Michigan Science Teachers Association Conference 2020 (MSTA) has ended

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Michigan Science Teachers Association Conference 2020 (MSTA)

8:00am CST

Great Lakes Floor Map - Watersheds, River Systems, Environmental Science and More! Banquet 4Chelsea Nester Hands-On With New Tools in Electricity and Magnetism Meeting Room 205Sebastian Jolta • Don Pata

10:00am CST

What's New with Modeling Instruction Capitol 1Mike Gallagher Making Your Own POGILs Meeting Room 201Chandler Missig Enhancements to particle models for explaining conductivity and related thermal phenomena. Michigan 2Trevor Goff • Scott Milam High School Science Networking Session Banquet 1Lory Thayer • Wendi Vogel Spin Art, STEAM from Parts to Art Banquet 2Michele Bielby • Kelly Swales

11:00am CST

The Island of Avogadro: Teaching the Factor-Label Method can be fun! Michigan 3Kendon Smith The Crosscutting Concepts as Suites of Questions Guiding Development of Explanations Meeting Room 205Joyce Parker Integrating Computation in Science Across Michigan - Teacher Professional Development Capitol 2Danny Caballero • Paul Irving • Daniel Weller Field Trip - Michigan State University Cyclotron Lab Field Trip - Bus from Lansing Center

1:00pm CST

Seeing the Unseeable: Models That Really Work - Tetrahedrons and Magnetometers Meeting Room 205David Mastie Chasing Windmills! - Using Energy, Engineering, and Explanations in Elementary Science Classrooms Governor's RoomChiara Kirkland • Michelle Neelands • Deborah Peek-Brown Who gets to be a Smart Science Student in your Classroom? Banquet 3Christie Morrison Thomas Why aren’t they talking? Tips and Strategies for More Productive Discourse in Science Banquet 2Laura Ritter Grant Writing 101: Find the Fund$ for STEM Michigan 3June Teisan Instructional Change through Productive Talk Walk Throughs Banquet 1Mary Burke Understanding Light and Optics by Mark Davids Banquet 8Mark Davids • Sebastian Jolta

2:00pm CST

Building Community Partnerships to Forge Equitable, Enriching STEM Teaching and Learning Michigan 3June Teisan

3:00pm CST

Let's MAKE Science Even More Amazing! Banquet 3John Phillips • Ann Smart Safety for the Win Meeting Room 102Monique Wilhelm Student-Generated Questions to Lead Investigations: Students “Driving the Bus” Banquet 7Emily Gochis • Kim Smith Kolasa • Jennifer Pera

4:00pm CST

My calculator can be a thermometer, pH sensor, and motion detector? Regency 1Texas Instruments Open SciEd - An Open Education Resource Curriculum for Middle School Banquet 1Mary Starr • James Emmerling Field Trip Metamorphosis: Transform One-Off Trips into Vibrant Place-Based Learning Experiences Banquet 5Amy Emmert • June Teisan

8:00am CST

Promoting 3-Dimensional Science Teaching and Learning through NGSS-aligned Curricula and a Teacher Support System Governor's RoomJenna Nachazel • Chris Reimann Builders, Makers, and Creators: Engineering in the Elementary Classroom Capitol 3Jon Oosterman • Ben Talsma Teaching Kids to Ride the Struggle Bus Banquet 8Laura Sloma

9:00am CST

Dive in! Engaging with freshwater and marine science through the Great Lakes Bowl Banquet 2Erin Parker Gravity and Marbles: A 5th graders Dream Capitol 1Brian Stroble • Jessica Stroble Touching the Untouchable: Models That Really Work - Satellite Orbits and Floating Golf Balls Meeting Room 202David Mastie Using "Complex Instruction" Practices to Facilitate Effective Group Work Banquet 5Michelle Vanhala Model Development in Electricity and Magnetism Banquet 1Don Pata • Laura Ritter

10:00am CST

Incorporating Interactive Science Notebooks into NGSS Meeting Room 203Melissa Foster • Jenna Francis Energy ReWork Michigan: Energy Audit and Curriculum Training Meeting Room 205Katy Adams • Martin Morgan • Mackenzie Munro

11:00am CST

Making metals and making medals: A nexus of science and art Meeting Room 203Mark Benvenuto • Steve Kosmas 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 Teaching Forensic Science Without Breaking Your Budget Banquet 3Kathy Mirakovits Modeling With Mi-STAR Banquet 8Jenne Bush • Andrea Williams Experimenting with Electromagnetism Banquet 4Katelyn McCarthy

12:00pm CST

3D Assessment of 3D Learning: Collisons! Meeting Room 204Deborah Vannatter Incorporating Hands-On Engineering Activities/Labs into your Curriculum. Meeting Room 203Matt Baleja • Kevin Oles Demonstrations that Really Grab Attention! Banquet 8Mark Sheler Build Your STEM Team Banquet 6Susan Olszewski Designing 3-dimensional classroom-based assessments for measuring middle school students' knowledge-in-use of energy: A research-based systematic approach Meeting Room 205Peng He • Namsoo Shin It Can't Wait! Understanding the Importance of Learning Progression Capitol 2Nancy Karre

1:00pm CST

A High School's Stem Day Experience at The University of Michigan- John Glenn HS (Westland) Capitol 4Greg Cooper • Haley Kalis Solar Heat Collectors: A Single PBL Project to “3R” them All! Capitol 3Jesse Arp • Richard Eberly • Sarah Eberly Aquaculture 101: Engaging students through fish, food and so much more Meeting Room 101Elliot Nelson Windpower Challenge Banquet 5Kevin Stedman Saving the World through Engineering Meeting Room 204Deborah Vannatter

2:00pm CST

Trace Your Sand Origins… and other Sand Activities to use with NGSS Meeting Room 203Maria Gonzalez How do you perform quick, data driven, technology-based labs efficiently in a classroom period? PASCO has the answer Banquet 3Julie Thomas