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Russell Columbus

Monroe Public Schools
High School Science Teacher
rkc118@gmail.com
presenting at MSTA 2020 about geospatial technologies for the michigan science standards. Link to the presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13CDfP6octoO51c8eEFRRohXEqHbNjq82YFuaRouNWwU
Friday, March 6
 

8:00am CST

Using Computational Thinking Practices to Create Better Problem Solvers! Capitol 3Jessica Ashley • Lisa Burke • Katie Stevenson Human Population: Where Its Been and Its likely Future Banquet 8Larry Feldpausch Providing Secondary Teachers and Students with Comprehensive Skills and Strategies To Accomplish The Intended Vision Of The SEP and CCC Banquet 1Laura Chambless • Minna Turrell 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

9:00am CST

Teach AP Computer Science or MS Computer Science with Code.org Michigan 2Larry Wyn By Design: The Mi-STAR method for developing NGSS-aligned assessments Banquet 7Barb McIntyre • Chris Wojick Keynote: Unlocking our potential: Leveraging crosscutting concepts as a path to science agency and identity Banquet 5Aneesha Badrinarayan

10:00am CST

What's New with Modeling Instruction Capitol 1Mike Gallagher One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish: Great Lakes Fish ID Meeting Room 203Jonathan Massung • Tracy Page High School Science Networking Session Banquet 1Lory Thayer • Wendi Vogel NGSS aligned curriculum and teacher pedagogy at the high school level - a practical approach Meeting Room 202Israel Touitou Emphasis on the E in STEM! Meeting Room 205Jason Beatty • Barb Land

11:00am CST

The Walking Dead: Deer, Disease and Science Meeting Room 203Kevin Frailey • Julie Melotti River Rewilding Meeting Room 204Eileen Boekestein • Brenda Perry A Focus on Modeling in the Phenomenon- based classroom Meeting Room 103Diane Wright Integrating Computation in Science Across Michigan - Teacher Professional Development Capitol 2Danny Caballero • Paul Irving • Daniel Weller

1:00pm CST

Panel Discussion - The Future of Science Teaching in Michigan Banquet 5Rich Bacolor Creating Nature Makerspace Boxes Meeting Room 204Ashlie Smith Did You Know That all of the Graduation Requirements Can Be Met while Maintaining a STEM focus? Let's Talk About the MMC Flexibility! Banquet 4Rashell Bowerman Explore the Great Lakes: A learner-centered approach with PBS Learning Media and local public television Meeting Room 102Gary Abud, Jr • Sandra Svoboda

2:00pm CST

Investigating Data on Great Lakes & Climate Meeting Room 204Dave Chapman We Love to Hate Assessments - Let's Do Something About It! Banquet 2Aneesha Badrinarayan

3:00pm CST

Conservation Districts and Differentiating between Point Source and Nonpoint Source Pollution Meeting Room 203Seth Gibson • Katie Hafner The Rise of the Revised MEECS Meeting Room 204Gabrielle Likavec Get Outside with Science! Citizen Science and Opportunities for Authentic Learning Banquet 1Linnea Gibson Teachers of Science are Agents of Change Michigan 3Jane Rice

4:00pm CST

Flying Wild and Ebird for Educators– Resources to incorporate bird migration and conservation into curricula. Meeting Room 203Kathleen Dougherty Meet the DNR Outdoor Adventure Center and our Michigan Fisheries Education Initiative! Banquet 6Natalie Cypher • Katie Gillies • Catie Olszewski
 
Saturday, March 7
 

8:00am CST

Investigating Changes in Landscape Over Time: What Happened, When, and How Do We Know? Regency 1Christina Licari • Stephen Mattox Fake news or real science? Building information literacy in today’s students Banquet 3Anne Jeannette LaSovage Bee Science with SAGE Modeling Banquet 1Larry Kolopajlo

9:00am CST

Dive in! Engaging with freshwater and marine science through the Great Lakes Bowl Banquet 2Erin Parker Touching the Untouchable: Models That Really Work - Satellite Orbits and Floating Golf Balls Meeting Room 202David Mastie NASA Resources, GLOBE Program and Student Research Governor's RoomDavid Bydlowski • Kevin Czajkowski • Janet Struble Model Development in Electricity and Magnetism Banquet 1Don Pata • Laura Ritter

10:00am CST

Nature Walk in the Urban Jungle Regency 1Paul Roose Energy ReWork Michigan: Energy Audit and Curriculum Training Meeting Room 205Katy Adams • Martin Morgan • Mackenzie Munro 3D printing more than toys and gadgets instead design, engineer and create motion! Banquet 8Kyle Ondersma

11:00am CST

EdReports – Do Quality Instructional Materials Matter to you? Regency 2Minna Turrell • Bo Winkler Using NGSS Science and Engineering Practices to Create Interdisciplinary Collaboration Banquet 5Katie Torkelson-Regan • Michelle Vanhala

12:00pm CST

Michigan's Frogs and Toads: 25 Years of Monitoring Capitol 4Larry Feldpausch A Method to Encourage Recycling and Earn Cash with a Mobile App Banquet 3Mark Supal Are Your Science Test Items High-Quality? Examining Test Items Using a Collaborative Process Meeting Room 202Heather Rottermond • Nathan Spencer Demonstrations that Really Grab Attention! Banquet 8Mark Sheler Title: Invent! Investigate! Intrigue! Applying Green Chemistry to Engineering Meeting Room 101Jonathan Baek • Erika Fatura • Jennifer Sherburn

1:00pm CST

An Integrated Approach to Teaching High School Earth and Space Science Standards Meeting Room 104Rebecca Caldwell • Jennifer Garland Modeling the Flint Water Crisis with Pennies Banquet 1Monique Wilhelm Restoration of Southern Michigan's Original Bur Oak Savannah Meeting Room 203Richard G Green Water Quality: Developing Citizen Scientists Banquet 8Jackie Murray Aquaculture 101: Engaging students through fish, food and so much more Meeting Room 101Elliot Nelson Computer Science in Mi-STAR Banquet 7Chuck Palosaari • Lindsey Watch High-Tech, Low-Cost NGSS Investigations for Physical Science Banquet 6Emily Cizmas

2:00pm CST

Saving the Natural World with Virtual Reality Meeting Room 201Eric Nephew • Mark Schlaudt