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TSTA 2021: Rediscovering the Joy of Teaching Science

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Session Evaluation and Professional Development Credits

8:00am CDT

TSIN Meeting and Luncheon Cambridge A

12:00pm CDT

TSTA Board of Directors Meeting and Luncheon Cambridge B

1:00pm CDT

TNSELA Cambridge B

2:00pm CDT

Registration Desk Open

5:00pm CDT

Opening Session Mirabella G

6:00pm CDT

Conference Mixer Mirabella E

7:00am CDT

Registration Desk Open

8:00am CDT

Children's Books and Classroom Activities to Encourage Students' Curiosity and Comfort with the Outdoors! Mirabella BKatherine Mangione • Bonnie Ervin Discovery Learning: Inquiry Based Labortory Oakleigh AStephanie Meadows Viral Sequence Analysis Using COVID-19 Oakleigh CJennifer Hutchison Water in Our World: Working on a Pollution Solution Mirabella DDr. Frances Hamilton Workshop: Supporting Engagement and Curiosity through Investigations in the Classroom: A Life Science Exemplar (session 1 of 3) Mirabella CEllen Granger • Todd Bevis Don't Call it a Comeback: The rediscovery of my passion for education and advocacy for students. Oakleigh BRobert Clifton • Claudeen Denning STEM-Project Based Learning that creates excitement in learning and engages ALL students in every classroom setting. Mirabella AMike French Introducing Visible Biology - the groundbreaking 3D biology platform! Cambridge ARachel Buchanan Let’s Engage Students through Inquiry and Phenomena-based Instruction Broadlands BPam O'Brien • Accelerate Learning (STEMscopes) Part 1: Introduction into Inspiring the Next Generation of Scientific Thinkers with BrainPOP Science for Middle School Cambridge BRex Beaber • BrainPOP Photosynthesis and Respiration Shuffle Mirabella GLinda Culpepper • Darin Christianson • LAB-aids Preparing Students for the Future: Early Career Exploration & Experiences through PBL Broadlands AAimee Tait • Kristin McQueen • Tennessee STEM Innovation Network Science and Literacy: Better Together Mirabella HCaryn Walker • School Specialty TennesseSea Past: Self-discovery of Past Global Sea Levels Preserved in Tennessee Using Rocks and Fossils Mirabella IMichael Gibson • Dr. Lionel Crews • UT Martin Coon Creek Science Center Exibit Hall Open Mirabella E

8:45am CDT

Refreshment Break - Sponsored by the National Science Teaching Association Mirabella E

9:15am CDT

Engaging students curiosity and wonder through outdoor experiences Oakleigh CMichele Owen • Ian Britton Good News in Biodiversity and Climate Mirabella DMichelle Rogers • Colleen White Crime Scene Investigations for Closing Skill Gaps Oakleigh ADr. Beth Hopkins Fabulous Fossils - Discovering the Past with Fossils from UT Martin Coon Creek Science Center. Mirabella IKari Hughes • Michael Gibson Integrating programming in the primary science classroom - Yes you can! Mirabella BLeslie Suters Motivate Your Students' Molecules! Oakleigh BDr. Al Hazari Workshop: Supporting Engagement and Curiosity through Investigations in the Classroom: A Life Science Exemplar (session 2 of 3) Mirabella CEllen Granger • Todd Bevis STEM-Project Based Learning that creates excitement in learning and engages ALL students in every classroom setting. (Repeat of first session.) Mirabella AMike French Accelerate Learning (STEMscopes) Broadlands BPam O'Brien • Accelerate Learning (STEMscopes) BrainPOP Cambridge BBrainPOP Chemical Reactions: Developing a Prototype of Hand Warmers Mirabella GLinda Culpepper • LAB-aids FLEXible Science for grades 3-5 Mirabella HCaryn Walker • School Specialty Using Futures Thinking to understand Tennessee's plan for Computer Science integration K - jobs Broadlands ABecky Ashe • Misty Brown • Tennessee STEM Innovation Network Visible Body Cambridge ARachel Buchanan

10:30am CDT

Rediscovering Learning Spaces: Supporting Scientific Inquiry in an Outdoor Classroom Mirabella BAmber • Natalie Beach • Lindsey Braisted • Cassie Schmitt-Matzen Rediscovering the Joy of Teaching Science Through Fossils of Coon Creek Mirabella ILori McClain • Michael Gibson Biology CER: Engaging Students in Critical Thinking and Writing Mirabella HCheryl Ann Gnerlich Chemistry from My Kitchen: A Colorful, Engaging, and Fun pH Lab Using Homemade Indicators from Foodstuffs, Botanicals and Household Items. Oakleigh ALouis Kuykendall Gas Laws Explained Through Basketballs Mirabella DAllison Hardy Workshop: Supporting Engagement and Curiosity through Investigations in the Classroom: A Life Science Exemplar (session 3 of 3) Mirabella CEllen Granger • Todd Bevis STEM-Project Based Learning that creates excitement in learning and engages ALL students in every classroom setting. (Repeat of previous sessions.) Mirabella AMike French Why Are We Here? Oakleigh BMarlee Tierce Claim-Evidence-Reasoning: Scientific Explanations to Increase Student Voice Broadlands BPam O'Brien • Accelerate Learning (STEMscopes) Introducing Visible Biology - the groundbreaking 3D biology platform! (repeat of earlier session) Cambridge ARachel Buchanan Modeling the Introduction of a New Species Mirabella GLinda Culpepper • LAB-aids Reinventing Science Education in Tennessee Panel Discussion Hosted by Dr. Kecia Ray Cambridge BDr. Kecia Ray • Dr. Kari Stubbs • Brandi Stroecker • Dinah Wade • BrainPOP TSIN Programs: An Overview of All TSIN Offers Broadlands AMisty Brown • Tennessee STEM Innovation Network

11:30am CDT

Keynote Speaker and Awards Luncheon Mirabella FDwayne Estes

12:30pm CDT

Exibit Hall Open Mirabella E

1:00pm CDT

Planning STEM All Year Long Oakleigh CBetsy Pillow Tennessee Coaltion for Health Sciences and BioSTEM Education Mirabella HMelissa Bunch Using a KLEWS Chart to Support Inquiry Mirabella AKelly Moore Climate Change, The Board Game: Teaching climate change and the carbon cycle through an interactive game Mirabella CMaggie Limbeck • Kristin Rearden Nitinol: The "Brainy" Wire Oakleigh BDr. Al Hazari When the Stars Come Out. Teaching the night sky during the day. Mirabella ILori McClain • Dr. Lionel Crews HudsonAlpha Educator Resource Hub Introduction Oakleigh AJennifer Hutchison The Poison Eaters Menu Boards Mirabella DStephanie Richards • Holly Albert • Andrew Holt • Amanda Key • Tori McCullough • Meghan Nabors • Alexandra (Alex) Smith Accelerate Learning (STEMscopes) Broadlands BPam O'Brien • Accelerate Learning (STEMscopes) Environmental Justice: Active Curiosity in Your Classroom & Community Mirabella BPhil Salter • Cedar Crest Environmental Education Food Science - Encouraging students to discover science everywhere! Cambridge ADr. Rob Williams • Dr. David Golden • Jennifer Richards • University of Tennessee - Dept. of Food Science Part 2: Hands-On Workshop Diving into Inspiring the Next Generation of Scientific Thinkers with BrainPOP Science for Middle School Cambridge BRex Beaber • BrainPOP TSIN STE(A)M Resources Hub: Create, Wonder, and Dream Broadlands AMisty Brown • Tennessee STEM Innovation Network “Building” Engaging Science Experiences: Utilizing Hands-on Inquiry to Investigate Scientific Phenomena in Elementary Grades Mirabella GBrian Cohanski • Alysha Romain

2:00pm CDT

Visit Exhibit Hall and Get Passport Signed! Mirabella E

2:15pm CDT

Refreshment Break - Sponsored by the National Science Teaching Association Mirabella E

2:45pm CDT

STEMulating Curiosity in The Age of Inference Oakleigh BPhilip C. Short, Ph.D. • John R. McConnell III • Tasha Berry Student's Can't Be What They Can't See - Use STEM Career Exposure to Inspire Your Students Oakleigh AJoshua Sneideman Using pGLO to teach transformation Mirabella HMelissa Bunch Argument Driven Inquiry Grades 3-5 Mirabella DLeslie Suters e-STEM for Tennessee’s Teachers Mirabella BCatherine Price Exploring Science in the Elementary Classroom Oakleigh CLori Walker • Monica Robbins Using Storylines to Teach Epidemiology Mirabella ADr. Chris Bowen Coon Creek Odyssey Mirabella IJohn Griffin Supporting Your ELs In the Secondary Science Classroom Mirabella CDr. Christine Tennyson BrainPOP Cambridge BBrainPOP Elevate Tennessee- Lifting Students from the Classroom to the Workforce Broadlands AKristin McQueen • Tennessee STEM Innovation Network Tennessee CLEAN Act | We can fix Tennessee's litter problem. Cambridge AKevin J. Botts • Lindsay Gardner Using Argumentation to Discuss Phenomena Broadlands BPam O'Brien • Accelerate Learning (STEMscopes) “Building” Engaging Science Experiences: Utilizing Hands-on Inquiry to Investigate Scientific Phenomena in Middle School Mirabella GBrian Cohanski • Alysha Romain

4:00pm CDT

Inviting Joy in to TN Science Classrooms: Providing Intentionally Equitable Spaces Mirabella HAndrea Henrie • Heather Johnson • Melissa Williams Making Thinking Visible Using Models in Science Mirabella BAndrea Berry Phenomenon in Your Backyard Oakleigh BClaire Williams McGee A Ban on Using Supplemental Resources in Class? What you need to know and what you can do. Oakleigh CBill Carey Discovering What My Students Think - Action Research Cambridge ABarry Farris Expansion of the Universe: an OER approach to Hubble's Constant Mirabella IR. Wesley Foster • Ryen Lapham HudsonAlpha Timeline Challenge: Address a Real-World Agricultural Challenge using Biotechnology Tools on the Progress of Science Digital Tool Oakleigh AJennifer Hutchison RE-imagining the Science Notebook for a Environmental Science in a Digital Age Mirabella CRachel O’Brien Revamping Graphic Organizers for the Digital Age Mirabella ABritney Gulley • Emily Geist The Poison Eaters Menu Boards Mirabella DStephanie Richards • Holly Albert • Andrew Holt • Amanda Key • Tori McCullough • Meghan Nabors • Alexandra (Alex) Smith Accelerate Learning (STEMscopes) Broadlands BPam O'Brien • Accelerate Learning (STEMscopes) BrainPOP Cambridge BBrainPOP LEGO Education Mirabella G So you want to introduce CS into any classroom but don't have budget or content knowledge? Here's free K-12 curriculum & training! Broadlands AChelsey Guttery • Keith Jackson • Tennessee STEM Innovation Network

5:15pm CDT

Door Prizes! Mirabella E

7:00am CDT

Registration Desk Open

8:00am CDT

Morning Refreshments

8:15am CDT

Addressing Inequities in Science Education: Session 1 Oakleigh ALeslie Suters • Tracy Leaks Incorporating Interactive Cross-Curriculum Science in Your Classroom! Mirabella DElesha Goodfriend • Kelly Moore Instructional Sequence Matters: How to Use Academic Vocabulary In Science Mirabella BAndrea Berry K-5 STEM Engagement and Hands On lesson Mirabella CCrystal Lock • Cindy Taylor Leveraging ESSER funds to create school and district based Immersive Instructional Hubs Oakleigh BBrian Purvis Engage students with MMM (March Mammal Madness) Mirabella ACindy Propst

9:30am CDT

It all starts with a question: Inspiring tomorrow’s scientists and engineers through biographies Mirabella CKristin Rearden • Amy Broemmel Project-based Digital Media Assessments for the Science Classroom Mirabella DCale Koester • Cory Gleasman Addressing Inequities in Science Education: Session 2 Oakleigh ALeslie Suters • Tracy Leaks Promoting Modeling Labs for Physics Mirabella AJessica Miller Using Phenomena to get Students Excited About Science! Oakleigh BDr. Stephanie Wendt • Perihan Fidan Teaching Evolution in a Virtual World (High School) Mirabella BRachel Kannady

10:45am CDT

Exploring Science with K-12 Students in an Afterschool/Summer Enrichment Program Oakleigh BDennis Merat Not Another Buzz Word: Culturally Responsive Teaching in Secondary Science Mirabella AAnthony Little Addressing Inequities in Science Education: Session 3 Oakleigh ALeslie Suters • Tracy Leaks It's Genius! Genius Hour in the Library (Or in Your Classroom) Mirabella CMichelle Howell Prototyping Science Apps Using Human-Centered Design Mirabella DCory Gleasman • Cale Koester Teaching Evolution in the Digital World (Middle Grades) Mirabella BRachel Kannady

11:45am CDT

Closing Session and Door Prizes! Oakleigh C