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October 18-20, 2013 Anchorage Alaska Thank you for supporting our conference. PLATINUM DONORS ExxonMobil Anchorage School District BP Exploration (AK) Inc. Alaska Department of Education and Early Development J GOLD DONORS Conoco Phillips Donlin Gold J SILVER DONORS Warbelow’s Air Ventures J COPPER DONORS Top Shelf Catering J Texas Instruments – sponsor PAEMST Breakfast Vernier – sponsor ASTA Breakfast Compass Learning – sponsor ACTM Breakfast Alaska Science Teachers Association Alaska Council of Teachers of Mathematics ARCUS – Travel for PEI Keynote NSTA – Travel for NSTA President J Anchorage Visitor and Convention Bureau East High Faculty and Staff Alaska Airlines PenAir Era Alaska ProMech Air Homewood Suites Hampton Inn Jitters Picture This Alaska Railroad Corporation October 18, 2013 Dear Conference Participants, The Alaska Science Teachers Association (ASTA), the Alaska Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ACTM) and our co-sponsor, the Anchorage School District would like to welcome you to the 8th Alaska Statewide Math and Science Conference. At this conference, entitled Changing Climates: Tracking Trends, science and math educators will focus on innovative educational approaches to teaching and learning that will support administrators and teachers across the state in emphasizing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in their districts, schools and classrooms. Why a focus on CHANGING CLIMATES? In addition to the literal meaning (statistical weather data, climate patterns and models), teachers face a changing landscape of political and economic climates surrounding education in general. For example, new nation-wide math standards and Next Generation Science Standards are changing how and what students learn in every classroom. How do we best provide professional development to support our state educators in navigating these changing “climates” while they deliver relevant and technology-based education to their Alaskan students? The primary focus of this conference is to provide attendees with a clear picture of the importance of STEM education and how to deliver it. AMSC 13 features nationally recognized experts and presenters as well as intensive science and math courses designed to immerse the teacher in the STEM experience. We are able to offer you dynamic and nationally recognized keynote speakers: Friday afternoon – Dr. David Carlson, Director of Education & Outreach of UNAVCO Saturday morning – Bill Badders, NSTA President Saturday noon – Matt Larsen, author Go Math! Saturday evening – Steve Wolf – “The Math and Science Behind Movie Special Effects and Stunts” Sunday morning – Jana Harcharek In addition, engaging break-out sessions, field trips, social events, intensives and university credit are available to our conference participants. Equally important is the chance to build networks with like-minded educators. We have vendor exhibits available for teachers to peruse, shop and to spark new ideas. Comparable math and science professional development for teachers is almost exclusively available outof-state, costing teachers several thousand dollars to attend. Our aim is to provide a quality opportunity for teachers here in Anchorage. Thank you for your participation and shared vision as we build a foundation for Alaska’s children and our future. Judith Onslow ASTA Science Co-Chair Cynde Hill ASTA Science Co-Chair Ann Cherrier ACTM Math Co-Chair 2013 AMSC: Changing Climates and Tracking Trends1 General Information Conference Headquarters Look for the conference headquarters near the registration area at East High School. Registration staff will provide assistance with registration, technical needs, and other administrative conference issues. Friday, October 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . East High Foyer Saturday, October 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . East High Foyer Sunday, October 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . East High Commons Registration Register and/or pick up your conference materials. Thursday, October 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 – 9 p.m.. . . . . . . . . Hampton Inn/Homewood Suites Friday, October 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 noon – 5 p.m. . . East High Foyer Saturday, October 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. . . . . East High Foyer Transportation Shuttle buses will run between Homewood Suites, Hampton Inn and East High during the day. Check the sign located in the hotel lobby for the daily schedule. Transportation will be provided to the evening events from the hotels and/or EHS for the Friday “Meet and Greet” and for all the field trips from East High School. Pick –up and drop – off at the front entrance of East High School (Bragaw Street – under the stained glass.) Badges Your conference name badge will serve as your admittance to all conference functions. Cell Phones & Electronic Devices Please silence all electronic devices during keynote addresses and sessions. Internet Access In order to use your personal devices ASD employees should connect to “ASDbyod” network and use their regular district credentials. ASD owned devices should connect to “ASDwifi” or “ASDinternet” only. Guests to ASD will receive wifi logon credentials at East High School. Conference attendees who desire wifi access at their hotels are personally responsible for making those arrangements. Message Board A message board will be in the East High School Commons by the ASTA booth. Exhibits Stop in and see the latest educational products and services that are available. Friday, October 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 noon – 5 p.m. . . East High Commons Saturday, October 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. . . . . East High Commons Sunday, October 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 a.m. – 12 noon . . East High Commons University Credit Credit will be available to participants through the University of Alaska Anchorage for 1 credit. You must be registered for the conference and participate all three days in order to register for the course. All teachers must register with UAA online: https://uaonline.alaska.edu/ search for 81361 ED A581 701, ASD Employees for salary advancement must also register on MLP. Search for STEM: UAA ED 581.701, Changing Climates: Tracking Trends Evaluation Please access the evaluation link (Surveymonkey) at the Internet Café in the Commons to complete the general conference evaluation. 2 Alaska Math and Science Conference 2013: Changing Climates & Tracking Trends Strands: Tracking Trends in the Science & Math Classrooms Tracking Trends in Research & Climate Change Tracking Trends in Professional Development Friday, October 18 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. UAA 1 credit Biotechnology for Biology Teachers 12 noon Registration @ East High Commons Open to 1 – 1:45 p.m. Vendors & Participants Keynote: Dr. Birgit Hagedorn, UAA, Dr. David Carlson, UNAVCO and Elizabeth Webb, Univ. of Florida. Climate Change Alaska’s Piece of the Puzzle 2 – 3:30 p.m. (1.5 hr) Concurrent Sessions 2 – 5 p.m. (3 hr) 3:45 – 4:30 (45 min.) Research Presentations Concurrent Sessions 5:30 – 7 p.m. Meet and Greet: Museum of Science and Nature Dinner on Your Own Field Trips 12:30-3 p.m. AK Dept. of Fish & Game Salmon Hatchery 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. FedEx Flight Simulator Saturday, October 19 6:30 – 8 a.m. Presidential Awards Breakfast 8 a.m. Registration @ Conference, East High 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Keynote: Bill Badders, NSTA 9:45 – 11:15 a.m. (1.5 hr) 9:45 – 10:30 a.m. 45 min. Research Presentations Concurrent Sessions in all 3 strands 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. 45 min. Research Presentations 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Keynote: Matt Larson: Perseverance 12:15 Lunch boxes @ East High 1–2:30 p.m. (1.5 hr.) 1 – 4 p.m. 12:30 – 5 p.m. Field trips: Crime Detection Concurrent Sessions; all strands 3-hour sessions Lab Tour Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center 2:45 – 4:15 (1.5 hr.) Anchorage Museum - Imaginarium Concurrent Sessions; all strands Eagle River Nature Center Dinner on Your Own Community Event: “The Math and Science Behind Movie Special Effect and Stunts” 7 – 8 p.m. Keynote: Steve Wolf Sunday, October 20 7 – 8:30 a.m. ASTA & ACTM Board & Membership Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Registration @ Conference, East High 9 – 10 a.m. Keynote: Jana Harcharek 10:15 – 11:45 a.m. (1.5 hr) Concurrent Sessions in all 3 strands 12 noon 2015 Conference Planning Lunch on your own 12 noon – 1 p.m. Conference End and Clean-up 2013 AMSC: Changing Climates and Tracking Trends3 Conference Committee Science Co-Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judith Onslow [email protected] Science Co-Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cynde Hill [email protected] Math Co-Chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ann Cherrier cherrier_ann @asdk12.org Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathryn Kurtz [email protected] Keynotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trisha Herminghaus [email protected] Field Trips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dawn Wilcox/J. Onslow [email protected] Sponsors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joanna Hubbard [email protected] Vendors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheryl Cooper [email protected] Vendors On-site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandy Schoff Vendor Hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Gail Raymond Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Cherrier/J. Onslow Hotels/Lunches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Cherrier Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Bronga/A. Cherrier Publicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penny Williams [email protected] Website. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Bender RegOnline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samantha Wuttig Registration On-site. . . . . . . . B.C. Kindred/A. Cherrier Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tennie Bentz, ASTA Treasurer ACTMhttp://www.akctm.org Current President - Barb Crandall Past President – Bob Williams ASTAhttp://asta.wildapricot.org Current President – Cynde Hill Past President – Patty Brown DEED Science Content - Bjorn Wolter Math Content – Deb Riddle Teacher Prep -Cecilia Miller [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Thank you to the Anchorage School District Curriculum Department, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum Darla Jones and Executive Director of Curriculum Bobbi Jo Erb, for their cooperation and assistance in making this conference happen. Thank you to the staff of East High School for your cooperation and making this conference a success. Thank you to EHS JROTC Color Guard and Cadet Guides. Thank you to ASD Publication Services. 4 Field Trips Friday, October 18 Saturday, October 19 Friday, October 18, 2013 - All field trips leave at 12:30pm from East High School. 1. FEDEX Flight Simulator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. FedEx will provide a tour of their facility. The trip includes a guided field trip including history, hydraulics and mechanics. The flight simulator included as pilot training schedule allows. 2. William Jack Hernandez Hatchery Tour / Salmon PD. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 – 3 p.m. Kay Shoemaker with the 4H-UAF cooperative extension program will be leading this field trip. She will provide you salmon presentation prior to a hatchery tour. She is great resource and a wealth of knowledge about integrating salmon and aquatic resources into ones teaching strategy. She leads a statewide effort to educating about aquatic resources and will be able to provide helpful insight to teachers across Alaska Saturday, October 19, 2013 - All field trips leave at 12:30pm from East High School. If you ordered lunch pick it up at EHS after the Saturday noon Key Note Speaker Matt Larson. 1. Scientific Crime Detection Lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 – 3:30 p.m. The tour of the lab will be led by members of the crime lab with a tour of the facility and discussions on the specific testing performed there including: Latent prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blood alcohol Crime scene response evidence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breath alcohol Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Controlled substances Forensic biology – DNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire debris There will be discussions on the educational requirements to work in Forensics as well as information on the specifics of the this lab just as the artwork, etc. 2. Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30 – 4 p.m. Field trip will include a presentation by the Wildlife Conservation Center’s staff on the ongoing bear and bison projects followed by a walking tour and scavenger hunt. Be prepared for walking around the Center in changeable weather conditions. 3. Geology at the Eagle River Nature Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:15 – 4 p.m. Learn about geology and the formation of the Eagle River Valley on a walking tour of the trails followed by additional training in the on-site yurt. Children will be participating in the Center’s Junior Naturalist Program and teachers will be able to observe and get programming ideas for their students. Be prepared to walk a mile and dress for a variety of weather conditions. 4. Anchorage Museum/Planetarium/Imaginarium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 – 4 p.m. 1. Science from an indigenous perspective, 2. See a show at the Planetarium (choices include: Experience the Aurora, Super Volcanoes, Into the Deep, A Cosmic Story, Ice Worlds, Our Living Climate, Lunar) teacher’s guides available for all shows. 3. Imaginarium-could have some of the staff at the Imaginarium give presentations with learning labs open Expert docents would be available for a guided tours of the Arctic Studies Center, Star Lab, and to explain Our Changing Alaska hands-on activities. Self guided ours will also be an option. 5. Anchorage Coastal Refuge The Wildlife Education Staff will demonstrate how you can use your local wetlands to teach about animal adaptations, birding, tracking, and more. All teachers will receive a free classroom set of the Wetland Wildlife Wonders Kids magazines. Trip begins at the Rabbit Creek Rifle Range for orientation and grouping. This is an outdoor field trip, please dress appropriately. 2013 AMSC: Changing Climates and Tracking Trends5 Keynote Speakers & Featured Speakers Polar Educators International: Keynote Address Climate Change, Tracking Trends: Alaska’s Piece of the Puzzle 1 – 1:45 p.m. Friday, October 18 East High Auditorium Dr. Birgit Hagedorn, UAA Environment and Natural Resources Institute, Applied Science Engineering & Technology Lab Dr. David Carlson, UNAVCO Elizabeth Webb, University of Florida, Department of Biology PEI: Polar Educators International is a global professional network for those that educate in, for and about the Polar Regions. Bill Badders Keynote Address Changing the Landscape: NGSS, Common Core, and You 8:30-9:30 a.m. Saturday, October 19 East High Auditorium Bill Badders is president of the National Science Teachers Association. He began serving his oneyear term on June 1, 2013. Badders is retired from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was the director of the Cleveland Math and Science Partnership. For more than four decades, Badders has been a devoted teacher and dedicated leader in science education. In 1971, he began his teaching career as an elementary science resource teacher in Cleveland. He has also held several other positions in CMSD, including most recently serving as the director and principal investigator for the Cleveland Math and Science Partnership program. A passionate member of NSTA, Badders has contributed extensively to the association. He has served as a division director on NSTA’s board of directors, worked on several committees, panels and tasks forces dating back to the early 1990s, served as a judge for the Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision program and NSTA New Science Teacher Academy, and presented numerous sessions at NSTA national and area conferences. Badders devotion to science education is also evidenced by his involvement in numerous other professional organizations. He has served as president and treasurer of the Cleveland Regional Council of Science Teachers (CRCST) and the Society of Elementary Presidential Awardees (SEPA). Badders also served on the board of directors, as an elected district representative, of the Science Education Council of Ohio (SECO). Throughout his career, Badders has been honored for his contributions to science education. He received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (1992) and is a Fulbright Memorial Teacher Fund recipient (2000). He has served on many national and regional advisory panels for the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), the National Research Council (NRC) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).Badders earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania, in 1971 and earned a master’s of education degree from Cleveland State University in 1974. 6 Keynote Speakers & Featured Speakers Dr. Matt Larson Keynote Address “Perseverance” 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Saturday, October 19 East High School Auditorium Matt Larson is currently the K-12 mathematics curriculum specialist for the Lincoln Public Schools and serves on the Board of Directors for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Matt is a past chair of NCTM’s Research Committee and was a member of NCTM’s Task Force on Linking Research and Practice. Matt is the author of the recently released NCTM book, Administrator’s Guide: Interpreting the Common Core State Standards to Improve Mathematics Education, and the co-author of three upcoming books, Common Core State Standards in a PLC (Grades PK-2, 3-5, and Leader’s Guide) published by Solution Tree Press. He is also the co-author of elementary mathematics programs published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Matt has taught mathematics at the secondary and college levels, and has held an appointment as an honorary visiting associate professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. Dr. Larson is co-author of the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt GO Math! and Houghton Mifflin Math programs. Dr. Larson received his Ph.D. from University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Steve Wolf Keynote Address “The Math and Science Behind Movie Special Effects and Stunts” 7 p.m. Saturday, October 19 East High Auditorium Open To The Public Steve Wolf is the Winner of the Time Werner “Best Science Presenter of the Year Award. Steve has been producing film, TV and live events for 25 years. He is the President of Special FX International <http://www.weaddexcitement.com>, and founder of Science in the Movies Inc. <http://www.scienceinthemovies.com>, an organization that teaches physics and chemistry through stunt demonstrations. “If you want people to learn and grow, you have to engineer experiences that promote that growth.” Wolf passionately engages students and teachers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) concepts through his Science in the Movies show. He uses the entertainment industry’s ability to capture and hold kids’ attention to help them master the science they’ll need to solve tomorrow’s challenges. His feature film work includes: The Firm, Three Men and a Baby, Do the Right Thing, The Last Boy Scout, The Client, The Jungle Book,Hustle & Flow and Cast Away. Steve’s TV credits include work on All My Children, Law & Order, America’s Most Wanted, Rescue 911, The David Letterman Show, and Whitney Houston’s music videos. He received an Academy Award for his performance in Palingenesis and directed Bending Light. 2013 AMSC: Changing Climates and Tracking Trends7 Keynote Speakers & Featured Speakers Patricia Simmons, Featured Speaker 7 – 8 a.m. Sunday, October 20 ASTA Breakfast, Homewood Suites Patricia Simmons is currently a Professor in the Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education at North Carolina State University. She was the inaugural holder of the William R. Orthwein, Jr. Professorship of Life-long Learning in the Sciences at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, a special endowed professorship between the University of Missouri and the St. Louis Science Center. Dr. Simmons, a former high school science teacher, was also a professor at the University of Georgia. She is the PI on numerous education and technology innovation projects, and was awarded over $58 million in externally funded federal and private grants for research, teacher education, and education projects. Dr. Simmons has received awards for excellence in teaching and in science education from the University of Georgia, the University of Missouri, St. Louis Academy of Science, the Association for Science Teacher Education, and the National Science Teachers Association. She served as President of the National Science Teachers Association from 20112012, and is currently Chair-elect of the Council of Scientific Society Presidents. Jana Harcharek Keynote Address “Education, a Cultural Perspective” 9 – 10 a.m. Sunday, October 20 East High Auditorium Jana Harcharek is one of three lead district administrators responsible for overseeing and directing the district- wide Curriculum Alignment, Integration and Mapping effort. The North Slope Borough School District is now in year three of implementing a long-term curriculum development plan integrating the “Content and Performance Standards for Alaska Students” with the Core Themes and Performance Expectations delineated in the Iñupiaq Learning Framework with an initial focus on Language Arts, Mathematics and Science and the addition of Career Technical Education in the 2012-13 school year. .Jana was facilitator of Iliññialnnikun Apqusiuqtit - Trailbreakers for Learning. The group comprised of members from across the North Slope of Alaska gathered for purposes of defining what a well grounded, well educated 18 year old looks like today. The resulting Iñupiaq Learning Framework (ILF) is the foundation upon which curriculum reform is based at the North Slope Borough School District (NSBSD). 2009-2010. .Jana Harcharek was the organizer and facilitator of the North Slope Borough School Iñupiaq Education Initiative with youth, elders, parents, community members and teachers/administrators in the eight communities of the North Slope of Alaska where communities’ visions for education were articulated. 2006-2007. .She also is the organizer of numerous Elders and Elders/Youth Conferences with Elders and Youth from across the North Slope convening for purposes of sharing traditional knowledge during tenure with the NSB Commission on History, Language and Culture. Pausauraq Jana Harcharek is an educator devoted to making the vision of her Elders to have their knowledge and world view incorporated into the educational system come alive. She was instrumental in guiding the work of the district and Ilisalvik College in the development of a program for high school juniors and seniors enabling them to take culturally relevant courses for dual credit. She continues to be the leader in district endeavors to advance efforts in the production of standards based culturally relevant instructional unit development, an on-going effort that is resulting in the embedding of exceptionally unique Iñupiaq culture based units in the overall district curriculum. 8 Alaska’s Finest BP proudly supports Alaska’s finest educators with the statewide BP Teachers of Excellence program. BP Teachers of Excellence: Extra credit for some extra special people. bpteachers.com Sessions Friday, October 18 1 – 1:45pm Keynote: Climate Change Alaska - Alaska’s Piece of the Puzzle Dr. David Carlson, UNAVCO Dr. Birgit Hagedorn, UAA, ASSET Lab, Elizabeth Webb, Univ. of Florida, Dept. of Biology East High Auditorium Sponsored by PEI: Polar Educators International FRIDAY, October 18 2–3:30 p.m. 90-Minute Sessions Encounter Earth PD Opportunity Sneak Peek Grades: 6-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 11 Learn about the NEW “Encounter Earth” simulated space mission available at the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska. The theme of this mission is global climate change and immerses students in authentic NASA data. What could be better than bringing this exciting, relevant experience to your students? Getting it FREE PLUS $250 for you! Attend this session to find out how! Chantelle Rose, Challenger Learning Center of Alaska [email protected] Engineering is Elementary Grades: K-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 14 Come learn about the potential of the Engineering is Elementary program. Rebecca Parks [email protected] Understanding Alaska’s Changing Forests Grades: 3-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 1 Changes in Alaska’s forests have important implications and shifts in local regimes can affect global systems. The University of Alaska Fairbanks conducts research in many parts of the state trying to gain a better understanding of how these changes might impact our forests and the communities they surround. Project Learning Tree, a widely recognized premier environmental education program offers activities and lessons to enable students to apply scientific processes and higher order thinking skills to resolve complex issues such as climate change. Participants will be introduced to resources from UAF and the Alaska PLT program. A.S. (Meg) Burgett, UAF, Cooperative Extension [email protected] Foster teachers’ TPACK capacity through the use of the ASSURE model Grades: preK-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: 49 – MAC lab Promote TPACK (integration of Technology, Pedagogy, 10 and Content Knowledge) applying the ASSURE model. Participants will practice integrating technology into a math lesson. Hsing-Wen Hu and Katie Walker UAA College of Ed. [email protected], [email protected], Math Instruction Through Cooperative and Social Emotional Learning Grades: 3-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 3 Participants will engage in mathematics learning activities grades 3-8 using cooperative learning as an instructional tool. Having an opportunity to process Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Standards addressed through these structures will help cement the connections between content, Standards for Mathematical Process, cooperative learning and SEL. Patty Kennedy, Anchorage School District [email protected] Online GIS: Making STEM Learning Spatial Grades: 6-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 2 GIS is the ultimate tool for STEM education, as it allows us to visualize, analyze, and interpret data, facilitating inquiry, discovery, and problem-solving. Alaska’s statewide license can provide classrooms with free ArcGIS Online subscription accounts. Take a test drive and consider possibilities for how this amazing technology could improve your STEM education and engage your students in authentic learning. Katie Kennedy, Alaska Geographic Alliance/UAF [email protected] Study Team and Teaching Strategies Getting Teams to Work Effectively in Class Grades: 6-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 4 Believing that students should work in teams in math classrooms and getting them to work effectively are two different things. Come learn strategies that you can use in your classroom to help teams of students value one another and sincerely work together to solve problems! We will look at the why, when, how and what’s of using teams along with specific strategies such as team roles, think-ink- Sessions Friday, October 18 pair-share, swap meet, and reciprocal teaching. Chris Mikles, CPM, [email protected] Facilitating Public Engagement, Changing Climate in AK Grades: K-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 5 We will present several programs and curricula products which illustrate how the NPS is engaging audiences in our parks and local communities around AK with regards to the impacts and implications of changing climate. Examples include Scenario Planning, electronic publications, social media and formal curricula materials currently in use and being developed. John Morris, National Park Service [email protected] What does Math have to do with Science? Grades: K-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 10 Look at ways to enhance both math and science by integrating the two disciplines. Explore how science can add the “real life” situations and high interest to math problem solving processes while reinforcing the effective math strategies outlined in the Alaska State Mathematics Standards. Deborah Riddle, Alaska DEED [email protected] Climate Change in the Classroom: Access points for grades 7-12 and a high school semester course Grades: 7-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 12 Climate change is arguably the greatest challenge facing our young people, but it is rarely addressed in secondary science classrooms despite several relevant state standards. Learn ways of approaching the topic and integrating it into secondary units or courses in biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, and mathematics, as well as a stand-alone semester course for high school. Bryan Smith, Anchorage School District [email protected] Animal Adaptations to the Winter World Grades: 3-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 13 How animals are adapted for survival is an important subject and so is teaching about Alaska’s wildlife. Combining the two subjects makes for a fascinating, relevant teaching unit. Wildlife educators from ADF&G will give a short presentation about animal adaptations to the cold and snow and then run teachers through a series of short, engaging laboratory experiments which reinforce several adaptation concepts. Mike Taras, Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game [email protected] FRIDAY, October 18 2–5 p.m. 3–Hour Sessions Advanced Programming Mindstorms Grades: 3-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 7 Rebecca Parks [email protected] Mathematical Expeditions in Polar Science Grades: 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 9 Participants will engage in interesting, timely, and interdisciplinary applications which illustrate the power of mathematics in polar contexts, such as Arctic sea ice extent, ice cores, meltwater river discharge, and Weddell seal morphometrics. Mathematical modeling and data representation will be central themes; mathematics from algebra to calculus may be highlighted. Lynn Reed [email protected] Sheryl Sotelo [email protected] Instructing Invasive Species Science With Collaborative Tools Grades: K-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 8 MacLab Student participation in science is enhanced with collaborative tools that summarize and share data amongst many participants. This session outlines setting up a multi-school ecological study using collaborative tools. Attendees are encouraged to engage their students through facilitated participation in a study of the competitive advantages herbivory resistance, and climate change give invasive chokecherry trees over native woody vegetation. Gino Graziano, UAF Cooperative Extension Service [email protected] FRIDAY, October 18 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 45-Minute Sessions Teaching about People, the Ocean and Climate Change Grades: K-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 16 COSEE-AK will showcase place-based and culturally-responsive resources for teaching about Alaska marine ecosystems, including how people influence, and are influenced by, the ocean and climate change. Learn about opportunities for you and your students to join ocean science fairs, virtual field trips, and the first research cruises of the Sikuliaq into the Arctic ice pack in spring and fall, 2014. Robin Dublin, Alaska Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence (COSEE-AK) [email protected] 2013 AMSC: Changing Climates and Tracking Trends11 Sessions Friday, October 18 Kitchen Chemistry Grades: 3-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 14 Molecular gastronomy or molecular cuisine is the science of cooking but it is commonly used to describe a new style of cuisine in which chefs explore new culinary possibilities in the kitchen by embracing sensory and food science, borrowing tools from the science lab and ingredients from the food industry and concocting surprise after surprise for their diners. Formally, the term molecular gastronomy refers to the scientific discipline that studies the physical and chemical processes that occur while cooking. Molecular gastronomy seeks to investigate and explain the chemical reasons behind the transformation of ingredients, as well as the social, artistic and technical components of culinary and gastronomic phenomena in general. Rebecca Parks [email protected] Building an Orca Skeleton: Community Science in Dillingham, AK Grades: 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 15 In 2011, three orcas died near Dillingham, AK. With other local groups, the Dillingham City School District acquired the remains of one. We developed a true community science project as we articulate the orca skeleton for display. This presentation will share our goals, our successes, what lies ahead, and lessons learned as we’ve run the project and promoted community science. Nathan Coutsoubos, Dillingham City School District [email protected] Mapping and Tracking Bears: Using video and GIS to engage students in bear research Grades: 6-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 17 Learn how you can bring biology, GIS and digital storytelling into your classroom using data from ongoing Alaska Department of Fish and Game bear research. Students use mapping and GIS (Google Earth and ArcGIS online), video editing (iMovie) and other skills to explore black bear data collected by ADF&G biologists through tracking collars fitted with video cameras. Elizabeth Manning, Alaska Department of Fish and Game/ UAF Geography [email protected] A Fantastic science research grant for high school science teachers Grades: 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 5 A $15,000 grant from the Murdock Trust for high school teachers to do “cutting edge” research for two summers. 12 An additional grant to the high school may apply after the second summer. Chuck Smith, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Partners in Science [email protected] Understanding the new standards, accountability, and support networks Grades: K-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 18 Attend this session for more information on how EED will be supporting districts’ and schools’ implementation of the new ELA & Math standards, school and teacher accountability systems, and assessments in the coming years. Bjorn Wolter, DEED [email protected] FRIDAY, October 18 3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. 90 –Minute Sessions Working to Reach All Students in Math Grades: K-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 10 Hear about how the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is working to reach all students in mathematics. Participants will learn about the strategies that Fairbanks has taken to improve teaching and learning in special education in mathematics. Samantha Wuttig, Fairbanks North Star Borough School District [email protected] Getting Started with TI-Nspire App for iPad Grades: 6-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 1 This session is designed for educators who are interested in or are just beginning to use the TI-Nspire App for iPad. It covers the basics of getting started and teaching with the Apps. Romi Kim, Texas Instruments [email protected] Blending Math and Science with Engineering Academies Grades: 6-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: 8 PC LAB Examine a Project Lead the Way Engineering Academy in an Alaska school from the perspective of a teacher, a PLTW Director and an industry workforce development non-profit organization. The session will focus on best practices and new developments in STEM education. Zachary Mannix [email protected] Sessions Friday, October 18 Using Manipulatives and Investigations to Teach Geometry Grades: 6-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 4 Participants will use hinged mirrors, rubber bands, patty paper, paper plates and other manipulatives, as well as, investigations to develop geometry concepts such as similarity and triangle congruence, transformations, central angles, polygons, area, and more. Chris Mikles, CPM [email protected] Online Teaching That Connects Grades: 6-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 2 Standard Deviants Accelerate will get struggling students up to speed! Our online teaching site will help your students learn an entire year’s worth of content through video instruction, pre and post assessments, lesson plans, and more! We use differentiated instruction focused on each student, with evaluation and re-teaching of areas needing improvement. Our goal is to make every students succeed! Kristi Sage, Standard Deviants [email protected] Differentiated Response To Learning Common Core Mathematics Grades: 6-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 3 Determine the instructional processes needed to implement the CCSS for Mathematics to ensure learning for all students. See how one high school district engages PLCs to implement Required RTI and how to create a differentiated response to learning. Mona Toncheff [email protected] 2013 AMSC: Changing Climates and Tracking Trends13 Sessions Saturday, October 19 SATURDAY, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Introduction by Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell Opening Keynote Bill Badders East High Auditorium President, National Science Teachers Association Sponsored by NSTA SATURDAY, October 19 9:45 – 10:30 a.m. 45-Minute Sessions Changing the Classroom Climate: Tools, Tasks, and Talk Grades: 3-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 14 Classrooms should be places where students create, explore, conjecture, and reason about the mathematics they are learning. Engaging students with appropriate tasks, providing them with necessary tools, and encouraging classroom talk will support development of the mathematical habits of mind. The result is a classroom climate where students do mathematics. Laurie Boswell, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; The Riverside School – Lyndonville, VT [email protected] Bringing Polar Science to the Classroom: The Polar TREC Program Grades: preK-12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 13 Learn about the Polar TREC program, how it can benefit you and your students. Sarah Bartholow, TREC Program [email protected] Introduction to JR FIRST LEGO League - Ages 6-8 Grades: 1-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 17 Learn the basics to get your students excited about their future as robotic engineers. High School-Tech Challenge FIRST LEGO League Rebecca Parks, Juneau Economic Development Corp. [email protected] Building an Orca Skeleton: Community Science in Dillingham, AK Grades: 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 15 In 2011, three orcas died near Dillingham, AK. With other local groups, the Dillingham City School District acquired the remains of one. We developed a true community science project as we articulate the orca skeleton for display. This presentation will share our goals, our successes, what lies ahead, and lessons learned as we’ve run the project and promoted community science. Nathan Coutsoubos, Dillingham City School District 14 [email protected] Learning Mathematics through Global Climate Issues Grades: 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 16 This presentation will stimulate the audience with the need for understanding global climate issues for the young generation to help realize the earth’s contribution in our lives. Among several issues the three most important concerns are related to climate change and global warming, biodiversity, and energy consumption that can be implemented in the high school to undergraduate mathematics curriculum. Joyati Debnath, Winona State University [email protected] Alaska Math Standards in the Elementary Classroom Grades: K-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 18 Using the Content and Practices Standards we will look at strategies to enhance what you are already doing in the classroom. You will come away with resources for using and creating performance tasks to help increase conceptual understanding. Deborah Riddle, Department of Education & Early Development [email protected] What’s up with Alaska Science? Grades: 3-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 5 Join Bjorn Wolter, EED’s science specialist for an informational session on where we are going with Alaska’s Science Standards, the NGSS, and how to fold science into the new state Math & ELA standards. Bjorn Wolter, Alaska DEED [email protected] SATURDAY, October 19 9:45 – 11:15am 90-Minute Sessions Climate Change, PolarTREC, and Professional Development Grades: 3-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 3 How do you translate climate change research into classroom learning? Investigate this question with a PolarTREC Sessions Saturday, October 19 Tinkering - A Pathway to the Mathematical Practices Grades: preK-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 9 The Standards for Mathematical Practice call for even our youngest students to make sense of and persevere in solving problems. Learn how we explicitly taught students perseverance (tinkering) in problem solving and in daily math work. Student work exemplifying how students tinkered with problems along with strategies to support the Mathematical Practices will be shared. Using State and Community Events for Math and Science Janeal Maxfield, North Thurston Public Schools Grades: PreK-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 1 [email protected] This session will show how to use local community and state events to teach math and science concepts in your Active and Interesting Function Activities classroom. Dog mushing, ice sculptures, midnight sun, Grades: 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 10 and northern lights are some of the events that will be exParticipants will experience several activities concerning plored. (This presentation has been given at NCTM, NCSM functions. These will include using a human graph to exand NSTA national conferences.) plore functions, domain and range, and asymptotes. There Michelle Daml and, A. Nicholson, Fairbanks North Star will be an activity with function machines, a carousel, and Borough School District a silent board game. We will end with a Function Treasure [email protected] Hunt. Chris Mikles, CPM Inquiry-Based Science in a Flipped Classroom [email protected] Grades: 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 2 An inquiry-based science classroom requires students Teaching with Alaska Seas & Rivers Curriculum take responsibility for their learning using technology Grades: K-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 4 and a hands-on approach. Utilizing technology to flip the Celebrate Alaska’s seas and watersheds in your classroom classroom allows the teacher to act as a facilitator while and on field trips with activities available online from giving students time in class to complete assignments that Alaskas Seas and Rivers, an Alaska-specific marine and might have otherwise been homework. Projects include aquatic K-8 curriculum. Coming soon! New resources and videos, voicethreads, online games and activities, and aug- opportunities for you and your students to participate in mented reality Layar. The session will begin with modeling the Arctic science cruises of the Sikuliaq in 2014. of an inquiry lesson to actively involve participants. I will Beth Trowbridge, Alaska Sea Grant share lesson plans, units built on Moodle to flip classroom [email protected] and student work. Participants will be given time to review Real World, Real Problems for Real Kids websites and lessons. Grades: 3-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: 8 PC LAB Jodi Doster, Bristol Bay Borough School District Giving teachers a hands on look at some real world STEM [email protected] challenges offering students an opportunity to create real Math Instruction Through Cooperative and Social solutions. Free lesson plans and resources. Emotional Learning Angie Slingluff, FAA Grades: 3-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 7 [email protected] Participants will engage in mathematics learning activities Bring Climate Change Research and Understanding to grades 3-8 using cooperative learning as an instructional Your School tool. Having an opportunity to process Social Emotional Grades: 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 11 Learning (SEL) standards addressed through these strucA sampling of polar-focused climate change activities from tures will help cement the connections between content, Standards for Mathematical Process, cooperative learning our NSF-funded PoLAR grant, a collaboration of science researchers and education teams developing innovative and SEL. and engaging ways to bring climate science to the public. Patty Kennedy, Anchorage School District This session will preview content from an online graduate [email protected] climate course (stipends available), games, websites, teacher recently returned from northern Finland, where she assisted with research into methane emissions and carbon cycling dynamics in wetlands. PolarTREC, Polar Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating, is an excellent professional development opportunity that can bring current science research into classrooms. Carol Scott, FNSBSD & ARCUS [email protected] 2013 AMSC: Changing Climates and Tracking Trends15 Sessions Saturday, October 19 activities, and other resources you can put to immediate use in your classrooms. Margie Turrin [email protected] Columbia University, American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) & International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks Mathematical Practice Standards addressed through engaging activities including iPads Grades: K-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 12 Teachers will participate in games, activities, and apps using computers and iPads or other devices to help them engage students in learning Math content as well as Mathematical Practice Standards. Craig Willmore, McGraw-Hill Education [email protected] SATURDAY, October 19 10:30 -11:15am 45-Minute Sessions Teaching about People, the Ocean and Climate Change Grades: K-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 13 COSEE-AK will showcase place-based and culturally-responsive resources for teaching about Alaska marine ecosystems, including how people influence, and are influenced by, the ocean and climate change. Learn about opportunities for you and your students to join ocean science fairs, virtual field trips, and the first research cruises of the Sikuliaq into the Arctic ice pack in spring and fall, 2014. Robin Dublin, Alaska Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence (COSEE-AK) [email protected] Inspiring Middle School Engineers using Minecraft and Google Earth Grades: 3-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 15 Desirable skills such as problem solving, design, teamwork, communication, as well as math/science content can be nurtured in middle school students by leveraging their intrinsic interest in gaming. We present the results of our work with the Minecraft Monster Lobe Project and describe our Spring, 2014 course for middle school teachers to replicate this experience for their students. Chip McMillan, University of Alaska Southeast and Southeast Regional Resource Center [email protected] Assistant Professor Megan Buzby, UAS Math Dept. 16 Alaska Math Standards and the Secondary Classroom Grades: 6-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 18 Using the Content and Practices Standards we will look at strategies to enhance what you are already doing in the classroom. You will come away with resources for using and creating performance tasks to help increase conceptual understanding. We will also begin looking at the depth of questions used to help students understand math concepts. Deborah Riddle, AK DEED [email protected] Virtual Field Trips: Connecting Students and Scientists Grades: 6-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 16 Explore the Arctic, virtually! The Alaska SeaLife Center introduces their newest virtual field trip (VFT) following real Arctic researchers as they explore how changing sea ice conditions are impacting the marine food web. We’ll look at hands-on activities from this engaging curriculum and discuss the value of virtual field trips as an outreach tool for researchers and a unique teaching tool for educators. Participants will receive the VFT and corresponding curriculum on CD. Callie Stark, Alaska SeaLife Center [email protected] A Fantastic science research grant for high school science teachers Grades: 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 17 A $15,000 grant from the Murdock Trust for high school teachers to do “cutting edge” research for two summers. Additional grant to the high school may apply after the second summer. Chuck Smith, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Partners in Science [email protected] MOOC’s: Fad or Future? Grades: K-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 14 Things we learned from conducting the first MOOC in teacher education in Alaska. Where we think it will go in the future. Virgil Fredenberg, UAS School of Education [email protected] Sessions Saturday, October 19 SATURDAY, 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Keynote Matt Larson East High Auditorium Author: GO! Math SATURDAY, October 19 1 – 2:30 p.m. 90-Minute Sessions Understanding Alaska’s Changing Forests Grades: 3-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 1 Changes in Alaska’s forests have important implications and shifts in local regimes can affect global systems. The University of Alaska Fairbanks conducts research in many parts of the state trying to gain a better understanding of how these changes might impact our forests and the communities they surround. Project Learning Tree, a widely recognized premier environmental education program offers activities and lessons to enable students to apply scientific processes and higher order thinking skills to resolve complex issues such as climate change. Participants will be introduced to resources from UAF and the Alaska PLT program. A.S. (Meg) Burgett. UAF, Cooperative Extension [email protected] Science Activities for K-5 Teachers Grades: K-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 2 Take home hands on, minds on science ideas to use in your K-5 classroom. There will be literacy, math, and technology connections. Come and explore with us! Door prizes will be given. Cheryl Cooper, Alaska Science Consortium [email protected] Moving to Understanding-Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning Grades: K-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 9 Participants will begin to think about a new way of asking students what they have learned. Using the framework of stating claims, supportable evidence, and reasoning as a framework we will try to put ourselves in their shoes as we complete a simple investigation. Dave Gillam, ASTA [email protected] Foundational Math Mastery with Meld On Math WarmUp Routines Grades: 3-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 10 Meld On Math (MOM) provides a holistic approach to math fact mastery, place value comprehension, and number format relationships through pattern recognition and analysis. Initially created to give 7/8 support math students new foundational understanding, MOM is a robust 4/5/6 curriculum and provides immediate insight to student misconceptions. MOM is executed as a warm-up routine and is easy to implement. Cynthia Hawkins and Martha Goulde-Lehe [email protected] Online GIS: Making STEM Learning Spatial Grades: 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: 38 MAC Lab GIS is the ultimate tool for STEM education, as it allows us to visualize, analyze, and interpret data, facilitating inquiry, discovery, and problem-solving. Alaska’s statewide license can provide classrooms with free ArcGIS Online subscription accounts. Take a test drive and consider possibilities for how this amazing technology could improve your STEM education and engage your students in authentic learning. Katie Kennedy, Alaska Geographic Alliance/UAF [email protected] Using Go Math! with the Common Core Grades: K-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . East High Auditorium Successful implementation of the Common Core requires four paradigm shifts. Features of Go Math! that support these shifts will be discussed. Matt Larson, Lincoln Public Schools [email protected] ADF&G-Hunter Information & Training Program Grades: 6-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 3 How fast does an arrow fly? Why is it important to know the anatomy of a moose when hunting? The ADF&G HIT Program provides continuing education training courses for teachers to become instructors for the National Archery in the Schools Program, Hunter Education class, and Explore Bowhunting program. Bring uniquely Alaskan lesson plans into your classroom. Ginamaria Smith, Alaska Department of Fish & Game-Hunter Information & Training Program 2013 AMSC: Changing Climates and Tracking Trends17 Sessions Saturday, October 19 Introduction to FIRST LEGO League Ages 8-10 Grades: 4-6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 1 Rebecca Parks [email protected] Active and Interesting Function Activities Grades: 6-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 11 Participants will experience several activities concerning functions. These will include using a human graph to explore functions, domain and range, and asymptotes. There will be an activity with function machines, a carousel, and a silent board game. We will end with a Function Treasure Hunt. Chris Mikles, CPM [email protected] SATURDAY, October 19 1 – 4 p.m. 3-Hour Sessions Education for Today’s Resource Climate Grades: K-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: 8 PC+SB Come learn about and receive new materials to help you teach about the geology of Alaska. Beki Kelly. Alaska Resource Education Rock & Roll/Rock Kit [email protected] Instructing Invasive Species Science With Collaborative Tools Grades: 7-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 8 MacLab Student participation in science is enhanced with collaborative tools that summarize and share data amongst many participants. This session outlines setting up a Bring Climate Change Research and Understanding to multi-school ecological study using collaborative tools. AtYour School tendees are encouraged to engage their students through Grades: 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 12 facilitated participation in a study of the competitive A sampling of polar-focused climate change activities from advantages herbivory resistance, and climate change give our NSF-funded PoLAR grant, a collaboration of science invasive chokecherry trees over native woody vegetation. researchers and education teams developing innovative Gino Graziano, UAF Cooperative Extension Service and engaging ways to bring climate science to the public. [email protected] This session will preview content from an online graduate Operation Montserrat E-Mission climate course (stipends available), games, websites, activities, and other resources you can put to immediate use Grades: 3-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: TBA Attend this session and become a student again! Particiin your classrooms. pants will conduct the “Operation Montserrat” e-Mission™ Margie Turrin with the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska. [email protected] Columbia University, American Museum of Natural Histo- sions™ are simulated, problem-based, learning adventures ry (AMNH) & International Arctic Research Center, Univer- delivered right into the classroom via distance learning technology. The e-Mission is a student-centered, teamsity of Alaska Fairbanks based, interactive educational experience that uses scienPartnerships for Outdoor Learning tifically accurate data to solve problems. Grades: K-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 13 James Klep, Challenger Learning Center of Alaska Strategies and programs of a successful partnership [email protected] between non-profits, government agencies, school districts, and native villages to bring place-based experiential Math-tastic! Grades: K-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 7 environmental education to rural students. Cooperative During this extended session, we will roll up our sleeves, programs include in-class lessons, field trips, and extracurricular intensive activities for students of all ages. How explore traditional lessons and begin the process of deepto mobilize the resources, expertise and funding available ening the conceptual understanding of the math concepts using questioning techniques, performance tasks, and to these diverse groups and design successful programs. Robin Underwood, Wrangell Institute for Science and Envi- technology while tying it together with the Alaska Math Content Standards and Mathematical Practice Standards. ronment, Copper River School District Come away with lessons and resources to supplement [email protected] what you are already doing in the classroom. Deborah Riddle, Alaska Department of Education & Early Development [email protected] 18 Sessions Saturday, October 19 Innovative Technology in Science Inquiry Grade 3-12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: 49 Maclab +SB Engage students in STEM activities through the integrated use of technologies that include modeling, computational thinking, and real-time data acquisition. Learn how to use this free tool to customize your own computer based inquiry lessons. Carolyn Staudt, Texas Gail Raymond, Andrea Pokrzywinski,Dave Gillam, Jaymee Keith, Ellen Hannah, Concord Consortium and Alaska ITSI Staff Development Team [email protected], [email protected] SATURDAY, October 19 2:45 – 3:30 p.m. 45-Minute Sessions Introduction to FIRST LEGO League Ages 6-8 Grades: 1-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 10 Rebecca Parks [email protected] Learning about Climate Change in Greenland: Joint Science Education Project 2013 Grades: 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 12 The Joint Science Education Project (JSEP) is a program for high school students and teachers from the United States, Denmark, and Greenland. It takes place in Kangerlussuaq and Summit Station, Greenland, for three weeks each summer. We will provide an overview of the activities and field experiences and give teachers more information on how to encourage students to apply. Lynn Reed and Sheryl Sotelo [email protected] [email protected] Virgil Fredenberg, UAS School of Education [email protected] Inspiring Middle School Engineers using Minecraft and Google Earth Grades: 3-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 4 Desirable skills such as problem solving, design, teamwork, communication, as well as math/science content can be nurtured in middle school students by leveraging their intrinsic interest in gaming. We present the results of our work with the Minecraft Monster Lobe Project and describe our Spring, 2014 course for middle school teachers to replicate this experience for their students. Chip McMillan, University of Alaska Southeast and Southeast Regional Resource Center [email protected] Assistant Professor Megan Buzby, UAS Math Dept. A Fantastic science research grant for high school science teachers Grades: 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 5 A $15,000 grant from the Murdock Trust for high school teachers to do “cutting edge” research for two summers. An additional grant to the high school may apply after the second summer. Chuck Smith, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Partners in Science [email protected] The New Standards for Literacy in Science and You Grades: K-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 13 Come join an interactive presentation/discussion of the new Alaska Standards for Literacy in History/Social Learning Mathematics through Global Climate Issues Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects and how they will Grades: 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 1 impact you as a content area teacher. This presentation will stimulate the audience with the Bjorn Wolter, Alaska Department of Education & Early need for understanding global climate issues for the young Development generation to help realize the earth’s contribution in our [email protected] lives. Among several issues the three most important conSATURDAY, October 19 2:45 - 4:15 p.m. cerns are related to climate change and global warming, 90-Minute Sessions biodiversity, and energy consumption that can be implemented in the high school to undergraduate mathematics Using Manipulatives and Investigations to Teach Geometry curriculum. Grades: 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 11 Joyati Debnath, Winona University Participants will use hinged mirrors, rubber bands, patty [email protected] paper, paper plates and other manipulatives, as well as, MOOC’s: Fad or Future? investigations to develop geometry concepts such as simGrades: K-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 9 ilarity and triangle congruence, transformations, central Things we learned from conducting the first MOOC in angles, polygons, area, and more. teacher education in Alaska. Where we think it will go in Chris Mikles, CPM the future. [email protected] 2013 AMSC: Changing Climates and Tracking Trends19 Sessions Saturday, October 19 Podcasting in Science Grades: K-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: 38 Maclab Learn to create innovative podcasts to use in the flipped classroom environment or develop a plan to have students demonstrate their understandings through podcasting. Either way what you learn in this session you can apply next week with your students! Marilyn Doore, Anchorage School District [email protected] ples include Scenario Planning, electronic publications, social media and formal curriculum materials currently in use and being developed. John Morris, National Park Service [email protected] Innovative Educational Tools for Climate Learning and Responding Grades: 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 3 Explore ways to transform the way people think about cliChanging the Classroom Climate: Tools, Tasks, and Talk mate change, from a public issue to a personal and profesGrades: 6-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 14 sional challenge, through novel interactive game-like tools Classrooms should be places where students create, exbeing developed by the NSF Polar Learning and Respondplore, conjecture, and reason about the mathematics they ing (PoLAR) Climate Education Partnership. Try a polar are learning. Engaging students with appropriate tasks, focused simulation, game and interactive data interface providing them with necessary tools, and encouraging that may be useful in formal and informal educational classroom talk will support development of the mathemat- settings. ical habits of mind. The result is a classroom climate where Elena Sparrow, The International Arctic Research Center, students do mathematics. Columbia University, Association of Interior Native EducaLaurie Boswell, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; The Riverside tors,, University of Alaska Fairbanks School – Lyndonville, VT [email protected] [email protected] Climate Change on the Tundra Engaging Students with Discrepant Events Grades: 6-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: Benson 107 MacLab Grades: 6-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 2 This workshop will focus participants on current research Experience and explore discrepant events, an excellent looking at carbon cycling in the Alaskan tundra. Through way to introduce your STEM lessons. Learn how to engage hands-on activities we will measure CO2 rates, analyze students with demonstrations and increase their quesdata from the field, and practice plant biomass meationing, inferring, and problem solving skills. There will be surement techniques that can be used in the classroom. door prizes! Educators will learn about resources and opportunities Gary Cooper, Alaska Science Consortium for getting themselves and their students involved with [email protected] research expeditions in Polar Regions. Elizabeth Webb Tinkering - A Pathway to the Mathematical Practices [email protected] Grades: preK-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 16 The Standards for Mathematical Practice call for even Using State and Community Events for Math and Science our youngest students to make sense of and persevere in Grades: PreK-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 15 solving problems. Learn how we explicitly taught students This session will show how to use local community and perseverance (tinkering) in problem solving and in daily state events to teach math and science concepts in your math work. Student work exemplifying how students tinclassroom. Dog mushing, ice sculptures, midnight sun, kered with problems along with strategies to support the and northern lights are some of the events that will be exMathematical Practices will be shared. plored. (This presentation has been given at NCTM, NCSM Janeal Maxfield, North Thurston Public Schools and NSTA national conferences.) [email protected] Michelle Daml and A. Nicholson, Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Facilitating Public Engagement, Changing Climate in AK [email protected] Grades: K-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 17 We will present several programs and curriculum products which illustrate how the NPS is engaging audiences in our parks and local communities around AK with regards to the impacts and implications of changing climate. Exam- 20 Sessions Sunday, October 20 SUNDAY, 9 – 10 a.m. Opening Keynote Jana Harcharek East High Auditorium SUNDAY, October 20 10:15-11:45 a.m. 90-Minute Sessions Inquiry-Based Science in a Flipped Classroom Grades: 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 13 An inquiry-based science classroom requires students take responsibility for their learning using technology and a hands on approach. Utilizing technology to flip the classroom allows the teacher to act as a facilitator while giving students time in class to complete assignments that might have otherwise been homework. Projects include videos, voicethreads, online games and activities, and augmented reality Layar. The session will begin with modeling of an inquiry lesson to actively involve participants. I will share lesson plans, units built on Moodle to flip classroom and student work. Participants will be given time to review websites and lessons. Jodi Doster, Bristol Bay Borough School District [email protected] Tracking and Trail Cameras Grades: PreK-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 1 Transform the way students investigate local habitats through the use of tracking, trail cameras and digital storytelling. Walk away with activities that will get students outdoors and eager to explore changes in their school’s back yard. Teachers may borrow trail cameras from ADF&G after the workshop. A portion of the workshop will be spent outdoors, please dress accordingly. Tennie Bentz, Alaska Department of Fish and Game [email protected] Foundational Math Mastery with Meld On Math WarmUp Routines Grades: 6-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 7 Meld On Math (MOM) provides a holistic approach to math fact mastery, place value comprehension, and number format relationships through pattern recognition and analysis. Initially created to give 7/8 support math students new foundational understanding, MOM is a robust 4/5/6 curriculum and provides immediate insight to student misconceptions. MOM is executed as a warm-up routine and is easy to implement. Cynthia Hawkins and Martha Gould-Lehe [email protected] North Slope Borough School District Integrates NGSS into Culturally Relevant Science Lessons Grades: K-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 9 This session demonstrates how to unpack NGSS and integrate them into culturally relevant science lessons. Teachers and administrators will see fully implemented elementary and secondary lesson examples. Dr. Lisa Skiles Parady, Jana Harcharek, Debbe Lancaster, Kris Nesteby. North Slope Borough School District Study Team and Teaching Strategies Getting Teams to Work Effectively in Class Grades: 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 10 Believing that students should work in teams in math classrooms and getting them to work effectively are two different things. Come learn strategies that you can use in your classroom to help teams of students value one another and sincerely work together to solve problems! We will look at the why, when, how and what’s of using teams along with specific strategies such as team roles, think-inkpair-share, swap meet, and reciprocal teaching. Chris Mikles, CPM [email protected] Climate Change in the Classroom: Access points for grades 7-12 and a high school semester course Grades: 7-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 11 Climate change is arguably the greatest challenge facing our young people, but it is rarely addressed in secondary science classrooms despite several relevant state standards. I will present ways of approaching the topic and integrating it into secondary units or courses in biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, and mathematics, as well as a stand-alone semester course for high school students. Bryan Smith, Anchorage School District [email protected] Innovative Educational Tools for Climate Learning and Responding Grades: 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 2 Explore ways to transform the way people think about climate change, from a public issue to a personal and professional challenge, through novel interactive game-like tools 2013 AMSC: Changing Climates and Tracking Trends21 Sessions Sunday, October 20 being developed by the NSF Polar Learning and Responding (PoLAR) Climate Education Partnership. Try a polar focused simulation, game and interactive data interface that may be useful in formal and informal educational settings. Elena Sparrow, The International Arctic Research Center, Columbia University, Association of Interior Native Educators,, University of Alaska Fairbanks [email protected] Partnerships for Outdoor Learning Grades: K-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 4 Strategies and programs of a successful partnership between non-profits, government agencies, school districts, and native villages to bring place-based experiential environmental education to rural students. Cooperative programs include in-class lessons, field trips, and extracurricular intensive activities for students of all ages. How to mobilize the resources, expertise and funding available to these diverse groups and design successful programs. Robin Underwood, Wrangell Institute for Science and Environment, Copper River School District [email protected] Teaching with Alaska Seas & Rivers Curriculum Grades: K-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 3 Celebrate Alaska’s seas and watersheds in your classroom and on field trips with activities available online from Alaskas Seas and Rivers, an Alaska-specific marine and aquatic K-8 curriculum. Coming soon! New resources and opportunities for you and your students to participate in the Arctic science cruises of the Sikuliaq in 2014. BethTrowbridge, Alaska Sea Grant [email protected] The Saturday Thing Grades: K-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 14 Children are by nature inquisitive, inventive, and creative. Unfortunately, the mandate of Adequate Yearly Progress, as well as declining school budgets, leave little time for classes that encourage and nurture these traits in students. They don’t know how to “tinker”. The Saturday Thing, based on the very successful workshop of the same name started at MIT’s Edgerton Center, aims to provide students with an environment that stimulates innovation: freedom to think and explore, a community of colleagues who are also innovators, equipment to enable innovation, and easily accessible supplies. The STEMAK program of Climate Change on the Tundra the Juneau Economic Development Council will provide Grades: 6-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 8 Maclab this environment to children young and old in its Juneau This workshop will focus participants on current research STEM office, opening its doors on Saturdays at no cost. looking at carbon cycling in the Alaskan tundra. Through There, participants will find materials, tools, and volunhands-on activities we will measure CO2 rates, analyze teer mentors, many with technical or engineering backdata from the field, and practice plant biomass measuregrounds. Kids can do anything they want, driven by their ment techniques that can be used in the classroom. Eduown curiosity and imagination. cators will learn about resources and opportunities for get- Rebecca Parks ting themselves and their students involved with research [email protected] expeditions in Polar Regions. Elizabeth Webb SUNDAY, October 20 10:15-11 a.m. [email protected] 45-Minute Session Mathematical Practice Standards addressed through engaging activities including iPads Grades: K-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 12 Teachers will participate in games, activities, and apps using computers and iPads or other devices to help them engage students in learning Math content, as well as Mathematical Practice Standards. Craig Willmore, McGraw-Hill Education [email protected] 22 Teaching Math for Social Justice: Health Disparities in Alaska Grades: 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room: NW 15 Research suggests that teaching mathematics for social justice expands the notion of equity work. The speaker will share findings and lead a discussion on a real-world project that integrates content on health disparities in Alaska. Included in the discussion will be implications for teaching mathematics for social justice in a Common-core era. Alison Mall, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District [email protected] Index of Presenters Sarah Bartholow Tennie Bentz Laurie Boswell A.S. (Meg) Burgett Megan Buzby Cheryl Cooper Gary Cooper Nathan Coutsoubos Michelle Daml Joyati Debnath Sierra Doherty Marilyn Doore Jodi Doster Robin Dublin Virgil Fredenberg David Gillam Michelle Gould-Lehe Gino Graziano Jana Harcharek Cynthia Hawkins Ellen Hannah Hsing-Wen Hu Jaymee Keith Beki Kelly Katie Kennedy Patty Kennedy Romi Kim James Klep Debbe Lancaster Matt Larson Alison Mall Elizabeth Manning Zachary Mannix Lisa Matlock Janeal Maxfield Chip McMillan Chris Mikles John Morris Chris Nesteby Allyson Nicholson Rebecca Parks Andrea Pokrzywinski Texas Gail Raymond Lynn Reed Deborah Riddle Kristen Romanoff Chantelle Rose Kristi Sage Carol Scott Dr. Lisa Skiles Angie Slingluff Bryan Smith Chuck Smith Ginamaria Smith Sheryl Sotelo Elena Sparrow Callie Stark Carolyn Staudt Mike Taras Mona Toncheff Beth Trowbridge Margie Turrin Robin Underwood Katie Walker Elizabeth Webb Craig Willmore Bjorn Wolter Samantha Wuttig Higher Expectations, Greater Success Alaska Department of EducaƟon & Early Development 907.465.2800 hƩp://educaƟon.alaska.gov 2013 AMSC: Changing Climates and Tracking Trends23 Vendors & Exhibitors Alaska Council of Teachers of Mathematics Barb Crandall, President [email protected] Cerebellum Corporation Kristi Sage [email protected] Challenger Learning Center of Alaska Alaska Department of Fish and Game Chantelle Rose Brenda Duty [email protected] [email protected] James Klep [email protected] Alaska Housing & Finance Corporation CPM Education Program Tim Leach Chris Milkes [email protected] [email protected] Scott Milkes Alaska Resource Education Alexandra Becker Delta Education [email protected] Joel Hollingsworth Michelle Brunner Joel.Hollingsworth@schoolspecialty. 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Robert Farwell [email protected] Center for Alaska Coastal Studies Melanie Dufour [email protected] 24 Department of Education and Early Development Bjorn Wolter [email protected] Karen Melin Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Jan Gibson [email protected] McGraw-Hill School Education Troy Thayne [email protected] National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics Samantha Wuttig [email protected] ORIGO Education Edie Barnard [email protected] Pearson Education James Patneaude [email protected] Gene Bindreiff Polar Educators International Sarah Bartholow [email protected] Janet Warburton [email protected] Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching (NSF) Sheryl Sotelo [email protected] Texas Instruments Romi Kim [email protected] UAF – Alaska Summer Research Academy Tiffany DeRuyter [email protected] Sara Harville UAF - Cooperative Extension/ Project [email protected] Learning Tree Meg Burgett Mimio [email protected] Colleen Burns [email protected] Voyager Learning – SOPRIS Learning National Geographic Learning / Paty Sak Cengage Learning [email protected] Shawn Lowrie [email protected] WHIZZ Education Kevin Judd [email protected] Your Schedule Friday, October 18, 2013 Title – 1st Choice Location Title – 2nd Choice Location Saturday, October 19, 2013 Title – 1st Choice Location Title – 2nd Choice Location KEYNOTE SESSION FIELD TRIP MEET & GREET KEYNOTE SESSION SESSION KEYNOTE LUNCH 2013 AMSC: Changing Climates and Tracking Trends25 Saturday, October 19, 2013 Title – 1st Choice Location Title – 2nd Choice Location Location Title – 2nd Choice Location SESSION/FIELD TRIP PROGRAM Sunday, October 20, 2013 Title – 1st Choice KEYNOTE SESSION 26 Donlin Gold is proud to support educational opportunities for teachers and students. 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