE)

Dr. Missi Zender-Sakach, Summit Educational Service Center

Keeping drinks cool, warming up hands in the cold, curing headaches and making salad dressing! Chemistry is such a part of our lives that we often forget it’s there all the time! This thought-provoking, hands-on workshop will demonstrate 3-dimensional learning using a phenomenon at its core. Participants will engage in a lesson from the Smithsonian’s New STC Middle School “Matter and Its Interactions” kit and receive a handy “Science Practices and Crosscutting Concepts” checklist to help enhance and transform instruction in the science classroom.

#39 - DOGWOOD 4PLAY MENDEL: DEMONSTRATING MENDELIAN GENETICS WITH ARABIDOPSIS PLANTS (6-12, RE)

Julie Miller, Arabidopsis Biological Resource CenterCourtney Price, Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center

In this session, participants will learn how to use Arabidopsis plants to provide students with a hands-on demonstration of Mendelian genetics.

#40 - HICKORY 1A MODEL FOR ELEMENTARY STEM TEACHING, LEARNING, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT USING EIE (PK-5, DREAM)

Chris Hardy, Whitehall City Schools Christina Schwaiger, Whitehall City SchoolsJamie Snodgrass, Whitehall City SchoolsNicole Croft, Whitehall City Schools Vinta Tiarani, The Ohio State University Dr. Karen Irving, The Ohio State University

Interested in integrating STEAM into your elementary school? Come learn about a STEAM professional development and implementation model utilizing Engineering is Elementary (EiE) resources developed in

partnership between two urban school districts and a university. #41 - HICKORY 2BLASTT: BLENDING LITERACY AND SCIENCE TOGETHER WITH TECHNOLOGY (PK-5, REAM)

Stephanie Nowak, Mentor City Schools

Science is the hook and technology the bait for a balanced literacy experience designed to meet the needs of diverse learners. Literature and science combine to engage, excite and drive instruction. Technology will bring learning to life both in and out of the classroom. Learn how to use Nearpod, Google Classroom and many other tools to blend learning across the curriculum.



#42 - SYCAMORE 1USING AVAILABLE TOOLS TO IMPACT THE LEVEL OF MY INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT (3-12, M)

Suzette Jackson, Mahoning County Educational Service Center

You've dug through your data, but now what? In this session, you will analyze various data reports and connect those reports to the various assessment tools available on ODE website in order to help you impact your instructional and assessment practices.

#43 - SYCAMORE 2EXPLORING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF 5E LEARNING CYCLES WITH ELEMENTARY STUDENTS (PK-5, RE)

Mila Rosa Librea-Carden, Kent State UniversityJacob Dunwiddie, Kent State UniversityTanzimul Ferdous, Kent State UniversityDr. Bridget Mulvey, Kent State UniversityAbigail Recker, Kent State University

Learn simple ways to sequence learning activities to build elementary students’ science understanding. We’ll share example 5E learning cycle units including student work samples to help you get started.

#44 - BALLROOM 1OHIO’S LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS) (PK-12, R)

Tracy Cindric, Ohio Department of Education

Join us for a guided tour of the Ohio Department of Education LMS. Have a device, a SAFE account and a valid Ohio credential? Login to explore over 30 online courses and 100’s of free contact hours available in the LMS. Continue learning with colleagues during and after SECO then use the ePortfolio to maintain and share evidence of your PD with your LPDC!

#45 - BALLROOM 2

CLEVER CRAZES FOR KIDS WEBSITE: ALWAYS FREE, ALWAYS FUN, STEAM-BASED, ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT FOR PK-8 STUDENTS (PK-8, REM)

Gabriella Scacchetti, Clever Crazes for Kids

Participants will learn how Clever Crazes for Kids (CCK) integrates earth science, life science, physical science, anatomy, space and nutrition into our PK-8, STEAM-based, academic enrichment and learning games.

#46 - BALLROOMS 3 & 4TEACHING LITERACY AND LANGUAGE THROUGH SCIENCE (PK-12, RA)

Dr. Kenneth Wesson, Delta Education

How does the amazing brain learn; how does it encode, store and retrieve information? What are some “best practices” for developing language? How do we use language, oral and symbolic, as a window into student thinking? How do we get students engaged and how do we get them to “think” in the manner that a scientist does? If you are interested in delving into these questions, attend this session!

#47 - BIRCH 1A SCIENCE PRACTICES APPROACH TO TEACH EVOLUTION (6-12, RE)

Dr. Danielle Dani, Ohio University

In this session, participants will use scientific inquiry practices and processes to investigate the evolution of large mammals in a standards-aligned, low budget, 5E learning cycle lesson.

#48 - CYPRESS 1HATCH CHICKS IN YOUR CLASSROOM, VIRTUAL FARM TOURS (PK-12, DREM)

Heather Bryan, GrowNextGen and Ohio Soybean CouncilJeanne Gogolski, GrowNextGen and Ohio Soybean Council

Hear about a 4-H School Enrichment Program that challenges students to use science, engineering and technology to investigate the life cycle of an embryonic chicken egg and participate in a virtual tour of a hog farm. From monitoring living eggs to observing fluffy chicks, these lively activities pique curiosity, encourage collaboration and communication, and provide young scientists with unforgettable experiences about animals. Come and see what chicks and hogs are all about! Free ChickQuest Student Logbook and Welcome to Our Farm Book. (Sponsored by GrowNextGen, the Ohio Soybean Council and the Ohio Pork Council)

#49 - DOGWOOD 1RESTORING ECOLOGICAL BALANCE TO THE GIANT PANDA POPULATION: ONE MOLECULAR TEST DESIGN AT A TIME! (6-12, RE)

Tamica Stubbs, Bio-Rad Laboratories

Come and put your ecology, immunology, endocrine system and animal behavior knowledge basics to the test as you model and test a hormone detection system that can be utilized to enhance Giant Panda

population conservation and reintroduction efforts.

#50 - DOGWOOD 4WATER AND WILDLIFE TRAINING FOR EDUCATORS (PK-12, RE)

Lyndsey Manzo, OSU Stone Laboratory and Ohio Sea Grant

Preview lessons from Project WILD, Aquatic WILD, Science and Civics, Project WET, and Healthy Water, Healthy People. Learn about Water and Wildlife Training for Educators, a one-week course at The Ohio State University’s Stone Lab where educators can earn certification in each curriculum.

#51 - HICKORY 1INQUIRIES INTO ENERGY (6-12, RE)

Holly Lavender, Ohio Department of EducationSandra Doty, Ohio University - Lancaster Campus

Are you looking for effective ways to incorporate inquiry and student-driven experimentation into your classroom, but aren’t quite sure where to start? In this session, we will share strategies we have found to be effective in teaching science and engineering practices, specifically applied to work and energy.

#52 - HICKORY 2BUILDING BACKGROUND IN THE BACKYARD (PK-12, RE)

Jake Amlin, Federal Hocking Local SchoolsVeronica Gaier, Piqua City Schools and Wright State University

We’ll show you how our families explore science concepts at home. You’ll leave with suggestions for helping families make connections between your instruction and their everyday lives.


FRANKLIN PARK CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS RECEPTION4:45 p.m. - TRANSPORTATION DEPARTS TO FRANKLIN PARK 8:00 p.m. - TRANSPORTATION RETURNS TO NATIONWIDE

TUESDAY, JANUARY 30TH

7:00 a.m. - 7:20 a.m.BREAKFAST SNACKS AND REGISTRATION

TUESDAY, JANUARY 30TH7:20 a.m. - 7:50 a.m.

SECO ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGFIELD TRIP - COLUMBUS IDEA FOUNDRY

8:15 a.m. - TRANSPORTATION DEPARTS TO COLUMBUS IDEA FOUNDRY 11:30 a.m. - TRANSPORTATION RETURNS TO NATIONWIDE

The Columbus Idea Foundry is a community of makers, designed to help you explore new ideas and unleash your passion to make things. Tools and technology for you to use, spaces for you to work in, and teachers and like-minded members to help along the way! Whether you're interested in welding or

furniture making, building drones or inventing a new video game, launching a start-up or just taking a class -- this community of artists, artisans, techies and entrepreneurs are ready to help.



#53 - SYCAMORE 1MODELING INQUIRY WHILE INVESTIGATING MICROPLASTICS (PK-12, REM)

Lyndsey Manzo, OSU Stone Laboratory and Ohio Sea Grant

Experience the integration of content, pedagogy and instructional technology. Learn about the environmental impact of plastics pollution through a guided inquiry investigation and Nearpod, an interactive presentation and assessment tool that produces high levels of classroom engagement.

#54 - SYCAMORE 2NURTURING YOUNG SCIENTISTS! (PK-5, REA)

Janet Struble, The University of Toledo Kevin Czajkowski, The University of ToledoSara Mierzwiak, The University of Toledo

Do science and develop literacy skills in grades PK-5 using Elementary GLOBE storybooks. Resources are aligned to Ohio Science Standards and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Receive “Do You Know That Clouds Have Names?” (storybook) along with GLOBE and NASA resources.

#55 - BIRCH 2GRIT, THE MISSING STANDARD FOR SUCCESS (PK-12, R)

Cindy Miller, Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center

The secret to success in any field isn’t just talent or achievement. It takes a blend of persistence and passion that psychologist Angela Duckworth calls “grit.” Learn about the research and how to grow grit in yourself and your students for future success.

#56 - CYPRESS 1WHAT’S THE T? DIGITAL INNOVATION IN STEM IS MORE THAN TECH TOOLS (PK-12, REM)

Tom Gantt, Amplify Education, Inc.

Take the challenge to become a true STEM innovator in this bring-your-own-device, hands-on, digital learning session. The “T” is the true development of technology with science students beyond the use of tools!

#57 - DOGWOOD 1STEAM Up your Light Unit with Pinhole Cameras (3-8, DRE)

Jessica Horwitz, Mandel Jewish Day School

Learn how to add a STEAM component to your light unit that has students research, design and create their own pinhole cameras. The pictures taken can be developed in your own classroom dark room! Handouts provided for all activities.

#58 - DOGWOOD 43-D LANDFORMS MODELS (PK-12, RE)

Ron Fabich, Ohio Earth Science Teachers Association

Construct a landform model of Mt. St. Helens, pre/post eruption, using topographic mapping skills. This hands-on session is correlated to the Ohio Science Standards for Earth and Space Science, physical Earth surface features and the processes that formed them.

#59 - HICKORY 1INTEGRATING TECHNICAL WRITING FOR STUDENT SUCCESS (PK-12, A)

Angela McMurry, Darke County Educational Service Center

Is Wikipedia the only source your students use for research? Have you witnessed a science fair fail? Do your students think a conclusion means “the end?” Do your students think “claims and evidence” means “it’s mine and you can’t have it?” Then this session is for you! In this interactive session, participants will learn strategies necessary to inspire students to utilize technical writing to convey research findings. Research and technical writing is vital for developing real-world applicable critical thinking skills for college and career success. If you have students participating in science fair, LEGO, Full-Throttle STEM, robotics, 4-H, FFA, or you simply would like them to be prepared for Ohio’s state assessments, don’t miss out on this opportunity!

#60 - HICKORY 2GAME-BASED LEARNING IN SCIENCE (6-12, RM)

Diane Vrobel, Archbishop Hoban High School

This presentation will center on how to introduce science-based games to your classroom to engage students. Warm-up games, badges and escape rooms will be discussed in this session. Examples, ideas and digital content will be shared with participants.


9:10 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.KEYNOTE SPEAKER - BALLROOMS 1, 2, 3 & 4

SMITHSONIAN SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER: HOW ARE WE RESPONDING TO A CHANGING

STEM LANDSCAPE?

Brian Mandell, Division Director of Curriculum & Communications,

Smithsonian Science Education Center

The Smithsonian Institution was founded in 1846 with funds from James Smithson according to his wishes “under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and

diffusion of knowledge among men.” Find out how the Smithsonian Science Education Center, the only unit within the Institution that concentrates its efforts on formal education, is executing on his vision and developing a scientifically literate citizenry and 21st century workforce by providing teachers from around the country with a behind the scenes professional development experience at our museums and world-class research facilities, helping teachers develop a deeper understanding of common student misconceptions through the original web series Good Thinking! The Science of Teaching Science, and helping them understand the complexity of developing curriculum that focuses on phenomenon and problems, math and literacy, and the arts. Finally, we will discuss the U.S. Department of Education’s Investing in Innovation (i3) validation grant we received in 2010 that unequivocally demonstrated that inquiry-based science improves student achievement not only in science but also in reading and math.



#61 - SYCAMORE 1HOW TO HELP YOUR STUDENTS FAIL FORWARD IN SCIENCE (6-12, R)

Samantha Knight, Gahanna City SchoolKatie Printz, Louisville City Schools

Learn how to help your students in grades 6-12 use "failure" in science as an opportunity for new experiments. Students are becoming so worried about failing and making mistakes, they are not stepping out of their comfort zone to experiment. Join us to hear how we have started to change how students, parents and administrators view failure in our science classrooms.

#62 - SYCAMORE 2DO, YOU DO, WE DO! AWAKENING STEM LEARNING IN YOUNGER STUDENTS (PK-5, DREAM)

Scott Bloom, Piqua City Schools

Come and learn how to incorporate design engineering, problem-based learning (PBL), math, science, art, ELA and fun into one small robot! Participants will get an overview of how to utilize LEGO We Do 2.0

with younger students, and get to try the program out for themselves.

#63 - BALLROOM 1LEARNING AND TEACHING ABOUT GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE BAHAMAS AND ONLINE (PK-12, RE)

Dr. William Slattery, Wright State University

This session will focus on two courses that support global climate change teaching. Attendees will learn about an online course that uses real-world situations and data to model Earth systems and climate change learning in PK-12 classrooms and about a summer field course that brings participants to Andros Island Bahamas to learn hands on about climate change. Examples of topics will be presented and discussed.

#64 - BALLROOM 2QUESTIONS, QUESTIONING AND ORCHESTRATED CLASSROOM DIALOGUE (PK-12, RA)

David Vernot, Butler County Educational Service Center

Participants will explore ways in which questions and questioning can enhance depth of inquiry into content and engage all students. Topics include creating deep, rigorous, open-ended questions and using questioning strategies and “talk moves” to direct classroom discussion.

#65 - BALLROOMS 3 & 4DR. MIREYA MAYOR: “THE FEMALE INDIANA JONES” - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER, PRIMATOLOGIST, ANTHROPOLOGIST, WILDLIFE EXPERT, CONSERVATIONIST, INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER, AUTHOR AND TV HOST (PK-12, RE)

Dr. Mireya Mayor, National Geographic Explorer, Primatologist, Anthropologist, Wildlife Expert, Conservationist, Inspirational Speaker, Author and TV Host

Dr. Mireya Mayor is a world-renowned explorer, primatologist and Emmy Award nominated wildlife correspondent for the National Geographic Channel. But the former NFL cheerleader, daughter of Cuban immigrants, and mother of six, is not your typical scientist. Attendees will learn more about Mireya’s fascinating story as she highlights the contributions of women in STEM careers and focuses on the importance of engaging Ohio’s youth in science classrooms. Attendees will leave this session with a toolkit of National Geographic Learning resources that highlight Mireya’s explorations.

#66 - BIRCH 2MAKING SCIENCE AND MATH FUN WITH C-STEM (6-12, RM)

Leslie Silbernagel, Northwest Local Schools

Are you looking to start a STEM or coding and robotics program/ club in your district? Come hear about how the Northwest Local School District implemented the UC Davis C-STEM program and as a result saw improved student achievement.

#67 - CYPRESS 1

GETTING MIDDLE SCHOOLERS TO WANT SCIENCE! (6-8, RE)

Chris Blackstock, Delta Education

Come and see proven resources that can provide not only improvements to the hands-on component of your science program, but use the 5E lesson plan to generate student interest and improved performance.

#68 - DOGWOOD 1GROWING STEM LEARNING GARDENS (PK-12, RE)

Dr. Michelle Fleming, Wright State University

What do you get when you cross-pollinate technology and gardening? Meaningful science! Our transformative pedagogy includes engaging PK-college students in gardens, democratic STEM practices and new technologies to increase content knowledge and care for their community. We are growing teachers of science who are applying these methods in local schools. From garden media projects and e-books to interactive notebooks and collaborative scientific modeling, we will expand on our work and share the benefits of these learning tools.

#69 - DOGWOOD 4LIFE IN BLOOM: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF HORMONES IN SEED GERMINATION (6-12, RE)

Julie Miller, Arabidopsis Biological Resource CenterCourtney Price, Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center

This session will demonstrate how to use Arabidopsis seeds to teach a variety of concepts including the role of hormones in development and the effect of mutations on the phenotype of an organism.

#70 - HICKORY 1SCIENCE LITERACY BOOKS AND RESOURCES GALORE (PK-5, A)

Cindy Miller, Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center

Looking for literature and websites that match our science standards? There’s scores of materials here for you to discover! Lots of free resources too!

#71 - HICKORY 2NO WIRES… NO PROBLEM! PASCO DATA COLLECTION ON ALL PLATFORMS - IN REAL TIME AND REMOTELY (6-12, REM)

Julie Thomas, Pasco Scientific

Explore completely wireless, data logging, sensor data collection on ALL device platforms using the PASCO Scientific SPARKvue software, a 2017 SIIA Codie Award winner for “Best Science Instructional Solution.” Attend this session to see how any student-brought/school-provided device can be used for real-time data collection (that also correlates with Ohio Science Learning Standards). See what is new with PASCO and have the opportunity to win a wireless sensor.


11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.LUNCH



#72 - SYCAMORE 1ENERGY 101 (PK-12, RE)

Debby Yerkes, Ohio Energy ProjectSue Tenney, Ohio Energy Project

Investigate the basics of energy using hands-on activities, including the ten sources of energy, energy forms and transformations, and energy efficiency. Learn about free opportunities available through the Ohio Energy Project.

#73 - SYCAMORE 2CENTERING AROUND SCIENCE FOR PK-2 TEACHERS (PK-2, R)

Meri Johnson, Curriculum Specialist

Tired of teaching “science through reading?” Science centers differentiate instruction and build foundational skills and experiences so necessary for science learners. Management tips and samples will be shared.

#74 - BALLROOM 1TECH TOOLS FOR TEACHING UNDERSTANDING (PK-12, EM)

Dave Shellhaas, Midwest Regional Educational Service Center

This session will introduce participants to several technology tools that can assist teachers in teaching their students for conceptual understanding. As educators make this shift, they must take advantage of new tools and resources that will engage students and increase their understanding at the same time.

BALLROOMS 3 & 4THE REVISED OHIO LEARNING STANDARDS FOR SCIENCE, GRADES 6-12 (6-12, RE)

Cathy Holmes, Ohio Department of EducationLydia Hunter, Ohio Department of EducationDavid Schklar, Ohio Department of Education

Learn about the Revised Ohio Learning Standards for Science and what it means for your classroom. What has changed and what remains the same will be highlighted as well as implications for assessment.

#75 - BIRCH 2USING 3-D PRINTED MATERIALS TO SUPPORT LEARNING IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (6-12, DRE)

Deborah Grzybowski, The Ohio State UniversityTiffany Wild, The Ohio State University

This session will focus on using 3-D printed materials to support learning in the biological sciences, specifically cells and organelles. Originally developed to support the learning of students with visual impairments, all students can benefit from these models. Examples of 3-D printed models will be available for exploration. Attendees will learn how the models were developed and used in the classroom. Examples of lesson plans using the models will be presented. Resources for how attendees can create their own models will be provided.

#76 - CYPRESS 1KEEP THEM ROLLING ALONG!! (PK-5, RE)

Chris Blackstock, Delta Education

Come have a hands-on experience with materials designed to stimulate student curiosity about science and the motion of objects. Students learn best by DOING and that’s exactly what we will do in this session.

#77 - DOGWOOD 1NUMBER SENSE IS CAUGHT, NOT TAUGHT (PK-5, RM)

Vicki Willett, Licking Heights Local Schools

This session is primarily geared toward PK-2 teachers, however teachers in higher elementary may benefit from ideas from it as well. Using hands-on materials, educators will be introduced to a variety of activities to help students gain number sense to transport them from counting on to the derived facts stages of mathematics. Think about your students that are still counting all or counting on. What are they missing? It is beyond 6 is 6, no matter if it is 5 and 1 or 3 and 3. It is seeing relationships and how those relationships work with different operations.

#78 - DOGWOOD 4BIOMES AND INVASIVE SPECIES (9-12, REA)

Denis Baker, LAB-AIDSBill Cline, LAB-AIDS

How do the characteristics of a biome determine the plant and animal life found there? How do non-native species survive to become invasive species? In this activity from the SEPUP high school biology program, students match a set of organism cards to proper climate/biome cards, then use literacy strategies to consider the impact of invasive species.

#79 - HICKORY 1A GLIMPSE INTO PICTURE PERFECT SCIENCE (PK-5, RA)

Geri Granger, Columbus City SchoolsHeather Allen, Columbus City Schools

Engage in an introduction to the 5E lesson format to teach science, while incorporating fiction and non-fiction children's literature in a meaningful way, using the Picture Perfect Science resource books.

#80 - HICKORY 2BECOMING SCIENTISTS: APPROACHING SCIENCE INSTRUCTION THROUGH AUTHENTIC INQUIRY (PK-12, RE)

Abigail Recker, Kent State UniversityDr. Bridget Mulvey, Kent State University

Learn simple ways to reframe science instruction to put students in the driver's seat of their own learning! We will provide specific advice to make science learning more authentic, increasing students’ intrinsic motivation to learn. A model unit and associated files will be shared.


1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.AFTERNOON SNACKS AND BREAK



#81 - SYCAMORE 1BRING THE STREAM INTO YOUR CLASSROOM! (6-12, RE)

Heather Bryan, Feed the World and Ohio Corn & WheatJane Hunt, Feed the World and Ohio Corn & Wheat

Can't go on a field trip? Bring the stream into your classroom and prepare students to go out and test the local watershed. Learn how to evaluate water quality with macroinvertebrates and chemical testing in order to draw a quality conclusion! One free water quality test kit given away as a part of the Feed the World Program! (Sponsored by Ohio Corn & Wheat)

#82 - SYCAMORE 2CENTERING AROUND SCIENCE FOR 3-8 TEACHERS (3-8, R)

Meri Johnson, Curriculum Specialist

Perplexed on how to differentiate instruction in labs and classroom lessons? Build science concepts with differentiated hands-on centers and learning contracts. Management tips and samples will be shared.

#83 - BALLROOM 1BETA TESTING OF FLUID EARTH VIEWER, A FREELY AVAILABLE DIGITAL TOOL FOR INVESTIGATING WEATHER AND CLIMATE (PK-12, REM)

Jason Cervenec, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center - The Ohio State UniversityJulien Nicolas, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center - The Ohio State University

Fluid Earth Viewer is an intuitive and appealing web application that allows users to visualize current and past conditions of our planet’s atmosphere and oceans. It provides classrooms and the public with

information often utilized by the scientific community in an interactive and accessible format. Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop, tablet, or smartphone to interact with the beta version of Fluid Earth Viewer and provide feedback on its classroom applications.

#84 - BALLROOM 2ORBIT EARTH EXPO: AN OUT OF THIS WORLD ASTRONOMY EXPERIENCE (PK-12, RE)

Ginny Rushing, SparkPoint Innovations

Taught in the dark, with a light to represent the sun, Orbit Earth Expo brings to life hard-to-teach concepts such as phases of the moon, seasons, tides, patterns in the solar system, eclipses, winds, and more. Experience Orbit Earth Expo as a student and see the many ways it will stimulate student thinking and enrich your curriculum!

#85 - BIRCH 2WHO IS BABY WHALE’S FATHER? DNA FINGERPRINTING SOLVES THE MYSTERY! (6-12, RE)

Richard Chan, MiniOne Systems

Get hands-on experience on teaching electrophoresis and DNA fingerprinting in one classroom session. Pour, load and run a gel to deduce a probable conclusion for a whale of a mystery.

#86 - CYPRESS 1EXPLORE THE NEWEST E-UNITS FROM PROJECT LEARNING TREE (PK-12, RE)

Sue Wintering, Coordinator, Project Learning Tree - Ohio

Treemendous Science (K-2), Energy in Ecosystems (4-5), and Carbon & Climate (6-8) are the new online e-units available from Project Learning Tree (PLT). Experience a taste of all in this session, and subscribe to the one that your students will love, and you will have access to PLT's quality-themed learning activities anytime, anywhere!

#87 - DOGWOOD 1BUILD A SIMPLE STEM PROJECT THAT EMPLOYS CODING, MOTORS AND MAGNETS (6-12, DREM)

Mike Smith, Genoa Christian Academy

In this session, you will have the opportunity to design, build and program a device to solve a given problem. You will be immersed into the technology, as my students were, and experience the actual use of the scientific method to solve the problem. The equipment that will be used is affordable and proved to be durable after a year of my eighth graders’ abuse. Come learn and play as my students did!

#88 - DOGWOOD 4ENERGY - CHEMICAL BATTERIES (6-12, DRE)

Denis Baker, LAB-AIDSBill Cline, LAB-AIDS

Potential/kinetic transformations and battery use provides context for the activity we’ll do, “Chemical Batteries.” All SEPUP units exemplify STEM and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) vision for science and engineering curriculum.

#89 - HICKORY 1SAVE LUCY!: A PBL ON WHITE NOSE SYNDROME (PK-12, REM)

Stephanie Nowak, Mentor City Schools

Learn about White Nose Syndrome and its impact on Ohio bats. What can you do to help? Students become Citizen Scientists, finding ways to spread the word on how to help save these important mammals. This session is designed to be interactive; please bring a device! Nearpod and Live Bat Cams will be explored during this lesson.#90 - HICKORY 2 EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE PROJECT: HOW TO TEACH AND ASSESS THE NATURE OF SCIENCE (6-12, RE)

Dr. Bridget Mulvey, Kent State UniversityKelly Calvelage, Kent State University and Parma City SchoolsMila Rosa Librea-Carden, Kent State UniversityLaura Sass, Kent State University and Bio-Med Science AcademyIan Meiser, Claymont City SchoolsJames Martell, Bio-Med Science Academy

Learn about a free teacher professional development, Earth System Science, funded by the Ohio Department of Education for secondary science teachers. We will share tips on how to teach about what science is like and assess students’ ideas to inform your instruction.



#91 - SYCAMORE 1FUN WITH ETHANOL! ENGINEERING DESIGN IN THE CLASSROOM! (3-12, DRE)

Heather Bryan, Feed the World and Ohio Corn & WheatJane Hunt, Feed the World and Ohio Corn & Wheat

Let’s create ethanol! Use the engineering design process to determine the best feedstocks, enzyme usage and fermentation rates for ethanol production. Test your design with a pocket breathalyzer to analyze the ethanol produced. One free "Corn Fermentation in a Bag” test kit given away as a part of the Feed the World Program! (Sponsored by Ohio Corn & Wheat)

#92 - SYCAMORE 23 STEPS TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT STEM IN YOUR CLASSROOMS (PK-12, RE)

Jim Mays, School Specialty

Discover why STEM education is growing like wildfire, the tools and materials you will need to support STEM (especially for coding and robotics), and how to successfully apply them into your classrooms.

#93 - BALLROOM 1STEM-ULATING SIMULATIONS (3-12, EM)

Kelly Battistone, ExploreLearning

How STEM-ulating! See first-hand how technology enhances science learning. Explore activities which allow students to simulate research based experiments difficult to replicate in the classroom. Leave with ideas/resources to change the learning environment in your science classroom. Leave STEM-ulated!

BALLROOMS 2, 3 & 4THE OHIO EARTH SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION’S “FAMOUS” ROCK RAFFLE

This annual rock raffle is once again being sponsored by the Ohio Earth Science Teachers Association (OESTA). Come bid on crystals, minerals, rocks, fossils, books, posters, DVD's, etc. Proceeds benefit the Ohio Earth Science Teacher Mini-Grant Program, which awards three grants up to $250 for classroom or lab needs.

#94 - DOGWOOD 1THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF MY FIRST YEAR TEACHING A STEM COURSE (6-12, REM)

Mike Smith, Genoa Christian Academy

Find out what happens when you’re a high school AP/honors chemistry and physics teacher and you get reassigned to teach an 8th grade STEM course with a focus on coding. Junior high students! Relive my semester and find out why it was one of the best experiences in nearly 40 years of teaching. Attend this hands-on workshop and save yourself from my mistakes! Explore tools I implemented to create a STEM course that used coding to reinforce science concepts.

#95 - DOGWOOD 41 CLASS PERIOD + 1 MODEL SYSTEM + 2 CELLULAR PROCESSES = SUCCESS 4 STUDENTS! (6-12, RE)

Tamica Stubbs, Bio-Rad Laboratories

Come and discover how to utilize encapsulated algae as ecological models to spark unique inquiry-based investigations in your classrooms. Students explore the beneficially cyclic relationships between photosynthesis and cellular respiration. They only need one CO2 tracking colormetric solution and one class period to bring two cellular processes alive!

#96 - HICKORY 1ELEMENTARY STEM RESOURCES (PK-6, DR)

Bob Claymier, STEM is Elementary

This session will introduce participants to engineering lessons and resources for grades K-6. The lessons will be correlated to the Ohio Science Standards and resources will include materials, websites and books related to engineering. A brief overview of each lesson or resource will be presented and time

will be provided for participants to explore the lessons and resources. Time will also be given for participants to share engineering lessons and resources they have successfully used in their learning environments. All information presented in the session will be available online to participants afterward.

#97 - HICKORY 2EXPLORING WHAT SCIENCE IS LIKE WITH ELEMENTARY STUDENTS (PK-5, REA)

Katherine Eagleton, Kent State University and Shaker Heights City SchoolsMila Rosa Librea-Carden, Kent State UniversityTanzimul Ferdous, Kent State UniversityDr. Bridget Mulvey, Kent State UniversityAbigail Recker, Kent State University

Learn how to broaden elementary students’ access to science! Picture books offer simple ways to teach about what science is like, while supporting language development. We’ll recommend picture books and provide easy ways to facilitate powerful discussions about the nature of science.

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