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Jeanane Charara

Dearborn Public Schools
Elementary Science Resource Teacher
Dearborn, MI
I am an Elementary Science Resource teacher for Dearborn Public Schools supporting the NGSS through professional development. I have a strong passion for elementary science and constantly look for ways to make science more accessible to all teachers and students. I also work for Achieve as a Peer Review Panelist where I evaluate science instructional materials.

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Friday, March 6
 

8:00am CST

Science and the Disciplinary Literacy Essentials Banquet 6Mary Starr • James Emmerling Mi-STAR Information Session: What's New for 2020? Banquet 7Doug Oppliger • Stephanie Tubman

9:00am CST

It’s not just the curriculum! How to use district science leaders to support elementary science education. Michigan 3Amy Bohm • Andrea Brook • Pamela Moreman Keynote: Unlocking our potential: Leveraging crosscutting concepts as a path to science agency and identity Banquet 5Aneesha Badrinarayan

10:00am CST

Consensus Meetings in Science: Making Student Thinking Visible & Incorporating Student Voice Banquet 3Tiffany Henfling Mi-STAR’s assessment tools for NGSS - how to make them work for you Banquet 7Barb McIntyre • Ashley Poole NGSS aligned curriculum and teacher pedagogy at the high school level - a practical approach Meeting Room 202Israel Touitou

11:00am CST

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Shuffle Meeting Room 104Bill Cline • Shannon Mareski Panel Discussion - Coherence, Flexibility, and Pathways to HS Proficiency Banquet 5Rich Bacolor Providing Elementary Teachers and Students with Comprehensive Skills and Strategies To Accomplish The Intended Vision Of The SEP and CCC Banquet 1Laura Chambless • Minna Turrell Science is for the Birds! - Using Literacy and Discourse to Solve Problems in Elementary Science Governor's RoomSue Codere Kelly • Amy Lazarowicz • Moira Thomas The Crosscutting Concepts as Suites of Questions Guiding Development of Explanations Meeting Room 205Joyce Parker

1:00pm CST

How to Start Biology and Chemistry NGSS Units using Driving Question Boards to Investigate Phenomena Meeting Room 201Andrea McCune • Lauren Nacy Panel Discussion - The Future of Science Teaching in Michigan Banquet 5Rich Bacolor Supporting K-2 Student Science Talk Through Purposeful Reflection on Teaching Practices Capitol 1Tanya S. Wright • Blythe Anderson • Amelia Gotwals • Eleanor Kenimer • Arianna Pikus Mi-STAR Share-a-thon: NGSS Tips, Tricks, and Tools for the Classroom Banquet 7Megan Birdwell • Luke Bowman • Stephanie Tubman

2:00pm CST

We Love to Hate Assessments - Let's Do Something About It! Banquet 2Aneesha Badrinarayan

4:00pm CST

Open SciEd - An Open Education Resource Curriculum for Middle School Banquet 1Mary Starr • James Emmerling Putting the Pieces Together: Supporting Synthesis Discussions in K-2 Science Classrooms Michigan 2Kirsten D. Edwards • Amber Bismack • Tanya S. Wright • Amelia Gotwals • JoAnne West
 
Saturday, March 7
 

8:00am CST

Promoting Student Agency: Building interest and identity as scientists while developing student skills to plan and carry out investigations Meeting Room 101Holly Hereau • Wayne Wright

10:00am CST

NGSS Strategies that Work K-12 Capitol 1Megan Bartley • Katie Stevenson

11:00am CST

Equitable Systems of Learning and Assessment and Positive Student Outcomes Meeting Room 102Holly Hereau • Wayne Wright Using Summary Tables for Sense-Making in Science Capitol 4Sydney Barosko

12:00pm CST

Putting the Pieces Together! Using KLEWS boards, Investigation Notebooks and Science Talk in the Elementary Classroom! Capitol 1Marie Woodman