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September 24–27
Annual Conference
ABOUT ASTC
In today’s increasingly crowded world, how can your institution best position itself for the attention of potential visitors
and donors?
How can you ensure your programs and operations remain
vibrant, and that you and your staff are positioned to move your
institution forward and achieve maximum success?
How can you keep your company at the forefront of the
global science center field?
The answer is simple: be a part of the Association of ScienceTechnology Centers’ (ASTC’s) 2016 Annual Conference. Each
year, nearly 2,000 individuals representing science centers and
museums from across the world, informal science educators,
and companies collaborating with the museum field gather for
ASTC’s Annual Conference – the premier professional development opportunity for the global science center community.
This year, ASTC 2016 comes to Tampa, and will be hosted by
the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI).
Don’t miss this opportunity to:
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learn from the field’s leading experts—and each other
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grow your professional and personal networks
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strengthen the capacity of your institution, your staff,
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
and yourself
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walk away with practical advice, resources, and connections you can utilize immediately upon your return home
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see first-hand the strategies, operations, and successes of
Conference Facts, Features, and Highlights....................... 5
our host museum.
Keynote Speaker and Signature Speakers.......................... 9
Preliminary Conference Schedule ..................................... 10
Conference Goals and Tracks .............................................. 11
ASTC 2016 Exhibit Hall ....................................................... 12
Preconference Workshops and Events ............................. 15
Concurrent Sessions and Events ........................................20
ASTC Community of Practice (CoP) Meet-ups.............. 57
Welcome to Tampa! ...............................................................59
Tampa Map............................................................................... 61
Hotel/Travel ............................................................................63
Registration Instructions......................................................65 3
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CONFERENCE FACTS, FEATURES,
AND HIGHLIGHTS
Conference Location
ASTC Job Bank
The 2016 ASTC Annual Conference will be held at Tampa
The Job Bank at the ASTC Annual Conference provides a
Convention Center, the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel &
place for ASTC-member institutions to post their job openings
Marina (Headquarters Hotel), and this year’s host site, the
free of charge, for individuals seeking positions to post their
Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI). See page 63 for a
resumes or other information, and for interested individuals
complete list of the conference hotels.
to seek advice from professionals in the field. Job applicants
should bring a supply of résumés and an electronic version to
Conference Registration
upload. The Job Bank will be open during the ASTC Annual
Registration opens on Friday, September 23, at 7:00 a.m.,
Conference on Sunday and Monday, September 25 and 26.
in the East Registration Lobby (2nd floor) of the Tampa
ASTC Resource Center
Convention Center.
Learn more about the Association’s programs and activities,
More Value for Your Money
purchase our bestselling books, and meet ASTC staff at the
Full conference registration for ASTC 2016 includes:
Resource Center and Bookstore, located in the center of the
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All sessions, workshops, and events without a listed fee
Exhibit Hall. Find out what’s going on in professional devel-
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Two-day access to the Exhibit Hall (Saturday
opment and Communities of Practice (CoPs), public policy
and advocacy, global engagement, and research. Members can
and Sunday)
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Saturday Breakfast and Keynote
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Saturday Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
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Saturday Afternoon Ice Cream Break
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Sunday morning Refreshment Break
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Sunday Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
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Sunday Networking Receptions
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Museum Open House Day and Cinema Day (Museum of
sign up for free subscriptions to our award-winning bimonthly
magazine, Dimensions, and our biweekly email newsletter,
INFORMER. Learn how to take better advantage of your
ASTC membership. Not a member? Come find out about the
benefits of membership and even join on the spot. We look
forward to seeing you Saturday and Sunday.
Certificate of Completion
If your institution or professional organization requires you
Science and Industry (MOSI))
to have a certificate of completion, please contact us after the
conference at [email protected].
ASTC Community of Practice (CoP) Meet-Ups
ASTC Communities of Practice (CoPs) are groups of infor-
Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) Credit
mal education professionals who share a concern or a passion
ASTC will again be applying to have selected develop-
for something they do and learn how to do it better as they
ment-related sessions approved for CFRE credit in Category
interact regularly. Many of the CoPs will be meeting during the
1.B-Education of the CFRE International application for
conference for brainstorming, planning, and networking. These
initial certification and/or recertification. These sessions will
meet-ups are open to all conference attendees, whether or not
be highlighted in the final conference program.
you have previously been involved with any CoPs. For a current
list of ASTC CoPs, visit www.astc.org/professional-development/communities-of-practice. See the program schedule for a
complete list of meet-ups.
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Creating a Great Conference Session Brown
Bag Lunch
Poster Presentations
Want some practical advice on how to make your session
work—using graphs, photographs, diagrams, and any sample
proposal stand out from the crowd? Want to share your inno-
educational materials developed—on a poster board. Two
vative practices, programs, and partnerships? Learn about the
groups of Poster Presentations will be presented in the Exhibit
updated guidelines and key factors that will strengthen your
Hall—Saturday, September 25–Sunday, September 26—pre-
session proposal for the 2017 ASTC Annual Conference in San
senters will be staffing their respective posters to engage with
Jose, California during this brown bag session. Bring your lunch
attendees. Check the program listings for more details on
and join this interactive session on Saturday, September 24,
specific poster titles and presenters.
The Poster Presentation is a visual display of an author’s
from 12:30–1:30 p.m. at the Tampa Convention Center.
Quiet Room
Diversity Fundraiser
Need a peaceful sanctuary away from the crowd? This year we
Since its launch in 2001, ASTC’s Diversity and Leadership
are providing a quiet room for conference attendees to medi-
Development Fellows Program has made it possible for more
tate, pray, or sit for a while. The Quiet room will be open from
than 145 science center professionals from over 70 science
Friday, September 24–Monday, September 27, 7:00 a.m.–5:00
centers and museums in the U.S. and Canada to participate
p.m. at the Tampa Convention Center.
in the ASTC Annual Conference. The Fellowship exemplifies
ASTC members’ commitment to reflecting the diversity of
the audiences they serve by supporting the development and
advancement of science center professionals from ethnic/
racial minority backgrounds, those with disabilities, and those
who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT).
Fellows receive free conference registration and a stipend of up
to $1,000 to cover expenses. Support for this growing program
is provided by a $10 contribution for admission to the Saturday
Night Party at MOSI.
Flash Sessions
Flash sessions are a collection of short (10-minute) presentations on various, but often related topics, given by several
people. One group of Flash Sessions will be presented per day
on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday; check the program listings
for more details on specific presentations and session leaders.
Mentor Program
This program was launched last year, and was rated very successful with those who participated. The program is designed
to match experienced members in the field with newcomers to
science centers and museums based on their area of expertise.
It is an opportunity for first-time conference attendees to get
the most out of the conference, to develop new relationships, to
learn tried and true tips for navigating the event, and to potentially build relationships that will last beyond Tampa.
Sign up to be a mentor or mentee when you register.
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2016 ASTC
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPONSORS
(As of June 1, 2016)
We are extremely grateful to the organizations that have chosen to support the 2016 ASTC
Annual Conference and wish to thank them for their generous support:
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
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The World Biotech Tour (WBT)
was created to unite our global
community and engage youth
in science by bringing the excitement
and wonder of biotechnology to
museums around the world. The
WBT will travel to 12 science centers
from 2015-2017 starting with
Pavilion of Knowledge in Portugal,
Miraikan in Japan and Technopolis
in Belgium.
EXPERIENCE
THE TOUR!
Key Elements of the Tour include:
• Biotech-themed Science Festivals
• Student Ambassador Program
• Be a Scientist: Conduct Labs
and Hands-on Activities
• Outreach to Schools and Communities
• Free Materials Online for All
Science Centers & Teachers
For information and updates visit
www.WorldBiotechTour.org
WorldBiotechTourASTC
@BiotechTour #wbt2016
WorldBiotechTour
KEYNOTE AND
SIGNATURE SPEAKERS
Alex McDowell
Sascha Paladino
Breakfast and Opening
Creator/Executive Producer
Keynote Presentation
Monday, September 26
Saturday, September 24
2:45-4:00 p.m.
7:30–10:00 a.m.
Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel
Tampa Convention Center
Emmy-nominated writer and pro-
Alex McDowell is an award-winning
ducer Sascha Paladino is the creator
narrative designer working at the
and executive producer of Disney
intersection of Design, Technology and
Junior’s “Miles from Tomorrowland,”
Storytelling. He is founder and creative
an intergalactic animated series that
director at 5D, where he and his team design the future for indus-
follows the outer space voyages of
tries and institutions.
young adventurer Miles and his family as they help connect the
He is Professor of Practice at the University of Southern
universe on behalf of the Tomorrowland Transit Authority.
California’s (USC) School of Cinematic Arts, and is direc-
An accomplished children’s television writer, Paladino was
tor of the USC World Building Media Lab and the World
most recently story editor and consulting producer on Disney
Building Institute.
Junior’s “Henry Hugglemonster.” Paladino developed and
McDowell was a production designer of feature films for 30
served as head writer and producer for Nickelodeon’s “Ni Hao,
years, working with such directors as David Fincher, Steven
Kai-lan.” His additional writing credits include Disney Junior’s
Spielberg, Terry Gilliam, and Anthony Minghella. As Visiting
acclaimed “Doc McStuffins,” “Team Umizoomi,” “Wonder
Artist to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Pets,” “Winx Club,” “Tickety Toc,” “Blue’s Clues” and “Sid the
Media Lab (2005–2010), he designed the robot opera “Death
Science Kid.” Paladino also wrote the theme song lyrics for
and the Powers.”
“Henry Hugglemonster” and “Ni Hao, Kai-lan,” among many
His awards include Royal Designer for Industry by the U.K.’s
songs for other series.
RSA (2006); the President’s Award (U.K. Designers & Art
Paladino has also worked on a number of arts education
Directors, 2013); the Future Voice Award (Interaction Awards,
projects, including teaching Shakespeare and acting in public
2014); the Art Director’s Guild (ADG) Excellence in Production
schools and prisons. An award-winning film director, his most
Design (2005), and San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS)
recent documentary feature, “Throw Down Your Heart,”
(2002); and nominations for British Academy of Film and
about American banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck, won the Audience
Television Arts (BAFTA) (2006), Saturn (2010), Online Film
Award at the South by Southwest Film Festival, Best Music
and Television Association (OFTA) (2003, 2006), and Visual
Documentary at AFI Docs and the Audience Award at the
Effects Society (VES) (2003).
Vancouver International Film Festival. In addition, Paladino
has created a variety of documentary shorts that have garnered
accolades at Woodstock Film Festival, Newport Beach Film
Festival and Mill Valley Film Festival.
A New York City native, Paladino is a graduate of The
High School of Performing Arts (aka the “Fame” school) and
Wesleyan University. He recently spent two years living and
working in Ireland, and currently resides in Los Angeles with
his wife, author Erin Torneo, and their six-year-old twin boys.
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ASTC 2016 PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE
Sunday, September 25
Thursday, September 22
9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
4:30–6:00 p.m.
Friday, September 23
ASTC Diversity and Leadership
Development Fellows
Opening Session*
ASTC Conference Program
Planning Committee
Welcome Reception*
7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Registration open
8:30–9:00 a.m. Sponsor/Exhibitor
Appreciation Breakfast*
9:00–10:00 a.m.
Beverage Break in the
Exhibit Hall
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
ASTC Job Bank open
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall open
10:15–11:30 a.m.
Concurrent sessions/
Poster presentations
7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Registration open
8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
ASTC Diversity and Leadership
Development Fellows Workshop
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Communities of Practice (CoPs)
Meet-ups
Networking lunch in the
Exhibit Hall
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Development Luncheon^^
ASTC Board of
Directors Meeting*
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Live Demonstration Hour
1:15–2:30 p.m.
Concurrent sessions
3:00–4:15 p.m.
Concurrent sessions
4:30–6:00 p.m.
Networking Receptions in the
Exhibit Hall
5:00–6:30 p.m.
Governing Member Directors
Appreciation Reception*
8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Preconference workshops^^
1:30–5:30 p.m.
CEO Forum^^
5:00–6:00 p.m.
Conference Navigation and
Networking^^
6:00–7:00 p.m.
Welcome to Tampa meet-ups
6:00–9:00 p.m.
The Educator’s Network
(TEN) Dinner
7:00–9:00 p.m.
Leadership Reception*
7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Registration open
7:30–8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
8:00–10:00 a.m.
Opening Keynote
10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall open
11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Concurrent sessions/
Poster presentations
12:15–1:45 p.m.
Networking lunch in the
Exhibit Hall
12:30–1:30 p.m.
Creating a Great Session Proposal
Brown Bag Lunch
2:00–3:15 p.m.
Concurrent sessions
3:15–4:15 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Ice Cream Break
4:30–5:45 p.m.
Concurrent sessions
7:30–11:30 p.m.
Saturday Night Party at the Host
Museum^^
7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Registration open
7:30–8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:00–10:00 a.m. Leading Edge Awards
Presentation/Business
Meeting/2017 Preview
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Communities of Practice (CoPs)
Meet-ups
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Satellite Bookstore open
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
ASTC Job Bank open
10:15–11:30 a.m.
Concurrent sessions
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Lunch on your own
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
CEO/Trustee Luncheon^^
1:15–2:30 p.m.
Alan J. Friedman Science
Center Dialogues
2:45–4:00 p.m.
Concurrent sessions
4:30–5:45 p.m.
Concurrent sessions
Tuesday, September 27
*For members and/or invited guests only
^^Denotes a paid and/or registration required event
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8:00–9:30 a.m.
ASTC Conference Program
Planning Committee Meeting*
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Museum Open House Day
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Museum Cinema Day
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Planetarium Demos
2016 CONFERENCE GOALS AND TRACKS
Conference Goals
Conference Tracks
The program and content of the ASTC Annual Conference are
Sessions are organized according to topical tracks:
designed to:
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Inspire attendees, both personally and professionally,
risk management, etc.
through exciting and engaging speakers and experiences
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Applications of Research and Evaluation: research
Increase capacity through high-quality sessions that build
and evaluation methods and results, and how they can be
upon what individuals and organizations already know to
applied to mission fulfillment
generate new abilities
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Administration: finances, business practices, facilities,
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Communications, Public Relations, and Marketing:
Strengthen relationships that connect people and organi-
techniques and results of organizational communications
zations in ways that advance informal science education
in science center practice via any media platform
Highlight innovations in every aspect of informal science
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Community Engagement and Outreach: programming
education and museum practice
to serve community constituencies, including teacher
Focus on reflection and feedback that strengthen the field
education programs and diversity and inclusion efforts
by learning from past successes or shortcomings.
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Development and Member Relations: general development and membership strategies, donor relations, etc.
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Education and Programming: models and outcomes
from various modes of programming, including demonstrations, theater, adult or youth programming, hands-on
labs, etc.
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Exhibits and Environments: development and design
of any science learning environment (physical or virtual,
in museums or public spaces), and trends affecting design
and development approaches
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Immersive Media and Experiences: development
and programming related to planetariums, large-format films, stereoscopic theaters, simulators, and
related environments
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Innovations in Science and Technology: research
collaborations, emerging technologies, etc.
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Leadership: issues of governance, strategic vision, mission fulfillment, and organizational/field strategies for
the future
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Staff and Workforce Development: staff and volunteer
development, visitor/customer service, etc.
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ASTC 2016 EXHIBIT HALL SCHEDULE
(subject to change)
The ASTC Annual Conference Exhibit Hall strives to provide exhibitors and attendees with increased value and
networking opportunities each year.
Friday, September 23
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Exhibitor Move-in
10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open
12:15–1:45 p.m.*
Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
Want to introduce your products and services
to nearly 2,000 science museum and informal
science education professionals from across
the globe?
Visit www.astc.org/conference for exhibitor information and the Exhibit Hall Floor Plan,
so you can choose your own booth space. To
reserve space or for additional information,
contact ASTC Sales at [email protected].
3:15–4:15 p.m.*
Sunday, September 25
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open
9:00–10:00 a.m.*
Beverage Break in the Exhibit Hall
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.*
4:30–6:00 p.m.*
Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall
6:30–10:00 p.m.
Exhibitor Move-out
8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Exhibitor Move-out
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2016 CONFERENCE EXHIBITORS
(As of May 13, 2016)
Visit our web site at www.astc.org/conference for an updated list of 2016 exhibitors.
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Evergreen Exhibitions
Action Moving Services /Atlas
Exhibits Development Group
ALCHEMY studio
Exploratorium
NRG! Exhibits
American Museum of Natural History
Explorer Systems Inc
nWave Pictures Distribution
Argyle Design, Inc.
Flexhibit
Ontario Science Centre
Artemesia Publishing
Foxfire Interactive Corp
Optimus Medina Riley Corp.
Artisans of Florence—International
Fulldome Pro Inc.
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
ASM Materials Education Foundation
Gateway Ticketing Systems, Inc.
Pacific Studio
Audio Visual Imagineering, Inc.
Giant Screen Cinema Association
Pathfinders Design + Technology
Available Light
Grande Exhibitions
Premier Exhibitions
Benee’s, Inc.
Group Delphi
Pufferfish INC
Blackbaud, Inc.
Gyroscope, Inc.
Richard Lewis Media Group
Blue Telescope
Imagination Playground
Roto
BODY WORLDS
Imagine Exhibitions Inc.
Science First/STARLAB
Brad Larson Media, Inc.
Impact Communications
Science Gallery International
Breeze Creative LLC
Interspectral AB
Science Museum of Minnesota
Budd Wentz Productions
KaBOOM!
Science North
Kubik Maltbie, Inc.
Sciencenter
California Science Center
Kurt Hüttinger GmbH & Co. KG
SimEx-Iwerks Entertainment
Casey Carle’s BubbleMania: Science, Art
Kusser FountainWorks
Sky-Skan, Inc.
Lee H. Skolnick Architecture +
Speak Creative
(Wentzscope Microscopes)
& Comedy!
Center for Advancement of Informal
Science Education (CAISE)
Design Partnership
NOAA, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
SRO Associates, Inc.
Leonardo3
Stage Nine Exhibitions
Chicago Scenic Studios Inc.
Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo
Stemfinity
Children’s Museum of Houston
Luci Creative
TAM Retail
Children’s Museum Pittsburgh
Luckey LLC
TechnoFrolics
Collaboration for Ongoing Visitor
MadaTech, The Israel National Museum
Tessitura Network
Experience Studies (COVES)
of Science, Technology, & Space
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
Creative Arts Unlimited, Inc.
Michael Holland Productions
The Field Museum
Creative Discovery Museum
Minnesota Children’s Museum
Universal Services Associates, Inc.
D3D Cinema
Minotaur Mazes
University of Central Florida
Darwin & Dinosaurs
Museum of New Zealand Te
USDA, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Digital Howard
Papa Tongarewa
Virginia Commonwealth University
Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc.
Museum of Science
Elevation Productions
Museum of Science and Industry Chicago
Washed Ashore
ePlanetarium
National Geographic Studios
World Biotech Tour
Evans & Sutherland
National Living Laboratory
Computer Corporation
Life Sciences
NISE Network
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The app is back!
Coming September 2016
Be part of a dynamic race team working together to build and
test the fastest (and safest) speed machines on the planet.
This behind-the-scenes look at the thrilling world of racing
investigates the scientific process for designing super-fast
vehicles using Hot Wheels® cars to experiment with speed,
power, and performance.
HOTWHEELS and associated trademarks and trade dress are owned by, and used under license from, Mattel. ©2016 Mattel. All Rights Reserved.
For more information, visit booth #735 or contact:
Sarah Myers
Traveling Exhibits Project Manager
[email protected]
317-334-4107
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PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Evaluation Tips, Tricks, and Shortcuts for
Evaluation Skeptics
Most agree learning from our audiences is necessary, yet
evaluation often feels like a burden adding little value.
This workshop, led by a known-to-be disruptive evaluator,
challenges the current paradigm. Providing concrete tools
and resources, attendees gain insights into evaluation’s true
value and how to use it to their advantage. Preregistration
required. Limited to 60 participants. Fee: $25 per person
(includes breakfast).
9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
ASTC Diversity and Leadership Development Fellows
Opening Session
For 2016 fellows, alumni, and invited guests
4:30–6:00 p.m.
ASTC Conference Program Planning Committee
(CPPC) Welcome Reception
For members only
Session Leader: Kate Livingston, Principal,
ExposeYourMuseum LLC, Austin, TX
Presenters: Kate Livingston, ExposeYourMuseum LLC,
Austin, TX
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
Hot Cities, Cool Science! Developing Hands-On
Activities for Engaging Audiences with Climate
Change Topics
This informative hands-on workshop will take you through
the process of designing activity kits for climate change
engagement and facilitating their use at community programs and events. After deconstructing existing kits, you will
work with colleagues to prototype new ideas and practice
facilitating productive conversations about climate change
issues. Preregistration required. Limited to 60 participants.
Fee: $25 per person (includes breakfast).
7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
ASTC Diversity and Leadership Development
Fellows Workshop
For invited 2016 fellows, alumni, and invited guests
Session Leader: Raluca Ellis, Environmental Scientist, The
Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA
8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Presenters: Raluca Ellis, The Franklin Institute,
Philadelphia, PA; Michaela Labriole, New York Hall of
Science, Queens, ; Mandela Lyon, Carnegie Museum of
Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA; and Mary Ann Steiner,
Steiner Learning Design, Pittsburgh, PA
ASTC Board of Directors Meeting
For ASTC Board members, committee chairs, and
invited guests
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PRECONFERENCE
EVENTS
ASTC Un-conference
In this un-conference, attendees discuss late-breaking
issues to create a structured set of pick-up sessions to fill
interstitial openings during the conference. Preregistration
(includes breakfast and lunch).
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEON: National Education Outreach Network
Outreach programs stand on the cutting edge of science
center programming. Outreach professionals from around
the world will meet to learn about all aspects of the field,
with brainstorming sessions, hands-on activities, numerous
presentations and more. Outreach veterans and rookies alike
will benefit from NEON. Preregistration required. Limited
to 60 participants. Fee: $60 per person (includes breakfast
and lunch).
Session Leader: R.L Lindsey, Executive Director,
ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum, Ashland, OR
Presenters: Preeti Gupta, Director of Youth Learning and
Research, American Museum of Natural History, New York
City, NY; Paul Orselli, President and Chief Instigator, POW!
(Paul Orselli Workshop), Baldwin, NY; Troy Livingston,
Executive Director, Thinkery, Austin, TX; Julie Bowen,
Consultant, Science Centers & Museums, Columbia Group,
Toronto, BC Canada ; Kristin Leigh, Deputy Director,
Explora, Albuquerque, NM; Julie Johnson, Co-Founder and
Owner, J2R2 Leadership & Change Associates LLC, , MN;
Peggy Monahan, Exhibit Projects Creative Director, New
York Hall of Science, Queens; Tonya Matthews, President
and CEO, Michigan Science Center, Detroit, MI; Dana
Schloss, Experience Developer, ScienceWorks Hands-On
Museum, Ashland, OR; and Tom Rockwell, Director Exhibits
& Media Studio, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
Session Leader: Jonah Cohen, Manager, Science Education,
McWane Science Center, Birmingham, AL
Presenters: Paul Taylor, The Franklin Institute,
Philadelphia, PA; and Anika Taylor, The Bakken Library and
Museum, Minneapolis, MN
Citizen Science Best Practices for Science Centers
and Museums
Interested in trying out or deepening your citizen science
programming? This best practices workshop will help you
create activities aligned with institutional priorities. Join
leaders and peers from the field to share diverse projects and
resources, and discuss how our organizations can uniquely
support relevant research and deeply meaningful learning.
Preregistration required. Limited to 60 participants. Fee:
$60 per person (includes breakfast and lunch).
Exhibit Designs for Girls’ Engagement (EDGE):
Professional development workshop
Join us for a one-day workshop to learn about girl-friendly
design attributes honed from studying nearly 1000 girls and
boys at over 300 STEM exhibits from multiple institutions.
Engage in exhibit activities to explore the design attributes
and ways to incorporate them into your own institution.
Preregistration required. Limited to 25 participants. Fee:
$60 per person (includes breakfast and lunch).
Session Leader: Lila Higgins, Manager, Citizen Science
and Live Animals, Natural History Museum of Los
Angeles County/Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits, Los
Angeles, CA
Presenters: Lila Higgins, Natural History Museum of Los
Angeles County/Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits, Los
Angeles, CA; Heidi Ballard, University of California, Davis,
Davis, CA; Alison Young, California Academy of Sciences,
San Francisco; Tina Phillips and Rick Bonney, Cornell
Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY; Eric Havel, Chabot Space &
Science Center, Oakland, CA; and Chelle King, Patricia and
Phillip Frost Science Museum, Miami, FL
Session Leader: Veronica Garcia-Luis, Project Director/
Evaluator, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
Presenters: Toni Dancu, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
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PRECONFERENCE
EVENTS
Making & Tinkering: A Day of
professional development
MOSI
Starting a making and tinkering space is a hot topic these
days, but what’s the big deal? What “makes” it different
from the hands-on science we’ve always done? Join us for
an intensive professional development opportunity and a
chance to connect with colleagues around the world addressing these questions and more. Preregistration required.
Limited to 50 participants. Fee: $60 per person (includes
breakfast, lunch, and transportation).
Catalyzing Energy Education: Bringing together
informal educators, teachers, and community
partners to share resources and strategies
Learn about the ASTC/BP Energy Education Initiative
and teaching resources from project partners including
Discovery Place, Museum Institute for Teaching Science
(MITS), Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and the
New Mexico ISE Network. Experience inquiry activities to
use in your teacher PD and school programs. Discover the
Dept. of Energy’s STEM Mentoring Cafés. Preregistration
(includes breakfast and lunch).
Session Leader: Karen Wilkinson, Director, The Tinkering
Studio™, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
Session Leader: Sandra Ryack-Bell, Executive Director,
Museum Institute for Teaching Science, Quincy, MA
Session Moderator: Mike Petrich, Making - Learning
Studio, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
Presenters: Robert Corbin, Discovery Place, Inc., Charlotte,
NC; Robert Payo, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, CO;
Selena Connealy, New Mexico EPSCoR, Albuquerque; and
Amanda Quinones, US Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC
Presenters: Lisa Brahms, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh,
PA; Summer Brandon, ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum,
Ashland, OR; Liana Kali, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA;
Sherlock Terry, Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich,
VT; Lydia Beall, Museum of Science, Boston, MA; Prinda
Wanakule, The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, CA;
Keith Braafladt, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul;
David Wells, New York Hall of Science, Queens; Monika
Mayer, Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, CA; Dana
Schloss, ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum, Ashland, OR;
Anthony Pelaez, MOSI (Museum of Science & Industry),
Tampa, FL; Kathleen Lawson, Arkansas Discovery Network,
Little Rock, AK; Brittney Kugler, Arkansas Discovery
Network, Little Rock, AK; and Trevor Taylor, The University
of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1:30–5:30 p.m.
Leading on the Frontier: ASTC Diversity and
Leadership Fellowship alumni big ideas symposium
How do we cultivate a generation of museum leaders
operating on the frontiers of human social development and
community engagement? Come ready to contribute to an
evolving agenda. Invited keynote speakers inspire, challenge
and provoke. Facilitated group discussions provide networking and skills building. Open to alumni and interested
friends. Preregistration required. Limited to 50 participants.
Fee $20 per person (includes afternoon snack).
Session Leader: Ann Hernandez, Program Manager,
Professional Development, Association of Science-Technology
Centers, Washington, DC
Session Moderator: Adrienne Barnett, Associate Director
of Programs, Thinkery, Austin, TX
Presenters: Cheronda Frazier, Center for Aquatic Sciences
at Adventure Aquarium, Camden, NJ; Brittani Lane,
EdVenture Children’s Museum, Columbia, SC; Josh Kemper,
Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA; and Priya Mohabir, New
York Hall of Science, New York
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Reframing Informal STEM Learning: Evidence-based
strategies to boost support
Want to make the strongest case for informal STEM learning
and boost public support? The right framing can make all
the difference. In this interactive session, participants will
explore new framing research conducted by the FrameWorks
Institute, learning what to emphasize and what to leave
unsaid. Preregistration required. Limited to 60 participants.
5:00–6:00 p.m.
Conference Navigation and Networking
Is this your first time at ASTC’s Annual Conference? Been a
while since your last one? Want to know what is happening
at this year’s conference? THIS IS THE SESSION FOR
YOU! Members of ASTC’s Conference Program Planning
Committee (CPPC) and representatives from our host
museum will provide you with some ideas and suggestions
on how to navigate the conference as well as the host city.
They will provide an overview of key networking opportunities, and set the stage by beginning the networking at this
session with other first-time attendees and CPPC members.
Preregistration required. Limited to 100 participants.
Session Leader: Anita Krishnamurthi, Vice President,
STEM Policy, Afterschool Alliance, Washington, DC
Presenter: Julie Sweetland, FrameWorks Institute,
Washington, DC
REVEALing Strategies for Facilitating Family
Learning at Science Centers
Research on families in informal learning environments confirms that the social dynamics of these settings are unique
and require responsive, specialized approaches to facilitation. We’ll use tools and activities developed by the REVEAL
project to discover effective facilitation strategies that will
help museum educators best support families in your institution. Preregistration required. Limited to 60 participants.
6:00–7:00 p.m.
Welcome to Tampa Meet-ups
Off-Property
6:00–9:00 p.m.
The Educators Network (TEN) Dinner
Begin the 2016 ASTC Conference by networking with fellow
educators from informal and/or formal settings. Join us for
the upbeat TEN dinner in Tampa to reconnect with familiar
colleagues and initiate new relationships. Preregistration
required. Fee: $45 per person.
Session Leader: Elizabeth Andanen, Senior Science
Educator, Chemistry Lab, Oregon Museum of Science and
Industry, Portland
Presenters: Elizabeth Andanen, Oregon Museum of Science
and Industry, Portland; Summer Brandon, ScienceWorks
Hands-On Museum, Ashland, OR; and Andee Rubin, TERC,
Cambridge, MA
7:00–9:00 p.m.
Leadership Reception
Off-property
By invitation only
CEO Forum
A CEO Forum, where science center and museum executives can discuss critical issues for the field and ways to
improve the function and impact of science centers around
the world. Preregistration required.
For CEOs of science museums and institutions
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND EVENTS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBER RELATIONS
Best Practices & Emerging Trends in
Corporate Sponsorship
Rethink and refresh your sponsorship strategies! Join
colleagues and industry leaders as they share best practices
and recent successes in the field of corporate fundraising and
sponsorship. Participants will engage and learn through an
interactive panel discussion with ample opportunity for Q&A.
7:30–10 a.m.
Breakfast and Opening Keynote Presentation
Session Leader: Jon Severson, Director, Corporate &
Government Relations, Science Museum of Minnesota,
St. Paul
7:30–8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
8:00–8:30 a.m.
Welcome
Session Moderator: Maria Pappas, Vice President of
Development, The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, CA
8:30–10:00 a.m.
Keynote Presentation
Presenters: Maria Pappas, The Tech Museum of
Innovation, San Jose, CA; Katie Eckstein, Museum of
Science and Industry, Chicago, IL; and Mark Ording, ESP
Global, Chicago, IL
10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open
Open to all registered attendees
IMMERSIVE MEDIA AND EXPERIENCES
Beyond the Theater: Creating relevant experiences
for museum cinema audiences
Cinemas and planetariums are important in visualizing
scientific content. The film is just a start: websites, guides,
scientist presenters all extend learning. This session
presents innovative ways film content is being expanded,
discuss results “ancillary materials,” survey, hands-on
planning of experiences and research on use and value of
film extensions.
11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING
ASTC Creativity Garden Minigrants: How ASTC
institutions got creative!
In 2016, 87 U.S. ASTC members received minigrants toward
programming around creativity. Programs were based on
research from the Center for Childhood Creativity, and
targeted underserved children aged 6 to 14. Join ASTC members including Corning Museum of Glass, Carnegie Science
Center, Maryland Science Center, Children’s Creativity
Museum, San Francisco, and many others to hear about the
programming that took place and take away some ideas for
your own institution.
Session Leader: Tammy Seldon, Executive Director, Giant
Screen Cinema Association, Holly Springs, NC
Session Moderator: Ryan Wyatt, Director of Science
Visualization, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
Presenters: Jackie Mollet, Saint Louis Science Center,
St. Louis, MO; Alan Nursall, TELUS World of Science—
Edmonton, AB Canada; and Megan Schufreider, California
Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
Session Leader: Wendy Hancock, Program Manager,
Association of Science-Technology Centers, Washington, DC
Presenter: Lesley Markham, Association of ScienceTechnology Centers, Washington, DC
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH
Big Impact with Smaller Institutions
Looking for ways to best engage new community partners?
Seeking programmatic resources and methodology for
reaching new participants? Are you curious about how to
overcome the financial barriers to delivering new programs?
Come talk about how to succeed and how to handle setbacks
with our team.
Making and Design Experiences for Field Trip
Groups: Balancing big ideas and limited time
Field trips have tight schedules and often involve large
groups of children. These conditions are challenging for
Maker spaces created to support sustained explorations of
the design process. Exhibit designers and visitor experience
directors from four institutions will share their strategies for
providing high-quality engineering design experiences for
these groups.
Session Leader: Julie Fooshee, Coordinator, Science
Festival Alliance, MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA
Session Leader: Dorothy Bennett, Director of Creative
Pedagogy, New York Hall of Science, New York
Presenters: Laura Diederick, Smithsonian Marine
Station, Indian River Lagoon, FL; Holly Truitt, spectrUM
Discovery Area, Missoula, MT; Nicole Chiasson, Science
North, Sudbury, ON Canada; Howard Rutherford, College
of Marine Science University of South Florida, St. Petersburg;
and Summer Brandon, ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum,
Ashland, OR
Session Moderator: Katherine Culp, Chief Learning
Officer, New York Hall of Science, New York City
Presenters: Tania Tiburcio, New York Hall of Science, New
York City, NY; Charlotte Ames, Museum of Science, Boston,
MA; Diana DeLuca, Museum of Science, Boston, MA; Varda
Gur ben Shitrit, Bloomfield Science Museum, Jerusalem,
Israel; and Gretchen Walker and Kristen Martin, The Tech
Museum of Innovation, San Jose, CA
Engaging Early Learners and their Caregivers
In STEM: Successes, challenges and strategies
for collaboration
This interactive session highlights innovative strategies for
engaging early learners, their parents and other caregivers
in meaningful STEM learning experiences. Both museum
and community-based programs will be featured, sharing
a variety of collaborations and lessons learned along with
hands-on activities that highlight successful vehicles for
early STEM learning.
Making Programmatic Meaning of the Next
Generation Science Standards (NGSS): Thinking,
acting and learning like scientists and engineers
Memorization and regurgitation will not suffice if we expect
to create a generation of students who will make discoveries
of the natural world and develop solutions to cleaner energy
or cancer. Presenters share program development methods
by incorporating NGSS as a means to activate real world
scientists and engineers.
Session Leader: Maureen Weinhardt, Assistant Education
Manager, Children’s Creativity Museum, San Francisco, CA
Presenters: David Heil, Foundation for Family Science
& Engineering, Portland, OR; Lennie Dusek, Museum of
Discovery, Little Rock, AR; and Rachel Castro-Diephouse,
The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA
Session Leader: Nicole Durán, Manager, Mobile Museums,
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County/Page
Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits, CA
Session Moderator: Lauren Causey, Senior Evaluation &
Research Associate, Science Museum of Minnesota, St Paul
Presenters: Marjorie Bequette, Science Museum of
Minnesota, St. Paul; Faith Dukes, MIT Museum, Cambridge,
MA and Nicole Durán, Natural History Museum of Los
Angeles County/Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits, CA
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traditional, emertxe, agile, and extreme project management. Learn to do it before you do it!
Science Centers Affecting Formal Science Education
through Community Engagement Worldwide
How can Science Centers develop learning environments
and teaching for school students? Can Science Centers contribute to Science Education Policy? Speakers from around
the globe describe their project, fundamental challenges,
implementation, assessment and outcomes. Session participants will share innovative ideas that combine formal and
free choice learning.
Session Leader: Christian Greer, Chief Education and
Experience Officer, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, MO
Presenters: John Beckman, Museum of Science and
Industry, Chicago, IL; Julian Jackson, Milwaukee Public
Museum, WI; and Ken Cashion, Exploratorium, San
Francisco, CA
EXHIBITS AND ENVIRONMENTS
Winterclub 2—The Winter Strikes Back
Winter is coming! A sequel to ASTC2015’s Winterclub session, find out what some of your colleagues tried as program
and exhibit activities in the great (and cold) outdoors. Share
concepts, learn about experiments gone wrong (and right!),
generate new ideas, and play with some prototypes (even
bring your own).
Session Leader: Ronen Mir, Director, Science Learning
Centers, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
Presenters: Jennifer Martin, TELUS Spark, Calgary,
AB Canada; Noel Jackson, International Centre for Life,
Newcastle, United Kingdom; Angela Colbert, Miami Science
Museum, Miami, FL; Moshe Rishpon, Clore Garden of
Science, Rehovot, Israel; Ernesto Fernandez Polcuch,
UNESCO, Paris, France and Pedro Pombo, Universidade de
Aveiro, Portugal
Session Leader: Devon Hamilton, Principal and Owner,
Playful Content, Calgary, AB Canada
Presenters: Brenda Koziol, Science North, Sudbury, ON
Canada; Mark Dahlager, Science Museum of Minnesota, St.
Paul; and Jussi Sava, Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre,
Vantaa, Finland
The Definition of Done: Where people, processes,
and projects collide
Defining what makes activities “done” on a project is as
important as getting them done. In this interactive session,
user stories, experience design strategies, and rapid prototyping techniques will be explored through the lenses of
FLASH SESSION
APPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
Aesthetic Experience of Science: It’s not just for art
This flash talk describes findings from a research study
that captures the aesthetic experience of families learning
science. The beauty of ideas and interaction with things
generates deep understanding - literally a felt knowing - of
scientific phenomena. This flash talk includes short video
clips, photographs and drawings families created.
Beyond the STEM Pipeline
Science capital is not just a tool to address the science
pipeline, but more importantly an approach to help more
people from more diverse backgrounds have agency, choice
and social mobility. The Science Museum, London, will
share how this new research is shaping its offer for schools
and families.
Session Leader: Suzanne Perin, Doctoral Candidate,
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Session Leader: Karen Davies, Head of Learning Research
and Projects, Science Museum, London, United Kingdom
Presenter: Suzanne Perin, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA
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FLASH SESSIONS CONTINUED
Finding the Art in Science and Science in Art:
A formative evaluation study
Want to attract youth to interdisciplinary programs? Create
relevant programs that integrate arts-thinking into science
and science-thinking into art? Successfully engage with
a youth audience by influencing their understanding and
attitude toward both science and art? Find out answers
from Smithsonian art and science museums and evaluators
from COSI.
Bringing the Playground to the Classroom:
A museum’s experience disrupting traditional
physics teaching
NYSCI will share results from a research study of the
Playground Physics app, designed to disrupt traditional
physics teaching by leveraging the experience of their science
playground exhibit into formal classrooms. The session will
focus on teacher implementation of the Playground Physics
Program and its impact on student learning.
Session Leader: Amanda Jaksha, Program Designer/
Manager of SciPlay, New York Hall of Science, Queens
Session Leader: Amy Homma, Manager of Digital Learning
Programs, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, DC
Presenter: Amanda Jaksha, New York Hall of
Science, Queens
Presenters: Gale Robertson, National Museum of Natural
History, Washington, DC; and Deborah Wasserman, COSI,
Columbus, OH
Building Bridges for Science Engagement
Building Bridges, a 5 year Science Museum London project,
exposes students to and connects them with science and
science skills in all areas of their life including the museum,
school, home and the local community. We will share
research and lessons learned shaping our practice in the
museum and schools.
Polling for Improvement: Using iClickers for
experience sampling
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute will describe our
combination of the iClicker polling system and experience
sampling research methodology to evaluate 10,000 students’
experience in our LabVenture! interactive learning program. Implementation logistics and resulting data will be
shared along with changes in the program that resulted from
the evaluation.
Session Leader: Beth Hawkins, Learning Project Manager,
Science Museum, London, United Kingdom
Session Leader: Meredyth Sullivan, LabVenture! Program
Manager, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Portland
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
A Kids-Eye View of Interest at the Museum
In this study, interest development was explored within the
context of an exhibit focused on dinosaurs by using a new
method of research that utilizes point-of-view cameras to
allow for a visitor-centered view of the museum experience.
1 Bag of Materials. 3 Hands-on Activities. Integrate
Science and Engineering in a Fun Way!
Participants will learn best practice strategies to teach informal STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) with
confidence and receive three ready to use, standards aligned
hands-on activities with materials to incorporate science and
engineering in a fun and engaging way.
Poster Leader: Adam Maltese, Associate Professor, Indiana
University, Bloomington
Poster Leader: Kristi Eschberger, After School Coordinator,
Girlstart, Austin, TX
Presenter: Alexandra Burris, Indiana
Presenter: Katelyn Wamsted, Girlstart, Austin, TX
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POSTER PRESENTATIONS CONTINUED
Connected Science Learning: A journal to connect
STEM Educators across formal and informal
education settings
This poster will discuss a project between ASTC and the
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) to pilot
and evaluate a new journal, Connected Science Learning
that seeks to connect STEM practitioners across education
settings. The presenters will introduce attendees to the new
journal as well as details about how to submit a contribution.
Applying Apps to Deepen Hands-On Explorations
Whether buying or developing, apps have become
near-expectation at informal learning institutions. Highly
interactive environments (children’s museums/science
centers) pose unique app development challenges. The
IMLS-funded Extending and Customizing Learning (XCL)
Project team will discuss work developing compelling app
content for hands-on exhibits, evaluation processes, and
accessing the XCL open-source app.
Poster Leader: Kelly Riedinger, Director of Research &
Evaluation, David Heil & Associates, Inc., Portland, OR
Poster Leader: Keith Ostfeld, Director of Education
Technology and Exhibit Development, Children’s Museum of
Houston, TX
Presenters: Margaret Glass, Association of ScienceTechnology Centers, Washington, DC; Dennis Schatz,
Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA; and Lesley Markham,
Presenters: Rizwan Manassya, Children’s Museum of
Houston, TX; Ali Jackson, Sciencenter, Ithaca, NY; Iboun
Morrison, New York Hall of Science, Queens; Sean Rooney,
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland; Elizabeth
Fleming, Museum of Life and Science, Durham, NC; Cecilia
Garibay, Garibay Group, Chicago, IL; and Frank Kusiak,
Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, CA
Data-Driven Program Transformations: Developing
and using evaluation to transform STEM programs
Reflecting on the Intrepid Museum’s GOALS for Girls’
assessment strategy participants will review various
evaluation instruments used for this STEM focused outof-school-time program, and how data drove program
transformations. This poster session will showcase the logic
model for the program and the various collection tools and
methods employed.
Bait and Switch? Harnessing girls’ established
interest to expand interest in other domains of science
No, it’s not a trick: This project leverages girls’ established
interest in biology to introduce and expand their interest to
geosciences and technology. A summer camp and continuing weekend activities support the elusive population of
high-school girls through field and lab activities with female
mentors. Lessons-learned and action photographs included.
Poster Leader: Sheri Levinsky-Raskin, Assistant Vice
President, Education & Evaluation, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space
Museum, New York, NY
Poster Leader: Laura Conner, Research Assistant Professor,
University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK
Developing Tomorrow’s STEM Education Leaders
Through a Tiered Mentorship Program
Join Pacific Science Center to learn about and discuss our
3-tiered summer STEM leadership program providing
opportunities for collaborative mentoring among outreach
educators, college-age interns and high school interns.
Interns become hands-on STEM educators and mentors in
an immersive environment teaching K-8 out-of-school time
programs guided by Science Center staff.
Presenters: Suzanne Perin, University of
Washington, Seattle
Branding the 60 Year Old Science Center: New VI and
the campaigns
National Taiwan Science Education Center is celebrating
its 60th anniversary in 2016. In order to give our audience
a brand new image, creating a new visual identity is the first
step. There are a number of marketing campaigns as well to
build up the loyalty of our audiences.
Poster Leader: Maureen Devery, Outreach Education
Manager, Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA
Poster Leader: Stephanie Wu, Associate, National Taiwan
Science Education Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Embedded Evaluation Methods and Sample-Specific
Incentivizing Strategies: Successes, challenges, and
lessons learned
This poster will provide an overview of creative data collection and incentive methods used for the evaluation of the
Museum & Community Partnerships project, an extension of
the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE
Net). Come learn from our experiences and share your own
related successes and challenges!
Game Design as a Tool for Rethinking the
Museum Experience
Game design has been refined over the past two decades
so that the user gets the most immersive and engaging
experience. Join us to learn about how you can apply game
design to your museum and create exhibitions that will keep
visitors streaming through your doors.
Poster Leader: Chris Cardiel, Research and Evaluation
Supervisor, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland
Presenters: Michel Groulx and Stéphane Vakoula,
Montreal Science Centre, QC Canada; Kim Berthiaume,
Affordance Studio, Montreal, QC Canada; and Pascal Nataf,
Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC Canada
Poster Leader: Michel Groulx, Manager, Research, Content
and Education, Montréal Science Centre, QC Canada
Presenters: Smirla Ramos-Montanez and Chris Cardiel,
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland; Maggie
Sandford, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul; and Katie
Todd, Museum of Science, Boston, MA
Hideaway Woods: Designing nature playscapes in
response to the environment
In the fall of 2015, the Museum of Life and Science opened
Hideaway Woods, a 2-acre forested learning environment.
We will showcase models of the exhibit and videos of visitors
using the space, and discuss a variety of topics related to the
design of the exhibit.
Facilitating Hands-On Learning: Strategies, tools and
lessons learned
As an instance of hands-on learning, there is much that
museum educators can learn from maker programs in regard
to supporting independence, exploration, and STEM learning
through facilitation. This poster presentation will provide
participants with concrete frameworks, tools for reflection and
lessons-learned for using facilitation as a focus for professional learning.
Poster Leader: Roy Griffiths, Vice President for Exhibits &
Planning, Museum of Life and Science, Durham, NC
How Audiences Find Relevance: Research methods
and findings in two innovative exhibitions
A comparative look at research/evaluation on two museum
exhibitions, both examining how family groups discuss
content in relation to their lives. Take-aways include best
practices for reflective interview techniques, analyzing
extensive data sets, intentionality in exhibit design, as well
as discussion of findings, and lessons learned via emergent challenges.
Poster Leader: Peter Wardrip, Learning Scientist,
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, PA
Presenters: Annie McNamara and Tom Akiva, University
of Pittsburgh, PA; and Lisa Brahms, Children’s Museum of
Pittsburgh, PA
Furthering Girls’ Math Identity: A network
improvement community
Furthering Girls’ Math Identity is a Network Improvement
Community (NIC) of researchers and practitioners from
museums, schools, and other OST settings working to bring
research-based strategies to STEM education. The presenters will share research, information on current/developing
programs, and the opportunity to join an active community
focused on math identity.
Poster Leader: Marjorie Bequette, Director, Evaluation &
Research, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul
Presenter: Maggie Ryan Sandford, Science Museum of
Minnesota, St. Paul
Poster Leader: Ben Dworken, Senior Coordinator, FHI 360,
New York, NY
Presenter: Maryann Stimmer, FHI 360, New York, NY
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Partnerships for Professional Development: Science
centers working with afterschool educators
In Spring 2016, the Museum of Science & Industry (Tampa),
the Michigan Science Center (Detroit), and the Indianapolis
Zoo designed professional development experiences for
afterschool educators in their communities. Science centers
interested in increasing their educational impact and developing partnerships with community-based organizations
can take away lessons learned and promising practices from
this poster.
How We Did It: Integrating children’s television
programming into skill-based summer camps
Come learn how the Carnegie Science Center turned PBS
Kids popular television shows Peg+Cat and Odd Squad into
skill-based summer camps! Leave with information on how
to obtain resources and permissions from the producer, The
Fred Rogers Company, to host your own camps in the future.
Poster Leader: Jessica Lausch, Director, Visitor Experience,
Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Presenters: Paul Siefken, Fred Rogers Company, Pittsburgh,
PA; and Camellia Sanford, Rockman et al, Pittsburgh, PA
Poster Leader: Melissa Ballard, STEM Manager,
Afterschool Alliance, Washington, DC
Presenter: Samantha Thorstensen, Florida AfterSchool
Network, Kennedy Space Center, FL
Math in Motion: Getting at-risk youth excited
about STEM
Student work from Math In Motion, a multi-part, interactive
program about the math and science behind the aircraft and
spacecraft at the Intrepid Museum, will be displayed. The
presenter will provide context and discuss the students’ process as they designed and printed their own space vehicles
using Intrepid’s 3D printers.
Research Quest—Critical Thinking. Serious Fun.
Tasked to find a technology-enabled way to develop critical-thinking skills in youth, the Natural History Museum
of Utah has been on a three-year track to identify a scalable
approach with measurable impact that leverages NHMU’s
strengths and resources. The result of this collaborative,
interdisciplinary work is Research Quest.
Poster Leader: Megan Bednarz, Museum Educator, Intrepid
Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York, NY
Poster Leader: Madlyn Runburg, Director of Education
Initiatives, Natural History Museum of Utah, Salt Lake City,
Mobile Apps, Museums, and MicroRangers: Fighting
the 6th extinction with playful learning
What happens when you treat museum halls less like a temple and more like a board game? Join a museum educator,
a professional game designer, and an interactive software
developer to explore lessons learned from developing
MicroRangers, a site-based augmented reality game at the
American Museum of Natural History.
Presenters: McKenna Lane, Natural History Museum of
Utah, Salt Lake City
Science Popularization and Mexican Children of
Low Achievement
The objective is to reflect on successes and failures of an
integral program of popularization of biological evolution targeted at children with low school achievement at
Universum Museum, México. We will present some results
obtained from a pilot study to share our experience and
enrich it with feedback from participants.
Poster Leader: Jeremy Kenisky, Director of Interactive,
Geomedia, Inc., San Antonio, TX
Presenters: Barry Joseph, American Museum of Natural
History, New York, NY; and Nick Fortugno, Playmatics,
Brooklyn, NY
Poster Leader: Kenia Valderrama, Educational Curator,
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Universum
Museo de las Ciencias, Mexico
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2:00–3:15 p.m.
Tinkering in 40 Schools: Results of engaging
classrooms across two states in extended tinkering
The Montshire Museum celebrated its 40th anniversary by
engaging students in 40 rural schools in Vermont and New
Hampshire in extended tinkering activities. This poster
will highlight results of how successful the project was in
engaging students in STEM through tinkering. Samples of
the tinkering kits will be available.
A Fresh Look: How teens and young adults can be
the face of your institution.
In an engaging panel and breakout discussions, session presenters share how teens and young adults can be positively
disruptive forces at your institution. Discover how youth
provide unique opportunities to reach broader audiences,
develop long-lasting relationships, and provide fresh perspectives on existing and current exhibitions and programs.
Poster Leader: Gregory DeFrancis, Director of Education,
Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, VT
Session Leader and Moderator: Shihadah Saleem,
Coordinator of GOALS for Girls, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space
Museum, New York
Presenters: Shihadah Saleem, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space
Museum, New York; Priya Mohabir, New York Hall of
Science, Queens; Timothy Rhue, Smithsonian, National
Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC; and Nickcoles
Martinez, American Museum of Natural History, New York
12:15–1:45 p.m.
Complimentary lunch will be offered in the Exhibit Hall.
INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Broader Impacts + ISE = Opportunities
How do scientists and ISE professionals work together to
engage the public in current scientific research? This session
will explore models of collaboration between scientists and
ISE professionals and institutions, and discuss findings
from a new Center for Advancement of Informal Science
Education (CAISE) white paper on Broader Impacts
Through Informal STEM Education.
12:30–1:30 p.m.
Creating a Great Conference Session Proposal Brown
Bag Lunch
Want some practical advice on how to make your session
proposal stand out from the crowd? Want to share your innovative practices, programs, and partnerships? Learn about
the updated guidelines and key factors that will strengthen
your session proposal for ASTC’s 2017 Annual Conference in
San Jose, CA.
Session Leader: Jamie Bell, Director, Center for
Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE),
Washington, DC
Presenters: Roxanne Hughes, National High Magnetic
Field Lab, Tallahassee, FL; and Bruce McFadden, Florida
Museum of Natural History, Gainesville
Development Brown Bag Lunch
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Building Strong Informal Science Learning Curricula:
Institutional philosophies, standards and rubrics
How do we ensure that the curricula we are developing and
using at our institutions are effectively leveraging principles of informal learning, yet are rigorous, appropriate and
aligned with the institution’s goals? Join educators from
multiple institutions to examine tools and strategies for
producing and identifying strong curricula.
Graduate Students: Mobilizing an untapped resource
Graduate students are an integral part of cutting edge scientific research, have specialized knowledge, and embrace
opportunities to build their networks, resumes, and skill
sets. Science museums are underutilizing this resource. This
session will help identify areas and develop strategies for
collaboration between museums and graduate students.
Session Leader: Holly Pope, Educator, Saint Louis Science
Center, MO
Session Leader: Katherine Miller, Senior Manager of
Content and Curriculum for Secondary School Programs,
American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
Presenters: Stacey Forsyth, University of Colorado,
Boulder, CO; and Nuala Caomhanach, American Museum of
Natural History, New York, NY
Presenters: Amanda Fisher, Oregon Museum of Science
and Industry, Portland; Brindha Muniappan, MIT Museum,
Cambridge, MA; Lindzy Bivings, California Academy
of Sciences, San Francisco; and Amy Wiggin, Thinkery,
Austin, TX
Intersections: Continuing science-literacy
partnerships after the grant
Partnerships from cohorts 1 and 2 of the NSF-funded
Intersections Project share how they are continuing to
grow their partnerships and science-literacy practices
post-funding.
Embedded in the Exhibit: integrated digital research
tools for researching and evaluating science learning
Presenting and discussing practice from science centers in
Europe and North America, we will share learning’s about
exhibits that have been designed with integrated digital
research tools. We will share how digital technologies can
collect ethical consent and data from exhibits to help us
research and evaluate their effectiveness.
Session Leader: Korie Twiggs, Program Specialist,
LEADERSHIP
Leading from Every Level: Mapping out a professional development plan
What is a professional development plan and why should I
have one? Join representatives from ASTC’s Leadership and
Field Development Committee as they lead session participants through a short goal and skill assessment and help
them to map out a professional development plan for career
advancement or job improvement.
Session Leader: Andrew Lloyd, Head of Special Projects,
International Centre for Life, Newcastle Upon Tyne,
United Kingdom.
Session Moderator: Hannah Rudman, Consultant, Rudman
Consulting, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Presenters: Judy Brown, Miami Science Museum, Coral
Gables, FL; and Robb Lindgren, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, Urbana
Session Leader: Margaret Glass, Director, Professional
Development, Association of Science-Technology Centers,
Washington, DC
Presenters: Cheronda Frazier, Center for Aquatic
Sciences at Adventure Aquarium, Camden, NJ; Kate
Bennett, Rochester Museum & Science Center, NY; Preeti
Gupta, American Museum of Natural History, New York,
NY; Joanna Haas, Kentucky Science Center, Louisville;
Jennifer Martin, TELUS Spark, Calgary, AB Canada; Ervin
Gourdine, Discovery Place, Inc., Charlotte, NC; and Karen
Hager, Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, ON Canada
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ADMINISTRATION
New Trends In Fund Raising: When your community’s
minority is the majority
Do you need a different approach to fund raising when
your community demographics change? Joe Hastings from
Explora!, Merilee Jenkins—Children’s Discovery Center San
Jose and Amy Templeton—McWane Birmingham Alabama
will talk about working in communities where the minority
is the majority. How do you position your science center
for success?
The Key Role of Science Centers in STEM
Learning Ecosystems
Science centers have long played key roles in furthering
the goals of STEM-based economies. With the national
implementation of the STEM Learning Ecosystems
initiative in the U.S., they are ideally situated to lead the
collaboration and drive their regional STEM agendas. Four
science centers involved share how they are influencing the
educational landscape.
Session Leader and Moderator: Ann Fumarolo, President
and CEO, Sci-Port: Louisiana’s Science Center, Shreveport
Session Leader: Jason Brown, Director of Science and
Education, Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Presenters: Joe Hastings, Explora, Albuquerque, NM;
Amy Templeton, McWane Science Center, Birmingham, AL;
and Marilee Jennings, Children’s Discovery Museum of San
Jose, CA
Presenters: Christian Greer, Saint Louis Science Center,
MO; Kris Mooney, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, San
Diego, CA; and Molly Demeulenaere, MOSI (Museum of
Science & Industry), Tampa, FL
Puzzling out Serious Games in Museums
Want to stay on-mission while creating an exciting experience for visitors? Create an exhibition-based serious game
they want to win! The panel will explore the process of
developing serious games using puzzle-based game exhibitions created by our institutions as case studies, sharing our
foundational theories and studies, processes, and evaluations.
WITH not FOR: New approaches to communitybased exhibition development and design
“With not For” has become the mantra for the museum and
design fields. How do we work best “with” our constituents/
communities versus deciding what is best “for” others? This
session will outline approaches to community practice in
the development/design of exhibitions through case study,
examples and audience participation.
Session Leader: Keith Ostfeld, Director of Educational
Technology and Exhibit Development, Children’s Museum of
Houston, TX
Session Leader: Polly McKenna-Cress, Professor of
Exhibit Design, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Presenters: Paul Martin, Science Museum of Minnesota,
St. Paul; Meredith Doby, DoSeum, San Antonio, TX; Barry
Joseph, American Museum of Natural History, New York; and
John Shaw, COSI, Columbus, OH
Presenters: Peggy Monahan, New York Hall of Science,
Queens; Trevor Taylor, The University of the Arts,
Philadelphia, PA; Erin Bernard, Philadelphia History Truck,
PA; and Dashawn Mcintosh-Inniss, Science Leadership
Academy@Beeber, Philadelphia, PA
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3:15–4:15 p.m.
Let’s Go Out Tonight...To the Museum? Attracting
young adults in your community (#Special Events)
Young adults, whether Millennials, Gen Z or whatever’s
next, each have their own way of thinking and each are the
future. How we reach them also needs its own way of thinking. Find out how to structure and market your special event
that will get your young adult community #buzzing.
4:30–5:45 p.m.
Awareness, Privilege, and Disruptive Compassion:
A radical experiment
In fields, like museums, there is disruptive work being done
to critically examine how museums can work towards understanding privilege and dismantling oppression. What might
happen, and what might it mean for the field, our audiences
and programs, if science centres began to adopt some of
these practices?
Session Leader: Christina Bluml, Director of Marketing,
Exploration Place, The Sedgwick County Science and
Discovery Center, Wichita, KS
Session Moderator: Emilee Richardson, Director of
Marketing & Public Relations, Science Center of Iowa &
Blank IMAX Dome Theater, Des Moines
Presenters: Joe Wood, COSI, Columbus, OH; Jenny
Young, Science Central, Fort Wayne, IN; and Cherie
Sweeney, Connecticut Science Center, Hartford
Session Leader and Moderator: Meghan Durieux, Public
Programmer, Creative Kids Museum, TELUS Spark, Calgary,
AB Canada
LEADERSHIP
Presenters: Meghan Durieux, TELUS Spark, Calgary,
AB Canada; Beth Redmond-Jones, San Diego Natural
History Museum, CA; Andrea Motto, Yale Peabody
Museum of Natural History, New Haven, CT; Azuka
MuMin, COSI, Columbus, OH; Kellen Nixon, Discovery
Place, Inc., Charlotte, NC; Joseph Adamji, Science Museum
of Minnesota, St. Paul; and Veronica Garcia-Luis,
Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
Navigating a Successful Leadership Transition
Leadership transitions take adaptability and courage.
Transitioning at any level is challenging, but the most
challenging transitions often occur at the leadership level.
Leaders from small to large organizations share their
stories, including succeeding a founder, moving from
mid-management to senior leadership, and transitioning
from college founder to museum VP.
Session Leader: Jill Measells, CEO, The Works,
Bloomington, MN
Girls and STEM: Creating inclusive
learning experiences
This workshop will focus on concrete, evidence-based strategies for engaging girls in STEM learning. Receive relevant,
ready to use strategies while learning about current research
in the field. Participants will collaborate in small groups to
tackle important issues around creating inclusive learning
experiences and share best practices.
Presenters: Tim Scott, Sciencenter, Ithaca, NY; Kim
Herlev, Experimentarium, Hellerup, Denmark; Lath
Carlson, Living Computer Museum, Seattle, WA; and
Annie Prudhomme-Genereux, TELUS World of Science,
Edmonton, AB Canada
Session Leader: Lisa Regalla, Deputy Director, Maker
Education Initiative, Oakland, CA
Presenters: Amanda Fisher, Oregon Museum of Science
and Industry, Portland; Lydia Beall, Museum of Science,
Boston, MA; David Heil, David Heil & Associates, Inc.,
Portland, OR; and Cheryl Juarez, Patricia and Phillip Frost
Science Museum, Miami, FL
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EXTENDED SESSIONS
Renewing the Currency of Cultural Halls: Reframing
the past to save the future
Representatives from the curatorial, exhibition, public
programs and education departments of three museums
(American Museum of Natural History, Field Museum,
Haida Gwaii Museum) will explore the successes and failures of our recent efforts to create 21st Century frames for
19th Century indigenous cultural treasures.
4:30–6:30 p.m.
Computational Tinkering: A playful approach to
constructing with code
What happens when a research lab, a science museum and
a region known for the rights of children collaborate to
explore the role of technology in play and learning? This
session will highlight R&D efforts taking place, allow time
to try things out and offer ways to get involved.
Session Leader: Barry Joseph, Associate Director for
Digital Learning, American Museum of Natural History, New
York, NY
Presenters: Matt Matcuk, The Field Museum of Natural
History, Chicago, IL; Sasha Nemecek, American Museum
of Natural History, New York, NY ; Alaka Wali, The Field
Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL; Nika Collison,
Haida Gwaii Museum, Skidegate, BC Canada; and Adina
Williams, American Museum of Natural History, New
York, NY
Session Leader: Karen Wilkinson, Director, The
Tinkering Studio™, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
Presenters: Natalie Rusk, MIT Media Lab, Boston, MA;
Amos Blanton, LEGO Foundation, Billund, Denmark;
Carla Rinaldi, Reggio Children, Reggio Emilia, Italy; and
Mike Petrich, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
Creating Successful Programs for Teens
In a world of technology driven communication, how do
we create authentic programs for teenagers to interact
with science, history and other people? Come hear about
how we recruit, train and sustain teen programs that
inspire teens in STEM fields and teach them communication skills.
Researching Research: A discussion of how data
collection and participant selection can impact findings
Think you know the best way to collect audience-level data?
This collaborative session will allow participants to brainstorm different data collection methods—from traditional
to innovative—and hear about a multi-institutional pilot
effort that focused on several data collection methods and
sampling strategies to determine the “best” approach.
Session Leader: Aimee Davis, Volunteer and Public
Learning Experiences Administrator, The Field Museum of
Natural History, Chicago, IL
Session Leader: Ryan Auster, Senior Research Associate,
Museum of Science, Boston, MA
Presenters: Eve Gaus, Field Museum, Chicago, IL; Josh
Kemper, Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA; Aiyana
Machado, Science Museum of Minnesota, Saint Paul;
Brittani Lane, EdVenture Children’s Museum, Columbia,
SC; and Heather Norton, Orlando Science Center, FL
Presenters: Michael Rathbun, Discovery Center Museum,
Rockford, IL; Rita Deedrick, COSI, Columbus, OH; Tania
Tiburcio, New York Hall of Science, Queens; Sarah GobbsHill, Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum, Reno; and
Michelle Kenner, Association of Science-Technology Centers,
Washington, DC
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EXTENDED SESSIONS CONTINUED
Presenters: Ann Hernandez, Association of ScienceTechnology Centers, Washington, DC; Eric Godoy, Denver
Museum of Nature & Science, CO; Cheronda Frazier,
Center for Aquatic Sciences at Adventure Aquarium,
Camden, NJ; and Don Wittrock, Easter Seals TriState,
Cincinnati, OH
High, Low, or No Tech? Choosing appropriate
technology for new museum exhibits
This session will explore the technology choices museums
make when developing new exhibits. In the current era of
blockbuster movies, theme parks, and virtual reality, museums are tempted to use new technologies to attract visitors.
How can museums build new technologies into exhibits
without getting cut by the bleeding edge?
To Inclusion and Beyond: Rethinking our program
“norms” through accessibility
How do we make our programs accessible to learners with
varying abilities? Join us for deeper conversations about
access events, partnerships, cross-departmental training, universal design and adaptations for programming.
Whether you are new to inclusion or have experiences to
share, we’ll compile a list of some tips to take home.
Session Leader: Michael Cosaboom, Director of Exhibit
Services, New York Hall of Science, Queens
Presenters: Rebecca Grabman, Children’s Museum of
Pittsburgh, PA; Dana Schloss, ScienceWorks Hands-On
Museum, Ashland, OR; J Newlin, Science Museum of
Minnesota, St. Paul; and Miriam Langer, New Mexico
Highlands University, Las Vegas
Session Leader: Sarah Rowley, Museum Educator, The
STAFF AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Presenters: Rebecca Smith, The Franklin Institute,
Philadelphia, PA; Fern Silverman Ed. D., Salus University,
Elkins Park, PA; Andrea Tyszka, Salus University, Elkins
Park, PA; Terrie Nolinske, TNI Consultants, Tampa, FL;
Jacqueline Genovesi, Ph.D., The Academy of Natural
Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA; Angela
Wenger, Center for Aquatic Sciences, Camden, NJ; and
Paula Rais, The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire,
Dover, NH
Mentor Speed Matching: Connecting with others to
learn and lead
From novice to expert, we are always learning and leading.
Are you at the point in your career where you want or could
be a mentor? Join us for a fun and interactive session that
will help you take your career and expertise to the next level.
Session Leader: Adrienne Barnett, Associate Director of
Programs, Thinkery, Austin, TX
giving birth to the Cuban sandwich, countless seafood
creations, and the Southeastern U.S.’s most vibrant craft
beer scene.
Join us to sample Tampa’s culinary creativity in
amazing new ways as you explore MOSI, finding interactions throughout our entire campus and enjoying a
SkyWatch on top of the Florida Hospital IMAX® DOME
Theatre, accented by authentic Tampa cigars. For guests
ages 18 and over. Preregistration required.
7:30–11:30 p.m.
Saturday Night Party at MOSI
MOSI
The Museum of Science & Industry—TAMPA is excited to
open its doors to all of you on Saturday evening!
With our partners at Spectra, we’ll blind you with science,
deconstructed food, and themed lounges for an evening of
music and great conversations with your colleagues from
around the world.
Like chemical molecules, ingredients have combined
in unexpected ways in Tampa’s five-hundred year history,
Event fee: $10 (supports the ASTC Diversity and
Leadership Development Fellows Program)
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Presenters: JoAnn Newman, Orlando Science Center, FL;
Barry Van Deman, Museum of Life and Science, Durham,
NC; Erik Jacquemyn, Technopolis, the Flemish Science
Centre, Mechelen, Belgium; and David Chesebrough, COSI,
Columbus, OH
7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
8:30–9:00 a.m.
LEADERSHIP
Sponsor/Exhibitor Appreciation Breakfast
ASTC 2016 exhibitors and sponsors are cordially invited
to the annual Appreciation Breakfast. We want to let our
partners know how much we appreciate their work on
behalf of the science center field, and we look forward to
speaking with them. Open to exhibitors and sponsors only.
Preregistration required.
You Must be This Tall to Ride? Rocking the
leadership boat!
Leadership used to be about management and opportunities that came by “paying your dues.” A new generation has
come of age and is changing the paradigm, making mission
and impact critical to their engagement. Join this “fishbowl”
session and jump into the ring to discuss ways to provide
leadership at every level.
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Session Leader: Barbara Punt, President and Chief Project
Manager, Punt Consulting Group, Redondo Beach, CA
ASTC Job Bank
The ASTC Job Bank features listings of current positions
available at member institutions and companies, as well as
resumes from job seekers. Individual consulting sessions
with professionals in the field will also be available.
Presenters: Bill Booth, Booth Learning, Maumee, OH;
Charlotte Beall, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle,
WA; Barbara Punt, Punt Consulting Group, Redondo Beach,
CA; Rob Carr, The Wild Center/Natural History Museum of
the Adirondacks, Tupper Lake, NY; and Meghan Durieux,
TELUS Spark, Calgary, AB Canada
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
We Want You! The targeted recruitment of youth
Enticing youth to science museum programs is challenging
for some of us, let alone doing so in a way that supports
equity of access. This session will explore challenges faced
in attracting diverse students, discuss success and failures
of different approaches, and review how these align with
organizational diversity goals.
Exhibit Hall Open
Open to all registered attendees
10:15–11:30 a.m.
ADMINISTRATION
No Money, No Mission, Part II: Strategies for building
a financially strong museum
In today’s financial landscape, science center leaders must
be keenly strategic and entrepreneurial in their approach
to program offerings, new revenue streams, and targeted
philanthropy. Seasoned museum professionals share their
challenges and insights on the road to greater financial
stability. This session builds on discussions begun at the
2015 conference.
Session Leader: Nickcoles Martinez, Senior Coordinator,
Youth Initiatives, American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY
Presenters: Andrea Motto, Yale Peabody Museum of
Natural History, New Haven, CT; Danielle Marino, The
Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA; Christine Calderon,
American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY;
Catherine Paisley, Ontario Science Centre, Toronto,
ON Canada; and Neal Ramus, California Academy of
Sciences, CA
Session Leader: Ann Metzger, Henry Buhl, Jr., Co-Director,
Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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Long-Distance Collaborations: Taking advantage of
our ever-connected digital world
With every new type of digital device and social media
network, our lives are becoming more connected—and
distracted and interrupted. But why not use those tools to
our advantage. Learn how these six museums have started to
collaborate and connect their programs online, and how you
can too.
No Kids, No Problem: Cultivating adult audiences at
museums and science centers
Beyond the field trips, family sleepovers, and tours, how can
museums and science centers attract adult learners? What
are the resources and opportunities that are unique to a
museum setting? How do we facilitate accessible science
communication to audiences that “love” our institutions but
haven’t visited in over a decade?
Session Leader: Elizabeth Fleming, Director, Learning
Environments, Museum of Life and Science, Durham, NC
Session Leader: Suzanne Morris, Assistant Director of
Public Programs, American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY
Presenters: Mike Cook, Betty Brinn Children’s Museum,
Milwaukee, WI; Keith Braafladt, Science Museum of
Minnesota, Minneapolis; Prinda Wanakule, The Tech
Museum of Innovation, San Jose, CA; Dana Schloss,
ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum, Ashland, OR; and Liana
Kali, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
Presenters: Su Oh, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County, CA; Monica Garcia-Itchoak, Red Iron Consulting,
Anchorage, AK; Caroline Lowenthal, Museum of Science,
Boston, MA; and Gayle Schmidt, New York Botanical
Garden, NY
What’s Right For Your Community?: Comparing
models and outcomes for making
Is a dedicated makerspace the best model for all communities? Without significant planning, capital and a dedicated
space, many museums’ ideas for makerspaces tend to fizzle
out. This session will compare approaches to making and
makerspaces and outline models for making that serve
diverse community needs on various budgets.
Open-ended Projects: Blowing the cap off structured
activities and un-defining goals
What is open-ended? Why choose open-ended? Discover
the benefits and learn how to overcome the difficulties of
carrying out open-ended projects and activities. Engage with
others as you collaborate in a hands-on activity enabling you
to understand the benefits and difficulties of implementing
open-ended projects at your institution.
Session Leader: Robin Gose, Director of Education,
Thinkery, Austin, TX
Session Leader: Linda Henneberg, Manager of
Extracurricular Programs, Arizona Science Center, Phoenix
Presenters: Sam Dean, Amazeum, Bentonville, AR; Sherry
Marshall, Science Museum Oklahoma, Oklahoma City; and
Trevor Taylor, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Presenters: Linda Henneberg and Sari Custer, Arizona
Science Center, Phoenix, AZ; William Katzman, LIGO
Livingston, Livingston, LA; Erin Dumenko, TELUS Spark,
the New Science Centre, Calgary, AB Canada; Daniel Zeiger,
American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY; and
Ian Simmons, International Centre for Life, Tyne and Wear,
United Kingdom
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to lead the way in diversity and inclusion of under-served
and under-represented audiences. Learn about and discuss
successes and challenges in implementing institutional
staff-development efforts to increase Indigenous voice in
three science museums.
Energizing Your Professional Development Programs:
Lessons learned from ASTC’s facilitator workshops
about best practices
The ASTC/BP Energy Education Initiative identifies best
practices for teacher PD programs. During two-day workshops informal educators are introduced to successful
models, discuss key components including content, format,
aligning activities to standards and methods of engaging
teachers, then observe a teacher workshop on energy run by
the host institution.
Session Leader: Laura Peticolas, Senior Fellow and
Physicist, UC Berkeley, CA
Session Moderator: Nancy Maryboy, President and
Executive Director, Indigenous Education Institute, Friday
Harbor, WA
Presenters: David Begay, Indigenous Education Institute,
Friday Harbor, WA; Jill Stein, COSI, Columbus, MD; and
Shelly Valdez, Native Pathways, Laguna, NM
Session Leader: Sandra Ryack-Bell, Executive Director,
Museum Institute for Teaching Science, Quincy, MA
Session Moderator: Ann Hernandez, Program Manager,
Professional Development, Association of Science-Technology
Centers, Washington, DC
Planning Competitive National Science
Foundation Proposals
NSF program officers will provide an overview of NSF’s
research and development funding opportunities for
informal STEM learning projects, followed by a discussion
of project planning, research, evaluation, IRB’s, and other
“nuts and bolts” involved in proposal development
Presenters: Selena Connealy, New Mexico EPSCoR,
Albuquerque; Robert Corbin, Discovery Place, Inc., Charlotte,
NC; and Liesl Chatman, Science Museum of Minnesota,
St Paul
An Institutional Staff-Development Residency Model
to Catalyze Successful Engagement with Local
Indigenous Communities
New disruptors to science centers, from online experiences
to maker faires, provide an opportunity for science centers
Session Leader: Robert Russell, Program Director,
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA
Presenters: Wyn Jennings, National Science Foundation,
Arlington, VA; and Alphonse DeSena, National Science
Foundation, Arlington, VA
FLASH SESSIONS
Fostering Employee-led Work: Management for
inquiry and inspiration
We rely on visitor-led and inquiry-based approaches to
education for our visitors all the time. Managers can use
the same theories and techniques to encourage innovation,
risk-taking, and buy-in from our teams in classrooms, exhibits, and on the museum floor.
Afterschool STEM is in Demand!
America After 3PM is the nation’s largest household survey
on demand, access, and satisfaction with afterschool programs, including perceptions and expectations by gender,
ethnicity, and income level. Several findings have immediate
and practical implications for science centers’ approach to
education and outreach programs, as well as community
engagement efforts.
Session Leader: William Elliston, Manager of Prospect
Park Zoo, Wildlife Conservation Society, New York, NY
Session Leader: Anita Krishnamurthi, Vice President,
STEM Policy, Afterschool Alliance, Washington, DC
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Understanding What Matters: A community needs
assessment model for environmental risk concerns
Impactful, effective community engagement and outreach
requires science centers to know their communities - what
concerns and matters to them. To do so, an innovative
Community Needs Assessment Model was developed and
tested in Easton, PA. Surveys, focus groups, and photovoice
projects enabled better understanding of community environmental risk concerns.
From Silos to Social Networks
How a combination of social network analysis, distributed
leadership, and online learning circles can create a collaborative culture. Presentation will be a flash-style talk with
dramatic slides for effect. The audience will be introduced to
the concept of social network analysis and will put on “x-ray
goggles” to explore SLSC.
Session Leader: Christian Greer, Chief Education and
Experience Officer, Saint Louis Science Center, MO
Session Leader: Kathryn Semmens, Science Director, The
Nurture Nature Center, Easton, PA
Presenter: Christian Greer, Saint Louis Science Center, MO
Presenters: Kathryn Semmens, The Nurture Nature Center,
Easton, PA
Make on the Move: Bringing innovative learning to
the community
Discovery Place is bringing the Maker Movement to the
Charlotte community! We are engineering various Maker
ideas and converting them into transport-friendly concepts.
Our events have been a “learn as you go” experience, with
successes and failures, that we will share in hopes of igniting
Mobile Make across the country.
Session Leader: Robyn Levitan, School Programs Educator,
Discovery Place, Inc., Charlotte, NC
Presenters: Sydney Jenkins, Discovery Place, Inc.,
Charlotte, NC
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
‘Battle of the Brains’: An exhibit design competition
for schools
The ‘Battle of the Brains’ is a student design competition
for grades K–12 to create the next interactive exhibition
for Science City. Previous 2011 and 2013 winners saw their
ideas come to reality as new exhibitions. The presenter
will discuss the current 2015 season, the challenges, and
provide giveaways.
Advanced Heat Recovery: The Science Museum
of Minnesota models cutting-edge building
energy performance
Science museums and centers often have large environmental
footprints. The Science Museum of Minnesota’s heat recovery
system now captures and reuses ‘waste’ heat, reducing the
building’s yearly heating load by 50% for a savings of $200,000
annually and a 4.5 year payback. Explore how your institution
too could exemplify advanced environmental performance.
Poster Leader: Jeff Rosenblatt, Director—Kansas City
Science Center, Science City, Science City at Union Station, MO
Poster Leader: Patrick Hamilton, Director, Global Change
Initiatives, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul
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An Evaluation Study of the Minotaur Mazes Exhibit:
Measuring visitors’ social interactions and
problem-solving talk
This poster will highlight findings from a study of the
Minotaur Mazes exhibit, which engages visitors in critical
thinking and problem-solving through a series of challenges, mazes, puzzles and illusions. This interactive poster
session will discuss evaluation data collection strategies
and instruments to measure visitors’ social interactions and
problem-solving skills.
Collecting Data Using Tablets: Is open-ended item
response quality compromised?
Need to collect and analyze a lot of data in a short period of
time? Completing questionnaires online using tablets can be
a way to solve this problem, but questions have arisen about
open-ended response quality using this methodology. This
poster will explore these concerns, analysis approaches, and
study findings.
Poster Leader: E. Elaine T. Horr, Center for Research and
Evaluation Associate, COSI, Columbus, OH
Poster Leader: Kelly Riedinger, Director of Research &
Evaluation, David Heil & Associates, Inc., Portland, OR
Discovery Science Place Developing a Core Research
Platform to Study the STEM Education Ecosystem
The DSP and the University of Texas Tyler are engaged in
a unique partnership. The university manages the museum
operations and provides educational programming to
patrons. One outcome of that partnership has been the
development of a Core Research Facility to study the STEM
Education Ecosystem. Outcomes will be presented.
Presenters: David Heil, David Heil & Associates, Inc.,
Portland, OR; and Kelly Fernandi, Minotaur Mazes,
Seattle, WA
App-titude Internship: Creating museum apps for
Discovery on the Go
App-titude increases the skills of STEM-focused students
in grades 11 and 12. As interns, they work in teams to create
mobile apps that enhance visitors’ exhibit experience and
earn college credit and volunteer hours. The presenter will
have a tablet that shows intern-created apps and pictures of
the development process.
Poster Leader: Michael Odell, Vice President Research and
Technology Transfer, Discovery Science Place/University of
Texas Tyler, TX
Presenters: Michael Odell, Christopher Rasure, and
Teresa Kennedy, Discovery Science Place/University of
Texas Tyler, TX
Poster Leader: Summer Scarlatelli, STEM Center for
Education and Career Development Manager, Museum of
Discovery and Science, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
E-books about KMTNet and GMT project
For students and educators, we are developing e-books about
KMTNet (Korean Microlensing Telescope Network) and
GMT (Giant Magellan Telescope) projects using ibooks
Author. We hope that our e-books will help to create an
understanding of the KMTNet and GMT Projects.
Breaking Down the Successes and Failures of
Experimental Interactives
Can digital media like twitter and augmented reality
assist science learning within museums? Compare two
successful and one unsuccessful temporary interactives
that experimented with technology to create hands-on,
thought-provoking experiences. Test them and consider
what contributed to their success or failure. Learn about
online resources to inspire your next interactive.
Poster Leader: Chang Hyun Baek, Researcher, National
Science Museum of Korea, Daejeon, Korea, The Republic
of Korea
Poster Leader: Tammy Stern, Exhibit Developer, North
Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh
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Poster Leader: Elisa Israel, Director of Research and
Evaluation, Saint Louis Science Center, MO
Early Learner Spaces: Explore a ‘cookbook’ of ideas
Looking to begin or refresh an Early Learner space? This
poster presentation will present a ‘cookbook’ of ideas—the
results of an IMLS review/brainstorming process at Carnegie
Science Center, which will focus on new ideas and best
practices in water tales, role-play, outdoor features, music
and more.
Presenters: Sarah Cohn, Science Museum of Minnesota, St.
Paul; Joe Heimlich, COSI, Columbus, OH; Elisa Israel, Saint
Louis Science Center, MO; Alexander Lussenhop, Museum
of Science, Boston, MA; Michael Rathbun, Discovery Center
Museum, Rockford, IL; and Michelle Kenner, Association of
Science-Technology Centers, Washington, DC
Poster Leader: Dennis Bateman, Director of Exhibit
Experience, Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Global Water Shortage Solution
Statistics reveal that by 2025, 1/3 of the world’s population
will be affected by water shortages and currently over 1.4
billion people lack access to clean water. A lot of research has
been happening on this; a lot of solutions are being created to
alleviate this crisis. Looking at past solutions drawbacks, my
goal is to create a better design (a technological innovation).
Presenters: Sherlock Terry, Montshire Museum of Science,
Norwich, VT; Rebecca Kipling, Museum of Science, Boston,
MA; Stacey Prinzing, Maryland Science Center, Baltimore,
MD; Jennifer Jovanovic, GrowingGreat, Manhattan Beach,
CA; Donna DiBartolomeo, Sciencenter, Ithaca, NY; Melissa
Thomas, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, MO; and Daniel
Zeiger, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
Poster Leader: Saumya Pandey, Student, Saratoga Springs
High School- Science Research, Saratoga Springs, NY
Equipping Your Center for the Journey to Mars
The Journey to Mars is underway and NASA is equipping
institutions like yours for the adventure ahead. NASA
presenters will share resources and low-cost exhibit designs.
Partnering science centers will share how to integrate and
customize these resources to meet the unique needs of
your center.
Innovative Uses for Museum Theaters
Science centers have made significant investments in theaters,
but with changing media environments, shrinking audiences
and new digital capabilities, they must look beyond just
screening linear films. This poster presents innovative ways
programmers and content providers are using to engage, educate and entertain informal-lifelong learning audience.
Poster Leader: Ashley Edwards, Communications
Manager, National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Washington, DC
Poster Leader: Tammy Seldon, Executive Director, Giant
Screen Cinema Association, Holly Springs, NC
Presenters: Mary Nucci, Rutgers, the State U of NJ, Califon,
NJ; Brad Lisle, Foxfire Interactive, Corp., North Attleboro,
MA; and Michael Daut, Evans & Sutherland Computer
Corporation, Salt Lake City
Presenters: Patricia Moore, NASA, Houston, TX; Kirk
Pierce, NASA, Huntsville, AL; Catherine Shelton, U.S. Space
& Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL; Robert Piercey, Challenger
Center, Washington, DC; Paul Freiling, Saint Louis Science
Center, MO; and Dave Cuomo, Pacific Science Center,
Seattle, WA
Exploring Shared Questions about Visitor
Experiences in Science Centers
COVES (Collaboration for Ongoing Visitor Experience
Studies) is an IMLS-funded, multi-institutional project to
develop tools and methods for collecting comparable visitor
data across science centers. This poster will describe progress
made to date, how COVES has the potential to influence the
field, and invite input on potential future study topics.
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Pop-up Maker Spaces at the National Air and
Space Museum
This poster session focuses on pop-up maker spaces at
family events that enhance STEM learning and history.
There will be tactile examples along with learning goals and
objectives. Examples range from parachute design (with the
historical context of WWI and WWII) to designing Mars
Habitats and modules for the International Space Station.
It’s Cold and Cool: Using permafrost to teach
climate change
Climate change can be abstract to visitors, but seeing,
touching and smelling permafrost can make it seem more
real. We’ll share lessons about bringing an ISE program to
rural Alaska, and how this University & Museum partnership
leverages real objects from frozen ground to engage child and
adult learners alike.
Poster Leader: Suzanne Perin, Post-Doctoral Fellow,
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK
Poster Leader: Mychalene Giampaoli, Education
Specialist, National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC
Presenters: Laura Conner, University of Alaska Fairbanks,
AK; and Victoria Coats, Oregon Museum of Science and
Industry, Portland, OR
Presenters: Agustin Baldioli, National Air and Space
Museum, Washington, DC
Public Works for Public Learning: The Golden Gate
Bridge as a case study
Public works sites provide visible applications of science and
engineering yet few offer public education. Using an NSF
project interpreting science, engineering, and history of the
Golden Gate Bridge, this session shares evaluation data and
lessons learned to help museums around the globe leverage
public works sites in their community.
Museum School Connections: STEM and the
afterschool hours
Providing rich, real-world content through professional
development is one area in which science museums excel by
making meaningful connections to STEM topics. The poster
outlines how the Intrepid Museum and ExpandED Schools
connected classroom teachers and afterschool educators to
subjects and methods covered across the curriculum, showcasing quantifiable outcomes.
Poster Leader: David Heil, Founding President, David Heil
& Associates, Inc., Portland, OR
Poster Leader: Gerrie Hall, Manager of School & Teacher
Programs, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York, NY
Presenters: Denis Mulligan, Golden Gate Bridge Highway
& Transportation District, San Francisco, CA; Thalia
Anagnos, San Jose State University, CA; Steve Gennrich,
Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA; and Michelle Phillips,
Inverness Research, Inc., Inverness, CA
Presenters: Jen Elliott, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum,
New York, NY
Places and Spaces: Meet the macroscopes
The Places & Spaces exhibit (scimaps.org) showcases innovative approaches to data visualization. Let us introduce you
to four highly acclaimed interactive visualizations (macroscopes) that allow anyone to explore large amounts of data
intuitively. Learn about the challenges of bringing these
inspiring touch-enabled visualizations to the exhibit floor.
Researching Making: Creative tools for data
collection in hands-on environments
Researchers on SMM’s Making Connections NSF grant
will describe ways that we pushed the envelope by adapting tried-and-true data collection techniques to align
with hands-on Maker experiences. Photographs, sample
instruments, diagrams, and a brief looping video will visually
depict the qualitative data collection techniques we developed for the grant project.
Poster Leader: Lisel Record, Curator, Places & Spaces:
Mapping Science, Indiana University, Bloomington
Presenters: Katy Börner, Indiana University, Bloomington
Poster Leader: Lauren Causey, Senior Evaluation &
Presenters: Lauren Causey and Marjorie Bequette,
Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul; and Gina Svarovsky,
University of Notre Dame, IN
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Teaching in the Dark: How do we know when the
students learn?
Planetariums of all sizes are immersive environments
designed to engage and educate. But how do we know
when and what we have taught? This session focuses
on techniques for evaluating planetarium learning and
results of different research studies including demonstrations of animations that are more effective and produce
greater retention.
Science Capital Shaping Informal Science
Learning Practice
Science capital offers a way of auditing ourselves and our
offer. It gives a way of understanding different visitors, the
different ways they engage with science, the things they bring
to the table and what they want from us in that experience.
This poster will share emerging best practice.
Poster Leader: Christopher Whitby, Senior Audience
Advocate, Science Museum, London, United Kingdom
Poster Leader: Patricia Reiff, Professor, Physics &
Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX
Presenter: Beth Hawkins, Science Museum, London,
United Kingdom
Presenter: Carolyn Sumners, Houston Museum of Natural
Science, TX
STEAMing Ahead with NASA
NASA drives advances in science, technology, aeronautics,
and space exploration to enhance knowledge, education,
innovation, economic vitality, and stewardship of Earth.
What innovations and discoveries will NASA make next and
how can science museums and centers work collaboratively
with NASA Education and other organizations to engage
students, teachers, and faculty?
The Hunt for NGSS Science & Engineering Practices
in Making Activities
This poster will involve sharing of our developed process
for coding videos of youth making activities to identify their
engagement with NGSS Science and Engineering Practices.
We will present details of our research, including our
approach to coding videos and initial results.
Poster Leader: Tammy Rowan, Manager, Academic Affairs
Office, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL
Poster Leader: Adam Maltese, Associate Professor, Indiana
Presenters: Alexandra Burris and Amber Simpson,
Indiana University, Bloomington
Presenters: Anita Sohus and Leslie Lowes, Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
The Inspector Training Course Exhibit: Getting
the most from advanced technology by making
it disappear!
This THEA Award-winning exhibit at the new Discovery
Cube Los Angeles is a technologically groundbreaking
scavenger hunt that teaches kids about conservation and
sustainability. We will share how a tablet-based game with
an invisible location tracking system succeeds thanks
to clever challenges and physical interactivity. Not a
sleek tablet.
Teacher Professional Development: A new model
for success
Learn how the Perot Museum of Nature and Science created
a model for teacher professional development that stood out
to key stakeholders, from funders to participants. Through
focusing on teacher confidence, competence, creativity and
consistency we are changing the discussion about teacher
and student success in our region.
Poster Leader: Lucy Hale, Director of School Programs,
Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Dallas, TX
Poster Leader: Basil Katz, CEO, cinnabar, Los Angeles, CA
Presenter: Anne Marie Fayen, Perot Museum of Nature and
Science, Dallas, TX
Presenter: David Beaudry, Beaudry Interactive, Sherman
Oaks, CA
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11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Apps and Why? Or Sometimes Why Not?
To foster disruptive innovation, many organizations
develop/consider developing mobile apps. This panel
explores the “why or sometimes why not” behind the
creation of apps by four of these institutions. Panelists will
showcase the apps or alternative technologies (i.e. websites
or kiosks) developed and the reasoning and motivation
behind their development.
Development Luncheon
Join your fellow development professionals for an insightful
exploration of issues which influence the fundraising operations within museums and science centers. Preregistration
required. Luncheon fee: $45 per person.
Complimentary lunch will be offered in the Exhibit Hall.
Session Leader: Amanda Jaksha, Program Designer/
Manager of SciPlay, New York Hall of Science, Queens
Presenters: Lowell Robinson, Exploratorium, San
Francisco, CA; Helene Alonso, American Museum of Natural
History, New York, NY; and Tess Payne, Oregon Museum of
Science and Industry, Portland
12:00–1:00 p.m.
Live Demonstration Hour
Every year we showcase some of the best science demonstrations from around the world. Think of it as “Science
Entertainment.” Many people say that this is one of the
highlights of their ASTC conference. This year’s show will
be better than ever. Science and fun rolled into one. Don’t
miss it!
IMMERSIVE MEDIA AND EXPERIENCES
Creative Informal Astronomy Education in and out of
the Planetarium
How do you teach astronomy without a planetarium? How
do you make your planetarium relevant using 1960s dome
technology? How do you involve artists, musicians, and
community members in your astronomy offerings? This
session will discuss creative enhancement and expansion of
astronomy exhibits and programs.
1:15–2:30 p.m.
“I am a scientist!” Building Original Youth
Research Experiences
How do science institutions ensure they are adequately
preparing teens for science careers? STEM pipeline programs require more than trainings, lectures, and basic skill
development. Attendees of this session will hear about a
diversity of youth program strategies focused on creating,
collaborating, educating, and disseminating authentic youthled science research.
Session Leader: Kaylan Petrie, Planetarium Presenter,
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Presenters: Elise Ricard, California Academy of Sciences,
San Francisco; Jorge Perez-Gallego, Patricia and Phillip
Frost Museum of Science, Miami, FL; and Katherine Miller,
American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
Session Leader: Neal Ramus, Senior Manager of Youth
Programs, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
Presenters: Gale Robertson, National Museum of Natural
History, Washington, DC; Andrea Motto, Yale Peabody
Museum of Natural History, New Haven, CT; and Christine
Calderon, American Museum of Natural History, New
York, NY
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Designing Exhibits and Programming for
Repeat Visitation
As museums become more of a community hub in the lives
of our visitors, how do we address the challenges of designing
programs and exhibits that meet the expectations of multiple visits? This session examines the impact of research,
programs, and environments on visitors who engage with us
the most.
Empowering Learners through
Computational Thinking
What is computational thinking, and how does it look in
museums? In this session, participants will engage with
interactive activities that have been researched and visitor-tested to support the development of these skills for
diverse audiences. Participants will collaboratively develop
ideas for incorporating computational thinking into their
own programs.
Session Leader: Sherlock Terry, Assistant Exhibits Director,
Session Leader: Clara Cahill, Research Associate, Museum
of Science, Boston, MA
Session Moderator: Marcos Stafne, Executive Director,
Presenters: Lydia Beall and Alana Parkes, Museum of
Science, Boston, MA; and Keith Ostfeld, Children’s Museum
of Houston, TX
Presenters: Sherlock Terry, Montshire Museum of Science,
Norwich, VT; and Lisa Brahms and Peter Wardrip,
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, PA
Engaging Adult and Teen Audiences in SocioScientific Discussions: A mosquito engineering
forum case study
Genetically engineered mosquitoes can reduce the spread of
malaria. Should we release them into the wild? Learn how
museums across the country engaged the public in forum
discussions about this topic. Participate in the mosquito
forum activity and consider how you might adapt the format
to your own museum.
Designing More Inclusive Environments and
Experiences for English Language Learners
How can we engage community members who are non-native English speakers and advocate for more inclusion of
English Language Learners in museum experiences? Learn
about long-term initiatives underway at several institutions
to open their resources and become more welcoming and
effective for a broader audience.
Session Leader: Caroline Lowenthal, Forum Coordinator,
Museum of Science, Boston, MA
Session Leader: Ellen Blinderman, Director of Early
Childhood Programs, Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, CA
Presenters: Eric Havel and Dan Stanton, Chabot
Space & Science Center, Oakland, CA; Melissa Telemeco,
Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA; Michelle Kortenaar,
Sciencenter, Ithaca, NY; and Erin Thelen and Elizabeth
Slagus, New York Hall of Science, Queens
Session Moderator: Erica Friesen, Director of School &
Family Programs, Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, CA
Presenters: Jenni Martin, Children’s Discovery Museum
of San Jose, CA; Lindzy Bivings, California Academy
of Sciences, San Francisco; Amy Eisenmann, Bay Area
Discovery Museum, Sausalito, CA; Claudia Tibbs, Monterey
Bay Aquarium, CA; and Cindy Valencia, California Academy
of Sciences, San Francisco
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Keep Them at Camp!: How to gain and retain your
camp audience
Keeping camps fresh is a harrowing task. Families may send
their campers back year after year and expect new and exciting content. We’ll be examining how eight different science
centers stay ahead of the camp curve with their content and
share tools on how to keep yours fresh.
Supporting Success: Year two of the YOUmedia
learning labs CoP
Session to report out on growth and engagement of IMLSfunded YOUmedia Learning Labs network
Session Leader: Korie Twiggs, Program Specialist,
Presenters:
Session Leader: Debra Crowe, The Franklin Institute,
Museum Programs Coordinator, Philadelphia PA
Presenters: Kris Mooney, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center,
San Diego, CA; Emily Cotman, Sciencenter, Ithaca, NY;
Molly Strayer, Museum of Life and Science, Durham, NC;
Debra Crowe, The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA;
Mellisa Blankenship, Kentucky Science Center, Louisville;
Charles Muhler, The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA;
Erica Barrueto, The Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, CA;
and Erin Dumenko, TELUS Spark, the New Science Centre,
Calgary, AB Canada
Telling Stories of Change around Inclusion of
Indigenous Voice: Research and evaluation in
Native Universe
In this panel session, presenters will reflect on how to
support and document institutional level change around the
inclusion of Indigenous voices in science museums. Based
on research and evaluation conducted for the NSF-funded
Native Universe, research and project team members will
share insights and lessons learned for future work.
Session Leader: Jill Stein, Principal Researcher, COSI,
Columbus, OH
STEM Funders’ STEM Learning Ecosystem—Year 1
lessons learned and next steps
The STEM Funders Network, a group of 27 funders focused
on STEM education have come together to build and scale
STEM learning ecosystems in communities throughout
the U.S. SFN’s leaders will share lessons learned from
their first 27 cities, and discuss next steps, including how
to more fully engage science centers in their community
STEM ecosystem.
Session Moderator: Nancy Maryboy, President and
Executive Director, Indigenous Education Institute, Friday
Harbor, WA
Presenters: Shelly Valdez, Native Pathways, Laguna, NM;
Joe Heimlich, COSI, Columbus, OH; and Laura Peticolas,
UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Session Leader: Gerald Solomon, STEM Funders Co-Chair,
Executive Director, Samueli Foundation, Corona del Mar, CA
Presenters: Ron Ottinger, Noyce Foundation, San
Diego, CA; and Jan Morrison, STEM Funders, Cleveland
Heights, OH
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3:00–4:15 p.m.
Cultural Competence Learning: Lessons in
organizational change and inclusion
Cultural competence within museums is often addressed
as a programmatic or exhibit initiative. The Cultural
Competence Learning Institute takes an organizational
change approach, encouraging participants to engage in
institution-wide initiatives for change. Change efforts presented by past participants, activities from the Institute, and
evaluation data will make this an engaging session.
Beyond Cute: Innovations for adults in environments
designed for children
Adult visitors within children’s environments are often
overlooked as a unique educational audience. From observational tools that make children’s learning visible to “Adult
Swim” nights and collaborations with scientists, learn
about the innovative strategies that five museums have
implemented to engage adults in their own meaningful
learning experiences.
Session Leader: Jenni Martin, Director of Education,
Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose, CA
Session Leader: Marta Biarnes, Professional Development
Associate, National Living Lab, Museum of Science,
Boston, MA
Session Moderator: Cecilia Garibay, Principal, Garibay
Group, Chicago, IL
Presenters: Chip Lindsey, ScienceWorks Hands-On
Museum, Ashland, OR; Laura Huerta-Migus, Association
of Children’s Museums, Washington, DC; Michael Shanklin,
Kidspace, Pasadena, CA; and Ann Fumarolo, Sci-Port:
Louisiana’s Science Center, Shreveport
Presenters: Craig Smith, University of Michigan - Ann
Arbor, MI; Stacey Prinzing, Maryland Science Center,
Baltimore; Kia Karlen, Madison Children’s Museum, WI;
Suzy Letourneau, Providence Children’s Museum, RI; and
Amanda Jaksha, New York Hall of Science, Queens
Data Visualization Literacy: Assessing and
improving visitors’ abilities to read and make
data visualizations
In the information age, being able to “read and write” data
visualizations is becoming as important as being able to
read and write text. This session features presentations
and demonstrations by researchers and practitioners that
develop approaches and tools which assess, exploit, and
improve the data visualization literacy of their users.
Citizen Science and Museums: Where do we start?
Citizen Science, it is all the rage. What exactly is citizen science? How do you get involved? In this session participants
will have an opportunity to learn about a variety of entry
level projects for all types of organizations and come away
with concrete ideas on how to get started.
Session Leader: Laurie Fink, Director of Science Programs,
Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul
Presenters: Becky Menlove, Natural History Museum of
Utah, Salt Lake City; Alison Young, California Academy
of Sciences, San Francisco; Julie Feldt, Zooniverse,
Minneapolis, MN; and Annie Prudhomme-Genereux,
TELUS World of Science, Edmonton, AB Canada
Session Leader: Katy Borner, Victor H. Yngve Professor of
Information Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Presenters: Joe Heimlich, COSI, Columbus, OH; Stephen
Uzzo, New York Hall of Science, Queens; Andee Rubin,
TERC, Cambridge, MA; Daniel Halsey, Indiana University,
Bloomington; and Bryan Kennedy, Science Museum of
Minnesota, St. Paul
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Engaging Under-Represented Groups: Harnessing the
power of science and education for social inclusion
At a time of mounting political and social pressures, the need
arises to build inclusive societies. Speakers will discuss the
role of science centers in harnessing the power of science and
education to engage under-represented groups. They will
share practical experiences while highlighting challenges and
opportunities for science centers.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Equipping youth
for the future
There are many opportunities in higher education to follow
an entrepreneurship track. Why can’t museums offer
programs that foster these skills earlier? In this session panelists will share their experiences developing youth driven
innovation programs that integrate STEM based learning
and design to create products that benefit their community.
Session Leader: Hanan Dowidar, Head of Strategic
Partners, 1001 Inventions, London, United Kingdom
Session Leader and Moderator: Priya Mohabir, Director,
Alan J. Friedman Center for the Development of Young
Scientists, New York Hall of Science, Queens
Session Moderator: Penny Fidler, CEO, UK Association for
Science and Discovery Centres, Bristol, United Kingdom
Presenters: David Wells, New York Hall of Science, Queens;
TJ McKenna, Connecticut Science Center, Hartford; Alicia
Frascati, Orlando Science Center, FL; and Patty Lipka, Cade
Museum for Creativity & Invention, Gainsville, FL
Presenters: Margaret Honey, New York Hall of Science,
Queens; John Anderson, Michigan Science Center, Detroit;
Monique Hudson, California Science Center, Los Angeles; and
Ahmed Salim, 1001 Inventions, London, United Kingdom
Protecting Our Visitors: Innovative, ethical, and
responsible research and evaluation oversight
As research and evaluation studies within science centers
and museums increase in number and complexity, it is more
important than ever that we protect our visitors (and staff )
through ethical and responsible R&E practices. Join our
diverse panel of presenters to share resources and discuss
successes, challenges, and lessons learned!
Hot Topics in Exhibition Design Roundtables: Process,
challenges, and possibilities
Diverse presenters from around the world will lead provocative roundtable discussions about a wide range of burning
issues in exhibition design. Together, groups will explore each
“hot topic,” discuss concrete design challenges our field is
facing, and collectively imagine solutions for the 21st century
visitor experience.
Session Leader and Moderator: Chris Cardiel, Research
and Evaluation Supervisor, Oregon Museum of Science and
Industry, Portland
Session Leader: Sarah Macey, Director of Exhibition Design,
Discovery Place, Inc., Charlotte, NC
Presenters: Toni Dancu, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA;
Zdanna King, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul; and
Elizabeth Kollmann, Museum of Science, Boston, MA
Presenters: Paul Orselli, POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop),
Baldwin, NY; Jo Ann Secor, Lee H. Skolnick Architecture +
Design Partnership, New York, NY; Molly Lenore, Moey, Inc.,
Brooklyn, NY; Daniel Montanez, Biomusueo, Panama City,
Panama; Ian Brunswick, Science Gallery Dublin, Ireland;
Mikko Myllykoski, Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre,
Helsinki, Finland; and Greg Belew, Hands On! Inc., Saint
Petersburg, FL
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LEADERSHIP
The Best Science Demo I Have Ever Seen!
Exciting science demonstrations are the life blood of science
programs both in and out of the museum. In this session,
13 presenters will demonstrate live or use video to present
the best science demo they have ever seen. Join us and take
home that new idea to enhance your shows.
Why Stories Matter: Living, building, sustaining and
evolving institutional cultures through narrative
How do the stories we tell shape our institutions? Do they
help us evolve or do they hold us back? Explore the potential of using stories as culture-making positive disruptions.
Examine narratives in leadership and change management
from every level. A facilitated workshop will include provocative examples from invited panelists.
Session Leader: Paul Taylor, Manager of Traveling Science
Shows, The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA
Session Leader: Penny Jennings, Exhibition Developer,
TELUS Spark, Calgary, AB Canada
Presenters: Jonah Cohen, McWane Science Center,
Birmingham, AL; Stephanie Long, Science Museum of
Minnesota, Saint PaulDante Centuori, Great Lakes Science
Center, Cleveland, OH; Jeff Rosenblatt, Science City at
Union Station, Kansas City, MO; Nicole Chiasson, Science
North, Sudbury, ON Canada; Ed Bell, SciTech Hands-On
Museum, Aurora, IL; Patrick Rice, Science Center of Iowa
& Blank IMAX Dome Theater, Des Moines; and Amanda
Iwaniec, Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Presenters: Marcos Stafne, Montshire Museum of Science,
Norwich, VT; Bill Booth, Booth Learning, Maumee, OH;
Stephanie Ratcliffe, The Wild Center/Natural History
Museum of the Adirondacks, Tupper Lake, NY; Penny
Jennings, Consultant, San Francisco, CA; and Katherine
Ziff, TELUS Spark, the New Science Centre, Calgary,
AB Canada
4:30–6:00 p.m.
Tips & Tricks for Using InformalScience.org for Your
Projects & Programs
InformalScience.org is a central portal to project, research,
and evaluation resources designed to support and connect the informal STEM education community. The
panelists in this presentation will share tips on how to use
InformalScience.org to build a proposal, evaluate a project,
and learn about the field.
Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall
The Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall will give you
even more opportunities to interact with your fellow conference attendees from across the globe. The reception is free
of charge (cash bar available).
5:00–6:30 p.m.
Session Leader: Jared Nielsen, Online Producer, Center
for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE),
Washington, DC
ASTC Governing Member Directors Appreciation
Reception
By invitation only
Presenters: Jared Nielsen and Grace Troxel, Center
for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE),
Washington, DC; Rick Bonney, Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
Ithaca, NY; and Amy Grack Nelson, Science Museum of
Minnesota, St. Paul
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developing digital fabrication skills.
7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Session Leader: David Wells, Director of Maker
Programming, New York Hall of Science, Queens
Presenters: Barry Joseph, American Museum of Natural
History, New York, NY; Ryan Bell, Kansas City Science
Center, MO; Shawn Grimes, Digital Harbor Foundation,
Baltimore, MD; Reid Bingham and Annalise Phillips, New
York Hall of Science, Queens; and Anthony Pelaez, Museum
of Science & Industry (MOSI), Tampa, FL
7:30–8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:00–10:00 a.m.
Leading Edge Awards Presentation/Business
Meeting/2017 Preview
“The Human Element” as Disruptive Innovation:
Interdisciplinary perspectives on museum roles in
socio-emotional development
Understanding what makes behavior change might be the
“disruptive innovation” that ignites the ability to solve
critical global challenges. This workshop will examine the
role of socio-emotional learning from three perspectives:
neuroscientist, psychologist, and educator. How should we
envision museums’ roles as platforms for socio-emotional
wellbeing and societal development?
8:00–9:00 a.m.
Leading Edge Awards Presentation
9:00–9:45 a.m.
Business Meeting
9:45–10:00 a.m.
2017 Preview
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Session Leader: Debbie Cockerham, Managing Director,
Research and Learning Center, Fort Worth Museum of
Science and History, TX
ASTC Satellite Bookstore
Presenters: Elif Gokcigdem, Empathy-Building Through
Museums Initiative, Washington, DC; Erik Jahner,
University of California, Riverside, CA; Robert Corbin,
Discovery Place, Inc., Charlotte, NC; and Troy Livingston,
Thinkery, Austin, TX
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
ASTC Job Bank
The ASTC Job Bank features listings of current positions
available at member institutions and companies, as well as
resumes from job seekers. Individual consulting sessions
with professionals in the field will also be available.
Beyond the Voting Station: Designing exhibit devices
about science and society
Facilitated programs in museums can nurture rich conversations about societal impacts of science and technology,
but in exhibits, we often just ask our visitors to vote yes, no,
or maybe. Can we dive deeper? What are the challenges
and outcomes of designing exhibit devices about issues in
science and society?
10:15–11:30 a.m.
3D Printing in Museums: Innovation, design,
fabrication...and frustration!
How do we approach the challenge of engaging our audiences
in a meaningful experience with 3D printing? Panelists will
share their unique approaches to 3D printing in a variety
of museum & educational contexts, providing entry points
to challenging concepts and engaging their visitors in
Session Leader: Jayatri Das, Chief Bioscientist, The
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Presenters: Elizabeth Kollmann, Museum of Science,
Boston, MA; and Patricia Ward, Museum of Science and
Industry, Chicago, IL
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Disruptive Design Discussions
There is no one correct model to follow when designing
a new exhibition. Join four innovative client/designer
pairs and hear them share their non-formulaic thinking
about working together in productive, yet disruptively
different ways to develop and design new exhibitions for
their organizations.
Itty Bitty Science—Engaging preschool teachers in
STEM through professional development
Can museums help teachers engage young children in
messy, open-ended science exploration? How do we close
the confidence and knowledge gap in preschool teachers?
Share how programs build partnerships with educators,
engage teachers in hands-on learning and create new opportunities for young children to engage in science beyond
the museum.
Session Leader: Joanna Haas, Executive Director, Kentucky
Science Center, Louisville
Session Leader: Michelle Kortenaar, Director of Program,
Sciencenter, Ithaca, NY
Session Moderator: Kathy Gustafson-Hilton, Senior
Developer, Hands On! Inc., Saint Petersburg, FL
Presenters: Ellen Blinderman, Lawrence Hall of Science,
Berkeley, CA; Amy Eisenmann, Bay Area Discovery
Museum, Sausalito, CA; Miriam Krause, Maryland Science
Center, Baltimore; Denise LeBlanc, The Discovery Museums,
Acton, MA; Melissa Thomas, Saint Louis Science Center,
MO; and Janella Watson, New York Hall of Science, Queens
Presenters: Lyn Wood, Hands On! Inc., Saint Petersburg,
FL; Stephanie Ratcliff, The Wild Center/Natural History
Museum of the Adirondacks, Tupper Lake, NY; Chip Reay,
Office of Charles P. Reay, St. Louis, MO; Darién Montañez,
Biomuseo - Panama: Bridge of Life, Panama; Anand
Devarajan, Gehry Partners, Los Angeles, CA; Karen Young,
Fairmount Water Works, Philadelphia, PA; and Victoria
Prizzia, Habithèque Inc., Philadelphia, PA
Murder, Mystery and Mayhem at the Museum: Explore
interactive mysteries in a museum setting
The public is actively searching out immersive experiences.
“Mysteries at the Museum” events meet this need. Hear
from presenters about their approaches to creating and
delivering museum “whodunits.” Time will be allowed for
session attendees to participate in exercises to start the
creation of a mystery event.
Hiring Diverse Teams: Building inclusive and
innovative institutions
Does hiring the best person conflict with diversity? A
cross-section of leaders discuss what the “best fit” really
means, and how choosing the best isn’t always the most
obvious decision. Expect frank discussions on challenges,
realities and rewards of hiring diversely through ignite
presentations, cafe-style discussion, and anonymously submitted questions.
Session Leader: Stephanie Long, Director of Science Live
Theatre, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul
Presenters: Jenny Young, Science Central, Fort Wayne, IN;
Douglas Coler, Discovery Place, Inc., Charlotte, NC; Doug
Raney, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul; and Paul
Taylor, The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA
Session Leader: Akiko Minaga, Project Lead, Global
Studios, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
Presenters: Tonya Matthews, Michigan Science Center,
Detroit; Azuka MuMin, COSI, Columbus, OH; Joey
Rodriguez, Center for Aquatic Sciences at Adventure
Aquarium, Camden, NJ; Sandra Bonnici-Hoecherl, Madison
Children’s Museum, WI; and Ann Hernandez, Association of
Science-Technology Centers, Washington, DC
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is transitioning to female. A trans-ally will share findings
from interviews and surveys of a wide range of individuals
involved in the trans—and trans-ally community (study
designed by data2insight, independent evaluation firm).
Sustainability in Museums: Challenges, successes, and
the power of networks
Arizona Science Center, At-Bristol Science Center,
California Academy of Sciences and Carnegie Museum of
Natural History will discuss participating in Arizona State
University’s Sustainability Fellowship. They will share strategies for incorporating sustainability science in museums.
Participants will receive free sustainability resources and
discuss best-practices for embedding sustainability within
their museums.
Session Leader: Frieda E Smith, Head of Finance &
Operations, Senior Consultant, data2insight, Seattle, WA
Presenters: Kaden Borseth, Fernbank Museum of
Natural History, Atlanta, GA; Teresa Aldrich, Saint Louis
Science Center, MO; and Veronica S Smith, data2insight,
Seattle, WA
LEADERSHIP
Session Leader: Stacey Freeman, Program Manager,
Arizona State University, Walton Sustainability Solutions
Initiatives, Tempe
Towards the Science Centre World Summit 2017
The Science Centre World Summit (SCWS) is a global meeting of science center leaders to create partnerships with
stakeholders for solutions to global issues.
We aim to broaden science center contributions through
collaboration with stakeholders and building the SCWS as a
platform to craft long-term strategies.
Presenters: Elizabeth Bagley, California Academy of
Sciences, San Francisco; RaeAnn Fox, Arizona Science Center,
Phoenix; Mandela Lyon, Carnegie Museum of Natural
History, Pittsburgh, PA; and Chris Dunford, At-Bristol
Science Centre, Bristol, United Kingdom
Session Leader: Mamoru Mohri, Chief Executive Director,
National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
(Miraikan), Tokyo, Japan
Talking About the T in LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
and Transgender)
Get to better know the transgender community. Meet
museum educators: a trans-man and a woman whose child
Presenters: Walter Staveloz, Association of ScienceTechnology Centers, Washington, DC; and Chevy Humphrey,
Arizona Science Center, Phoenix
FLASH SESSIONS
Designing Learning Experiences: Guided shortcuts
A practical review of learning related to the design and
implementation of science exhibition projects. Exploring
the dynamic relationships between content, formats and
mediations to provide meaningful learning experiences.
Capturing Collaboration with Indigenous Partners:
Co-creating a legacy document
The Roots of Wisdom project at OMSI created exhibits and
programs in collaboration with diverse Indigenous communities and organizations. We experienced many different
kinds of collaboration on many different levels. Hear more
from our project legacy document, a further collaborative effort with our Indigenous partners to capture our
shared experience.
Session Leader: Juan Pablo Gaviria Arteaga, Director of
Museology, Innovation and Development, Parque Explora,
Medellin, Colombia
Presenters: Juan Pablo Gaviria Arteaga and Carolina
Giraldo Serna, Parque Explora, Medellin, Colombia
Session Leader: Victoria Coats, Manager of Exhibit
Research & Development, Oregon Museum of Science and
Industry, Portland, OR
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I Feel Like I’m Being Used... Keys to a healthy
art-science relationship
Bio-Art, STEM to STEAM, and residencies galore: there
are plenty of art-science collaborations going on. But is
this a balanced, healthy relationship? The session will
showcase the most common types of art-science collaborations, from unequal and skin-deep to collaborative and
interdisciplinary, and outline ways to successfully bridge the
“two cultures.”
Experimenting with Low-cost, High-tech Interactives
Can digital media like Twitter and augmented reality assist
science learning within museums? Compare and discuss
two successful and one unsuccessful temporary interactives
that experimented with technology in an effort to create
hands-on, thought-provoking experiences. Learn about some
online resources to inspire your next interactive.
Session Leader: Tammy Stern, Exhibit Developer, North
Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh
Presenter: Tammy Stern, North Carolina Museum of
Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC
Session Leader: Ian Brunswick, Programme Manager,
Science Gallery Dublin, Ireland
Presenter: Ian Brunswick, Science Gallery Dublin, Ireland
Hideaway Woods: The evolution of a
natural playscape
In the fall of 2015, the Museum of Life and Science opened
Hideaway Woods, a two-acre forested learning environment.
We’ll discuss lessons learned while designing the exhibit,
including the importance of integrating the existing landscape during the build phase and being responsive to how the
exhibit is used over time.
The Eco-construction of Exhibition and Education at
Museums in Mobile Internet Time
Sharing cases of science communication at museums in
mobile internet time. Encouraging designers and educators
to explore the needs of audiences. Innovatively constructing
an ecosystem of meaningful exhibition and education.
Session Leader: Jie-Yan GU, Executive Deputy Director,
Public Education Dept., Shanghai Science & Technology
Museum, China
Session Leader: Roy Griffiths, Vice President for Exhibits &
Planning, Museum of Life and Science, Durham, NC
Presenter: Roy Griffiths, Museum of Life and Science,
Durham, NC
Presenter: Xiaoming Wang, Shanghai Science and
Technology Museum, China
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
2:45–4:00 p.m.
CEO/Trustee Luncheon
A luncheon designed to offer museum CEOs and trustees the
opportunity to get acquainted, network, and address issues of
mutual interest. Preregistration required. Luncheon fee: $45
per person. Open to museum CEOs and trustees only.
Diverse Communities Aren’t a Monolith: Building
nuance and value through multiple languages
and translation
We ponder ways that diversity within and across languages
factors into the bigger picture of community engagement
at our institutions. Presenters from four science centers
and a local (Tampa) cultural marketing agency will share
our range of experiences using multiple languages innovatively to engage stakeholders. Audience participation will
be encouraged.
1:15–2:30 p.m.
Alan J. Friedman Science Center Dialogues
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Session Leader: Lauren Causey, Senior Evaluation &
How Controversial is Too Controversial, Anyway?
Should science centers address controversial topics? Of
course! But sometimes production choices can become
controversial themselves, distracting from the real issues.
What does it mean to truly address a topic that is politically,
culturally, and emotionally charged? Can museums walk
the line between public engagement and activism—and
should they?
Presenters: Marjorie Bequette, Science Museum of
Minnesota, St. Paul; Jorge Perez-Gallego, Patricia and Phillip
Frost Museum of Science, Miami, FL; Louise Julie Bertrand,
Montreal Science Centre, QC Canada; Andres Barrera
Guerrero and Tom Curtis, Explora, Albuquerque, NM;
Keith Braafladt, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul; and
George Zwierko, Rumbo Cultural Marketing, Tampa, FL
Session Leader: Ian Brunswick, Programme Manager,
Science Gallery Dublin, Ireland
Getting Your Institution Ready for the August 21,
2017 “All American” Solar Eclipse
Get ready for the astronomical event of the decade. Join
informal science educators from museums, astronomy
groups, and national networks to learn and discuss plans
across the country for the eclipse. Take this opportunity
to compare plans with other institutions and coordinate
where appropriate.
Session Moderator: Mikko Myllykoski, Experience
Director, Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre,
Helsinki, Finland
Presenters: Karen Wilkinson, Exploratorium, San
Francisco, CA; Heather Dewey-Hagborg, SAIC, Chicago,
IL; and Ian Brunswick, Science Gallery Dublin, Ireland
Session Leader: Dennis Schatz, Senior Vice President for
Strategic Programs, Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA
National Networks: Models for capacity building and
instigating systemic change
This session explores organizational adaptive capacity—
the ability to respond to and instigate change. Adaptive
organizations take a systems view that acknowledges interdependencies. Through examples of three national networks
we will explore ways the ISE field can address challenges
in increasing the STEM pipeline, engage communities, and
foster innovative practices.
Presenters: Suzanne Gurton, Astronomical Society of the
Pacific, San Francisco, CA; and Andrew Fraknoi, Foothill
College and Member of AAS Task Force for Eclipse 2017, Los
Altos Hills, CA
Harnessing Play to Support STEM Learning
Though playfulness is central to scientific innovation, play
and learning are often separated in academic environments.
Informal institutions are uniquely positioned to reinsert play
and playfulness into the learning process. Learn about the
variety of learning theories guiding playful science education
and play advocacy in the museum setting.
Session Leader: Cheryl Juarez, Senior. Director,
Professional Development, Patricia and Phillip Frost
Museum of Science, Miami, FL
Presenters: Rita Karl, Twin Cities Public Television, St.
Paul, MN; Cecilia Garibay, Garibay Group, Chicago, IL; and
Isabel Leeder, Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science,
Miami, FL
Session Leader: Harouna Ba, Director of SciPlay, New York
Hall of Science, Queens
Presenters: Suzy Letourneau, Providence Children’s
Museum, RI; and Janna Doherty, Museum of Science,
Boston, MA
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LEADERSHIP
New National Collaborative Network Provides
Opportunities for U.S. Museums and Science Centers
around STEM Topics
Learn about the new National Informal STEM Education
Network and how your organization can get involved. By
collaborating together, museums and science centers can
better serve our local audiences and meet our strategic goals.
Funded network projects include space sciences, earth science, sustainability, and societal implications of technology.
STEM and Early Learning: IMLS grants creating and
using evidence
This session will bring together early learning STEM
projects funded through a variety of Institute of Museums
and Library Services (IMLS) grant programs to talk about
the evidence used to design, or gathered as part of, their
projects. Panelists will share resources that can inform
practice and provide the latest information on IMLS grant
program opportunities.
Session Leader: Catherine McCarthy, Project Leader NISE Network, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul
Session Leader: Helen Wechsler, Senior Program Officer,
Institute of Museum and Library Services, Washington, DC
Presenters: Paul Martin, Science Museum of Minnesota, St.
Paul; Larry Bell, Museum of Science, Boston, MA; and Rae
Ostman, Arizona State University, Tempe
Presenters: Michelle Kortenaar, Sciencenter, Ithaca, NY;
Margaret Hennessey-Springe, Kansas Children’s Discovery
Center, Topeka; and Chelsea Pucka, Carnegie Museum of
Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA
Put the “M” in STEM
Let’s talk about the M in STEM! Many science centers not
only craft engaging science activities, but also create amazing
math activities using the same informal methodology. Get
your hands in the middle of the math mania while checking
out some of the engaging activities fellow science educators
have created.
Talking Sex
From exhibits featuring contraception to programs involving sex toys, approaching sex at science centers can be
disruptive and rewarding. Science centre practitioners will
share experiences, and work with groups to discuss common
challenges. After the session, we’ll follow up with participants to support them in addressing sex in their institution.
Session Leader and Moderator: Traci Kallhoff, Education
Manager, Exploration Place, The Sedgwick County Science
and Discovery Center, Wichita, KS
Session Leader: Kath Blair, Public Programmer, TELUS
Spark, Calgary, AB Canada
Presenters: Traci Kallhoff, Exploration Place, The Sedgwick
County Science and Discovery Center, Wichita, KS; Nicole
Chiasson, Science North, Sudbury, ON Canada; Jenny
Young, Science Central, Fort Wayne, IN; and Sarabeth
Gordon, The Pensacola MESS Hall, FL
Presenters: Joe Wood, COSI, Columbus, OH; Alison
Pidskalny, TELUS Spark, Calgary, AB Canada; Christina
Martinez, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul;
Margaret Aiken, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville,
ME; and Nan Morgan, Planned Parenthood of Southwest
and Central Florida, Sarasota
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4:30–5:45 p.m.
The Cost of Keeping Up with Current Science
To incorporate cutting-edge science and technology while
meeting visitor expectations for clarity, trustworthiness,
and relevance, museums have created a range of innovative
spaces and programs. In this interactive session, participants
will critically examine how we assess the effectiveness of
these efforts, and the costs and opportunities involved in
keeping up.
Disruptive Engagement: Reaching new communities,
reaching for the stars with NASA
Enhance your programming with innovative ideas for engaging new audiences through community collaborations - from
awardees under NASA’s Competitive Program for Science
Museums, Planetariums, and Visitor Centers. Learn the disruptions, adaptations and solutions, and evaluation results
from diverse institutions that designed and implemented
NASA-themed projects responding to community priorities.
Session Leader: Donna Francis, Researcher/Programmer,
Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, ON Canada
Presenters: Donna Francis, Ontario Science Centre,
Toronto, ON Canada; MJ Morse and Clara Cahill, Museum
of Science, Boston, MA; and Dave Patten, The Science
Museum, London, United Kingdom; and Bryan Kennedy,
Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul
Session Leader: Leslie Lowes, Informal Education
Specialist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Presenters: Lindsay Bartholomew, Patricia and Phillip
Frost Museum of Science, Miami, FL; Tamara Hudgins,
Girlstart, Austin, TX; Derrick Pitts, Franklin Institute,
Philadelphia, PA; Mike Shanahan, Bernice Pauahi Bishop
Museum, Honolulu, HI; Kay Taylor, U.S. Space & Rocket
Center, Huntsville, AL; Becky Wolfe, The Children’s Museum
of Indianapolis, IN; Bryan Wunar, Museum of Science
and Industry, Chicago, IL; Lynn Olins, Discovery Museum
and Planetarium, Bridgeport, CT; and Anita Sohus, Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Utilizing the AmericCorps VISTA Program at
Science Centers
Is the AmeriCorps VISTA program a viable resource to your
science center? Using data and experiences from an ASTC
led project as well as other informal out-of-school time
STEM providers, this session will provide guidance and realworld case studies to help science center staff navigate the
VISTA process.
Exhibits and Programs Informed by Research:
Building capacity through museumuniversity partnerships
Collaborations between museums and academic researchers in scientific disciplines can lead to powerful content
for exhibits and programs, with a unique perspective on
informal engagement with science. This panel will showcase
three museums and their partnerships with scholars, and
share strategies for collaboration with audience participants
and their local universities.
Session Leader: Peter DeCarolis, VISTA Project Director,
Presenters: Stephanie Chang, Maker Education Initiative,
San Francisco, CA; and Melissa Ballard, Afterschool
Alliance, Washington, DC
4:00–6:30 p.m.
ASTC Diversity and Leadership Development Fellows
Closing Session
For 2016 fellows, alumni, and invited guests
Session Leader: Donna DiBartolomeo, Director of
Exhibits, Sciencenter, Ithaca, NY
Session Moderator: Donna DiBartolomeo, Director of
Exhibits, Sciencenter, Ithaca, NY
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Presenters: Karen Hager, Ontario Science Centre, Toronto,
ON Canada; Nick Reed, University of Toronto, Toronto,
ON Canada; Lili Ma, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
Canada; Beth Gibson, Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA;
Eve Perara, University of Washington, Center for Enabling
New Technologies Through Catalysis (CENTC), Seattle,
WA; Paul Freiling, Saint Louis Science Center, MO; and Ray
Arvidson, Washington University in St. Louis, MO
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LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBER RELATIONS
School is in! Examining museum preschool models
Museums can play a key role in educating young children and
while many programs exist for this demographic, more and
more are taking the leap into opening schools. This session
will demonstrate the powerful role a museum school can play
and spark a discussion of the benefits and risks.
That Sense of Belonging
How do you cultivate a sense of belonging without a traditional membership program? This session brings together
representatives from a variety of museums and other organizations that have found alternatives, ranging from affinity to
passport to community programs.
Session Leader: Heather Norton, Vice President of
Education, Orlando Science Center, FL
Session Leader: Barbara Stauffer, Chief of Community
Programs and Partnerships, National Museum of Natural
History, Washington, DC
Presenters: Kim Kiehl, Smithsonian Early Enrichment
Center, Washington, DC; Heidi Davis-Soylu, Indianapolis
Museum of Art, IN; Ann McMahon, Pacific Science Center,
Seattle, WA; and Renee Harmon, Science Center of Iowa &
Blank IMAX Dome Theater, Des Moines
Presenters: Kevin Kissling, Eastern National, Fort
Washington, PA; Melanie Welch, American Library
Association, Chicago, IL; Randy Pedro, Explora,
Albuquerque, NM; and Julianne Amendola, Minneapolis
Institute of Art, MN
EXTENDED SESSIONS
4:30–6:30 p.m.
Building a Professional Learning Framework for
Informal STEM Education
This session engages attendees in current research involved
in constructing a professional learning Framework that
describes actual tasks and challenges associated with a
range of entry, mid-career and advanced positions in the
field of informal science learning (ISL).
A National Framework to Support Learning In
Museum and Library Makerspaces
This session will present a national framework to support
learning in museum and library makerspaces. Through
this session, participants will engage with a subset of tools
(prompts/discussion activities) to delve into the framework.
In so doing, they will critically reflect on their current makerspace or their plans for developing one.
Session Leader: Margaret Glass, Director, Professional
Development, Association of Science-Technology Centers,
Washington, DC
Session Moderator: Joe Heimlich, Senior Researcher,
COSI, Columbus, OH
Session Leader: Christopher Reich, Senior Advisor,
Institute of Museum and Library Services, Washington, DC
Presenters: Dennis Schatz, Pacific Science Center, Seattle,
WA; Martin Storksdieck, Oregon State University, Corvallis;
and Kris Morrissey, University of Washington, Seattle
Presenters: Peter Wardrip and Lisa Brahms, Children’s
Museum of Pittsburgh, PA; Lisa Regalla, Maker Education
Initiative, Oakland, CA; Adam Rogers, North Carolina
State University Libraries, Raleigh, Andrea Saenz, Chicago
Public Library, IL; and Mike Petrich and Karen Wilkinson,
Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
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EXTENDED SESSIONS CONTINUED
Early Childhood Professional Development: Ready
resources for making learning visible
Young children, as recently as a decade ago considered a disruption to learning for other visitors, are now a welcome and
desired audience for science centers nationwide. Presenters
will share strategies for professional development, providing
participants with tools to make the learning that happens
through play visible for staff.
STEAM (Science Teens Engaging All Members):
Bringing science to life using theatre, arts, games
and robotics!
Come ready to play, dance, and act as we encourage
hands-on experiences for all. Learn how youth create, perform, and use skits, games, art, dance and robotics to teach
science lessons. That’s not all … teens take it to the next level
using video and social media to expand their audiences!
Session Leader: Joey Rodriguez, Assistant Manager of
Community Engagement, Center for Aquatic Sciences at
Adventure Aquarium, Camden, NJ
Session Leader: Becki Kipling, Discovery Center Program
Manager, Museum of Science, Boston, MA
Presenters: Janna Doherty, Museum of Science, Boston;
and Suzy Letourneau, Providence Children’s Museum,
Providence, RI
Presenters: Cheronda Frazier, Center for Aquatic
Sciences at Adventure Aquarium, Camden, NJ; Brisa Rivas,
California Science Center, Los Angeles; TJ McKenna,
Connecticut Science Center, Hartford; and Aiyana Machado,
Science Museum of Minnesota, Saint Paul
Have We Crossed the Line?! Supporting intellectual
risk, failure and asking for help
Our institutions are presenting content and experiences that
redefine the threshold for intellectual risk and failure. What
role does empathy play in embracing those experiences?
What kind of support do visitors need? When should our
institutions ask for help? The presenters will consider this
question and develop strategies in a facilitated workshop.
LEADERSHIP
The New Museum Leaders Debate: The big questions
Come be challenged by the next generation of museum
senior leadership from multiple backgrounds and multiple
institutions as they share their thoughts on some of the biggest issues facing museums today. Each panelist will provide
commentary on a big question and the session will conclude
with a Talking Circle discussion.
Session Leader: Tom Rockwell, Director Exhibits & Media
Studio, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
Session Leader: Joseph Imholte, Director, Special Exhibits
& Public Programs, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul
Presenters: Julie Bowen, Columbia Group, Toronto, BC
Canada; Orna Cohen, Dialogue Social Enterprises, Hamburg,
Germany; Mikko Myllykoski, Heureka, the Finnish Science
Centre, Helsinki, Finland; and Tom Rockwell, Exploratorium,
San Francisco, CA
Presenters: Cathy Ferree, Conner Prairie Interactive
History Park, Fishers, IN; Christian Greer, Saint Louis
Science Center, MO; Joanne Jones-Rizzi, Science Museum
of Minnesota, St. Paul; Amparo Leyman-Pino, Family
Engagement Institute, Los Altos Hills, CA; Whitney Owens,
Cincinnati Museum Center, OH; Christine Reich, Museum
of Science, Boston, MA; Scott Sampson, Denver Museum
of Nature & Science, CO; and Gretchen Walker, The Tech
Museum of Innovation, San Jose, CA
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
8:00–9:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
ASTC Conference Program Planning Committee
(CPPC) Meeting
For members only
Museum Cinema Day
MOSI
See the latest in giant screen films.
Sponsored by GSCA
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Planetarium Demos
MOSI
Outreach Live
Local School
See outreach programs in action at this highly immersive
session! Outreachers from several science centers will bring
their programs to present at a local school, giving session
attendees a chance to observe them in action. A group
discussion will follow. Preregistration required. Limited to
60 participants.
10:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Annual Exhibit Walking Workshop: Inspirations,
frustrations, outsider insights and examples
MOSI
Walking tour of the host museum, guided by MOSI staff
and a gang of exhibit professionals. A candid and humorous
look at exhibits on the floor, sharing a running commentary
of insights from our panelists highlighting smart features,
safety concerns, new ideas and some wacky ways to re-imagine existing exhibits.
Session Leader: Jonah Cohen, Manager, Science Education,
McWane Science Center, Birmingham, AL
Presenters: Anthonette Carregal, MOSI (Museum of
Science & Industry), Tampa, FL
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Session Leader: Adam Zuckerman, Exhibits and
Collections Consultant, A-Z Museum Services, Sandy
Hook, CT
MOSI
Join us at the Museum of Science & Industry—TAMPA for
behind-the-scenes tours and best practices conversations,
while becoming the first to experience MOSI’s new exhibit,
where visitors of all ages can touch the future.
You’ll be inspired by what you see: the next generation of
science center experiences.
With partners like Verizon, Florida’s state university
system, the first gigabit community in the country—and the
makers of drones, synthetic cadavers, and an autonomous
vehicle from Paris—we have a day packed full of high-tech,
high-touch opportunities for you and your teams.
You’ll also experience giant screen films in our IMAX®
DOME Theatre and original content in our planetarium, led
by Professor Paris, MOSI’s planetary scientist.
Presenters: Adam Zuckerman, A-Z Museum Services,
Sandy Hook, CT; Polly McKenna-Cress, University of the
Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Franklin Ebbert, LandWave AE,
Arlington, VA; Harry White, At-Bristol, Bristol, United
Kingdom; Clifford Wagner, Clifford Wagner Science
Interactives Inc., Philadelphia, PA; Dennis Bateman,
Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Kelly Fernandi,
Minotaur Mazes, Seattle, WA; Dave Stroud, Thanksgiving
Point, Lehi, UT; John Scotello, Museum of Science and
Industry, Tampa, FL; Daniel MacDonald, Museum of
Science, Boston, MA; Tal Berman, MadaTech, The Israel
National Museum of Science, Technology, & Space, Haifa,
Israel; Kathleen Krafft, Sciencenter, Ithaca, NY; David
Harvey, American Museum of Natural History, New York,
NY; Greg Belew, Hands On! Inc., Saint Petersburg, FL; and
Charlie Shaw, C.W. Shaw, St. Petersburg, FL
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ASTC COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE MEET-UPS
Schedule coming soon
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Connected
Science
Learning
The new online journal from ASTC and the National Science Teachers Association
Linking in-school and out-of-school STEM learning
Bridging the gap between in-school and out-of-school settings.
Read the free online issue at:
csl.nsta.org
NSF award DRL-1420262
WELCOME TO TAMPA
Hi, I’m Bob Buckhorn, the proud mayor of the City of Tampa—a city with swagger.
From our vibrant and rapidly expanding urban core to the unending charm of our diverse neighborhoods, Tampa’s time has come. The city is magnetic, attracting businesses, tourists, and new
residents of all ages, orientations, and cultural backgrounds.
Tampa is recognized for its fine universities, world-class healthcare facilities, quality museums, excellent restaurants, and the nation’s top craft breweries. I hope you’ll explore our exciting
city during your time here and please know that—like you—in Tampa, we appreciate the power of
science and education to change lives and improve the world we all share.
FOR OUTDOOR FUN
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Thrills, shows, and animal encounters await at Tampa’s worldclass theme park. Scream on 16 thrill rides, including Falcon’s
Fury, with its 335-foot drop tower, and Florida’s newest roller
coaster, Cobra’s Curse. The park is also packed with theatrical
stage shows, as well as animals living in spacious habitats, and a
kids area with friends from Sesame Street.
Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo
Routinely ranked as one of the best zoos for families in America
by parenting and travel magazines, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo
features areas themed around Africa, Asia, Australia, and the
Americas, plus several rides for kids, and a manatee rehabilitation hospital.
FOR A STROLL
Tampa Riverwalk
Take in Tampa’s riverfront on this beautiful new pedestrian
and bike path, which connects several of the city’s finest parks
and cultural institutions. The Tampa Riverwalk also offers
views of the architecturally iconic University of Tampa, opened
in 1891. Rent a water bike or electric boat, grab a drink in the
middle of the Riverwalk at The Sail, or find a memorable lunch
or dinner at each end—at either Ulele in Waterworks Park or
the Columbia Café inside the Tampa Bay History Center.
All photos courtesy of www.visittampabay.com.
Ybor City on the streetcar
Tampa’s historic multi-ethnic cigar-making district is a
center for great restaurants and nightlife. Check out the Ybor
City State Museum or get a bite at the Tampa Bay Brewing
Company, Samurai Blue sushi, or try fantastic Spanish fare at
Florida’s oldest restaurant, the Columbia. You can ride to and
from Downtown Tampa on the restored TECO Line Streetcar
to see a classic, sustainable transit option first-hand.
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WELCOME TO TAMPA (continued)
IN THE GREATER TAMPA BAY AREA
Our friends across our beautiful region have other attractions
you may enjoy, as well:
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The Gulf Coast beaches of Clearwater, St. Petersburg,
and Pinellas County, 40 minutes west of Tampa
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Lettuce Lake Park, a wilderness preserve and hidden
gem, just 10 minutes northeast of MOSI
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Curtis Hixon Park and the Tampa Museum of Art
Clearwater Marine Aquarium, home of Dolphin Tale
star Winter the Dolphin, near Clearwater Beach, 30 min-
One of Tampa’s grand public spaces, Curtis Hixon Waterfront
Park, serves as the entryway to the Tampa Museum of Art,
which opened its new award-winning home in 2010. With a
strong focus on antiquities and modern and contemporary art,
it is the region’s largest museum devoted to art of our time and
has built a reputation for embracing contemporary photography and new media.
utes west of Tampa
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The Salvador Dali Museum, home to the largest collection of his art outside Spain, in St. Petersburg, 30 minutes
southwest of Tampa
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Legoland Florida, in Winter Haven, 60 minutes east
of Tampa
FOR INDOOR EXPLORATION
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Walt Disney World and other Orlando attractions, 90
minutes east of Tampa
The Florida Aquarium
Touch a stingray, parade with a penguin, or go eye-to-eye with
an alligator at this major attraction in Downtown Tampa’s
Channelside district. Highlights include a 500,000 gallon coral
reef tank; an enormous glass-roofed walking trail through simulated Florida wetlands, Journey to Madagascar with curious
lemurs, and an awesome Splash Pad water play area for kids.
Glazer Children’s Museum
Kids can climb through the water cycle, perform in a play, or
control a plane as it makes a simulated flight over Tampa Bay
in this museum overlooking Downtown Tampa’s Curtis Hixon
Waterfront Park. With a focus on educational play and imagination, the 17 themed areas mix pretend playtime and real-world
learning. Adults must be with a child 12 or under to be admitted.
Tampa Bay History Center
Visit one of America’s finest regional history museums and
step back through 500 years of Florida’s past through innovative, engaging exhibits. Immersive audio-animatronics bring
you into the battle between settlers and Indians. A full-sized
shipping container—now a theatre—takes you to one of the Gulf
Coast’s busiest ports. And a digital tabletop map shows Tampa
changing through the centuries.
Henry B. Plant Museum
An architectural gem towers over the University of Tampa’s
campus: A massive, extravagant hotel created by one of
America’s great railroad tycoons. Named for that industrialist,
the Henry B. Plant Museum sits inside the former hotel and
shares a rare collection of opulent furniture and artifacts that
recreate life in the late Victorian period and the beginning of
Florida’s tourist industry.
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MAP OF TAMPA
Association of Science and Technology Centers
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To Tampa
International the Performing Arts
Airport
Glazer
Children’s
Museum
Tampa Museum
of Art
Curtis Hixon
Waterfront Park
11 miles North to MOSI
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Ybor City
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Tampa Port
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Embassy
Suites
SkyBridge
Amalie
Arena
Tampa Convention
Center
The Florida
Aquarium
Historic
Streetcar
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Terminal
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Channelside
Yacht
StarShip
eBoats
Sail
Pavilion
Tampa Bay
History Center
Marrio Waterside
Tampa Riverwalk
TECO Line Streetcar System
Cruise Terminal 2
American
Victory Ship
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Getting the
Word Out
HOTEL AND TRAVEL
ASTC is pleased to offer the following hotel accommodations for the 2016 ASTC Annual Conference.
For direct links to hotel websites and to make your hotel reservations, visit www.astc.org/conference/travel-hotels
Attention: Several housing agencies may represent themselves as the hotel booking agents for the ASTC Annual Conference and contact
exhibitors and likely attendees to solicit hotel reservations. No other housing company or travel agent is authorized to place hotel reservations for the ASTC Annual Conference. The Official Housing for ASTC 2016 are the following hotels: Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel
& Marina and the Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa Downtown Convention Center. Reservations made through any other agency cannot
be guaranteed by ASTC and may result in a loss of deposit, additional charges, incorrect placement, or inflated room rates. Please use the
online hotel reservation system on the website to avoid confusion, additional charges, and unsatisfactory service.
HOTEL NAME
SINGLE RATE
DOUBLE RATE
TRIPLE RATE
QUAD RATE
RESERVATION
DEADLINE
Tampa Marriott Waterside
Hotel & Marina
$170
$170
$190
n/a
August 30, 2016
Embassy Suites by
Hilton Tampa Downtown
Convention Center
$179
$189
$199
$209
September 1, 2016
*All rates are subject to applicable tax.
Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina
(Headquarters Hotel)
Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa Downtown
Convention Center
700 South Florida Avenue
513 South Florida Avenue
Tampa, Florida 33602
Tampa, Florida 33602
813-221-4900
813-769-8300
Features:
Features:
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All ASTC attendees will receive complimentary
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Complimentary guestroom internet
guestroom internet
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Complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast and
Complimentary wireless internet access in the lobby and
Evening Reception
public areas
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Check-in time: 3:00 p.m.; Check-out time: 12:00 p.m.
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Check-in time: 4:00 p.m.; Check-out time: 12:00 p.m.
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Valet parking: $24/day
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Valet parking: $24/day
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Marriott rewards: Earn 10 points for every $1 spent on
qualifying charges
For more information on how to get to and
around Tampa, please visit conference.astc.org
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Tour Orlando Science Center
Join us in Orlando on Sept. 22
Open House Format – Connect with Key Staff from All Departments
Sneak Preview of New KidsTown – All New 11,000 Square Foot Early Childhood Exhibit
Tour STEM Preschool and Experience STEM Design Challenge Exhibits
Discover how Orlando Science Center has leveraged partnerships for mutually beneficial impact
Time to freely explore exhibits, films, and live shows
Lunch is included
Round trip from Tampa to Orlando, bus departs Tampa in the morning then
returns late afternoon. Cost is $20 for transportation and lunch.
Visit www.osc.org/astc for more information
and to reserve your spot. Space is limited.
OR L ANDO S C I E N C E C E N T E R
777 East Princeton Street, Orlando, FL 32803 • 407.514.2000 • osc.org
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
Visit conference.astc.org to register today. Register by August 1
Group Discount Registration (ASTC
members only)
and save up to $200 over onsite registration fees!
Are multiple individuals at your institution attending ASTC
Registration fees
2016? Buy four full conference registrations online and receive
Member rates apply to staff of current ASTC-member institu-
a fifth at half price! The discount will be evenly distributed
tions only. All rates are in US currency.
among the five attendees in the group.
Attendees must be registered at the same time in groups of five
Early bird deadline – August 1, 2016
ASTC Member
Nonmember
$595
$825
using the online registration system. Cancelled individual registrations without a substitution will result in forfeiture of the
entire group discount and the full conference registration rate at
Advance registration deadline – September 16, 2016
ASTC Member
Nonmember
$695
$925
the time of registration will be charged. Nonmember and one day
only registrations are not eligible for this discount.
Onsite in Tampa after September 16, 2016
ASTC Member
Nonmember
$795
$985
Student Registration
Full-time students are welcome to register for the full conference at a discounted rate of $335. A valid student ID and/
or proof of enrollment is required prior to registration. Please
Full conference registration for the 2016 ASTC Annual
email to [email protected].
Conference includes:
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All sessions, workshops, and events without a listed fee
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Two-day access to the Exhibit Hall (Saturday and Sunday)
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Saturday Breakfast and Keynote
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Saturday Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
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Saturday Afternoon Ice Cream Break
a full conference registration. Preconference sessions and the
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Sunday morning Beverage Break
Saturday Evening Event are available for purchase outside of
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Sunday Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
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Sunday Networking Receptions
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Museum Cinema Day
One Day Only Registration*
One day only registrations permit access to conference
sessions, meals, and events for the selected day only. If you
would like to attend more than one day, you will be charged for
your paid one day only registration date.
Day
ASTC Member
Nonmember
Saturday
$250
$350
Sunday
$250
$350
Monday
$200
$300
Tuesday
$50
$75
*Multiple days cannot be purchased.
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Badge Pick-up
Badges will not be mailed. Please pick up your badge and
conference materials at the kiosk located near the Registration
Desk beginning at 7:00 am on Friday, September 23, 2016.
Substitution Policy
Substitutions are allowed with the written authorization
of the registrant who is unable to attend. Send an email
to [email protected] or bring a signed letter to the
onsite registration counter along with a new completed
registration form.
Cancellation/Refund Policy
All cancellations must be made in writing to conference@astc.
org. Cancellations received on or before August 24 are entitled
to a full refund of registration and event fees. Cancellations
received August 25–September 8 will be subject to a $200
cancellation processing fee. No refunds will be granted for
cancellations after September 8. Cancelled registrations cannot
be credited to a future conference. Cancelled individual registrations within a Group Registration without a substitution will
result in forfeiture of the entire discount and the full conference
Registration rate at the time of registration will be charged.
For more information please visit conference.astc.org or contact
the ASTC Conference Team at (202) 783-7200.
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