2016 PreK-8 Science Education Update Conference ---- Program “At-A-Glance”
7:30 am Registration Opens
Northwest Hallway
8:00 am
Registration & Exhibits
8:30-9:20 am
Concurrent Sessions I
HH 1
HH 3
HH 7
HH 26
HH 27
HH 62
HH 82
HH 83
Frances Steward
Maria Montalvo
Helen Brandon
Joslyn Katz &
Kelly Haradon
Stacie France
Tracy Tomm
Stacy Baker
Matthew Hagaman
9:30-10:20 am
Children’s Literature in Science: New Releases
Tips for Starting a Science Olympiad Team
What I Wish I Would Have Known Before Starting a Journey with NGSS
Science Notebooks: Documenting our Thinking and Data from Inquiry
preK-8
6-8
6-8
preP-5
The Scientific Practices: Be Explicit!
Science Spotlight: Technology in the Science Classroom
The Science of Fairy Tales and Fables
Hands-on with Earth Systems K-8:
Lessons Developed as a Traveling Earth Science Educator
6-8
6-8
preP-2
Frances Steward
Mike Jones
Sophia Shrand
Brad Christensen
Jennifer Smith
Tracy Tomm &
Cheryl McDaniel
HH 83 Matthew Hagaman
Children’s Literature in Science: New Releases
STEM-ing Up Your Curriculum
A New Kind of Experiment: How MSI Took A Leap in the Lap
Addressing NGSS Through STEM Projects
NGSS in the Flipped Classroom
Science A to Z: Our Favorite Lessons
Exhibits & Hospitality
11:00-11:50 am
Concurrent Session III
HH 43
HH 44
HH 62
HH 83
preK-8
preP-8
3-6
preK-8
6-8
6-8
Graphic Design for 21st Century Presentations
10:20-11:00 am
HH 42
K-8
Concurrent Session II
HH 1
HH 7
HH 42
HH 43
HH 44
HH 62
HH 1
HH 3
HH 26
HH 27
Northwest Hallway
6-8
Northwest Hallway
Frances Steward
Stacy McQueen
Heather Galbreath
Barry Witten
Children’s Literature in Science: New Releases
Investigate with Sound
Forming Quality Assessments Aligned with NGSS
Integrating Science and Social Studies
to Address Human Impact on the Environment
John Zenchak,
Crawling Your Way into NGSS with Science Practices
Juell Markowski, & Michelle Haskell
Using a Discrepant Event
Joe Simmons
High School Density made for the NGSS Middle School Classroom
Kathy Mainz
Science Suprises: Let’s Explore the Nature of Science
Kelly Matlick &
Revise It!
Chris Swanson
Brian Poelker
The Leaf Man
12:00-1:00 pm
Mini Sessions
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B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
Paint Stirrer Catapult
Properties of Air
Got Bats?
Fun with Fibonacci
Illinois Petroleum Resources Board FREE Summer Program
Illinois Water Budgets on a Meter Stick
Creating Unusual FOAM
Don Powers
Laverne Logan
Mary McMahon
Sebastian Szyjka & Frank Shaw
Diane Woolverton
Harry Hendrickson
Abha Singh
preK-8
preK-2
preK-8
6-8
2-5
6-8
5-8
4-8
preK-2
Horrabin Hall Gymnasium
4-8
3-5
preK-8
5-8
3-8
preK-8
preK-2
1:00-1:45
LUNCH & CONFERENCE
Horrabin Hall Gymnasium
1:45-2:30
ANNOUNCEMENTS & DOOR PRIZES
Horrabin Hall Gymnasium