Thursday, June 1, 2017
Session I
2. Increasing Student Engagement and Productive Classroom Discussions by Teaching Your Students to Ask Their Own Questions
Danielle Gothie and Gwen Perea Warniment, Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation
5. Project-Based Learning by Immersion
Krystal Irby, Albuquerque Public Schools
9. Teach Astronomy with Space Engine ‒ Free Planetarium Software that Amazes Everyone Who Uses It
Mel Strong, melstrong.org
11. Literacy and STEM: The Perfect Complement
Tara Henderson and Explora’s Early Childhood Educator Team, ¡Explora! Museum
Session II
15. Hands-on Volcanoes: Activities for Your Classroom.
Mel Strong, melstrong.org
16. Building Computational Thinkers in Science
Melody Hagaman, Project Growing Up Thinking Scientifically (GUTS)
Session II
18. Alien Autopsy ‒ Fake Bodies, Real Science
Dave Dooling, New Mexico Museum of Space History
19. The Power of Partnerships and Community Connections…Making Them, Taking Care of Them, & Celebrating Them
Karen Kinsman, UNM STEM-H Center for Outreach, Research, & Education
21. Go With The Flow: Unit Design with Momentum and Intention
Sharyn Gray and Heather Herd, Turquoise Trail Charter School
22. Equity and Excellence: Fractions on the Number Line for ALL Students
Susie Hakansson, TODOS: Mathematics for ALL
23. Using Number Talks to Build Math Fluency and Flexibility in the Secondary Classroom
Zachary Leonard, Los Alamos National Laboratory Math and Science Academy; Regina Watson and Kathe Kanim, Mathematically Connected Communities, NMSU
Friday, June 2, 2017
Session IV
31. Energy in a New Mexico Ecosystem
Tish Morris and Karen Herzenberg, The Bosque Education Guide Foundation
23. Using Number Talks to Build Math Fluency and Flexibility in the Secondary Classroom
Zachary Leonard, Los Alamos National Laboratory Math and Science Academy; Regina Watson and Kathe Kanim, Mathematically Connected Communities, NMSU
Session IV
34. Fractals are SMART − Science, Math and Art! New Ways to Teach Core Concepts in Math and Science Using Fractals.
Emma Eckert and Jonathan Wolfe, Fractal Foundation
36. Increasing Academic Language Through Student Discourse and Science Note-Booking in the Inquiry Classroom
David Call, Doris Rivera, and Dave Forester, Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation
37. STEAM PBL: Using STEM + Art Project-Based Learning to Empower Multicultural Educational Engagement
Kim Scheerer, NM MESA; and Michaela Shirley, Indigenous Design & Planning Institute
38. Hands-on Volcanoes: Activities for Your Classroom.
Mel Strong, melstrong.org
39. The Missing ‘M’ in STEM: A Math Circles & Modeling Approach
James Taylor and Nicholas Bennett, Math Circles Collaborative of New Mexico
Session V
41. Introduction to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) – Taming the Fear Factor
Ellen Loehman and Debra Thrall, New Mexico Science Teachers Association (NMSTA)
Session III
24. Introduction to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) – Taming the Fear Factor
Ellen Loehman and Debra Thrall, New Mexico Science Teachers Association (NMSTA)
28. New Mexico Climate Champions: Students Learn and Take Action to Mitigate Climate Change Effects on New Mexico Water and Energy Resources
Stephanie Bestelmeyer and Libby Grace, Asombro Institute for Science Education
Session VI
44. NM PED Teacher and Family Outreach
Alicia Duran, NM PED Strategic Outreach Teacher Liaison; and Gloria Ruiz, NM PED Strategic Outreach Family Engagement Coordinator
47. Breaking Chocolate: Engaging Science and Engineering Concepts
Hy Tran, Sandia National Laboratories; and Turtle Haste, Albuquerque Public Schools
48. Supercomputing Challenge
Josephine Kilde, Supercomputing Challenge
51. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and K−8 STEM Education
Monica Martinez-Archuleta and Janelle Vigil-Maestas, Los Alamos National Laboratory Community Partnerships Office
55. Are You STEM Ready? Hands-on STEM K−5 Science −Let’s Go!
Veronica Burnett, STEMscopes; and Terry Talley, Accelerate Learning
Session VII
57. Productive Struggle and Peaceful Interaction in Math: A Lesson from Colombia’s Escuela Nueva Model
Dave Million and Kathryn Million, Las Cruces Public Schools
58. New Mexico Department of Transportation (NM DOT) STEM Outreach Program
David Hadwiger, New Mexico Department of Transportation (NM DOT)
60. Introduction to FREE Online Professional Development Courses Offered By the UNM STEM-H Center
Karen Kinsman and Erin Garcia, UNM STEM-H Center for Outreach, Research, & Education
61. STEM Teachers as New Teacher Mentors: A Look at One Alternative Licensure Model
Cecilia Hernandez and Jamie Baker, New Mexico State University
62. Brain Hackers Online: A Social Media Platform for Teaching Science
Chris Forsythe, Brain Hackers Association
63. CONVECTION CURRENTS & PLATE MOTION
Bill Gipperich, LAB-AIDS
65. Exploring Key Ideas Across the Number and Operations in Base Ten Standard in Grades K−5
Rick Kitchen
66. Everyone Can Code
Brian Peterson, Apple Inc