This year's conference will be held at the Courtyard Marriott in Marlborough, MA on October 25th.
Welcome Breakfast and Keynote begins at 7:30 AM.
Our Keynote speaker:
Lee McIntyre
Author and Boston University Research Fellow
Lee McIntyre, author of The Scientific Attitude: Defending Science from Denial, Fraud, and Pseudoscience
Plenary: Next Generation Science MCAS: State Assessment Update
Katie Bowler, Isadel Eddy, Steve Long
This year’s conference will feature presentations on:
Integrating the Science of Cognitive Development into the Art of Science Teaching: Explanation-Rich Materials for Teaching Life Science in Elementary School (Deb Kelemen, Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences (Developmental Science) at Boston University)
Using the Crosscutting Concepts in Academically Productive Ways (Thomas “TJ” McKenna, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development at Boston University)
Schoolyard Bioblitzes and iNaturalist: Open Science Options to Gain STEM Skills, Knowledge and Community Connections (Marie Studer, UN Sustainable Development Goals Champion at The Disruptive Factory)
Curriculum-based professional development: Supporting teacher learning through the use of OpenSciEd Curriculum Materials (Katherine McNeill, Associate Professor of Science Education, Boston College and Erin Hashimoto-Martell Director of STEM Massachusetts DESE)
Productive Partnerships (Kris Scopinich, MA Audubon, Tsongas Industrial History Center, New England Aquarium and Museum of Science)
Science Literacy Through Fact Checking, Graphing, Argumentation, And Problem Solving (Jennifer Curley, Richad Warby of Franklin High School and Kelly Melendez of Mansfield High School)
