2014 Conference

Click on the links in the information below to access presenter websites and resources for each workshop. If a link is not available, then we are sorry but that presenter did not provide any materials. 

Workshops

Morning Keynote

• • Understanding Mars for the Next Generation  of Planetary Missions, presented by Robert Anderson, Ph.D.

Session 1

• • 3D Printing - What Is It? How Can I Use It?, presented by Douglas King

  • Science:  The Natural Selection for CCSS, presented by Debbie Gray, M.P.H., CHES

  • On-Line Resources: Organization of the Periodic Table presented by Jodye Selco, PhD

  • Channel Islands Live—Science, Technology, and Fun!, presented by Carol Peterson and Kathy Gumber

Session 2

• Is An El Nino Coming This Winter?, presented by Don Schulteis, MA, MST and Olga Schulteis

• On-Line Resources: Dynamic Equilibrium, presented by Jodye Selco, PhD

• Getting Students Ready for College, facilitated by James Harber, PhD and Kristin Majda, MS, MBA

• Engineering a Cart, presented by Denise Soderlund Brace

• Analyzing and Interpreting Island Fox Population Data, presented by Carol Peterson

• Common Core + NGSS = Big Picture, presented by David Hanley

Session 3

• A Fun Way to Introduce DNA to Any Age Group, presented by Kristin Majda, MS, MBA

• Hands-On Chemistry: Safe enough for elementary school but robust enough for high school and college, presented by Jodye Selco, PhD

• Dispelling the Myth of the Level Sea presented by Don Schulteis, MA, MST, and Olga Schulteis

• Aviation Science in the Classroom: STEM is Cleared for Take Off, presented by Dave  Gee

• EEI-Plug-n-Play Solution for CCSS/NGSS, presented by Lucy Christensen

• Writing Student-Focused Questions, presented by Michal Kreiselman

Session 4

• Gamification, presented by Brook Sell, M.Ed., MS, and Erik Ward, M.Ed.

• Modeling elasticity with algebra, presented by Vicki Vierra, Ph.D.

• Get the Spin on Hurricanes, Ocean Gyres, Highs & Lows, presented by Don Schulteis, MA, MST, and Olga Schulteis

• Mini-Book of Landforms and Bodies of Water, presented by Carol Peterson

• Creating Scientific Explanations, presented by Dana Grooms

Afternoon Keynote

• • Making NGSS Accessible for All Students, presented by David Hanley and Ron Hughes, Ph.D.