Michigan Science Teachers Association Conference 2020 (MSTA) has ended

Create Your Own Event

Michigan Science Teachers Association Conference 2020 (MSTA)

8:00am CST

Science and the Disciplinary Literacy Essentials Banquet 6Mary Starr • James Emmerling Conference 101 - Fri AM Michigan 1Christie Morrison Thomas Making the Most Out of Your First 5 Years Teaching Regency 1Vanessa Logan Wentzloff Great Lakes Floor Map - Watersheds, River Systems, Environmental Science and More! Banquet 4Chelsea Nester Let's Go Outside: Taking science to the great outdoors! Meeting Room 203Becky Durling • Natalie Elkins Literacy Connections: Adding Rigor to Science Literacy with STEMscopes Capitol 4Maeve Green

9:00am CST

Eggstra! Extra! Capitol 2Michelle Blodgett How to Become a Certified Environmental Educator Meeting Room 204Cindy Fitzwilliams-Heck Does it make sense? Regency 1Jeanane Charara • Melissa Renko I've Searched Everywhere. Found! A K-5 Science Curriculum Meeting Room 102Mike Fine • Bo Winkler It’s not just the curriculum! How to use district science leaders to support elementary science education. Michigan 3Amy Bohm • Andrea Brook • Pamela Moreman Read-Aloud Two Ways Banquet 1Wendi Vogel Using Criteria, Constraints, and a Decision Matrix to Make Curriculum Decisions Banquet 8Chris Geerer • Alex Gulyas MESTA Free & Inexpensive Rock Shop Rock Shop - Exhibit HallMESTA

10:00am CST

Everything is Connected: Hands-on Human Ecology for Young Students Capitol 4Amanda Syers Keynote: Building on Young Children’s Curiosity: Lessons from the SOLID Start (Science, Oral Language, and Literacy Development from the Start of School) Project Banquet 5Amelia Gotwals • Tanya S. Wright Reading, Writing, Reasoning: Using science informational texts to achieve reading and writing standards Capitol 3Kathy Agee At Least 7 Sneaky Ways To Get Students Using Questioning Independently Michigan 3Cheryl Matas Building Capacity with Teacher Leader Corps Meeting Room 102Elisha Laninga • Heather Luoto • Kevin St. Onge Do we REALLY know ourselves and our students? Ensuring "all students" really DOES mean "all students" Banquet 4Jill Griffin Field Trip - Michigan State University Museum Field Trip - Bus from Lansing Center

11:00am CST

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 Success in the Changing Science Classroom Regency 1Laura Hagen Using Field Trips to Ignite Student Interest in STEM Regency 2Amy Emmert • June Teisan • Sandra Yarema STEM, Makerspace and Tech for Elementary Capitol 3Diana Matthews • Lisa Morgan Field Trip - Michigan State University Cyclotron Lab Field Trip - Bus from Lansing Center

1:00pm CST

Make Time for Science with Project-Based Learning Capitol 2Terra Tarango Panel Discussion - The Future of Science Teaching in Michigan Banquet 5Rich Bacolor Who gets to be a Smart Science Student in your Classroom? Banquet 3Christie Morrison Thomas Creating Nature Makerspace Boxes Meeting Room 204Ashlie Smith Grant Writing 101: Find the Fund$ for STEM Michigan 3June Teisan TCI Bring Science Alive! How the Cookie Crumbles: The Human Impact on Earth's Systems Capitol 3Matt Moorman Of the 3 R's, which R is most important. Meeting Room 202Kathleen Klein Developing Little Engineers! Engineering Design in the K-5 Classroom Capitol 4Tom Gantt STEM in the Preschool and Early Elementary Classroom Michigan 2Laura Franey • Lisa Ogiemwonyi

1:30pm CST

Field Trip - Impressions 5 Science Center (SOLD OUT) Field Trip - Self Transportation

2:00pm CST

Building Community Partnerships to Forge Equitable, Enriching STEM Teaching and Learning Michigan 3June Teisan Guess Who’s Back, Back Again: The Benefits of Multiple Touchpoint STEM programs. Regency 1Rebecca Petrone • Andrea Reynolds • Lannis Smith Let’s Engage Students through Phenomena-based Science Instruction Meeting Room 205Maeve Green

3:00pm CST

Reading, Writing, Talking, and DOING Science: Literacy Strategies in the Elementary Classroom Meeting Room 103Diane Wright Infusing Informal STEM Learning Opportunities into your Classroom Regency 2Adrianne Cole • Dr. Betsy Diegel Let's MAKE Science Even More Amazing! Banquet 3John Phillips • Ann Smart Field Trip - Preuss Pets (SOLD OUT) Field Trip - Bus from Lansing Center Safety for the Win Meeting Room 102Monique Wilhelm

4:00pm CST

Keep Invasive Species Out of the Classroom Regency 2Paige Filice 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 The Language of Science Michigan 3Debra Jewell • Jami Neubecker The Matrix, Fully Loaded: Sharing Best Practice in the Science Classroom Meeting Room 205Lucinda Martinelli Field Trip Metamorphosis: Transform One-Off Trips into Vibrant Place-Based Learning Experiences Banquet 5Amy Emmert • June Teisan

6:00pm CST

Field Trip - Lansing Brewery Tour Field Trip - Self Transportation

7:00pm CST

Field Trip - Lansing Brewery Tour Field Trip - Self Transportation

8:00am CST

Field Trip Success: from planning to post-field trip extensions Banquet 2Erin Parker • Sandy Ling Conference 101 - Sat AM Michigan 1 MI HEARTSafe Schools: Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death of the Young Meeting Room 102Kristy Karasinski Promoting 3-Dimensional Science Teaching and Learning through NGSS-aligned Curricula and a Teacher Support System Governor's RoomJenna Nachazel • Chris Reimann Making Sense of Light Regency 2Deborah Vannatter Builders, Makers, and Creators: Engineering in the Elementary Classroom Capitol 3Jon Oosterman • Ben Talsma Phenomena! Does One Size Fit All? Banquet 6Rob Keys Learning Adventures - Creative Curriculum for Classroom and Field Trip Capitol 2Chelsea OBrien

9:00am CST

Questioning Science Regency 1Ashley Driscoll • Lyndsay Mahar • Katie Stevenson Reading, Writing, Talking, and DOING Science: Literacy Strategies in the Elementary Classroom Meeting Room 103Diane Wright Rising Flood Water: Engineering Design Challenge for 3rd Graders Meeting Room 205Tom Loschiavo • Great Minds MESTA Free & Inexpensive Rock Shop Rock Shop - Exhibit HallMESTA

10:00am CST

NGSS Strategies that Work K-12 Capitol 1Megan Bartley • Katie Stevenson Storytelling with a Twist Capitol 3Lucinda Martinelli Adopt an Integrated K-5 STEM Program in Your Classroom Meeting Room 102Susan Olszewski Engineering for Pre-K & Kindergarten Michigan 2Joan Chadde It's Too Hard to Explain! Develop Models to Construct Explanations Capitol 2Nancy Karre

11:00am CST

Break Down the Walls of Your Classroom: Enhance Science Curriculum and Engage Students with Virtual and Augmented Reality Experiences! Meeting Room 202Eric Nephew • Mark Schlaudt EdReports – Do Quality Instructional Materials Matter to you? Regency 2Minna Turrell • Bo Winkler Elementary and Middle School Science and STEM Extravaganza Capitol 1Betty Crowder • Conni Crittenden Using Summary Tables for Sense-Making in Science Capitol 4Sydney Barosko Lights, Camera, Learning: Take a virtual field trip with your class! Governor's RoomRebecca Petrone • Lannis Smith STEMgineering Instruction for Elementary Students Regency 1Linnea Gibson The Henry Ford's Early Childhood Curriculum Michigan 2Alexandra Cavinee • Robert Oleary Field Trip - AgroLiquid and IQhub Field Trip - Self Transportation

12:00pm CST

Animal Adaptation Rotations Capitol 3Nicole Jakubowski • Meghan Kurleto • Marlenn Maicki Are Your Science Test Items High-Quality? Examining Test Items Using a Collaborative Process Meeting Room 202Heather Rottermond • Nathan Spencer Making the Math and Science Connection Meeting Room 102Kristen Miller Putting the Pieces Together! Using KLEWS boards, Investigation Notebooks and Science Talk in the Elementary Classroom! Capitol 1Marie Woodman It Can't Wait! Understanding the Importance of Learning Progression Capitol 2Nancy Karre

1:00pm CST

Invading Our Classrooms: Reducing Aquatic Invasive Species Use in Education Meeting Room 201Beth Christiansen

2:00pm CST

Saving the Natural World with Virtual Reality Meeting Room 201Eric Nephew • Mark Schlaudt Ignite their Curiosity: Science Inquiry in the Elementary Classroom Capitol 2Jamie MacPherson