Building Engineers in K-5 Classrooms: Spring 2024

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Building Engineers in K-5 Classrooms: Spring 2024

MASTER SCHEDULE : At-a-Glance
Parking Map
Opening Session Slides

Please Note: If you ordered a lunch, it will be marked on your nametag- please only take the lunch you have listed - if no lunch is listed you will have time to eat off-site from 12-1. Also, a map of the venue with all of the rooms has been loaded into Sched under "Map". Maps and master schedule will also be printed and put into your swag bags!

9:00am EDT

Opening / Keynote Main BallroomLaura Bottomley

10:15am EDT

Books + Bots: What’s the Buzz?! Room 4Laura Fogle • Scott Summers Starting up STEM (How to start a STEM Enhancement) Room 5Lauren McCall • Natalie Hulbert STEMtastic Storybooks Room 6Lindsey Stalls • Nicole Scuron Utilizing Everyday Materials in Building Engineers Room 3Susan D'Amico • Dr. Leah Bug "Building" Literacy Room 8bMia Johnson • Dr. Carol Moore Micro:bit 2.0: Time to Soar with Tiny Tech Room 7bWanda Hanley • Tanya Churchill • Annetta Hymel Navigating the Science and Engineering Practices through STEM Room 7aDr. Christine Mitchell • Jenny Combs The Ramped Up Read Aloud with an Engineering Twist Room 8aMichell McNeill • Sarah Turnell

10:45am EDT

Student Showcase in Main Room! Main Ballroom

11:15am EDT

Burroughs Wellcome Fund Information Session Room 3Alfred Mays Integrating Robotics into Science Curriculum Room 6Kelly Anderson Sky’s the Limit: Elevate Your Curriculum With Drones! Room 5Carrie Robledo • Kim Collazo Unleashing Imagination Through Hands-On Learning in Elementary Computer Science Room 4Joshua Hunter

12:00pm EDT

LUNCH + Vendors + Lunch Keynote Main Ballroom

1:00pm EDT

Making CS Stick: Computer Science Integration for Elementary Classrooms Room 3Carrie Robledo • Dr. Krista Holland Preparing for the New K-12 Science Standards Room 4Benita Tipton • Debra Hall STEM Night: An Evening of Innovation and Discovery Room 6Dr. Christine Mitchell • Olivia Huneycutt STEM Teacher Networking Room 5Emma Smith • Lauren McCall AI Adventures: Unleashing Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Elementary Classroom Room 7aNatalie Hulbert Building a Better Future with the BBC micro:bit. Room 7bBill Prentice Designing Engineering Activities that Appeal to all Students and Connect to the Curriculum Room 8aLaura Bottomley Designing with Purpose: Leveraging the Design Process for Deeper Thinking Room 8bBriana Trager

2:00pm EDT

Blended Learning, Literacy, and STEM Room 6Marcy Keener • Susan Varnell Celebrate #CSedWCPSS: Expanding Computer Science Experiences for Students Room 3Elizabeth Adams • Kurt Hurelbrink Deconstruct to Reconstruct: Building Your Toolkit for Reverse Engineering Room 5Jennifer Stalls

3:00pm EDT

Crafting Identity: 3D Avatar Modeling for Inclusivity in Engineering Education Room 4Robert Monahan • Yuru Zhang Creating a Collaborative Makerspace: Enhancing Creativity and Problem-Solving Skills in Students Room 6LeAnn Nixon Diversity in STEM Through Literacy and Media Room 7aLisa McDowell Exploring the Engineering Design Process with RoboWunderkind Room 5Javier Carranza Mini Golf: Connecting Students to Real World Designing & Engineering Room 7bJill Staton • Crystal Turney STEMulating Minds: Exploring Innovative Learning Kits Through All Content Areas Room 3Leslie Pope • E. Chantel Fortescue We're all WONDERS- STEM Edition Room 8bLauren McCall • Kelci Bradner What to do when Plan A doesn't work? Building Problem Solvers in the K-5 Classroom Room 8aAlexis Moore