2019 MnSTA Conference on Science Education • Raising the Standards of Science Education in Minnesota

November 7-9, 2019 Rivers Edge Convention Center

• St. Cloud

It is the mission of MnSTA to stimulate, coordinate, and improve science teaching and learning for all.

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Welcome to St. Cloud and the ninth annual, statewide MnSTA Conference on Science Education! Thank you for your attendance; for your active participation in sessions; for your efforts to gather resources and ideas to improve your science curriculum; and for your membership and active involvement in MnSTA! We’re excited to theme this conference around the new science standards: “Raising the Standards of Science Education in Minnesota”! If you are not sure how to incorporate the new standards into your classroom, or which curriculum you should choose, you have come to the right place. The conference planning team has assembled an outstanding program with sessions designed specifically with the new standards in mind.

This conference is designed to allow you to focus on a strand of sessions and speakers or explore other science disciplines and grade-level teaching. Whatever your professional development goals, the MnSTA Conference on Science Education provides you with a wide variety of opportunities to enhance your professional growth as a science educator.

In addition to formal programming, we hope you will network with colleagues, MnSTA board members and presenters to build meaningful professional relationships. Be sure to take advantage of time during meals and between sessions to socialize and visit our great exhibitors.

We hope this year’s MnSTA Conference on Science Education will leave you enthused, rejuvenated and filled with new ideas and resources for teaching your students!

Have a great MnSTA Conference! Plan ahead to attend our next MnSTA Conference on Science Education, November 13-14, 2020, in Duluth.

Josh Tharaldson Eric Koser MnSTA President MnCOSE Manager

Mary Haberman MnCOSE Coordinator

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Welcome to the MnSTA Conference on Science Education! This is an exciting time for science educators in Minnesota. The new ideas about science teaching and learning are invigorating as we learn strategies for teaching the new Minnesota Science Standards. I applaud your commitment to excellent teaching exhibited by your presence at this conference. I hope you can stay for the excellent workshop on teaching strategies for the new standards on Saturday led Mary Colson, co-chair of the standards, writer for the Next Generation Science Standard, and a presenter for the National Science Teaching Association.

Standards Status The Standards Review committee worked nine months drafting the science standards and benchmarks. These have been approved by the Commissioner of Education and submitted to Minnesota’s Rulemaking process which will make the standards legally binding. The Commissioner recommends that school districts use the current version of the standards for planning and have full implementation by the 2023-24 school year. The year of the MCA switch to the new standards is also “MCA IV in ’24.” The standards and related documents are at bit.ly/MNSciStds Workshops I will lead workshops in late November and early December across the state. You will learn about the pedagogy associated with the new standards, the timeline for implementation, and ways to prepare to teach the standards. This workshop is targeted for K-12 teachers of science and other science educators. They will be 4 or 5 hours, primarily at each of the regional service cooperative locations, and will be free. The full descriptions, dates, locations and registration forms are available at bit.ly/ScienceWorkshops2019 Many MnSTA regional directors will host meetings in their area to introduce the standards and teaching strategies. Watch for announcements of those opportunities.

Feel free to contact me with questions!

John Olson

Science Specialist, Minnesota Department of Education

john.c.olson@state.mn.us

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Thursday 9:30 - 4:30

Climate Gen Workshop: “New Standards and Climate Change”, River’s Edge

4:30 - 8:00

Jeffer’s Workshop: “Team Teaching with Mother Nature”, Courtyard by Marriott

5:00 - 8:00

Exhibitor Setup, Rivers Edge

7:00 - 10:00

Welcome Reception, Screening of “The Human Element”, The Paramount Theater

Friday 7:30

Registration Opens Light Breakfast Available until gone, Rivers Edge Convention Center, Hawes C

Exhibits Open, Hawes C 8:00 - 8:45 Presentation Session 1 8:55 Prize Drawing, MnSTA Booth #1, Hawes C 9:05 - 9:50

Presentation Session 2

10:00 10:10 - 10:55

Coffee and water will be available all day!

Prize Drawing, MnSTA Booth #1, Hawes C

Presentation Session 3

11:15 - 1:00 Sit-Down Lunch Sack Lunch

MnSTA Science Teaching Awards Visit-a-Vendor, Hawes C - South End NSTA Presidential Address

Keynote Address: Peter McLaren 12:00 - 1:00 Un-Conference

Hawes C - North End Commons Area 1:15 - 2:00

Presentation Session 4

2:10 2:20 - 3:05

Prize Drawing, MnSTA Booth #1, Hawes C

Presentation Session 5

3:15

Visit-a-Vendor Cash Prize Drawing, MnSTA Booth #1, Hawes C

3:30 - 4:10

Presentation Session 6

4:45 - 5:45

6:00

Reception and Social Event, Courtyard by Marriott MnSTA Annual Meeting and Regional Activity Cash Prize Drawing Network and Connect with Regions and Colleagues • Connect with Twitter #MnCOSE19

Meet at Courtyard by Marriott Lobby

Saturday 7:30 8:00 - 9:00 9:00 - 1:00

Registration Opens, Light Breakfast Available until gone, RECC, Hawes C Discipline Area Table Talks Instructional Strategies for the New Science Standards

8:00 - 10:00 10:00 - 12:00

Sphero & Ozobots, Elementary Focus LASERs, Light, and Optics, Middle and High School Focus, GO4ST8 Physics

8:00 - 1:00

Relicensure-in-a-Day, K-12 Focus, RECC

8:00 AM – Positive Interventions

9:00 AM - English Language Learners

11:00 PM – Reading Strategies

10:00 AM – Early Warning Signs of Mental Illness

12:00 PM –Suicide Prevention

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Coffee and water will be available all morning!

Friday Keynote Speaker Peter McLaren NGSS Writing Team Next Gen Education, LLC

Peter McLaren is the Executive Director of Next Gen Education, LLC and works as a consultant with states and districts in support of the implementation of the state science standards based on the Framework for K-12 Science Education (NRC, 2012). In his previous work, Mr. McLaren served in a number of roles in the area of science education policy including Director of the State and District Support for Science at Achieve Inc and as Science and Technology Specialist at the Rhode Island Department of Education. He also served as President of the Council of State Science Supervisors (CSSS) from July 2010 until April 2013 and is presently Advisor to the Science SCASS group.

McLaren was a member of the national writing committee for the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). He has also served on a number of committees including the National Academy of Engineering’s Guiding Implementation of K-12 Engineering Education committee, and the National Academy of Science’s Committee for Developing Assessments for the Next Generation Science Standards (NRC, 2014) and was a contributor to the NRC publication Seeing Students Learn Science (NRC, 2017) An award-winning educator, McLaren was a teacher of science for 13 years at both the high-school and middle-school level. In 2001, he was recognized with the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award and in 1995 as the Rhode Island Science Teacher of the Year by the MIT-sponsored Network of Educators of Science and Technology. He holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees in Science Education from the University of Rhode Island.

Join Peter for his presentation in Session III just before the keynote presentation: “Structuring Student Thinking: The Power of Crosscutting Concepts” • Whitney Room: 10:10 - 10:55 AM

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Friday Strand Speakers Session 1 • Schilplin Room

Physics Strand Speaker

Dr. Kevin Haglin, St. Cloud State University Accessible Projects in Mechanics, Electrodynamics, and Computational Physics We discuss recent and ongoing student projects with applications of Newtonian Mechanics, Electrodynamics, and Computational Physics. We go through the process of engaging the students, preparing the students, and supervising beginning researchers. Progress is possible with good communication, realistic goals, and encouraging interactions. Specific applications will be presented which estimate drag force effects on astrophysical systems due to Doppler-shifted radiation pressure. The hope is to provide a spark of inspiration to encourage more student-instructor scientific inquiries and research.

Session 2 • First American Room

Chemistry Strand Speaker

Dr Jane Wissinger, University of Minnesota Engaging Students with Modern, Relevant, Green Chemistry Curriculum Since the publication of the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry in 1998, educators have sought to train the next generation of scientists with a mindset of prevention and sustainability. This presentation will share resources and strategies for incorporating green chemistry into the classroom to inspire students with how science can benefit society. In this context, new experiments developed at the University of Minnesota will be detailed which describe the application of green chemistry to the topic of plastics. These curriculum materials engage students with recognizing the prevalence and importance of plastics in their daily lives, as well as the unintended consequences of causing harm to human health and the environment.

Session 3 • Alexander Room

Earth Science Strand Speaker

Kristin Poppleton, Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy Kristen Iverson Poppleton is the Director of Programs for Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy. Climate Generation empowers individuals and communities to engage in solutions to climate change. Kristen develops a vision for and provides strategic coordination, oversight and support for all Climate Generation programs focusing on youth, community, and educator.

She served on the recently disbanded Federal Advisory Committee for the Sustained National Climate Assessment and Minnesota’s Science Standards Revision Committee, and she currently serves on the CLEAN (Climate Literacy) Network’s Leadership Board.

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Session 4 • First American Room

Elementary Strand Speaker

Dennis Schatz, President, NSTA Three-Dimensional Learning Experiences about the Sun, Earth and Moon It’s not too early to get ready for the solar eclipses in 2023 and 2024 – both visible from the US. See how solar astronomy activities can provide three-dimensional learning experiences by exploring effective ways for students to learn about the daily and annual motions of the Sun, plus lunar phases and solar/lunar eclipses.

Dennis Schatz is Senior Advisor at Pacific Science Center in Seattle, Washington, and President of NSTA for 2019-2020. He was Founding Field Editor of the journal, Connected Science Learning, which highlights links between in-school and out-of-school STEM learning.

Session 6 • Whitney Room

Biology Strand Speaker

Dr. Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota Integrated STEM in Biology Classrooms The new Minnesota Science Standards, guided by the Framework for K-12 Science Education (National Research Council, 2012), place an emphasis on scientific and engineering practices. This talk explores approaches to integrated STEM in the life sciences aligned with the new standards.

Did you know that your MnSTA board of directors includes discipline directors for alternative education and charter schools, biology, chemistry, earth science, elementary, higher education, informal education, and private schools? In addition we have region directors across the state and an executive council.

Thanks to several of our discipline directors for serving as strand leaders at this event!

View them all on our website - and get connected!

www.mnsta.org

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MnCOSE 2019 Exhibitors We’re excited to welcome a record number of exhibitors to MnCOSE19!

Please build relationships with these, your supporters in science education!

Exhibitor. . . . . . . . . Table Location

Exhibitor. . . . . . . . . Table Location

Activate Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

MN State Engineering

Amplify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Center of Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Animal Rights Coalition . . . . . . . . . . . 5

MN Zoo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Ann Bancroft Foundation. . . . . . . . . 45

Museum of Science | EiE. . . . . . . . . . 38

ASCLS-Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

NAEP - MDE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Carolina Biological Supply . . . . . . . . 15

Nat Geo Learning/Cengage. . . . . . . . 30

Civil Air Patrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

National Inventor’s Hall of Fame. . . 39

Climate Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

NSTA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Discovery Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Pearson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Education Minnesota ES! . . . . . . . . . 24

Project Lead the Way. . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

H2O for Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Raptor Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. . . . . . . . 31

Science Museum of Minnesota. . . . . . 7

International Wolf Center. . . . . . . . . 32

St. Catherine University. . . . . . . . . . 36

Jeffers Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

St. Cloud State Admissions. . . . . . . . 12

Laser Classroom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

St. Mary’s University. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

McGraw-Hill Education. . . . . . . . . . . 20

STEMscopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

miniPCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Bakken Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

MN Academy of Science . . . . . . . . . . 42

TCI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

MN Agriculture in the Classroom. . . 16

Teacher Created Materials . . . . . . . . . 8

MN Association for Env Ed. . . . . . . . 21

The College of St. Scholastica. . . . . . 34

MN Field Trip & Activity Library. . . 25

Twin Cities PBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

MN Minerals Education Workshop. 49

University of Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . 37

MnSTA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Univ of Wisconsin - Superior . . . . . . 46

MN State Agriculture

Valleyfair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Center of Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 MN State Energy Center of Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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Youth Eco Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 zSpace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Visit-a-Vendor and Prize Drawings Our MnCOSE19 Exhibitors have generously donated several wonderful items to be given to our conference participants! We are happy to have our exhibitors with us and encourage each participant to take time to visit with them and learn about what they do!

During the day on Friday we will have several door prize drawings at the MnSTA Booth in the exhibit hall. Please come and join the fun as these happen during the day!

Friday Door Prizes - Drawings at 8:55, 10:00, 2:10, 3:15 Special thanks to The Jeffer’s Foundation for providing a Journal for every attendee

Visit-a-Vendor - $100 Cash Drawing Make your way to EACH vendor Friday to collect stamps and fill your Visit-a-Vendor sheet!

Fill in ALL the stamps on your Visit-a-Vendor sheet to become eligible to win a $100 CASH prize!

Complete and turn in your sheet by 3:10 Friday in the Exhibit Hall - you must be present to win!

A second $100 CASH prize will be awarded at the annual meeting at 4:45 PM Friday.

Pick up a ticket at the social event at the Marriott for this drawing.

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Session 1 Ramp It Up! Science and Engineering Practices in the NGSS Matt Moorman, TCI

8:00 - 8:45 AM Bell Room elem jr. high Elementary

Join TCI to build ramps by gathering evidence for how energy and motion are related. Participants will experience this lesson from the student perspective as they carry out investigations, build models, and learn skills to analyze and interpret data, develop solutions, and communicate their methods just like professional scientists and engineers!

The Digital Age: STEM Learning with AR/VR Pat Salstrand, zSpace

Clarke Room elem jr. high sr. high coll General

Students know computers, they’ve seen 3D movies, but now they can pick up, manipulate and explore content by “lifting” objects right from the screen. From examining molecular structures and dissecting organisms to troubleshooting brake systems, students are demonstrating a deep level of engagement and knowledge retention when using augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR).

Discover how over a million students are using augmented and virtual reality as a part of their curriculum to prepare for college and future careers. Strategies for successfully aligning AR/VR activities with Next Generation Science Standards, Common Core and state standards will also be addressed, as well as clinical research outcomes on student achievement.

Energy in the Classroom

Doug Kleeberger, MN Energy Center for Excellence

Coborn Room jr. high sr. high coll General

The workshop will be a demonstration of the Energy Classroom as if presented to a high school class. The workshop will include a small group, hands-on solar activity. Weather permitting, the class will also tour the Solar Energy Trailer.

Integrating Crosscutting Concepts for Middle School Science Bianca Chang, TCI Matt Moorman, TCI

Fandel Room jr. high General

Join us for an engaging Bring Science Alive! investigation that will get you linking the different domains of science. Participants will observe patterns, cause and effect, and other crosscutting concepts to enrich their application of practices and their understanding of core ideas.

What’s Growin’ On? Desktop Greenhouses, Grow Towers, School Gardens and More!

Sue Knott, Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom

First American Room elem jr. high Elementary

Discover hands-on, plant growing opportunities that can provide the WOW for students’ to engage in science education! FREE standards-based lesson plans and resources focused on seed investigations, photosynthesis experiments, food harvesting, and much more, will be shared. A taste test and hands-on activities will be part of the fun!

Sunflower in the Sidewalk

Kandy Noles-Stevens, Southwest Minnesota State University/Jeffers Foundation Kandy Stevens,

First American Room elem Elementary

Ever wonder how a plant bloomed in a certain location? Come explore seed dispersal in this hands-on/minds-on session focusing creativity and critical thinking (and a wee bit of imagination) on ideas for how to address the new standards utilizing the engineering design process in the elementary classroom.

Middle School and High School Project-based Curriculum - SREB's Advanced Career Jason Bruns, MN State Engineering Center of Excellence

Helgeson Room jr. high sr. high coll General

Each Advanced Career course pathway are hands-on, rich with projects and intellectually demanding. The program also includes curriculum assessments, extensive training and support for teachers.

Study and Discussion of Student Misconceptions, Sources, and Diagnostic Pretests

Marsh Room

Richard Lahti, Minnesota State University Moorhead Whiney Shegrud, Minnesota State University Moorhead Deep misconceptions interfere with student science learning. Pretests are used to diagnose misconceptions, but can these questions themselves create student misconceptions?

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2019 Science Standards Panel: Development and Implementation Planning John Olson, MN Dept of Education

bit.ly/MnCOSE19sharing

Metzroth Room elem jr. high sr. high General

Learn about the development and organization of the new science standards and ideas for implementation. A panel of committee members and district leaders will discuss their impressions from the development of the standards and district implementation plans.

Physics Strand Speaker Accessible Projects in Mechanics, Electrodynamics, and Computational Physics

Schilplin Room

Inspired by Nature: Engineering from Animals through Biomimicry

Weidner Room elem jr. high sr. high

Kevin Haglin, St. Cloud State University

Kristi Berg, Minnesota Zoo Liz Gilles, Minnesota Zoo

Life Science

Join the Minnesota Zoo to learn how your students can use the process of biomimicry to gain engineering design inspiration from nature while meeting the new state science standards.

Session 1-2 New Science Standards and Climate Change

Megan Van Loh, Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy

8:00 - 9:50 AM Alexander Room jr. high Earth Science

Join us to learn about resources and hands-on activities to bring Minnesota's new science standards, which include climate change, into your classroom.

Session 2 Science Storylines and the Driving Question Board: Keeping NGSS Curricula Student Focused Mary  Kelly, Activate Learning

9:05 - 9:50 AM Bell Room jr. high General

What if lessons could both meet the standards and leverage student curiosity about the natural world? Engage in storyline coherence as a means to not only have pedagogy meet the NGSS, but also build on students' questions using a Driving Question Board.

The Science Experience--Teacher & Student Desiree Sujoy, Discovery Education

Clarke Room elem jr. high sr. high General

The era of new Minnesota Science standards will require a shift in how we approach science in our classrooms. Join us for a discussion as we explore the shift towards 3 Dimensional learning and what this means for both the teacher as the facilitator and the student learning experience.

Phenomena-Based and Three Dimensional Learning with Amplify Science Peter Brenner, Amplify

Coborn Room elem jr. high General

See how Amplify Science, designed by The Lawrence Hall of Science, seamlessly integrates three-dimensional learning at every level (Unit, Chapter, Lesson) of instruction with it's phenomena-based approach.

Masterying Personalized Learning : Get up and Grid!

Rae Hughart, Evans Junior High School

Fandel Room elem jr. high sr. high General

Mastery Learning is a must in this day and age - but how do you make it manageable and effective? Let’s talk about best practice methods that have been shared and utilized to increase student achievement.

Reacting to the Past (RTTP) Style Game to Teach HNOS, in a KT Boundary Context.

Marsh Room sr. high

Richard Lahti, Minnesota State University Moorhead General Tanner Aufforth, Minnesota State University Moorhead The KT Boundary debate provides a rich context to explore HNOS concepts across chemistry, physics, geoscience & biology. RTTP is an engagement pedagogy started in history.

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2019 Science Standards: Professional Development Resources John Olson, MN Dept of Education

bit.ly/MnCOSE19sharing

Metzroth Room elem jr. high sr. high General

The new science standards call for changes in teaching practices to support new ideas about science learning. Gain an overview of these practices and explore resources that can be used for individual and group professional learning. The resources will include online resources (including SEPA, MnSTELLA, and STEM TC), National Science Teaching Assn. resources, MnSTA regional meetings, and MDE workshops.

Chemistry Strand Speaker Engaging Students with Modern, Relevant, Green Chemistry Curriculum

Mitchell Room

Transformers Everywhere

Schilplin Room sr. high

Dr. Jane Wissinger, University of Minnesota

Thomas Tomashek, Minnetonka High School

Physics We find electrical transformers everywhere. From the cell phone chargers we use every day to the huge power company substations. In this session we will look at how this topic can fit into your curriculum. We’ll review the science then do some handson activities you could do in the classroom.

Bringing the New MN Science Standards to our Elementary Schools: Our Districts Thielman Room Journey so Far elem jr. high Richard Yonker, Farmington Schools ISD 192

Elementary

This presentation will be a practical introduction and overview of how I am implementing the new MN State Science Standards in our districts elementary schools.

How to Start Your Own Wildlife Ecology Class Bruce Clark, Lewiston-Altura

Weidner Room sr. high Life Science

Everything you need to know to start your own wildlife ecology class and get your students outside learning about the world around them.

Reflections on EL Sheltered Biology Class Eric Friberg, Henry Sibley High School Eric Vernon, Henry Sibley High School

Whitney Room sr. high Life Science

This co-teaching team will reflect on their experience in creating and instructing a sheltered EL Biology course. They will share ideas for accommodations, modifications, standard alignment, and co-teaching collaboration.

Session 2-3 Engineering Design Challenges: Highly Engaging Classroom and Afterschool STEM Learning Experiences

9:05 - 10:55 AM Helgeson Room jr. high sr. high

Melissa Huppert, Minnesota State Engineering Center of Excellence General Mike Compton, Minnesota 4-H In this session, you will learn how to use the eight practices of science and engineering and the experiential learning model through Engineering Design Challenges offered by MN 4-H and the Minnesota State Engineering Center of Excellence.

Session 3

10:10 - 10:55 AM

Earth Science Strand Speaker

Alexander Room

Reading, Writing, Thinking, and Talking Science: Literacy Strategies in a Science Classroom

Bell Room jr. high

Kristen Iverson Poppleton, Climate Generation

Mary Kelly, Activate Learning

General

Experience a lesson from the phenomenon-based middle school curriculum, Investigating and Questioning Our World through Science and Technology (IQWST), as a model for how instructional materials can engage children in fluent and contextualized ways of thinking, reading, writing, and talking science. Walk away with literacy tools and strategies that can be implemented in any science classroom.

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Women in STEAM: Rising to the Challenges of the Global Water Crisis Judy Onufer, H2O for Life

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Clarke Room jr. high General

Explore A Toolkit of Biographies, Lessons and Opportunities for Service Learning H2O for Life is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing youth with service learning opportunities that help raise awareness about the global water crisis while taking action to provide funds for water, sanitation and hygiene education projects for partner schools in the developing world. In support of these service learning events, we also provide standards aligned academic enrichment tools that can be embedded in the classroom experience to fully articulate with the service experience. Our newest toolkit offers a STEAM lens through which to explore water resource issues with a focus on notable women in this field.

The features of this toolkit are designed to ignite and retain interest in pursuing STEAM fields while bringing awareness to one of the most critical challenges humankind faces today, the global water crisis.

All participants will receive a copy of this valuable resource.

How to Herd Cats

Michael Matti, McGraw Hill

Coborn Room elem jr. high sr. high General

Much like the herding of any animal, we need students to get to the same point having come from different backgrounds and experiences. Students start each lesson, unit or course at different levels of understanding and interests, with the teacher needing to identify where they are and the best way to get to where they need to be. This session will have participants involved in activities that will help corral the classroom chaos. Attendees will participate in Page Keeley Science Probes that help organize that confusion and lead instruction.

"How Can We Help Young People Develop as Creative Thinkers in Our Ever Changing World: Phenomena, Computational Thinking, and 3D Learning."

Megan Earnest, Bell Museum University of Minnesota

Fandel Room elem jr. high sr. high coll General

Using resources from NSTA and other supporting educational agencies, this session presents clear explanations and examples of phenomena, computational thinking, and 3D learning. Resources and methods to assist teachers and schools in the development of curriculum that engages learners in the new Minnesota Department of Education Science Standards and Benchmarks will be the primary focus. Information about how informal learning institutions can support and collaborate in the implementation phase will also be part of this presentation.

Elementary Share-a-thon

First American Room

Join these elementary practitioners and more during this session for rapid fire idea sharing and plenty of resources! Come and visit with many teachers in this interactive session!

Kelli Elickson (Cedar Park Elementary, Apple Valley) Cinda Current (Riverview Elementary, Farmington) Megan Earnest & Mila Velimirovich (Bell Museum, St Paul) Becky Pollard & Brennan Nyboer (Princeton Intermediate School, Princeton) Shannon Olson (Minnesota State University, Moorhead)

MCA Data Interpretation and Resources, Including the Newly Redesigned Benchmark Reports Kendra Olsen, Minnesota Dept of Education - Statewide Testing

Marsh Room elem jr. high sr. high General

Have you been feeling overwhelmed by data, and not sure which data is best from state assessments to use to improve classroom instruction? In this presentation we will do an overview of how the MCA is scored, test results that are available to you and how to access them, and how to use assessment data more effectively at the classroom level. We will also review the new Benchmark Reports and how to use them.

Science in Alternative Schools

Garret Bitker, Choice Technical Academy

Metzroth Room sr. high General

Presentation and general discussion on how to meet science standards in alternative settings, Alternative school, Charter School and other possibilities.

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Science in Alternative Schools

Garret Bitker, Choice Technical Academy

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Metzroth Room sr. high General

Presentation and general discussion on how to meet science standards in alternative settings, Alternative school, Charter School and other possibilities.

Sense-Making with Card Sorts

Marta Stoeckel-Rogers, Tartan High School

Schilplin Room sr. high Physics

Sense-making is crucial for problem-solving and conceptual understanding in physics. Card sorts can support students in sensemaking by connecting multiple representations.

Shining a Light on Inquiry

Justine Harren, Forest Lake Area Schools

Swisshelm Room elem jr. high sr. high Elementary

Come to experience a light unit discovered through inquiry! Participants will leave with resources for both elementary and secondary light units.

5th Grade Teacher; Engineering Education Assistant Researcher @ University of St. Thomas Alison Haugh, University of St. Thomas

Thielman Room elem jr. high sr. high Elementary

Engineering and education students at the University of St. Thomas along with a team of local educators conducted a research project regarding STEM and empathy. Together, the team investigated the meaningful factors that help to connect empathy and STEM in a classroom setting, and discovered ways make STEM learning more accessible to all students.

Mutations Explained! Incorporating Phenomena-Driven Lessons in the Middle School Classroom

Weidner Room jr. high

Keynote Breakout: Structuring Student Thinking: The Power of Crosscutting Concepts

Whitney Room

Bianca Chang, TCI Life Science Matt Moorman, TCI In this hands-on session, participants will take on the roles of students to make a model that shows how mutations in genes can affect the structure and function of a protein. Explain how mutations can be beneficial, neutral, or harmful to the organism.

Peter McLaren, NSTA President

Session 4 Using ArcGIS StoryMaps to Help Students Learn About Scale, Water, and Landforms Jennifer Frisch, University of Minnesota Duluth

1:30 - 2:15 PM Alexander Room elem jr. high Earth Science

ArcGIS Online can be used by students from upper elementary on up! Come learn about the structure of ArcGIS and story maps, and how students can use these tools to learn more about earth science.

Science Is a Verb!

Craig Gaska, Pearson

Bell Room elem jr. high sr. high General

Science is a verb, not a noun. Science is something that students DO. It is not a subject where students passively obtain new information, rather become scientists themselves on a quest for new knowledge. The focus of this presentation is understanding and application of the three dimensions of the new science standards which will invigorate science in your classroom. The conceptual shifts, dimensions, and domains of the NGSS, as well as lesson planning and design will be discussed during this session.

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P51 Glow Labs to Investigate DNA Structure, Enzyme Activity and Synthetic Biology Ally Huang, miniPCR

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Clarke Room sr. high Biology

We have developed the "P51 Molecular Fluorescence Viewer" and an associated series of Glow Lab activities to enable hands-on inquiry on molecular structure and function. Most of these activities can be completed in under 40 minutes making them ideal for teaching settings. Workshop participants will be able to try several of the activities, including the DNA and enzyme Glow labs, and BioBits. The P51 molecular viewer is a system that allows for real time visualization of molecular changes through fluorescence.

3-Dimensional Science Learning that Incorporates Strong Literacy Practices (K-5) Mary Kelly, Activate Learning

Coborn Room elem jr. high Elementary

Experience how Activate Learning PRIME K-5 program embeds literacy using 3-dimensional learning that engages children while exploring and explaining the natural world around them. Participants engage in a lesson from the Energy Transfer cluster. Walk away with literacy tools and 3 dimensional strategies that can be implemented in any science classroom tomorrow!

Elementary Strand Speaker Three-Dimensional Learning Experiences about the Sun, Earth and Moon

First American Room

One of a Kind: Science Instruction to Encourage Inclusion

Helgeson Room

Dennis Schatz, NSTA President

Erica Barnes, University of Minnesota Sruthi Subramanian, High School Student

Introduction to rare diseases can help teachers and students understand the challenges associated with having such a condition or living with a sibling or family member who is affected. By incorporating activities related to this topic in the curriculum, we can provide students and teachers the necessary exposure into this area that can have positive outcomes. This session, offered by a high school student and a guest speaker who lost a child to a rare disease, will provide teachers with resources related to increasing awareness about rare diseases that can meet required benchmarks.

Testing 1, 2, 3: A new data and assessment website for educators from MDE State Testing Kendra Olsen, Minnesota Dept of Education- Statewide Testing

Marsh Room elem jr. high sr. high General

Testing 1, 2, 3 is live! Educators can now access all things related to assessment and data from the State in one place more easily.

We will walk through this newly created website designed by Minnesota educators to better inform your use of MCA data and local assessments in the classroom.

NAEP Questions Tool: The Great Unknown Resource for Educators Jennifer Cain, Minnesota Department of Education

Metzroth Room elem jr. high sr. high General

Learn how to navigate and use a great unknown resource: The NAEP Questions Tool - a free database of released questions from a national assessment.

Chemistry Labs/Demos by HS students for Middle School Lorna Birkholtz, Staples-Motley High School

Mitchell Room sr. high Chemistry

Have your High School Chemistry students do a day of whiz-bang demonstrations and experiments with your middle school science classes! Here are some easy, inexpensive science labs and demos both groups will love and learn from! Session includes labs for a 60 minute class period, along with instructions, and talking points for each.

Making Waves: Can You Hear Me Now?

Steve Lindaas, Minnesota State University Moorhead Erick Quintana, Minnesota State Univeristy Moorhead

Schilplin Room jr. high sr. high coll Physics

Explore sound waves, interference and resonance. Learn about the physics and biology of the ear while we determine your hearing range. Then help break glass (safely) using sound

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A 5E Inquiry Lesson for the New MN High School Earth Science Standards: 9E.3.1.1.3 Richard Lahti, Minnesota State University Moorhead

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Whitney Room sr. high Earth Science

Good inquiry does not require extended wet lab & time is a reason teachers avoid inquiry. Model lesson and strategies for building similar lessons will be discussed.

Session 5 Phenomena and Problem Based Learning with a Storyline Craig Gaska, Pearson

2:35 - 3:20 PM Bell Room elem jr. high sr. high General

Famous cosmologist Carl Sagan reminds us that, “Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.”

Scientists observe phenomena and seek answers to questions. This should be true in the classroom as well. The new standards call for students to be scientists rather than simply learn about science. The storylines teachers use in a problem-based approach to teaching science brings it all together. Participants will learn how one integrates phenomena, problem, and storyline together to foster science inquiry, skills, and knowledge that turn students on to science!

What is Our Evidence that We Live on a Changing Earth?

Eeva Burns, Carolina Biological

Clarke Room elem Elementary

Introduce your students to less screen time and more hands-on learning with the new Smithsonian Science for the Classroom series. Science for K-8 is about world around us and is more impactful when taught through inquiry instead of a computer screen.

Are your students able to use evidence to design and construct testable solutions? Experience model lessons and see how easy it is to lead students through the engineering design process to solve a real-world problem. Leave with a better understanding of how students can use information and evidence to argue for the best materials to withstand the effects of heavy precipitation.

How to Use Phenomena to Make Gains in Student Inquiry Maeve Green, STEMscopes / Accelerate Learning Michele Cozza, STEMscopes / Accelerate Learning

Coborn Room elem jr. high sr. high General

Are you looking for a strategy to introduce an anchor phenomenon to your students? Join us as we model presenting an anchor phenomenon and creating a driving question board. This strategy will intrinsically motivate your students and improve their inquiry skills. Participants will be working in collaborative groups to identify anchoring, investigative, and everyday phenomena.

Science on the Great Lakes

Mick Hamilton, Minneapolis South High School

Fandel Room jr. high sr. high General

The session is led by a team of educators who attended an August 2019 Center for Great Lakes Literacy workshop aboard the tall ship S/V Denis Sullivan. The six-day sail across Lake Superior centered on stewardship of the Great Lakes through two perspectives: scientific monitoring as well as First Nations traditions, practices and approaches to natural resource management.

Hear about workshop participants’ experiences and learn how GLIFWC (Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission) and tribal wardens monitor the health of the Great Lakes while protecting tribal treaty rights and cultural values. In addition, sample Great Lakes and Tribal curricular resources that reflect the Great Lakes Literacy Standards. Finally, we will take time to consider next steps in how native voices and perspectives are, and can further be, incorporated into instruction and stewardship practices within the Great Lakes region.

Helping Students Write Better Lab Reports Katie Melgaard, Marshall County Central High School

Helgeson Room sr. high General

Using the free version of Peergrade, students can use a rubric to anonymously review classmates' lab reports, thus getting a better idea of lab report expectations.

"When Will We Ever Use This": Integrating Career Exploration into Science Curriculum Casey Rose, Prairie Winds Middle School

Marsh Room jr. high sr. high General

In this session, learn how to add career focused component to your curriculum by building real-world, problem based assessments and activities inspired by jobs right in your students’ own backyards.

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MN Orchids in the Classroom

Randall Gage, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

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Weidner Room jr. high sr. high Life Science

Find out about a new opportunity to participate in Native Orchid conservation activities in your science classroom. The MN Orchids in the Classroom project offers Science classrooms the opportunity to participate in authentic orchid conservation research projects directed by the MN Landscape Arboretum Center for Plant Conservation. Connect to classrooms worldwide working on similar orchid conservation projects.

Using Phenomena to Teach Astronomy Kate Rosok, South High Melissa Corrigan, Henry High

Whitney Room sr. high Earth Science

How can we use Phenomena and the Science & Engineering Practices to teach a high school astronomy class?

The first half will be sharing what we've done this year, and the second half will be working in groups to try out some lesson sequences, brainstorm new ones, and look for phenomena to use in class. Bring a device for accessing Google Docs online.

Session 5-6 Using the On-Line Minnesota Natural Resource Atlas in the Classroom Cynthia Hagley, Minnesota Sea Grant Will Bartsch, Natural Resources Research Institute

2:35 - 4:25 PM Alexander Room jr. high sr. high Earth Science

In this interactive class, you will learn how to navigate the online Minnesota Natural Resource Atlas, try out sample lessons based on the 200+ data sets included in the Atlas, and brainstorm ways to use it in your classroom (www.mnnaturalresourceatlas.org).

The Atlas includes a multidisciplinary database and an interactive mapping tool. You will receive training on how to use it for spatial data exploration, mapping, and analysis. The course requires a laptop for each participant. Training materials and lesson plan guidelines will be provided.

Returning "Problem-solving" to Science David Groos, South High School

Metzroth Room jr. high sr. high General

Especially in the age of STEM, we in science education have much to gain by understanding science --theory development-- as a kind of community-wide, problem-solving. Based on a visual model of science as problem-solving, we'll explore Knowledge Building, an educational approach where students inquire over extended periods into problems they discover.

STEP UP - Physics Together

Shane Wood, Mounds View Public Schools Jolene Johnson, Edison High School

Schilplin Room sr. high Physics

This NSF-funded program provides evidence-based lessons and everyday strategies that teacher can use to reduce barriers and encourage young women and others to pursue physics.

Sounds and Light

Tanner Walters, Oak Ridge Elementary Angie Schlede, Oak Ridge Elementary

Swisshelm Room elem jr. high Elementary

In this presentation, we will cover multiple STEM hands-on activities students can do to help them investigate sound and light.

Preparing for New 6th Grade Weather and Climate Standards Can Be Facilitated

by Strategic Use of Internet Resources in Earlier Grades Amy Lilienfeld, Circle of Illumination Science Education LLC, Minneota Public School District

Thielman Room elem jr. high Elementary

Students as young as those in early elementary grades can obtain and interpret data from a variety of online resources to help them in making sense of everyday phenomena. These can help build a strong foundation for their eventually learning more sophisticated concepts in weather and climate in sixth grade.

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3:40 - 4:25 PM

Outdoor Investigator: Using an Online Platform with Students Conducting Independent Investigations Mike Billington, The Raptor Center

Bell Room jr. high sr. high General

Raptor Lab, Part 3 provides a tool for use with middle and high school students involved in conducting independent investigations.

It drives them through the process of science and gives them a digital home for their notes, reflections and data. It also gives teachers a BaseCamp environment where they can monitor and comment on student work. Learn how to use and access this free science education tool.

Why Engineering?

Jeremy Pinson, Museum of Science | EiE

Clarke Room elem jr. high Elementary

This workshop will guide participants through why engineering is a great way to support and reinforce the science that is already being taught in the classroom. It will also show project based learning with an engineering emphasis provides students with the habits of mind & 21st century skills to be successful learners and problem solvers as the move on into secondary education.

Participants will get to work with peers to complete an engineering design challenge!

Science and Literacy: Making the Connection Maeve Green, STEMscopes / Accelerate Learning Michele Cozza, STEMscopes / Accelerate Learning

Coborn Room elem jr. high Elementary

Let's explore how to develop our students’ scientific literacy through the integration of doing science with reading, writing, and discourse. Session participants will understand, experiment, and reason; as well as interpret scientific facts and their meaning using natural phenomena.

Seeking Solutions: Teaching Climate Change as a Doorway into STEM J. McClelland, Maple Lake High School

Fandel Room sr. high General

Explore the idea of "Third Way Technology" described in a lesson plan that has students collaborating to research and present ideas for potential climate change solutions. The presentation will explore further ways to expand upon these ideas and consider global climate change from a STEM perspective.

Getting Griddy With It: Reaching ALL Students with Personalized Learning Tiffany Ott, Western Reserve Academy

Helgeson Room elem jr. high sr. high

Have you considered a jointGeneral MnSTA-NSTA membership?

Personalized learning is a major buzzword in education right now, but figuring out how to actually make it work in your classroom is tricky.

Biology Strand Speaker Approaches to Integrated STEM in the Life Sciences Aligned with the New Standards.

Whitney Room

A joint membership in our two organizations is now available via the NSTA website for $85. This is a $20 savings from the prices of the two individual memberships! www.nsta.org/membership/mnsta.aspx Dr. Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota

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Why stick with your MnSTA membership?

Gain the knowledge you need to be a cutting edge educator!

Network and learn from your peers!

Stay informed! Get weekly email updates and a quarterly MnSTA Newsletter!

Take advantage of leadership opportunities!

Help shape science education standards!

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STRAND

Elementary

5th Grade Teacher; Engineering Education Assistant Researcher @ University of St. Thomas

by Alison Haugh

Bringing the New MN Science Standards to our Elementary Schools: Our Districts Journey So Far

by Richard Yonker

Schilplin Room

Whitney Room

Alexander Room

Reflections on EL Sheltered Biology Class

by Eric Friberg

Transformers Everywhere

by Thomas Tomashek

New MN Science Standards and Climate Change

by Megan Van Loh

Physics Strand Speaker Kevin Haglin Accessible Projects in Mechanics, Electrodynamics, and Computational Physics

11:15 AM 1:00 PM

Elementary Strand Speaker Dennis Schatz Three-Dimensional Learning Experiences about the Sun, Earth and Moon

Session IV 1:15 - 2:00 PM

Using ArcGIS StoryMaps to Help Students Learn About Scale, Water, and Landforms

by Jennifer Frisch

A 5E Inquiry Lesson for the New MN High School Earth Science Standards:9E.3.1.1.3

by Richard Lahti

Making Waves: Can You Hear Me Now?

by Steve Lindaas and Erick Quintana

Chemistry Labs/Demos by HS students for Middle School

by Lorna Birkholtz

MnCOSE19 Presentation Grid

Earth Science Strand Speaker Kristen Iverson Poppleton

Keynote Breakout

by Peter McLaren Structuring Student Thinking: The Power of Crosscutting Concepts

Sense-Making with Card Sorts

by Marta Stoeckel-Rogers

Shining a Light on Inquiry

by Justine Harren

What’s Growin’ On? Desktop Greenhouses, Grow Towers, School Gardens and More!

by Sue Knott

Swisshelm Room

Mitchell Room

Elementary Share a thon

Chemistry Strand Speaker Dr. Jane Wissinger Engaging Students with Modern, Relevant, Green Chemistry Curriculum

Session III 10:10 - 10:55 AM

Session II 9:05 - 9:50 AM

Sunflower in the Sidewalk

by Kandy Stevens

Session I 8:00 - 8:45 AM

Session V 2:20 - 3:05 PM

Session VI 3:25 - 4:10

Biology Strand Speaker Dr. Gillian Roehrig Integrated STEM in Biology Classrooms

Using the On-Line Minnesota Natural Resource Atlas in the Classroom

by Cynthia Hagley and Will Bartsch

Using Phenomena to Teach Astronomy

by Kate Rosok and Melissa Corrigan

STEP UP - Physics Together

by Shane Wood and Jolene Johnson

Sounds and Light

by Tanner Walters and Angie Schlede

Preparing for New 6th Grade Weather and Climate Standards Can Be Facilitated

by Strategic Use of Internet Resources in Earlier Grades

by Amy Lilienfeld

MnCOSE19 Presentation Grid & Strand Speakers Shaded sessions are Exhibitor Workshops

First American Room

Thielman Room

Room

Physics

Life Science/ Earth Science

Earth

Chemistry/ Physics

MnCOSE19 Presentation Grid

Sit-Down Lunch • Sit-Down Presentations • Hawes C - North• End Lunchand • Keynote Presentations and Keynote Hawes C - North End or or Sack Lunch • Visit-a-Vendor Unconferenceand • Unconference Commons Area• Commons Area Sack Lunch and • Visit-a-Vendor

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Ramp it Up! Science and Engineering Practices in the NGSS

by Laura Obert, TCI

Inspired by Nature: Engineering from Animals through Biomimicry

by Kristi Berg and Liz Gilles

Bell Room

Weidner Room

Clarke Room

Session III 10:10 - 10:55 AM

2019 Sci Stds: Professional Development Resources

by John Olson

2019 Science Standards Panel: Development and Implementation Planning facilitated by John Olson

Metzroth Room

Science in Alternative Schools

by Garret Bitker

How to Herd Cats Michael Matti, McGraw-Hill Education

Women in STEAM: Rising to the Challenges of the Global Water Crisis Judy Onufer, H20 for Life

Masterying Personalized Learning : Get Up and Grid!

by Rae Hughart

Reacting to the Past (RTTP) Style Game to Teach HNOS, in a KT Boundary Context

by Richard Lahti and Tanner Aufforth

Middle School and High School ProjectBased Curriculum SREB's Advanced Career

by Jason Bruns

Integrating Crosscutting Concepts for Middle School Science

by Bianca Chang and Matt Moorman

Study and Discussion of Student Misconceptions, Sources, and Diagnostic Pretests

by Richard Lahti and Whiney Shegrud

Helgeson Room

Fandel Room

Marsh Room

MCA Data Interpretation and Resources, Including the Newly Redesigned Benchmark Reports

by Kendra Olsen

How Can We Help Young People Develop as Creative Thinkers in Our Ever Changing World: Phenomena, Computational Thinking, and 3D Learning

by Megan Earnest

Engineering Design Challenges: Highly Engaging Classroom and Afterschool STEM Learning Experiences

by Melissa Huppert

Phenomena-Based and Three Dimensional Learning Peter Brenner, Amplify Science

Energy in the Classroom Doug Kleeberger, MN Energy Center of Excellence

The Science Experience Teacher and Student Desiree Sujoy, Discovery Education

How to Start Your Own Wildlife Ecology Class

by Bruce Clark

Reading, Writing, Thinking, and Talking Science Storylines and the Driving Science: Literacy Strategies in a Science Question Board: Keeping NGSS Curricula Classroom Student Focused Activate Learning by Mary Kelly Activate Learning by Mary Kelly

Session II 9:05 - 9:50 AM

Coborn Room

The Digital Age: STEM Learning with AR/VR Pat Salstrand & Pia Rodil, zSpace

Session I 8:00 - 8:45 AM

Room

Exhibitor Workshops

11:15 AM 1:00 PM

Phenomena and Problem Based Learning with a Storyline Craig Gaska by Emily White, Pearson

Science is a Verb!

Craig Gaska and Emily White, Pearson

Testing 1, 2, 3:A New Data and Assessment Website for Educators from MDE State Testing

by Kendra Olsen

One of a Kind: Science Instruction to Encourage Inclusion

by Sruthi Subramanian, Erica Barnes

Science and Literacy: Making the Connection Maeve Green, STEMscopes/Accelerate Learning

Why Engineering?

Jeremy Pinson, Museum of Science|EiE

Outdoor Investigator: Using an OnLine Platform with Students Conducting Independent Investigations Mike Billington & Beth Girard, The Raptor Center

Session VI 3:25 - 4:10

"When Will We Ever Use This": Integrating Career Exploration into Science Curriculum

by Casey Rose

Science on the Great Lakes

by Mick Hamilton

Helping Students Write Better Lab Reports

by Kate Melgaard

Seeking Solutions: by Teaching Climate Change as a Doorway into STEM

by J. McClelland

Getting Griddy With It: Reaching ALL Students with Personalized Learning

by Tiffany Ott

Returning "Problem-Solving" to Science

by David Groos

How to Use Phenomena to Make Gains in Student Inquiry Maeve Green, STEMscopes/Accelerate Learning

3-Dimensional Science Learning that Incorporates Strong Literacy Practices (K-5) Mary Kelly, Activate Learning

NAEP Questions Tool: The Great Unknown Resource for Educators

by Jennifer Cain

What is Our Evidence that We Live on a Changing Earth?

Eeva Burns, Carolina Biological

P51 Glow Labs to Investiage DNA Structure, Enzyme Activity and Synthetic Biology Ally Huang, miniPCR

MN Orchids in the Classroom

by Randall Gage

Session V 2:20 - 3:05 PM

Session IV 1:15 - 2:00 PM

MnCOSE19 Presentation Grid

Sit-Down Lunch • Presentations and Keynote • Hawes C - North End or Sack Lunch • Visit-a-Vendor and Unconference • Commons Area

STRAND

Life Science

Exhibitor Workshops

General

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Saturday Workshops Addressing the Science Standards Discipline Area Table Talks 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM • Weidner Room

Come join colleagues from around the state and dig into the details of transitioning into the new Minnesota Science Standards.

Coffee and water will be available all morning!

Instructional Strategies for the New Science Standards Mary Colson

Practitioner of Science, Teacher, Author Co-chair of the MN Science Standards Review Committee Moorhead Public Schools Weidner Room 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Essential Question: How might teaching and learning change to meet the new Minnesota Science Standards?

In this workshop, we will explore some of the significant changes between the 2009 and 2019 Minnesota science standards. Among the changes is the instructional shift from students learning about science content to students engaging in the practices of science to figure out something puzzling, either regarding the natural or the designed world. To understand the impacts of this and other changes, participants will first assume the role of scientist as they engage in a series of lessons to figure out where some missing water went in a small New England watershed. Participants will then analyze their experience to look for the presence of the science and engineering practices in the watershed lessons. The workshop will conclude with a look at some of the resources that are available to support Minnesota teachers as they tackle the shift to 3-dimensional teaching and learning.

Science Standards 8:00 - 9:00 AM Table Talks

Bell/Alexander Room

Hands-On Workshops 8:00 - 10:00 AM Sphero & Ozobots

Swisshelm/Whitney Rooms

9:00 - 1:00 PM Standards Strategies

Herberger Suite [2nd floor]

Relicensure in a Day 8:00 - 9:00 AM Positive Interventions

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9:00 - 10:00 AM English Language Learners 10:00 - 12:00 PM G04ST8 Physics: Lasers, Light, and Optics

Weidner/Edelbrock/Clark Room

10:00 - 11:00 AM Early Warning Signs of Mental Illness 11:00 - 12:00 PM Reading Strategies 12:00 - 1:00 PM Suicide Prevention

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Hands-On Workshops Sphero & Ozobots Stephanie Madson

District 196 • Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Schools

Elementary Focus Bell/Alexander Room

8:00 - 10:00 AM

Learn how to utilize Sphero and Ozobot robots, Scratch coding and Makey Makey circuit technology to show how these tools may enhance the science standards!

Go4ST8 Physics: Lasers, Light, & Optics Steve Ethen, Tom Tomashek, Jason Hall, Phillip Sexton, & Jon Huber Middle and High School Focus

Edelbrock/Clark Room Room 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Join as we explore lasers, light, and optics. We’ll investigate various demonstrations and hands-on activities related to reflection, refraction, diffraction, and interference.

We’ll talk about fiber optics and the role they play in our daily lives.

GO4ST8 Physics is a cohort of physics teachers who convene four times a year to share ideas and information for teaching physics.

Relicensure in a Day! Join your K-12 science colleagues in courses to meet current relicensure requirements!

First American and Thielman Rooms - 2nd floor 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM 8:00 AM - Positive Interactions with Kate Schnider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First American Room 9:00 AM - English Language Learners with Rachel Casey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thielman Room 10:00 AM - Early Warning Signs of Mental Illness with Mary Marana . . . First American Room 11:00 AM - Reading Strategies with Charlene Irvin-Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thielman Room 12:00 PM - Suicide Prevention with Mary Marana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First American Room NOTE: The Cultural Competency portion of relicensure is NOT required for renewal until AFTER Jan 1, 2020, and will therefore not be offered at MnCOSE19

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MnCOSE 2019 Conference Planning Committee Mary Haberman, MnCOSE Conference Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN Valley ALC, MnSTA Board Eric Koser, MnCOSE Conference Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mankato West High School, MnSTA WebMaster Joe Reymann, MnCOSE Exhibits Coordinator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Retired, MnSTA Treasurer Nichole Christofferson-Weston, MnCOSE Program Co-Coordinator. . . . . . . . . Menahga School, Menahga David Borslein, MnCOSE Program Co-Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Peter High School, MnSTA Reg 9

MnSTA Strand Leaders

Dana Smith, MnSTA Chemistry Representative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bemidji Middle School, Bemidji Haley Kalina, MnSTA Earth Science Representative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discovery Middle School, Alexandria Lee Fillipek, MnSTA Metro Elementary Representative. . . . . . . . Southview Elementary School, Apple Valley Dan Gruhlke, MnSTA Outstate Elementary Representative. . . . . . . . Eastview Education Center, Monticello Phillip Sexton, MnSTA Physics Representative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minnetonka High School, Minnetonka

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Friday Evening Activities After your last session ends, join us at 4:30 at the Courtyard by Marrriott for snacks and networking.

We’ll hold our MnSTA Annual Meeting and give away a second $100 cash prize!

Watch for opportunities to meet your regional directors and share your experiences from the day!

Your completed “Visit-a-Vendor” sheet is your ticket to be eligible to win $100 cash in the 3:15 drawing! Then al l you have to do is ‘show up; to be eligible to win the second $100 cash prize at the MnSTA Annual Meeting!! You must be present to win...so don’t miss out on this chance.

Get started with a guide on the visitors bureau...and use the hashtag #MnCOSE19 during our event!

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www.mnsta.org Acknowledgements Thanks to the team at Earth Vision for sharing their film “The Human Element” with us!

thehumanelementmovie.com Thank you to the Norb and Greg at the Mankato Area Public Schools Print Shop.

For several years running, MAPS has supported our event by printing of this program!

The MnSTA Conference on Science Education would not happen without the teamwork of the MnSTA Board of Directors!

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