2024 Colorado Science Conference

2024 Colorado Science Conference

8:00am MDT

Science and the Science of Reading Pronghorn CR - VidaMisha Hann Teaching Science through True-Life Agriculture Stories Cottonwood - HydroJennifer Scharpe Cyndi Hofmeister A Guided-Inquiry Activity: Discovering the Mole Bear Creek - HydroTom Bindel • Derek Mainus PBL: Game Changer for Student Perspectives, Motivation, and Content Knowledge Willow - HydroKatharine Eshelman Integrating Global Food Security Challenge Research into Science Education: The Colorado GROW Youth Institute Pumpkin - TerraAryn Baxter What do an Ancient Love Machine, the Science Practices and Portrait of a Graduate Have in Common? Palisade Peach CR - TerraMegan Fretz Creative Design & Communication: Revamp Your Materials with Easy Design Tricks Rock Creek CR - HydroBecca Rolater Class Management Strategies for Delivering Effective Science Education Black Bear - VidaArielle L Whitacre Pathway to a Post-Global Warming Future: Teaching Climate Change With Inspiration, Not (Only) Fear Alfalfa - TerraJeff Bennett AI in K-12 Science Education 2nd Floor Arena Viewing Loft - VidaMichael O'Toole • Jason Kelsall Mineral Resources for the New Energy Era Morgridge Learning Lab - TerraRichard A. Beach Title: Cell-ebrate Your GUTS – Student projects for modeling cells and body systems Spring - HydroJody Hodges Using Scenario-Based Role Play Games to Teach About Natural Hazards in Colorado Teaching Lab - HydroKatya Schloesser

9:10am MDT

Authentic Data in Elementary Grades with Weather Willow - HydroLisa Mussi Nature's Rx: Fueling Student Inquiry into the Science of Feeling Good with Project Learning Tree's Get Outside! Alfalfa - TerraDanielle Ardrey Building Science Classroom Communities through Intentional Discourse Strategies Morgridge Learning Lab - TerraStephanie Brushway • Shannan Pullara Data Puzzles: integrating authentic data and Ambitious Science Teaching practices to help students make sense of phenomena Pueble Chile CR - TerraAnne Gold • Jonathan Griffith From Black Holes to Sunspots: Our Active Universe Bear Creek - HydroJimmy Negus Gender-Inclusive Biology Teaching: Language, Concepts, and Impacts Pumpkin - TerraSam Long Equine Assisted Services and Research 2nd Floor Arena Viewing Loft - VidaDebbie Mogor • Dr. Ellen Rankins Creative Tools for Data Visualization in the Classroom Palisade Peach CR - TerraScott Sieke Creative Engineering Design: Engaging Students in Equity- and Sustainability-Focused Engineering Cottonwood - HydroJennifer Taylor • Keriann Jacobson Encouraging Students to Soar to New Heights Pronghorn CR - VidaMaria Hoxmeier (Miller) Hands On STEM Activities to Promote Critical Thinking Spring - HydroNicole Freyschlag Making Cladogram modeling and understanding accessible for all Rock Creek CR - HydroMark Little STEM Kits at the Spur Hydro Teaching Lab Teaching Lab - HydroAndrew Warnock • Stefan Karg • Laura Schoenfeld Tips and Tricks for new Science Teachers Black Bear - VidaKiah Benham • Nathan Zimmerman Using Virtual Reality to Engage Students Lark Bunting VR Room - VidaMolly Dunn Stream Table - Drop In Stream Table - Hydro

10:15am MDT

AI - The Good, the Bad and the "Should We Be Doing This" Theater - HydroDr. Steve Hadfield

11:10am MDT

Climate Science: It's Elementary 2nd Floor Arena Viewing Loft - VidaMelissa Rummel • Robert Payo Wing It! Alfalfa - TerraCHERYL FARRER • Stephen Fierro Demystifying Artificial Intelligence for Educators Pronghorn CR - VidaHannah Gonzalez Visibility Value: BIPOC Belonging with BEST Palisade Peach CR - TerraJailyn Jenkins The Scale of the Universe Morgridge Learning Lab - TerraJeff Bennett The Headwaters of the West - Where does our water come from? Black Bear - VidaCyndi Hofmeister • Jennifer Scharpe Colorado Seal for Climate Literacy: Ideas to Implement, resources and final project examples Theater - HydroNancy Kellogg • Samantha Agoos Colorado Environmental Film Festival (CEFF) for Classrooms. Pumpkin - TerraShawna Crocker VR Room - Drop In Lark Bunting VR Room - Vida

12:05pm MDT

Digital Science Notebooks for Upper Elementary Students Cottonwood - HydroDr. Ingrid Carter • Dr. Caitlin Fine • Carmel Gajjar Hands On Power to Go-H2O: Harnessing the Force of the Ocean Using Colorado Twig Science Willow - HydroDr. Carrie Ridenour • Dr. Kim Bichner • Charmaine Cowell Measuring the Inertial Mass of the Vernier new Fan Cart System Bear Creek - HydroRoger Larson STEM-Based Teacher Externships: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Industry for Positive Workforce Impact Rock Creek CR - HydroKelly Reeser • Samantha Agoos TeachEngineering: Engaging STEM students through engineering design and design thinking Teaching Lab - HydroEllen Sukovich Parrish • Jennifer Kracha Experience the Anchoring Phenomenon Routine using OpenSciEd Middle School from Carolina Spring - HydroCory Ort • Deborah Linscomb

1:10pm MDT

Awards Ceremony Theater - HydroDeLene Hoffner

1:55pm MDT

Ancient and Modern Sun-Watching: connecting the daily, yearly, and 11-year solar cycles Palisade Peach CR - TerraMike Zawaski • Cherilynn Morrow Roundtable on Integrating STEM into Elementary Learning Spaces Willow - HydroKristina Stem The Computational Science Classroom: Using Physical Computing to Drive Student Learning, Thinking and Action. Pronghorn CR - VidaDr. Greg Benedis-Grab The Hierarchy of Cross-Cutting Concepts: A Strategy for “figuring out” phenomena Black Bear - VidaTim Blesse Why you should be using BIOZONE resources in your classroom: What sets BIOZONE apart? Pumpkin - TerraJill Fulkerson Exploring Science Mysteries...Outdoors Teaching Lab - HydroKatie Navin STEAM Excursions - Exploring Impact of STEAM Outreach for Classroom Experiences Spring - HydroSara Pharazyn Colorado Roadmap for AI in Education 2nd Floor Arena Viewing Loft - VidaSam Agoos • Pam Lewis • Karen Quanbeck For the Love of Forensics: Exploring Funky Fingerprints Morgridge Learning Lab - TerraJailyn Jenkins 30 Demos in 50 Minutes Theater - HydroAmy Bekins Making Sense of Phenomenon through Student Questions Alfalfa - TerraKate Henson Exploring the Solar System and Beyond Bear Creek - HydroMellissa Pfaff “Sovereign Science: Indigenous Approaches to Red-Tail Hawk Migration, Mortality, and Monitoring.” Rock Creek CR - HydroKeshia Talking Waters De Freece Lawrence • Briar Gugler • Dr. Maria Kicking Horse De Freece Lawrence Inquiry-based Lessons for People and the Planet Cottonwood - HydroLisa Turner

3:05pm MDT

Transplantation Science in the Classroom Willow - HydroJason Reimer Outdoor Education- Turn your classroom inside OUT! Hydro BackyardDeLene Hoffner • Rose Banzhaf Elevating Literacy through Science Inquiry grades K-5 Pronghorn CR - VidaCori Reed Roundtable on Integrating STEM into Elementary Learning Spaces Rock Creek CR - HydroKristina Stem The Fusion of Science and Language through Smithsonian Science for the Classroom (K-5) Alfalfa - TerraDr. Emily J. Harrison • Carolina Biological Supply Company Igniting Curiosity: Innovative Science Strategies for K-12 Educators Cool Science Spring - HydroDr. Lynnane George • Ron Furstenau Candy Color Electrophoresis Bear Creek - HydroMark Little Colorado Envirothon: A Career Technical School Organization for Environmental Sciences Pumpkin - TerraMaurine Rose Banzhaf Aquarium 101 : classroom science in the real world Black Bear - VidaJackie Welch • Mica Andahazy • Alyce Todd Bringing Climate Change Topics into your Classroom & Colorado Climate Seal Palisade Peach CR - TerraAnne Gold • Katie Boyd NOAA Data for the Classroom Morgridge Learning Lab - TerraCarolyn Szoke • Sarah Venema • Hilary Peddicord The Story of the Sandhill Cranes on the Platte River Stream Table - HydroAndrew Warnock • Mary Richmond Improving Visuospatial Sequential Memory Pueble Chile CR - TerraDr. Theresa Ferg Accessibility for All Teaching Lab - HydroSaint Vrain Valley School District Accessibility Team • Anya Wieder • Claire Schultz The Earth System: Learn with Games Cottonwood - HydroRobert Payo • Melissa Rummel