Middle Level Presentations

by

NMLSTA Members and Friends*

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Concurrent Sessions

9:45 - 10:45 AM

1:00 - 2:00 PM

Stories from the Classroom: Supporting Sensemaking with Primary Sources--Hands-on Workshop

Georgia World Congress Center - A314

Kathy Biernat, Donna Governor, and Loris Chen

2:20 - 3:20 PM

Wind Energy STEM Unit—Hands-on Workshop

Georgia World Congress Center - A411/412b

Allison Clegg and Heidi Webster

3:40 - 4:40 PM

Trauma Informed Teaching in the Science Classroom—Presentation

Georgia World Congress Center - B403

Chelsea Robertson and Cheryl Robertson

5:00-6:00 PM

NMLSTA Board of Directors Meeting

Omni – Maple A

Invited guests and interested members may attend

Friday, March 24, 2023

Concurrent Sessions

8:00 - 9:00 AM

#ScienceSaves: Lessons on how science has benefited humankind—Presentation

Georgia World Congress Center - B301

Amanda Clapp and Alison Betz Seymour

10:40 - 11:40 AM

Science + Engineering + Math = Parachute STEM Activity—Hands-on Activity

Georgia World Congress Center - A411

Suzanne Cunningham

What is a CER and Why Do I Need One?

Georgia World Congress Center - B406a/b

Nancy Gifford

1:20 - 2:20 PM

Teaching Evolution: Free resources and Lessons—Presentation

Georgia World Congress Center - B308

Amanda Clapp and Alison Betz Seymour

2:40 - 3:40 PM

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Speed Sharing Sessions

10:40 – 11:40AM

Speed Sharing: Middle School Tools

Georgia World Congress Center - B313b

Kyla Corelli, Alison Betz Seymour, and Rebecca Garelli

Speed Sharing: Middle School STEM

Georgia World Congress Center - B407

Peter Kelly, Diane Ripollone, and Laycca Umer

Speed Sharing: Middle School 

Georgia World Congress Center - B313a

Kathy Biernat, Stephanie McDonald, and Aliyah Johnson

Poster Share-a-Thon

Noon - 1:00 PM

Georgia World Congress Center - Exhibit Hall, Poster Session Aisle

NMLSTA: An Organization for Middle Level Educators

Mary Lou Lipscomb

Creating strong teacher questions to engage students in science practices and science as a practice

Liz McMillan

Exploring STEM in Germany

Loris Chen

5:00 – 6:00 PM

Meet Me in the Middle: Meet and Greet

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Join middle level educators and enthusiasts for a social hour.

Meet old friends and make new ones! NMLSTA officers and board members will be available.

Omni, South Tower—Oak Room

Saturday, March 25, 2023

8:00 - 10:00 AM

Meet Me in the Middle Share-a-Thon

Georgia World Congress Center - B206

Meet a variety of presenters and discover ideas and materials you will be able to use next week. Following are the titles of the presentations.

 Exploring Practices, Nature of Science, and Science in Society: Analyzing Historical Primary Sources from the Library of Congress--Michael Apfeldorf & Jacqueline Katz

 Radio Waves Aren't Sound...They're Light!--Laura Bohrer

Incorporating International Perspectives into STEM--Loris Chen

The National Marine Educators Association--David Christopher

Evolution Resources for Middle School Teachers--Amanda Clapp

Time Management Teacher Style--Allison Clegg

Sweet Math: How Much Corn Have You Drank Today?--Suzanne Cunningham

Introduction to eCYBERMISSION--Carey Dieleman
LabXchange: YOUR Ally in Science Education--Jenny Frank & Kenneth Huff

No Child Left Inside! Construct Your Own Viewers for the Upcoming U.S. Solar Eclipses--Charles Fulco

Dissect This! The Innovative Non-Animal Dissection Lab--Nicole Green & Alisa Brooks

Using VR Tours and Authentic Data in the Classroom--Jonathan Griffith & Daniela Pennycook

Free Lesson Plans from middleschoolchemistry.com--James Kessler

Infiniscope: Digital Learning Experiences and Content Creation Tools--Sina Kirk

Pedagogical Approaches to Teaching with the NGSS--Karin Klein & Melanie Snow

It's Lit with Circuits!--Cory Nelson

Teaching Systems Science with NASA Sun-Earth Content--Christina Milotte

MySciLife--Jesse Nolan

Shell Science Teaching Awards--Paul Nordhaus

Trees and the Carbon Cycle--Angela Rizzi

Getting the Most Out of the Upcoming Solar Eclipses--Anne Holland

Updating the National Assessment of Educational Progress Framework for Science--Jennifer Self

 

Clustered 30 Minute Sessions

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Using Scientific Phenomena to Strengthen Student and Teacher Questioning

Georgia World Congress Center - B207

Cheryl Robertson

8:45 - 9:15 AM

Building K-12 Literacy Skills for STEM Career Success

Georgia World Congress Center - B210

Liz Martinez, Elizabeth Allan, and Loris Chen

8:45 - 9:15 AM

Teaching Students to Evaluate Data Through Real World Connections

Georgia World Congress Center - A403

Diane Ripollone and Kathy Biernat

9:30-10:00 AM

Bringing the Outside In For All Students With Hands-On Activities and Digital Slides - Hands-on Workshop

Georgia World Congress Center - B306

Becky Tonkinson, Sharyon Holness, and Karin Jakubowski

Concurrent Sessions

10:20 - 11:20 AM

Don’t Cross the Streams: Assessment Literacy in the Middle Grades NGSS Classroom--Presentation   

Georgia World Congress Center - C209

John White

1:20 - 2:20 PM

Choose-Your-Own Science Adventures: A Digital Experience - Presentation

Georgia World Congress Center - C208

Kathleen Brooks, Sharyon Holness, and Rebecca Tonkinson

2:40 - 3:40 PM

Making Sense of Surface Heating in Human and Natural Systems--Hands-on Workshop

Georgia World Congress Center - B401

Loris Chen

Offshore Wind and Whales STEM—Hands-On Workshop

Georgia World Congress Center - A316

Cori Nelson

Broadening Student Engagement in Science: Using a Global Science Classroom to Promote Sensemaking--Presentation

Georgia World Congress Center - B306 
Jenny Frank and Kenneth Huff

SCoPE: Solving Community Problems with Engineering | Nutrient Pollution

Georgia World Congress Center - B215

Nancy Gifford and Shawn Stevens

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Digital Energy Escape Room for Middle School - Presentation

Georgia World Congress Center Room B305

Sharyon Holness and Rebecca Tonkinson

Go Big or Go Home- with Large Scale Kinesthetic Modeling

Georgia World Congress Center Room C213

David Ebersole

Poster Share-a-Thon

Noon - 1:00 PM

Georgia World Congress Center - Exhibit Hall, Poster Session Aisle

Water Moves Our Earth; Plants Stabilize Our Earth

Suzanne Cunningham

Energize Your Climate Change Course for Middle School

Karin Jakubowski and Kathleen Brooks

Speed Sharing Sessions

1:20 - 2:20 PM