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Educators’ Instructional Conference

March 19, 20, 21

Century High School Bismarck, ND

Conference Overview ………………………………………………………………..………… 1

Welcome from the Conference Chairs & Committee Members ……..………….………… 2-3

Reminders & Notes ……..………….………………………………………………………..… 5

Conference Sessions…………………………………………………………………..……….. 6-52

Exhibitors & Vendors Contact Info ………………………………………………….………… 53-56

Maps – Century High School & Conference Exhibitor Spaces …………………………..... 57-58

The North Dakota Council of Teachers of Mathematics, The North Dakota Science Teachers Association, and

The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction present the

2015 Spring “STEAM” Conference Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Mathematics Education

Century High School

1000 East Century Avenue, Bismarck

~ Conference Program ~

Thursday, March 19, 2015

5:00 PM – 9:00 PM Registration, Social, & Guided Tour ND Heritage Center, Capitol Grounds 612 East Boulevard Avenue

Friday, March 20, 2015

6:30 AM – 8:00 AM Registration Century High School

8:00 AM – 8:20 AM Opening Remarks & Program Notes Linette Olson Gym & Auditorium

Conference chairpersons: Chad Worrel, Legacy High School, and Valerie Smallbeck, NDSTA President, Bismarck High School, Tamera Uselman, Superintendent, Bismarck Public Schools, & Kirsten Baesler, ND Department of Public Instruction Superintendent

8:20 AM – 9:50 AM Keynote Speaker Linette Olson Gym & Auditorium “Wind, Pyramids, and Obelisks” Dr. Maureen Clemmons

10:00 AM – 3:50 PM Conference breakout sessions (See program)

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch (pre-purchase required) Century High School Commons

5:30 PM Pre-Banquet Social Baymont Inn & Suites Note: Banquet tickets must have been pre-purchased. 2611 Old Red Trail NW, Mandan 6:00 PM Dinner is served.

6:30 PM Recognition of PAEMST finalists & NDCTM Math scholarship recipient Conference committees recognition

7:30 PM Keynote Address “Lessons from Running a Community Science Outreach Program.””

Dr. Graeme Wyllie – Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota

Saturday, March 21st

7:00 AM – 7:45 AM Registration & Breakfast Century High School

7:45 AM – 2:50 PM Conference breakout sessions (See program)

10:00 AM – 11:50 AM Keynote Session Auditorium “Dance, Mathematics & Science: Moving Through Deeper Connections”

Dr. Karl Schaffer & Dr. Erik Stern

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch (pre-purchase required) Century High School

3:00 PM Conference concludes

Welcome to the 2015 Spring Conference!

The local Bismarck planning committee welcomes all participants to the 2015 Spring Conference, STEAM Ahead. This conference is designed to encourage access to cross curricular sessions focusing on building creativity in our classrooms and challenging us all to STEAM Ahead.

We believe this conference will provide a rich variety of sessions that help to emphasize Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics for teachers of all grade levels. We have several nationally recognized presenters, some well-known regional presenters, and a large variety of local presenters. Many of the sessions will be extremely popular so it will be important to plan your day and also plan for backup presentations!

We would like to extend sincere thanks to all who have volunteered their time and services toward making this conference a success, at both the local and the state levels. Beth Larson-Steckler and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction have been instrumental in providing funds to bring in some of the nationally recognized presenters. The North Dakota Council of the Arts was prominent in providing us with a stellar ensemble for the Saturday morning keynote and for funding presenter stipends for the art teachers giving sessions this weekend. We would like to thank the participants who took time to attend this year’s conference and we hope our conference leaves you with many new and exciting activities. Finally, thank you to all the individuals willing to share their ideas during the workshops and sectionals.

As you attend the sessions over the next couple days, keep in mind the numerous ways to keep up the STEAM in your classroom.

Local Conference Co-Chairs

Chad Worrel

Valerie Smallbeck

This project is supported in part by a grant from the North Dakota Council on the Arts, which receives funding from the state legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.

2015 Spring Conference Planning Committees

(Thank you for all of your hard work!)

Conference Co-Chairs: Valerie Smallbeck Chad Worrel Program: Ryan Bleth Margaux Braun IT and Equipment: Justin Wangler Becky Davis Alicia Marsh College Credit: Scott Weigum Exhibits: Sue Forster Scott Johnson Sara Kincaid Karmen Wahl Hospitality/Sponsorship/Meals: Cari Thompson Donna Carter Dominique Bondley Jacelyn Brown Paul Noot Printing/Signs: Kaye Andersen Tara Brenden Dawn Hintz Registration: Janine Roaldson Vicki Wolf Kim Hager Donna Knutson Sherrie Muse

A Few Important Reminders & Notes …

Lunch tickets

Lunches on both conference days were pre-sold during the registration process. These meals will be distributed to those holding tickets in the following locations:

Friday: Commons Areas, Century High School (outside the Linette Olson gym)

Saturday: Family & Consumer Science department, Room 140

Earning Continuing Education Credit at the Conference

Conference attendees wishing to earn one credit toward teaching license renewal, etc., can register in advance online or by contacting Scott Weigum near the conference registration area as early in the conference as is possible.

Saturday Attendees & Nametags

Conference attendees who are returning or arriving to register on Saturday should enter Century High School through the Arch Entrance, near the southwest corner of the building. Returning attendees should be sure to bring and wear their name badges in order to gain re-entry, as there is a basketball tournament being held on Saturday and organizers will be selling tickets for building entry. Entry should be simplified by arriving through the Arch Entrance.

Requesting your cooperation …

Saturday morning’s keynote presenters, The Dr. Schaffer & Mr. Stern Dance Ensemble, ask that there be no video recording or photography during their session “Dance, Mathematics & Science: Moving Through Deeper Connections,” at 10:00 AM.

Thank you to …

Spectrum Marketing Services for their support in design & production of our conference t-shirts.

Crowley-Fleck Attorneys for their support of the 2015 conference & of STEAM education in our state.

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2015 ND STEAM Conference Presented by the ND Council of Teachers of Mathematics, ND Science Teachers Association, and the ND Department of Public Instruction

FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH

8:00-8:20 AM Room: Olson Gym, Auditorium (overflow)

Conference Welcome, Opening Remarks

Chad Worrel & Valerie [MS/MA]Smallbeck, Conference co-chairs; Tamara Uselman, Superintendent, Bismarck Public Schools; Kirsten Baesler, Superintendent, North Dakota Department of Public Instruction;

8:20-9:50 AM Session # 1 Room: Olson Gym, Auditorium (overflow)

“Wind, Pyramids & Obelisks”

Dr. Maureen Clemmons [Doct.]President, Transformations

In this session the speaker recounts her story of developing an innovative new theory on the construction of the pyramids and her journey in translating her concept into reality. After reading an article about a crew of archeologists attempting to manually upright an obelisk, Dr. Clemmons developed a theory that the ancient Egyptians, being sailors, used the wind to erect their monuments.

She tested her theory on a small scale, and during the course of this field work she developed a novel re-interpretation of Egyptian symbols as tools.. Her simple “Goddard-type” field tests were a resounding success, but still skeptics abounded She could not get Egyptologists to even evaluate the idea, despite the mathematical models. So, she pursued various avenues & managed to catch the attention of Dr. Gharib, a Professor of Aeronautics at the prestigious California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California. She conducted a series of field tests demonstrating the idea. Their collaborative work resulted in several field tests where a 3.4-ton obelisk was actually lifted off the ground with two men in 25 seconds. Dr. Clemmons went on to erect a 16-ton obelisk, which was profiled on the internationally-aired History Channel documentary “Flying Pyramids, Soaring Stones,” followed by the construction of a 200-ton pyramid in the Mojave Desert. Her story is one of perseverance in the face of skepticism, the importance of innovative thought & the translation of thought into action with whatever resources are available. Her work has been covered by ABC News, Time Magazine, the BBC, CNN & Discovery Channel. In recognition of her accomplishments, Dr. Clemmons has been made a Fellow of The Explorer’s Club, Wings World Quest, and National University, and honored by being granted two Expedition Flags from Wings World Quest. “Soaring Stones,” the book she co-authored with Dan Cray (a science writer for Time Magazine) became the #1 Bestseller on Egyptology on Amazon.com in April 2014. Dr. Clemmons holds both a doctorate in Organization Change and an Executive MBA from Pepperdine University, and also sits on the board of Directors for the Traveling Space Museum. In recognition of her work she has been made a fellow of the prestigious Explorers Club, Wings World Quest and National University and has had the honor of leading two Flag Expeditions for Wings World Quest. She lectured at JPL, NASA, Caltech, the University of North Dakota (UND) Center of Innovation, Seattle Museum of Flight, the Space Frontier Foundation and numerous universities.

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10:00-10:50 AM Level: 3-5,6-8,9-12,General Room: Olson Gym Session # 2

**Repeated as Session #25**

“Full STEAM Ahead with Khan Academy in the Classroom”

Jesse Buchholz [MS/MA]Northwest Nazarene University [email protected] Khan Academy provides a vehicle to incorporate innovative instruction and blended learning into your classroom or school. As a mastery-based learning system, Khan Academy allows students to personalize their learning and provides virtual instruction 24-hours a day. This student-centered approach to instruction allows the teacher and parents to see real time data on student progress, skills mastered, and areas of struggle. These data informed decisions can help you front-load learning, fill in instructional gaps, and challenge students to go beyond the classroom. Participants will leave the session will a wealth-spring of knowledge of the Khan Academy system and how the use of it can transform their classroom.

10:00-10:50 AM Level: 3-5,6-8,9-12,General Room: Auditorium Session # 3


“Extending the Experience - Energy & North Dakota Studies”

Emily McKay & Erik Holland [BS/BA]Bismarck State College; State Historical Society of ND [email protected]; [email protected] Looking for something new for your classroom? Join part of the development team as they highlight new materials available to extend classroom content on North Dakota’s energy and North Dakota Studies resources. Move beyond traditional classroom skills to hands-on experiences and tours. Launched in October of 2014, both a new online Energy Curriculum and a new online grade 8 North Dakota Studies Curriculum are available for all. Learn how to use as a stand-alone or paired with existing social studies and science curricula. Presenters: Emily McKay, Director of the Great Plains Energy Corridor at Bismarck State College, and Erik Holland, Curator for Education at the State Historical Society of North Dakota

10:00-10:50 AM Level: Room: Choir Room Session # 4


“NSTA- Next Gen Science Standards 101”

Juliana Texley & Mary Colson

[Doct.]

***UPDATE THIS*** [email protected] [email protected] Join us for an introduction to the Next Generation Science Standards. We will explore the changes we might see in classrooms and in teaching as students engage with the practices, core ideas, and cross-cutting themes of science and engineering. This session is designed for educators and administrators who are relatively unfamiliar with the NGSS and A Framework for K-12 Science Education. Dr. Juliana Texley is the current (2014-15) president of the National Science Teachers Association. (Please see Dr. Texley’s full bio following session 37.) Mary Colson teaches at Horizon Middle School in Moorhead, MN, and is the current (2013-16) NSTA director for District IX, including ND, SD, and MN.

10:00-10:50 AM Level: K-2 Room: 105 Session # 5


“Place Value: The Foundation of Number Sense”

Kathleen Cotter-Lawler [MS/MA]Activities for Learning, Inc. [email protected] Place value is the foundation, the most important concept, in arithmetic. Place value has a static component, indicating how numbers are recorded, and a dynamic component occuring during an arithmetic operation, involving trading between denominations. We need to teach this right from the start.

10:00-10:50 AM Level: 3-5,6-8 Room: 114 Session # 6


“Making Mathematical Practices Part of Everyday”

Kim Stockert & Jackie Walby [MS/MA]Dickinson Catholic Schools/South Heart School [email protected]; [email protected] Two veteran classroom teachers will share practical, research-based lessons and activities to incorporate the 8 Mathematical Practices into daily math lessons. Participants will also discover what brain research says about teaching math.

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10:00-10:50 AM Level: 9-12 Room: 115 Session # 7


“The Magnificence of 3 6 9...or whatever.”

Kevin Vang [MS/MA]Minot State University [email protected] A glimpse in the world of mathematical cranks, who have discovered some interesting patterns, but don't have the skills to investigate them.

10:00-10:50 AM Level: K-2,3-5,6-8,9-12,General Room: 128 Session # 8

**Repeated as Session #29,150,167**

“Not Your Mother's Microscope”

Benjamin Losby [BS/BA]Precision Microscope Sales [email protected] Microscopes, and how they can be utilized in the classroom, have come a long way in the past decade. With advances in live digital imaging, what once was limited to lab partners and 'one student at a time' can now be a classroom activity sparking questions and group discussion. Looking at a drawing of a cell and its components is no longer necessary. Now you can harvest some cheek/skin/plant cells, stain them and in no time at all you can be viewing them on a computer, tablet, TV, integrated whiteboard or projector and discussing a real time image of a cell your class just watched you harvest. Show them how it's done, spark some questions, generate some discussion and then set them loose to do it on their own! On top of that we will do some fun STEM Demonstrations featuring chemistry and physics that you can take back to your classroom to mess with, I mean educate, your students.



“Egg Into the Wall: The Egg Drop at High Speed”

Duane Merrell [MS/MA]Brigham Young University [email protected] Design a protective apparatus that is able to protect the egg being launched into a wall at a very high velocity. A lesson in impulse and momentum also engineering design. Please see Duane’s bio following Session #80


**Repeated as Session #30,44**

“Visualizating STEM - A new MSP program”

Timothy Young [Doct.]University of North Dakota [email protected] We will be building solar houses. The activities include learning about solar energy, electricity, solar panels (photovoltaic effect), scientific method, engineering design, and efficiency. Participants will wiring a house and provide energy to run motors in the house through solar power. Participants will use probe ware to examine mathematical relationships in nature. Science concepts of physical, biological, earth and space science will be discuss in the context of the VSTEM project. Mathematical ideas of surface area, simple relations, ratios and rates are put into action. The project is built around the NGSS and Common Core. The project just started its 2nd year as an MSP program.

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10:00-10:50 AM Level: General Room: 201 Session # 11


“Survival Tools for Water Sampling”

Bonita Roswick [BS/BA]Prairie Waters Education and Research Center [email protected] This presentation will demonstrate how you can make low-cost macroinvertebrate sampling devices from common household materials and other inexpensive supplies. There will also be a demonstration on how you can preserve the collected macroinvertebrates in hand sanitizer.

10:00-10:50 AM Level: K-2,3-5,6-8,9-12 Room: 208 Session # 12

“NGSS & the Parallels Between Them and Common Core Math & ELA”

Paul Keidel [MS/MA]Missouri River Educational Cooperative; Bismarck Public Schools [email protected] This session will discuss the Three Dimensions of NGSS; Scientific Engineering Practices, Crosscutting Concepts and the Disciplinary Core Ideas. Included in the discussion will be the 8 Practices that NGSS focus on. Finally this session will look at the Commonalities between NGSS, the Common Core of Math and the Common Core of ELA.



“Standards, Design, and STEM … Oh My!”

Kelly Shipley [MS/MA]McMinnville High School [email protected] Math and Science go hand in hand; data always needs to be analyzed, graphs created, variables solved. How do we go further in our teaching to include math in our science classes and in our inquiry labs? The Next Generation Science Standards mandate our inclusion of Engineering Design; something new to most of us, but really a tweak of our traditional scientific method. How do we make time in our classrooms to teach science, math, and engineering design…we do it through STEM. Come to this session to learn about ways to integrate algebra with biology, physical science, as well as environmental science.

10:00-11:20 AM Level: K-8 Room: New Gym Session # 14

“Exploring the Overlap Between Science & Engineering in K-8”

Brian Campbell [MS/MA]Foss Curriculum & Assessment Developer-UC Berkeley [email protected] With the scientific and engineering practices being implemented in classrooms, how can these practices be leveraged to build a deeper understanding of scientific concepts? Examine how purposeful engineering activities can help address all three dimensions of the Next Generation Science Standards.

Back by popular demand from the NDSTA 2013 Spring Conference … Brian Campbell is a former elementary teacher from Las Vegas, Nevada. He taught both second and fifth grade and worked with other grades during summer school programs.

Under a National Science Foundation grant, he conducted a number of professional development workshops working with teachers at different levels of experience. While teaching, Brian became interested in how students and teachers interact with science notebooks. He worked with a small team of fellow educators and scientists to study how notebooks could be used in classrooms while maintaining integrity to the work scientists do. This work, as well as the information from his students, led him to co-author “Science Notebooks: Writing about Inquiry,” with Lori Fulton. With the focus in education shifting to assessment, Brian was invited to help develop reliable and valid science assessments for his district. As part of this work, he began working with developers of the Full Option Science System (FOSS) to improve the assessments already being used. This led to his involvement on a four-year grant called Assessing Science Knowledge and his eventual employment at FOSS. Currently, Brian works for FOSS as a curriculum developer. He is involved in the revision of the current FOSS materials and professional development specifically focusing on science notebooks and formative assessment.

The CCSS Standards for Mathematical Practice challenge students to think like mathematicians. How is this different from what is happening in your classroom now?

We enrich the problem by embedding the Standards for Mathematical Practice. We make the problem more engaging! We add ambiguity.

CPM Problem:If the image of George Washington’s face on Mount Rushmore is 60 feet tall, what is the length of his nose? How did you get your answer?

Routine Problem:Assume that George Washington had a face that was 9 inches long and a nose that was 2.75 inches long. If the face of George Washington on Mount Rushmore is 60 feet long, how long is his nose?

Can the students DO the CPM problem?Yes, they can. Give them time to think. How can students find a solution? What tools can they use? What information might they gather?

Our professional development is a model for how we expect CPM math classrooms (all classrooms, really!) to look. The teachers are actively engaged while they are learning about the methodology and content of the CPM courses. Teachers are doing mathematics and discussing the issues that are at the heart of conducting a student-centered, problem-based course.

25 Years of Experience Embedding Mathematical Thinking in Course MaterialsCPM Educational Program has been supporting the mathematics education community for 25 years through exemplary curriculum for grades 6 through calculus and comprehensive professional development.

CPM Engages Students

CPM Supports Educators

CPM Offers• CCSS-aligned Grade 6 - Algebra 2 / Integrated III courses• PreCalculus and Calculus courses• Mixed, spaced practice that supports long-term retention of skills,

concepts, understanding, and mathematical thinking• Professional development (part of each adoption) conducted by

CPM mentor teachers that supports local teachers through the transition period

• Join schools and teachers in 40 other states that use CPM

Learn more about CPM• Learn more about CPM by

visiting our website, www.cpm.org

• Regional Coordinator: [email protected]

CPM Educational Program More Math for More Students

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10:00-11:20 AM Level: General Room: Band Room Session # 15


“Bringing the DSU Discovery Dome to Your School”

Hildee Fike & Corinne Brevik [MS/MA]Dickinson State University [email protected] The Discovery Dome is a portable full-dome, inflatable theater surrounding viewers with roaring dinosaurs, fascinating planets, and explosive storms – all immersive, engaging, and realistic. This theater offers a state-of-the-art visual learning experience that can address many different fields of science for any age. Dickinson State University purchased a Discovery Dome in 2012 as part of the DSU MSP and STEM outreach programs. From August 2013-April 2014 over 4000 people enjoyed a science-related show. The DSU Discovery Dome traveled to over 40 locations including schools, libraries, and public events. The Dome covered the entire state from East Fairview on the MT border to East Grand Forks in MN. At the DSU Discovery Dome presentation, more information will be discussed, and you will be given the opportunity to experience The DSU Discovery Dome!



“Empowering Students to Make Mathematical Connections”

Sharon Rendon [MS/MA]CPM (College Preparatory Mathematics) Educational Program [email protected] Participate in activities designed to develop a rich understanding of the connections between the multiple representations of functions. Learn to provide students opportunities to move from one representation to the others while developing a deep understanding of the CCSS Standards for Mathematical Practice. Leave with lessons and materials you can use in your own classes.



“Power Play: Games for Teaching Place Value”

Allison Riddle [BS/BA]Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks/Davis School District, Salt Lake City, UT [email protected] [email protected] Come play games that incorporate the use of cards, dice, number lines and multi-sided place value dice. Games and strategies focus on: naming, ordering and comparing large numbers, decimals, rounding and expanding numbers, estimation and patterns. Gameboards and student samples will be provided and many practical strategies will be shared for this important part of the curriculum.



“It's a Jungle Out There (Henri Rousseau)”

Rebecca Young-Sletten [MS/MA]Bismarck High School [email protected] Students research the different species of animals and plants in a jungle, selecting ones they will draw and color from the handouts. Students are shown art of Henri Rousseau for inspiration and examples of art work created by elementary students. Teachers are shown how to modify the lesson to fit for the grade they teach. Each teacher will have a completed examples to take with them to use in their classroom along with the lesson.

10:00-11:20 AM Level: K-2,3-5,6-8 Room: 129 Session # 19


“Using the Visual Arts to Teach Life Science”

Sherry Niesar [MS/MA]North Dakota Game & Fish Dept. [email protected] The workshop will demonstrate visual arts hands-on activities educators can use in their classrooms, discussion of classroom and curriculum integration, and identification of local resources.

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10:00-11:20 AM Level: 3-5,6-8,9-12 Room: 130 Session # 20


“Mathopoly Games: Engagement & Assessment”

Will Penner [B.Ed]Mathopoly Games - Engagement & Assessment [email protected] Mathopoly and Mathopoly Junior are curriculum based board games. Don't let the "Opoly" fool you, Mathopoly is in a category on its on. Mathopoly not only focuses on learning curriculum, but also focuses on the engagement quality it provides. Assessment of students abilities is also a key point, as well as the many adaptations Mathopoly and Mathopoly Junior provide.



“Journal Making”

Paul Noot [MFA]Bismarck High School [email protected] This workshop will focus on creating various journals that can be used in all disciplines. The journal can be a collection of ideas, writings and images.



“Planet Exploration & NASA Resources”

Caitlin Nolby [MS/MA]University of North Dakota [email protected] Participants will complete a NASA activity called, “Strange New Planet,” working in teams to collect data and plan missions to newly discovered planets with roles like: astronomer, satellite, flyby spacecraft, orbiter, lander, and mission control. This activity simulates the exploration path NASA scientists and engineers actually take when investigating new worlds. This activity can be modified for different age levels, and has been done with 3rd – 8th graders. Participants will receive a brief background on NASA’s Kepler Mission before taking part in the activity. Participants will also learn of the opportunities available to K-12 educators and their students through programs offered by the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium and NASA.


“Launch Student Interest in STEM with PLTW Engineering, Biomedical & Computer Science Pathways”

Gwen Shuster-Haynes & / Holly Holly Erickson

[MBA]

Project Lead The Way / North Dakota State University [email protected] [email protected] Learn how to create a K-12 STEM pathway that aligns with Next Generation Science Standards, Common Core and other national benchmarks. Through hands on learning (project and problem based learning) in Engineering, Biomedical Science and Computer Science, kindergartners through high school seniors learn important, future-changing lessons – taking risks, making mistakes and employing critical thinking skills.

10:00-11:50 PM Level: 6-8 Room: 215 Session # 24

“Building Math: Stranded!”

Jamie Wirth [Doct.]VCSU Great Plains STEM Education Center [email protected] Building Math inspires students (grades 6-8) to learn algebra by solving engineering challenges on imagined adventures to Mount Everest, the Amazon, and a deserted South Pacific island. In hands-on investigations integrated with engineering design activities, math students collect and analyze their own data, helping them develop algebraic thinking skills and solve real problems. On each adventure, they apply math knowledge and concepts to their investigations and use the engineering design process to meet challenges. In this particular challenge participants will be designing and building a water collection container, attempting to maximize volume given a finite amount of material.

Great Plains STEM Education CenterValley City State University101 College St SWValley City, ND 58072

[email protected] 701-845-7433 w 800-532-8641 x37433

Professional DeveloPment WorkshoPsProfessional DeveloPment WorkshoPs for K-12 TeachersSummer 2015 Schedule is now ready (see link below).w Workshops held on VCSU campus.

w Have at least 10 teachers interested in participating? We’ll come to your school!

w A certain area you’re looking to explore? We can customize your Professional Development!

w Graduate Credit available through VCSU.

www.stem.vcsu.edu

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11:00-11:50 AM Level: 3-5,6-8,9-12,General Room: Olson Gym Session # 25


“Full STEAM Ahead with Khan Academy in the Classroom”

Jesse Buchholz [MS/MA]Northwest Nazarene University [email protected] Khan Academy provides a vehicle to incorporate innovative instruction and blended learning into your classroom or school. As a mastery-based learning system, Khan Academy allows students to personalize their learning and provides virtual instruction 24-hours a day. This student-centered approach to instruction allows the teacher and parents to see real time data on student progress, skills mastered, and areas of struggle. These data informed decisions can help you front-load learning, fill in instructional gaps, and challenge students to go beyond the classroom. Participants will leave the session will a wealth-spring of knowledge of the Khan Academy system and how the use of it can transform their classroom.

11:00-11:50 AM Level: 3-5,6-8,9-12,General Room: Choir Room Session # 26


“Extending the Experience - Energy & North Dakota Studies”

Emily McKay & Erik Holland [BS/BA]Bismarck State College; State Historical Society of ND [email protected]; [email protected] Looking for something new for your classroom? Join part of the development team as they highlight new materials available to extend classroom content on North Dakota’s energy and North Dakota Studies resources. Move beyond traditional classroom skills to hands-on experiences and tours. Launched in October of 2014, both a new online Energy Curriculum and a new online grade 8 North Dakota Studies Curriculum are available for all. Learn how to use as a stand-alone or paired with existing social studies and science curricula. Presenters: Emily McKay, Director of the Great Plains Energy Corridor at Bismarck State College, and Erik Holland, Curator for Education at the State Historical Society of North Dakota

11:00-11:50 AM Level: K-2 Room: Library Session # 27


“Move Students from “I Don’t Do math” to “I DO Math!””

Kathy Grotta [BS/BA]LEGO Education [email protected] Built upon the latest Common Core standards, the MoreToMath Curriculum aids 1-2 first and second grade educators in creating engaging mathematics lessons focused on problem-solving, critical thinking, and logical reasoning. Using the MoreToMath Core Set 1-2 and MathBuilder interactive whiteboard software in combination with these activities, educators can easily create rich mathematics lessons that also inspire teamwork, encourage perseverance, and promote a positive attitude towards solving math problems.



“Algeblocks”

Ellen Paul [MS/MA]Selfridge High School [email protected] Will show how to use Algeblocks to multiply polynomials using Algeblocks quadrant mats to illustrate the process and solution. Also, show additive inverses and adding positive and negative numbers. A sample kit will be given away to one lucky winner at each session.




Benjamin Losby [BS/BA]Precision Microscope Sales [email protected] Please refer to this session's description listed under Session #8.

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“GLOBE: Inquiry-Based Learning in 5 Disciplines”

Laura Munski [Doct.]Dakota Science Center [email protected] GLOBE improves student understanding in 5 disciplines: Atmosphere, Earth as a System, Hydrology, Land Cover/Biology and Soil. Students take field measurements, analyze data, and do collaborative research with students around the world. This session is a preview to an upcoming UND T&L Professional Development for Educators summer course.



“NGSS, STEM & The Science Fair”

Lorraine O'Shea [MS/MA]Grand Forks Public Schools [email protected] In this session you will learn how combining Project Based Learning, and STEM with the science fair can be used to infuse excitement into a traditional science fair. By using a "project kick off" and "theme" for the science fair along with 21st century skills of collaboration, communication and critical thinking students work together to develop experiments or engineer products to sustain a human colony on Mars.


“Common Core & Science”

Kelly Shipley [MS/MA]McMinnville High School [email protected] As science teachers our biggest question in 2015 is: How do we make reading and writing part of our curriculum and not just a “commercial break” inside of our classes so we can check the Common Core box? It sounds negative and most of the media surrounding Common Core can be negative, but we are teachers, and we can do it for the benefit of our students. Come to this session to learn how to implement Common Core as a department; what are the first steps at your different grade levels, examples of how teach writing in science class, and examples from Science and Math students.

11:00 AM-12:20 PM

Level: K-2,3-5,6-8

Room: 129 Session # 35


“Using the Visual Arts to Teach Life Science”

Sherry Niesar [MS/MA]North Dakota Game & Fish Dept. [email protected] The workshop will demonstrate visual arts hands-on activities educators can use in their classrooms, discussion of classroom and curriculum integration, and identification of local resources.

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“Geogebra & iPads”

Leola Schultz [MS/MA]Powers Lake Public Schools [email protected] Through finding points of concurrency participants will learn how to use the Geogebra app on an iPad. Participants may bring their own iPad. If you bring your own please make sure you have the Geogebra app pre-installed.

11:00-11:50 AM Level: Room: Auditorium Session # 37


“NSTA- Next Gen Science Standards 101”


[Doct.]

***UPDATE THIS*** [email protected] [email protected] Join us for an introduction to the Next Generation Science Standards. We will explore the changes we might see in classrooms and in teaching as students engage with the practices, core ideas, and cross-cutting themes of science and engineering. This session is designed for educators and administrators who are relatively unfamiliar with the NGSS and A Framework for K-12 Science Education. Juliana Texley is the current (2014-15) president of the National Science Teachers Association. Mary Colson teaches at Horizon Middle School in Moorhead, MN, and is the current (2013-16) NSTA director for District IX, including ND, SD, and MN.


**Repeated as Session #173, 8:45 AM Saturday**

“STEM Resources for Your Classroom”

Chuck McMillan [MS/MA]Pearson [email protected] So, you’ve started to learn about NGSS and are wondering where to go next. In this session we will unpack a Next Gen Performance Expectation and look at some options for teaching and, more importantly, assessing the standard. We’ll also have a sneak preview of some of the new features Pearson is developing to address NGSS.

Dr. Juliana Texley is the president of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). She began serving her one-year term on June 1, 2014. Texley is currently an instructor at Lesley University, Palm Beach State College, and Central Michigan University. Most recently, Texley worked with a number of stakeholder

groups to review the Next Generation Science Standards and developed curriculum for JASON/National Geographic. An active and influential member of the science education community, Texley has been a dedicated NSTA member for 30 years. She has served in a variety of capacities for the association, including chairing the committee that crafted NSTA's response to the 1996 National Science Education Standards; as editor of the NSTA journal The Science Teacher (12 years); and as lead reviewer for NSTA Recommends (11 years). Texley received the 1996 EdPress Award for outstanding publication for NSTA's Pathways to the Science Standards; the Innovative Building Award for School Planning and Management in 1998; and the Distinguished Achievement Award for Inquiring Safely. She has also developed extensive web and print material for National Geographic, and International Expeditions. Texley is a 1984 recipient of the Presidential Award for Science Teaching, and is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In addition to her work with NSTA, Texley has served on the board of the Association of Presidential Awardees in Science Teaching (15 years), and has served on the board of directors for the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) and the Metropolitan Detroit Science Teachers Association (MDSTA). In Michigan, Texley lead the Statewide SCoPE Science Project, which developed over 700 units corresponding to the state's core curriculum. For 21 years Texley taught middle and secondary science and math in the Richmond, Michigan school district. For two years, Texley was assistant superintendent for curriculum for the Anchor Bay School District before taking the helm as superintendent (1993–2000) for the district. She holds a Ph.D in science education and a master's in biology from Wayne State University. She also earned a bachelor's degree in biology, chemistry/physics from Oakland University.

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11:30 AM-12:50 PM

Level: General

Room: Band Room Session # 38

**Repeated as Session #15, 68,100**


Hildee Fike & Corinne Brevik [MS/MA]Dickinson State University [email protected] Please refer to this session's description listed under Session # 15

12:00-12:50 PM Level: 6-8,9-12 Room: 106 Session # 39


“Dakota K12 STEM Initiative: Connecting Students to Research”

Jeremy Holkup [MS/MA]North Dakota State University [email protected] Join us to learn how you and your students can engage in STEM based research and activities ... Face-to-face ~ Remote Instrumentation ~ Videoconference ~ Professional Development for Teachers ~ Curriculum Resources. This project is a collaborative effort among partners in K-12, higher education and research centers across North Dakota and South Dakota aimed at increasing K-12 awareness and knowledge of local research activities and resources available in this region. Activities will provide students the opportunity to engage in research-based STEM learning activities right from their own classrooms. STEM topics for 2015 include dark matter and neutrino research, electron microscopy remote instrumentation, geographic information systems and landsat images in the classroom, engaging in citizen science projects and building math for common core standards. Participants will be provided with information on how their students can become involved in these projects.



“Owl Adaptations & Barfology”

Amy Schimetz [BS/BA]Lake Metigoshe Outdoor Learning Center [email protected] Owls have various adaptations that assist in their survival. After all, they can see in the dark and fly silently! Like other birds, owls cannot chew their food so small prey is often swallowed whole. Several hours later, the indigestible food parts are compressed into a pellet that is regurgitated. Join us as talk about various owl adaptations and dissect owl pellets in an attempt to piece together what became a meal for an owl.



“The Magnificence of 3 6 9...or whatever.”

Kevin Vang [MS/MA]Minot State University [email protected] A glimpse in the world of mathematical cranks, who have discovered some interesting patterns, but don't have the skills to investigate them.

12:00-12:50 PM Level: 6-8,9-12,General Room: 131 Session # 42


“Design Your Own Experiment & Incorporating Art into Science”

Christine Fleischacker [Doct.]University of Mary [email protected] Do you want your students to experience the scientific process first hand? The first part of this session will discuss ways to incorporate having students design an experiment to try to answer a question related to a science field. How students will design the experiment, carry out the experiment, then communicate the findings will be discussed. Are you interested in exploring interdisciplinary topics with science? The second part of this session will discuss ways to incorporate the use of Art (music, literature, visual art) into such topics as Earth Science and other related fields of science.

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12:00-12:50 PM Level: 3-5,6-8,9-12 Room: 132 Session # 43


“Using PhET Sims for Science & Math Inquiry”

Melissa Hendrickson [BS/BA]Horizon Middle School, Bismarck [email protected] This session will explore using interactive PhET simulations from the University of Colorado. PhET provides fun, free, interactive, research-based science and mathematics simulations. PhET simulations are developed to encourage inquiry, provide interactivity, make the invisible visible, and show students multiple representations of real world phenomenon. Participants are encouraged to bring their own device (laptop, tablet, or smartphone) to this session.





12:00-12:50 PM Level: General Room: 208 Session # 45




12:00-1:20 PM Level: K-2,3-5,6-8 Room: Choir Room Session # 46


“Bringing STEM & Engineering Concepts into the Elementary Classroom”

Sarah Sletten, Mayville State [MS/MA]University; Molly Bestge, West Fargo Public Schools; Gretchen Peterson, Liberty Middle School, West Fargo; Gretchen Stafslien, Liberty Middle School, West Fargo.

[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] This session will highlight a Mathematics and Science Partnerships program where teachers learn about engineering and STEM education, and how it can look at the K-6 level. We will work with elementary teachers to help find ways to incorporate project-based learning and engineering design into any classroom.



“Fractions: The Whole Story”

Kathleen Cotter-Lawler [MS/MA]Activities for Learning, Inc. [email protected] Explore the simplicity and beauty of fractions by approaching them with a linear model, rather than pie slices. Learn how to ask the right questions to guide your students to a solid understanding. We’ll demonstrate activities and games to learn fractions and build confidence.

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12:00-1:20 PM Level: K-2,3-5,6-8 Room: 125 Session # 48


“PLT and STEM”

Glenda Fauske [BS/BA]NDSU-ND Forest Service [email protected] Educators attending the session will each receive a "Project Learning Tree" K-8 guide book. PLT uses instructional strategies that model STEM practices, including hands-on activities, promoting teamwork, cultivating investigation and research skills, and a problem-solving approach. The hands-on activities help students understand connections among crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas through real-world investigations and active learning.


“Nature Printing”

Paul Noot [MFA]Bismarck High School [email protected] The workshop will focus on creating fish and leaf prints. Basic printing techniques will be taught and identification of fish and leaf parts. Animal tracks will also be covered in this Science and Art workshop.


“BLACKJACK - What's the probability?”

Jonathan Fugleberg [MS/MA]MayPort CG School District [email protected] Did you ever wonder about the best strategy to use when playing blackjack? What rules should you follow so that over time you will win more than you lose? And, how does gambling relate to high school math class? Learn how to engage your students with an introduction to probabilities, playing blackjack, and using experimental versus theoretical analysis. We will discuss many different games (e.g., rock-paper-scissors, war, blackjack, roulette), their associated probabilities, and how you can use this in the math classroom.

12:00-1:50 PM Level: 6-8,9-12,General Room: New Gym Session # 51

“Having Fun With Physics & Engineering”

Duane Merrell [MS/MA]Brigham Young University [email protected] The use of some common items from the Hardware Store can make for some very students centered learning. We will design and race some paper drag racers, launch some paper rockets, and even crunch some soda cans, while learning about motion, and energy. Please see Duane’s bio following Session #80

2015 NORTH DAKOTA EARTH SCIENCE TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD

The North Dakota Geological Society is seeking nominations for the 2015 North Dakota Earth Science Teacher of the Year award!

The ND Geological Society will award the winning teaching a $1,000 cash prize as well as the acknowledgement of being an outstanding teacher.

The winning teacher is also automatically entered in the regional contest sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG). The regional winner is then entered into the national AAPG competition.

Award Requirements: 1. Three years of full-time teaching experience. 2. Teaches at least one unit per year on natural resources. 3. Unit fits definition of natural resources as follows:

Earth materials used by civilization past and present, such as natural gas, petroleum, coal, oil shale, mineral ores, building stone, and energy resources from the Earth such as geothermal energy.

Required Materials: 1. Cover sheet with original signatures (1 page). 2. Teacher’s philosophy (pedagogy and content) of the teaching of natural resources (2 pages max) 3. Unit description, including unit objectives and the overall science program (2-3 pages). 4. Letter of recommendation from a colleague (1 page maximum). 5. Letter of recommendation from an administrator (1 page maximum).

For more information, please contact: Timothy Nesheim North Dakota Geological Society – President (701)-426-0740 [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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12:00-12:50 PM Level: Room: Auditorium Session # 52

“NSTA- Next Gen Science Standards 102 - In-Depth look”


[Doct.]

***UPDATE THIS*** [email protected] [email protected] This session is designed for educators and administrators who have a familiarity with the NGSS and the structure of performance expectations. We will look closely at a sample assessment task to explore how the task integrates not only the three dimensions of learning found in the NGSS (practices, disciplinary core ideas and cross-cutting concepts), but also injects a robust math component into the science work. We will be looking at the task titled: Where Did the Water Go?: Watershed Study – Middle School Sample Classroom Task, published at nextgenscience.org Juliana Texley is the current (2014-15) president of the National Science Teachers Association. Mary Colson teaches at Horizon Middle School in Moorhead, MN, and is the current (2013-16) NSTA director for District IX, including ND, SD, and MN.

1:00-1:50 PM Level: 9-12 Room: Choir Room Session # 53

“Explaining Science Is Just A Good Story Away: How to Use Creative Writing & Theater in Your Classroom”

Jennifer Bedard-Upgren [BS/BA]Bismarck High School [email protected] Bismarck High School's advanced theater class will be challenged to write a script that explains a scientific concept in an alternative way. This session will present the product and provide the tools so that you can recreate this challenge in your own classroom.

1:00-1:50 PM Level: K-2 Room: Library Session # 54


“Move Students from “I Don’t Do math” to “I DO Math!””

Kathy Grotta [BS/BA]LEGO Education [email protected]

Built upon the latest Common Core standards, the MoreToMath Curriculum aids 1-2 first and second grade educators in creating engaging mathematics lessons focused on problem-solving, critical thinking, and logical reasoning. Using the MoreToMath Core Set 1-2 and MathBuilder interactive whiteboard software in combination with these activities, educators can easily create rich mathematics lessons that also inspire teamwork, encourage perseverance, and promote a positive attitude towards solving math problems.



“Dakota K12 STEM Initiative: Connecting Students to Research”

Jeremy Holkup [MS/MA]North Dakota State University [email protected] Join us to learn how you and your students can engage in STEM based research and activities ... Face-to-face ~ Remote Instrumentation ~ Videoconference ~ Professional Development for Teachers ~ Curriculum Resources. This project is a collaborative effort among partners in K-12, higher education and research centers across North Dakota and South Dakota aimed at increasing K-12 awareness and knowledge of local research activities and resources available in this region. Activities will provide students the opportunity to engage in research-based STEM learning activities right from their own classrooms. STEM topics for 2015 include dark matter and neutrino research, electron microscopy remote instrumentation, geographic information systems and landsat images in the classroom, engaging in citizen science projects and building math for common core standards. Participants will be provided with information on how their students can become involved in these projects.



“Owl Adaptations & Barfology”

Amy Schimetz [BS/BA]Lake Metigoshe Outdoor Learning Center [email protected] Owls have various adaptations that assist in their survival. After all, they can see in the dark and fly silently! Like other birds, owls cannot chew their food so small prey is often swallowed whole. Several hours later, the indigestible food parts are compressed into a pellet that is regurgitated. Join us as talk about various owl adaptations and dissect owl pellets in an attempt to piece together what became a meal for an owl.

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“Algeblocks”

Ellen Paul [MS/MA]Selfridge High School [email protected] Will show how to use Algeblocks to multiply polynomials using Algeblocks quadrant mats to illustrate the process and solution. Also, show additive inverses and adding positive and negative numbers. A sample kit will be given away to one lucky winner at each session.



“Project WET & NASA Provide STEM solutions”

Angie Bartholomay [MS/MA]Dakota College @ Bottineau [email protected] This presentation shows how NASA resources can be used along with interdisciplinary Project WET activities to build lessons that support STEM education through project based learning. Participants will participate in several WET activities enhanced with NASA activities, get NASA and Project WET resources, and make a STEM Activity Kit to take with them to use in their classroom. The classroom activity involves math, science, engineering and fun!

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1:00-1:50 PM Level: K-2,3-5 Room: 129 Session # 59

“It's a Picture Perfect Science Lesson Day!”

Gary Ketterling [Doct.]Great Plains STEM Center, Valley City State University [email protected] Lessons from Picture Perfect Science Lessons, More Picture Perfect Science Lessons and Even More Picture Perfect by authors Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan are used to demonstrate how science and reading can be used in the elementary classroom (K-6). All 65 lessons use fiction and nonfiction picture books to combine reading and science in a natural and easy-to-grasp background in physical science, life science, and earth and space science. Several of the lessons will be demonstrated during this session. All books and lessons identified have standards-based science content and have been aligned with the common core.

1:00-1:50 PM Level: 3-5,6-8,9-12,General Room: 131 Session # 60


“North Dakota Wind Energy S.E.N.D. Trunk”

Amanda Fickes [BS/BA]Valley City State University [email protected] Suitcase Exhibits for North Dakota (SEND), a program of the State Historical Society of North Dakota, offers trunks that provide hands-on experiences for learners of all ages. SEND can be used by schools and other community groups. The artifacts, photographs, and documents allow participants to explore the past by actions like experimenting with bone tools, playing with nineteenth century toys, or handling the furs sought by fur traders and the objects used in daily life by a frontier soldier. The North Dakota Wind Energy SEND Trunk is a new collection in the program, and includes lessons on energy creation and transformation; the science behind how wind is created and where it is found; wind turbine generators, blade, and overall design; wildlife issues, including comparisons with other forms of energy, birds, and bats; and siting, including geography, science, social, political, and other perspectives. This trunk includes all the non-consumable materials necessary to complete the 18 lessons, which can be integrated into a wide variety of subjects, including physics, biology, ecology, earth science, life science, physical science, mathematics, engineering design, language arts, agricultural education, and more. This workshop will provide a quick overview of what is available in the trunk through the program, as well as a concise introduction to a few of the lessons.



“Using PhET Sims for Science & Math Inquiry”

Melissa Hendrickson [BS/BA]Horizon Middle School, Bismarck [email protected] This session will explore using interactive PhET simulations from the University of Colorado. PhET provides fun, free, interactive, research-based science and mathematics simulations. PhET simulations are developed to encourage inquiry, provide interactivity, make the invisible visible, and show students multiple representations of real world phenomenon. Participants are encouraged to bring their own device (laptop, tablet, or smartphone) to this session.





1:00-1:50 PM Level: K-2,3-5,6-8,9-12 Room: 205 Session # 63


“Understanding Fractions in Elementary & Secondary”

Joseph Chiang [MS/MA]Warwick School [email protected] Every President's Councils on Math and Science have suggested for decades that Math Education is broken, especially fractions. Any fix must be mathematically correct AND address the reason math education went wrong. I will present an overview of math education over the past 75 years, especially the methodology of teaching fractions. We'll discuss what must be included in any solution to address WHAT is broken and WHY it is broken.

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“iNeuron: Teaching Neuroscience with Games”

Adam Gordon [BS/BA]Andamio Games [email protected] iNeuron® is a serious high school neuroscience game that promotes inquiry-based, active learning and group collaboration. We will play iNeuron and explore effective classroom strategies for making neuroscience fun and accessible. Mobile devices provided, or BYOD (Apple only).


“Exploring the MInot State University STEM Project Web Site”

Timothy Morris, Stephen Hayton, & JoAnn Schapp

[MS/MA]

Minot State University; Minot State University; Bishop Ryan High School, Minot [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] We will explore the STEM web site Minot State University has created with a grant from NDUS. We will look at its features, lessons and how you can become a part of the web site by using it as a lesson resource and become a contributor. The lessons are in a format which includes the Common Core and Next Generation standards where applicable.



“NGSS, STEM & The Science Fair”

Lorraine O'Shea [MS/MA]Grand Forks Public Schools [email protected] In this session you will learn how combining Project Based Learning, and STEM with the science fair can be used to infuse excitement into a traditional science fair. By using a "project kick off" and "theme" for the science fair along with 21st century skills of collaboration, communication and critical thinking students work together to develop experiments or engineer products to sustain a human colony on Mars.


“Bridge Building”

Emily Johnson [BS/BA]Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson [email protected] Watch and learn a lesson plan regarding building and bridge and structurally testing the bridge. It is an interactive presentation. Beginning discusses importance of engineers in society, what in general they work on, then a hands-on bridge building exercise and testing - followed by wrap up and questions.

1:00-2:20 PM Level: General Room: Band Room Session # 68





“Math Fun"die"Mentals: Games for Building Fact Fluency”

Allison Riddle [BS/BA]Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks/Davis School District, Salt Lake City, UT [email protected] [email protected] Who knew dice and cards could be used to teach so many areas of the curriculum and build fact fluency. Come prepared to play math games and learn strategies for all the operations. Learn way to engage and motivate your students with these fun manipulative that allow for meaningful fact fluency practice. Great gameboards, student samples journal writing extensions will be provided. Especially great for RTi, after school programs as well as your regular class.

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“Art of Haiti, Rousseau, Science Integration”

Rebecca Young-Sletten [MS/MA]Bismarck High School [email protected] This session will review the work of Henri Rousseau and the art of Haiti. Students will be introduced to Haitian art and the animals, plant life, biomes and adaptations of the various species. Students will learn how to draw the animals and plant life from hands-on-instruction and using the variety of handouts. This session will show how to incorporate the study of the animals, plants and biomes to connect students with science lessons while creating beautiful art.



“Mathopoly Games: Engagement & Assessment”

Will Penner [B.Ed]Mathopoly Games - Engagement & Assessment [email protected] Mathopoly and Mathopoly Junior are curriculum based board games. Don't let the "Opoly" fool you, Mathopoly is in a category on its on. Mathopoly not only focuses on learning curriculum, but also focuses on the engagement quality it provides. Assessment of students abilities is also a key point, as well as the many adaptations Mathopoly and Mathopoly Junior provide.



“Planet Exploration & NASA Resources”

Caitlin Nolby [MS/MA]University of North Dakota [email protected] Participants will complete a NASA activity called, “Strange New Planet,” working in teams to collect data and plan missions to newly discovered planets with roles like: astronomer, satellite, flyby spacecraft, orbiter, lander, and mission control. This activity simulates the exploration path NASA scientists and engineers actually take when investigating new worlds. This activity can be modified for different age levels, and has been done with 3rd – 8th graders. Participants will receive a brief background on NASA’s Kepler Mission before taking part in the activity. Participants will also learn of the opportunities available to K-12 educators and their students through programs offered by the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium and NASA.



“Help Your Students Understand Algebra by Using Geometry”

Sue Forster [MS/MA]Bismarck High School [email protected] Using geometric models is a useful way to help students more deeply understand algebraic concepts involving multiplication, division, and factoring. We will use area models and graphic organizers to represent multiplication and factoring, while strengthening several of the mathematical practice standards.



“Graphing Art”

Leola Schultz [MS/MA]Powers Lake Public Schools [email protected] This session will involve participants creating a graphic on a coordinate grid and writing equations with limiting domains to enter into a graphing calculator. Any graphing calculator will work: TI-83, TI-84, TI-89, Voyage are all excellent calculators to bring. I will have a few if someone needs to borrow one.

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“Collaboration in the 21st Century Classroom”

Chad Even & Sarah Francetich

[MS/MA]

Wachter Middle School, Bismarck [email protected] [email protected] This session will focus on the use of collaborative applications in the 21st Century classroom. Through demonstration, participants will have the opportunity to explore a variety of collaborative applications and view examples of how 6th grade students are using them to demonstrate their understanding of core subject standards. Tips and tricks will be shared that will help participants easily integrate these tools into the classroom curriculum.


“Scientific Inquiry Panel Discussion: Exploring the vision of NGSS to improve science instruction now”

Juliana Texley, Mary Colson, Beth Larson-Steckler, Sarah Sletten & Margaux Braun

[Doct.]

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Join us for a discussion about three-dimensional learning - the integration of core ideas, practices and cross cutting concepts - and how this shift in thinking can improve science instruction. The discussion will explore the difference between inquiry, scientific inquiry and the instructional shifts envisioned by the NGSS; professional development barriers or concerns for realizing the vision of three-dimensional learning; and how three-dimensional learning can support college readiness for all students. Juliana Texley (moderator) is the current (2014-15) president of the National Science Teachers Association. Panelists will include: Mary Colson (Horizon Middle School, Moorhead, MN; NGSS Author; NSTA District IX director); Beth Larson-Steckler (ND Department of Public Instruction, Math-Science Partnership program administrator); Sarah Sletten (NDSTA President-elect & P-16 STEM Coordinator, Mayville State University); Margaux Braun (Simle Middle School, Bismarck; Lead Life Science Teacher, Bismarck Public Schools)



“Fractions: The Whole Story”

Kathleen Cotter-Lawler [MS/MA]Activities for Learning, Inc. [email protected] Explore the simplicity and beauty of fractions by approaching them with a linear model, rather than pie slices. Learn how to ask the right questions to guide your students to a solid understanding. We’ll demonstrate activities and games to learn fractions and build confidence.



“PLT and STEM”

Glenda Fauske [BS/BA]NDSU-ND Forest Service [email protected] Educators attending the session will each receive a "Project Learning Tree" K-8 guide book. PLT uses instructional strategies that model STEM practices, including hands-on activities, promoting teamwork, cultivating investigation and research skills, and a problem-solving approach. The hands-on activities help students understand connections among crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas through real-world investigations and active learning.


“MATH ANXIETY - Now What?”

Jonathan Fugleberg [MS/MA]MayPort CG School District [email protected] Why do students seem to have trouble with math? Is it because they don't like you as a teacher? Is it something genetic, passed down from their parents? Or, is there some other reason they have difficulty getting into the subject? This presentation will discuss how math anxiety gets started and then continues to grow. We will talk about ways to reduce the anxiety (without the use of medication) and increase the students’ self-esteem. Bring a story or two about some math anxieties you have witnessed, even if it is your own.

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2:00-2:50 PM Level: 6-8,9-12 Room: New Gym Session # 80

“Energy Pile Driver”

Duane Merrell [MS/MA]Brigham Young University [email protected] The Energy Pile Driver. Using common materials, 4" drain pipe and 3" sewer pipe and a pop can, we will take some measurements dealing with Energy. Graphing, finding unknown mass, hands on, active learning.

Duane Merrell, Brigham Young University Professor of Physics Education Duane is a rural kid at heart. Growing up in a small community where even sleeping over at a friend’s house was worthy of a comment in the local newspaper influenced his life. Educators were a tremendous influence on Duane in K-16 grades. Duane can still remember the names of all of his elementary teachers. He even has his elementary report cards, which if he shared with you would make you question attending his sessions today. Duane is proud to say that he may have been in the top 60% of his kindergarten class. Duane is a self-proclaimed late bloomer academically with Math and Physics degrees. He still believes that algebra is really just the serious study of the last three letters of the alphabet, xyz. Using common items found in the hardware store, “The ACE Physics Store,” fondly referred to as “The Physics Place” by his students, ideas that have been developed to teach motion and energy will be shared in a series of sessions this week.


“Clap Your Name: Rhythm, Dance & Mathematics”

Karl Schaffer [Doct.]De Anza College; Dr. Schaffer and Mr. Stern Dance Ensemble [email protected] The mathematics of rhythm may be complex, and cultural use of rhythms vary considerably. Whole-body rhythm activities and clapping games help us gain insight into mathematical concepts such as least common multiple, number properties, permutations and combinations, and aspects of patterning. In this part of the workshop, we will see how to engage students in physical problem solving using rhythmic dance and movement activities that develop their understanding of these mathematical concepts, and we will explore ways to extend these ideas in the examination of symbols and icons from various cultures.


“I Love the Periodic Table, But I Could Love It Even More!: Creating a Visually-Friendly Periodic Table”

Jennifer Bedard-Upgren [BS/BA]Bismarck High School [email protected] In this session we will explore different ways of making a classroom periodic table made of student created elements that display its history.



“Engineering Design Process”

Shannon Blomker [BS/BA]Eastwood Elementary, West Fargo; CHARISM STEM Club [email protected] The engineering design process is a series of steps that engineering teams use to guide them as they solve problems. The design process is cyclical, meaning that engineers repeat the steps as many times as needed, making improvements along the way. Learn about incorporating the engineering design process in your classroom or after-school program today! This hands-on session (consisting of a variety of stations) will teach you what the engineering design process is, how to implement each step, and gives you plenty of resources to take back and try with your students.



“Project WET & NASA Provide STEM solutions”

Angie Bartholomay [MS/MA]Dakota College @ Bottineau [email protected] This presentation shows how NASA resources can be used along with interdisciplinary Project WET activities to build lessons that support STEM education through project based learning. Participants will participate in several WET activities enhanced with NASA activities, get NASA and Project WET resources, and make a STEM Activity Kit to take with them to use in their classroom. The classroom activity involves math, science, engineering and fun!

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The Dr. Schaffer and Mr. Stern Dance Ensemble, co-founded by Karl Schaffer and Erik Stern, began in Santa Cruz, California in 1987 with the production 4-Footed Hamlet and has been touring throughout North America since 1989. They have received dozens of grants, including six from the National Endowment for the Arts. They have performed at the Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration and are Teaching Artists with the Center’s Partners In Education Program, sharing their extensive work on how to connect mathematics and dance in the classroom. Recently they performed at the Gwacheon National Science Museum in Seoul, the National Museum of Mathematics in New York, the Univ. of Buffalo, the Wisconsin Science Festival, and TEDx Manhattan Beach, and have taught workshops throughout the United States.

Karl Schaffer began dancing with Southern Danceworks in Birmingham, Alabama and has a Ph.D. in mathematics from UC Santa Cruz. He teaches mathematics at De Anza College, and dance on tour and as an independent artist. His recent dance concert The Daughters of Hypatia celebrates women mathematicians throughout history, and another recent concert Mosaic deals with peace, justice, culture and conflict in Palestine, Israel, and the Middle East .

Erik Stern has a BA in Biology from UC Santa Cruz and an MFA in dance from Cal Arts. His work Demolition Derby-when a mind loses its license to drive was performed throughout Utah and in New York City. He teaches dance at Weber State University, and is working with colleagues in mathematics on the course “Pattern Play: Mathematics and the Creative Arts” and in physics on the performance “Dance Science Fest – A Body In Motion.”

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“Engineering Inspired by Nature”

Gary Ketterling [Doct.]Valley City State University [email protected] Biomimicry is a new science that studies nature’s designs and models to solve human problems and processes. This session will provide activities and resources that can be used to introduce biomimicry, the nature of science, and engineering design in your classroom. Nature’s design has been instrumental in the use of engineering and development of inquiry in our everyday lives. Come and explore nature’s designs and how this topic connects to state and national standards.

2:00-2:50 PM Level: 3-5,6-8,9-12,General Room: 131 Session # 86


“North Dakota Wind Energy S.E.N.D. Trunk”

Amanda Fickes [BS/BA]Valley City State University [email protected] Suitcase Exhibits for North Dakota (SEND), a program of the State Historical Society of North Dakota, offers trunks that provide hands-on experiences for learners of all ages. SEND can be used by schools and other community groups. The artifacts, photographs, and documents allow participants to explore the past by actions like experimenting with bone tools, playing with nineteenth century toys, or handling the furs sought by fur traders and the objects used in daily life by a frontier soldier. The North Dakota Wind Energy SEND Trunk is a new collection in the program, and includes lessons on energy creation and transformation; the science behind how wind is created and where it is found; wind turbine generators, blade, and overall design; wildlife issues, including comparisons with other forms of energy, birds, and bats; and siting, including geography, science, social, political, and other perspectives. This trunk includes all the non-consumable materials necessary to complete the 18 lessons, which can be integrated into a wide variety of subjects, including physics, biology, ecology, earth science, life science, physical science, mathematics, engineering design, language arts, agricultural education, and more. This workshop will provide a quick overview of what is available in the trunk through the program, as well as a concise introduction to a few of the lessons.



“Using Media to STEAM Ahead”

Dawn Swenson [MS/MA]Prairie Public Education Services [email protected] Exciting new teaching tools in PBS LearningMedia all teacher to measure student's progress and understanding. Get to know these tools and the 87,000+ resources available to blend Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math in the classroom.



“Implementing CCSS-Aligned Rich Tasks, Activities & Formative Assessments into the Secondary Mathematics Classroom”

Michelle Bertsch [MS/MA]Davies High School, Fargo [email protected] This session will focus on resources currently available through the Smarter Balanced Consortium in assessing student proficiency on the CCSS. Participants will also be exposed to the design and use of quality formative assessments aligned to the CCSS which can be seamlessly embedded into daily lessons. In addition, examples of rich tasks/activities illustrating the mathematical practices associated with the CCSS will be demonstrated.



“Understanding Fractions in Elementary & Secondary”

Joseph Chiang [MS/MA]Warwick School [email protected] Every President's Councils on Math and Science have suggested for decades that Math Education is broken, especially fractions. Any fix must be mathematically correct AND address the reason math education went wrong. I will present an overview of math education over the past 75 years, especially the methodology of teaching fractions. We'll discuss what must be included in any solution to address WHAT is broken and WHY it is broken.

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“Creating Mathematical Model from Numerical Series”

David Harpster [Doct.]University of Jamestown [email protected] In this session you will see how to create mathematical models for numerical series and also for a couple of real-world applications.


“Applying for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics & Science Teaching”

Paul Keidel [MS/MA]PAEMST North Dakota State Coordinator [email protected] In this session attendees will explore the application process of the Presidential Awards of Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Find out what value the application process has for a classroom teacher.


**Repeated as Session #172, 7:45 AM Saturday**

“What’s Next With Next Gen?”

Chuck McMillan [MS/MA]Pearson [email protected] Looking for more STEM for your classroom? Come and explore Pearson’s Project STEM. We’ll take an in-depth look at the K-8 modules, try a few activities and give you samples to take home and try with your class






“Instructional Coach”

Lorraine O'Shea [MS/MA]Grand Forks Public Schools [email protected] My presentation will focus on a new take on the traditional science fair. Designing a "Themed" science fair. We will discuss ideas on making the science fair projects more collaborative and infusing the projects into the curriculum rather then having student do their experiments at home. We will also discuss the NGSS and how science fair projects fit in with the new standards.

2:00-3:20 PM Level: K-2,3-5,6-8 Room: Choir Room Session # 94


“Bringing STEM & Engineering Concepts into the Elementary Classroom”

Sarah Sletten, Mayville State [MS/MA]University; Molly Bestge, West Fargo Public Schools; Gretchen Peterson, Liberty Middle School, West Fargo; Gretchen Stafslien, Liberty Middle School, West Fargo.

[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] This session will highlight a Mathematics and Science Partnerships program where teachers learn about engineering and STEM education, and how it can look at the K-6 level. We will work with elementary teachers to help find ways to incorporate project-based learning and engineering design into any classroom.

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“Equity & Engagement in Math Workshop”

Janelle Johnson [Doct.]Equity Assistance Center-Metropolitan State University of Denver [email protected] Equitable classrooms are sites of increased student engagement and academic achievement. This collaborative session will invite participants to examine actual artifacts from various K-12 math and engineering programs. We'll utilize an equity lens and participants' own expertise to analyze student perspectives. We will use these experiences to facilitate teachers creating action plans for their own classrooms.



“Empowering Students to Make Mathematical Connections”

Sharon Rendon [MS/MA]CPM (College Preparatory Mathematics) Educational Program [email protected] Participate in activities designed to develop a rich understanding of the connections between the multiple representations of functions. Learn to provide students opportunities to move from one representation to the others while developing a deep understanding of the CCSS Standards for Mathematical Practice. Leave with lessons and materials you can use in your own classes.



“Art & Math”

Paul Noot [MFA]Bismarck High School [email protected] This workshop will focus on Math concepts and the integration of Art projects to enhance the math vocabulary. Several ideas and lessons will be shared on how to use multiplication, fractions, measurements, tessellations, symmetry, parallel lines and geometry in the art projects.

2:00-3:50 PM Level: 3-5,6-8,9-12,General Room: Olson Gym Session # 98

“STEAM Further Ahead with Khan Academy in the Classroom”

Jesse Buchholz [MS/MA]Northwest Nazarene University [email protected] Khan Academy is not just for Math classrooms! Khan Academy provides a vehicle to incorporate innovative instruction and blended learning into your classroom or school. As a mastery-based learning system, Khan Academy allows students to personalize their learning and provides virtual instruction 24-hours a day. This student-centered approach to instruction allows the teacher and parents to see real time data on student progress, skills mastered, and areas of struggle. These data informed decisions can help you front-load learning, fill in instructional gaps, and challenge students to go beyond the classroom. Participants will leave the session with a deeper understanding of the Khan Academy system, how the use of it can transform any classroom, how subjects beyond math have and are using Khan Academy in their classrooms, and how Khan Academy can be used cross-curricularly.

2:00-2:50 PM Level: Room: Library Session # 99


“WFHS Riverwatch Program: How to Start Your Own Citizen Science with Students!”

Sara Forness [MS/MA]West Fargo High School [email protected] WFHS students will present the finding of their long-term study of rural and urban influences on the Sheyenne River around West Fargo, ND. The first 15 minutes of the presentation will include the hows and whys of their research in powerpoint format. The rest of the time students will be available to answer questions and show their research poster. Water quality testing equipment will be available for your examination. Come and find out how easy and exciting it is to get your students involved in community environmental health issues and citizen science.

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2:30-3:50 PM Level: General Room: Band Room Session # 100





“Dancing With Symmetry”

Karl Schaffer [Doct.]De Anza College; Dr. Schaffer and Mr. Stern Dance Ensemble [email protected] Artists as well as mathematicians perceive, explore, and utilize patterns in space and time. We will examine the mathematics of symmetry while using open-ended group activities to create a series of movements illumi might inspire students by bringing mathematics to a palpable, creative level that uncovers the presence of both math and art in a wide range of human endeavors.

3:00-3:50 PM Level: K-2 Room: 105 Session # 102


“Place Value: The Foundation of Number Sense”

Kathleen Cotter-Lawler [MS/MA]Activities for Learning, Inc. [email protected] Place value is the foundation, the most important concept, in arithmetic. Place value has a static component, indicating how numbers are recorded, and a dynamic component occuring during an arithmetic operation, involving trading between denominations. We need to teach this right from the start.



“Engineering Design Process”

Shannon Blomker [BS/BA]

Eastwood Elementary, West Fargo; CHARISM STEM Club [email protected] The engineering design process is a series of steps that engineering teams use to guide them as they solve problems. The design process is cyclical, meaning that engineers repeat the steps as many times as needed, making improvements along the way. Learn about incorporating the engineering design process in your classroom or after-school program today! This hands-on session (consisting of a variety of stations) will teach you what the engineering design process is, how to implement each step, and gives you plenty of resources to take back and try with your students.



“Uncovering Student Ideas in Science: Formative Assessment Probes (K-12)”

Gary Ketterling [Doct.]Great Plains STEM Education Center, Valley City State University [email protected] What understandings, misunderstandings or misconceptions do your students have about an identified concept? How do I teach to these understandings/misunderstandings? This session will look at the use of formative assessment probes (K-12) written by Page Keeley and others. These probes will assist you in identifying students’ ideas about a topic before the implementation of a lesson and what curricular and instructional strategies should be considered. Concepts in all the sciences are addressed in Keeleys’ assessment probes.



“Using Media to STEAM Ahead”

Dawn Swenson [MS/MA]Prairie Public Education Services [email protected] Exciting new teaching tools in PBS LearningMedia all teacher to measure student's progress and understanding. Get to know these tools and the 87,000+ resources available to blend Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math in the classroom.

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“Implementing CCSS-Aligned Rich Tasks, Activities & Formative Assessments into the Secondary Mathematics Classroom”

Michelle Bertsch [MS/MA]Davies High School, Fargo [email protected] This session will focus on resources currently available through the Smarter Balanced Consortium in assessing student proficiency on the CCSS. Participants will also be exposed to the design and use of quality formative assessments aligned to the CCSS which can be seamlessly embedded into daily lessons. In addition, examples of rich tasks/activities illustrating the mathematical practices associated with the CCSS will be demonstrated.



“iNeuron: Teaching Neuroscience with Games”

Adam Gordon [BS/BA]Andamio Games [email protected] iNeuron® is a serious high school neuroscience game that promotes inquiry-based, active learning and group collaboration. We will play iNeuron and explore effective classroom strategies for making neuroscience fun and accessible. Mobile devices provided, or BYOD (Apple only).

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“Quality Science & Health Resources”

Marcia Francis [MS/MA]UND Library of the Health Sciences [email protected] A wide variety of curriculum resources covering the subjects of biology, chemistry, environmental science, forensic science, health and wellness, and medicine. are available from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and other federal agencies. The resources include lesson plans, classroom activities, games, tablet and smartphone apps, digital media, and other information tools. Tips for effectively searching information tools will be included, and links to all resources will be available in an online guide.

3:00-4:20 PM Level: 9-12 Room: New Gym Session # 109

“Paper Drag Racers”

Duane Merrell [MS/MA]Brigham Young University [email protected] Build and race a paper drag racer. Learn concepts in impulse and momentum, design build and race a paper drag racer. Graph the velocity vs. time of the paper drag racer. Find out how you reaction time effects racing. Use the car to teach acceleration down a ramp. Please see Duane’s bio following Session #80

3:00-3:50 PM Level: Room: Library Session # 110


“WFHS Riverwatch Program: How to Start Your Own Citizen Science with Students!”

Sara Forness [MS/MA]West Fargo High School [email protected] WFHS students will present the finding of their long-term study of rural and urban influences on the Sheyenne River around West Fargo, ND. The first 15 minutes of the presentation will include the hows and whys of their research in powerpoint format. The rest of the time students will be available to answer questions and show their research poster. Water quality testing equipment will be available for your examination. Come and find out how easy and exciting it is to get your students involved in community environmental health issues and citizen science.

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7:30-8:30 PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS Baymont Hotel, Pier Seven Room

Session # 113

“Lessons from Running a Community Science Outreach Program.”

Dr. Graeme Wyllie [Doct.]Concordia College, Moorhead, MN [email protected] In looking back at nearly a decade in the undergraduate teaching laboratory or in my extensive community science outreach projects, my main goal has always been to provide a positive science experience for the student, whether they be a college freshman or a fifth grader. Despite the wide range in ages of young scientists I have interacted with, there are a number of things I have learned along the way that have proven invaluable in providing science experiences which are both educational and entertaining and in this presentation, I plan to share some of these. Whether it be the critical importance of incorporating real world connections in the science being done, of using humor to connect with participants, of finding ways to partner with other people or organizations to increase impact or simply where the best places to beg, borrow and steal ideas from are, I will share how my science outreach organization has gone from 1 show a year to providing 1,000+ students in the Fargo Moorhead area with positive science experiences.

Dr. Graeme Wyllie Graeme Wyllie was born in Balloch, Scotland and attended the Vale of Leven Academy before obtaining his undergraduate in degree in chemistry at the University of St Andrews. Just over 20 years ago, he moved to the US and completed his PhD in Bioinorganic Chemistry at the University of Notre Dame before moving to Fargo to carry out 3 years of postdoctoral research at North Dakota State before an attempt to escape the upper Midwest made it a whole 3 miles and he started work at Concordia College in Moorhead in 2006. In addition to his day-job teaching chemistry to undergraduate students, Dr. Wyllie also heads up the Concordia Science Academy, a science outreach organization dedicated to providing students from elementary school on up with a positive science experience, one that is both educational and entertaining. In his instantly recognizable tie-dye lab coat and strong Scottish accent, Dr. Wyllie has been actively involved in science activities throughout the Fargo-Moorhead area and beyond. He has visited many of the schools in the region for science activities and runs an ongoing series of workshops in conjunction with organizations such as the Fargo Public Library. He is a strong believer in making science fun and designing experiments and activities with a strong-real world connection.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST

7:00-7:45 AM Level: General Exhibitors/Vendors Area Session # 114

“Enjoy breakfast while visiting with the conference exhibitors & vendors!”

Conference Exhibitors & Vendors

[MS/MA]

We hope you’ve had an opportunity to stop and visit with many of the conference exhibitors and vendors by now, but in case you haven’t stepped away from conference sessions to do so yet … Please take this dedicated time in the conference program to spend some time visiting with the exhibitors, vendors, and agencies who have demonstrated their support of math and science education in North Dakota by their participation in this weekend's event. Note: This time can be counted toward the hours required to earn university credit for the conference.



“Math Talk”

Rhonda Grindy [BS/BA]Minot Public Schools [email protected] Math Talk is a simple way for students to have meaningful conversations about math while learning to understand there is more than one way to correctly approach and solve a problem. When students talk and listen about mathematical concepts and strategies, they use and create knowledge.



“Making Mathematical Practices Part of Everyday”

Kim Stockert & Jackie Walby [MS/MA]Dickinson Catholic Schools; South Heart School [email protected]; [email protected]

Two veteran classroom teachers will share practical, research-based lessons and activities to incorporate the 8 Mathematical Practices into daily math lessons. Participants will also discover what brain research says about teaching math.



“Facilitating Students' Understanding of the Structure and Properties of Matter”

David Doherty [MS/MA]Bitwixt Software Systems [email protected] From middle to high school, students’ understanding of the structure/properties of matter increases in complexity. We demonstrate 3D atomic and molecular models, on iPads and laptops, and supporting curriculum, to facilitate this growth in understanding. We will also show examples for integrating language and visual arts into student learning.


“Engineer the Tools for Inquiry of Candy Food Dyes”

Pat Boehmer [BS/BA]Carrington High School [email protected] What's in your candy? In this hands on workshop extract colorful food dyes from candy, separate and identify them using a STEM integrated do-it-yourself electrophoresis box. This inquiry based activity is a great way to introduce pipetting, electrophoresis, and solution making skills in addition to chemistry, physics, and engineering concepts.


**Repeated as Session #171, 2:00 PM Friday**

“What’s Next With Next Gen?”

Chuck McMillan [MS/MA]Pearson [email protected] Looking for more STEM for your classroom? Come and explore Pearson’s Project STEM. We’ll take an in-depth look at the K-8 modules, try a few activities and give you samples to take home and try with your class.

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7:45-8:35 AM Level: K-2,3-5,6-8,9-12 Room: 129 Session # 119


“Uncovering Student Ideas in Science: Formative Assessment Probes (K-12)”

Gary Ketterling [Doct.]Great Plains STEM Education Center, Valley City State University [email protected] What understandings, misunderstandings or misconceptions do your students have about an identified concept? How do I teach to these understandings/misunderstandings? This session will look at the use of formative assessment probes (K-12) written by Page Keeley and others. These probes will assist you in identifying students’ ideas about a topic before the implementation of a lesson and what curricular and instructional strategies should be considered. Concepts in all the sciences are addressed in Keeleys’ assessment probes.

7:45-8:35 AM Level: 6-8,9-12,General Room: 131 Session # 120

“Paper Rockets”

Duane Merrell [MS/MA]Brigham Young University [email protected] Design Build and Launch Paper Rockets to maximize there horizontal flying distance. Control, angle, aerodynamics, angle of launch, length of rocket, mass of rocket to have rocket go down the hall the most distance without touching the ceiling. Please see Duane’s bio following Session #80

7:45-9:35 AM Level: K-2,3-5 Room: 213 Session # 121

“STATS - Statistics That Amaze The Students”


[MS/MA]

Minot State University; Minot State University; Bishop Ryan High School [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Explore the application of Statistics for your students. The basic concepts of statistics will be demonstrated with hands on concrete activities. We will start with Kindergarten and show how an activity can be laddered up through other grades. Activities will be tied to the Standards.

8:00-9:20 AM Level: K-2,3-5,6-8,9-12,General Room: Band Room Session # 122

“H.A.C.K. Your Classroom!”

Jesse Buchholz [MS/MA]Northwest Nazarene University [email protected] The H.A.C.K. Model of instruction is a systematic tool for teachers to implement technology into their classrooms. This model of instruction is designed to move a classroom from a highly structured environment to more student-centered instruction where students take ownership and personalize their learning. Formed around Bloom’s Taxonomy, the H.A.C.K. Model of Instruction is a logical approach to innovative practices that move student learning from a foundational level of knowledge to a more sophisticated understanding where students consistently analyze, evaluate, and create information.

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8:00-9:20 AM Level: K-8 Room: Library Session # 123

“What Does Argumentation Look Like in an Elementary Classroom?”

Brian Campbell [MS/MA]Foss Curriculum & Assessment Developer-UC Berkeley [email protected] Come learn about the science practices within the context of the student investigations. Experience analyzing and interpreting data, constructing explanations, and engaging in argumentation from evidence as tools to deepen student learning within an elementary lesson.



“Equity & Engagement in Math Workshop”

Janelle Johnson [Doct.]Equity Assistance Center-Metropolitan State University of Denver [email protected] Equitable classrooms are sites of increased student engagement and academic achievement. This collaborative session will invite participants to examine actual artifacts from various K-12 math and engineering programs. We'll utilize an equity lens and participants' own expertise to analyze student perspectives. We will use these experiences to facilitate teachers creating action plans for their own classrooms.

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“It's a Jungle Out There (Henri Rousseau)”

Rebecca Young-Sletten [MS/MA]Bismarck High School [email protected] Students research the different species of animals and plants in a jungle, selecting ones they will draw and color from the handouts. Students are shown art of Henri Rousseau for inspiration and examples of art work created by elementary students. Teachers are shown how to modify the lesson to fit for the grade they teach. Each teacher will have a completed examples to take with them to use in their classroom along with the lesson.



“Journal Making”

Paul Noot [MFA]Bismarck High School [email protected] This workshop will focus on creating various journals that can be used in all disciplines. The journal can be a collection of ideas, writings and images.



“Help Your Students Understand Algebra by Using Geometry”

Sue Forster [MS/MA]Bismarck High School [email protected] Using geometric models is a useful way to help students more deeply understand algebraic concepts involving multiplication, division, and factoring. We will use area models and graphic organizers to represent multiplication and factoring, while strengthening several of the mathematical practice standards.



“Power Play: Games for Teaching Place Value”

Allison Riddle [BS/BA]Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks/Davis School District, Salt Lake City, UT [email protected] [email protected] Come play games that incorporate the use of cards, dice, number lines and multi-sided place value dice. Games and strategies focus on: naming, ordering and comparing large numbers, decimals, rounding and expanding numbers, estimation and patterns. Gameboards and student samples will be provided and many practical strategies will be shared for this important part of the curriculum.



“NetLogo, Models, and Fractals”

Brian Hagelstrom [MS/MA]North Dakota State College of Science [email protected] A general session course to appeal to those interested in mathematics, science and the arts and for those teaching K-12 and beyond. NetLogo is a free program that is easy enough for public school teachers to use with students, but advanced enough to be a powerful tool for researchers in many fields. The provided model library already includes models in mathematics, science, art and other fields as well. I became interested in the program when I started my own self-study in fractal geometry. I will share some of my attempts to construct fractals using NetLogo.



“Math Talk”

Rhonda Grindy [BS/BA]Minot Public Schools [email protected] Math Talk is a simple way for students to have meaningful conversations about math while learning to understand there is more than one way to correctly approach and solve a problem. When students talk and listen about mathematical concepts and strategies, they use and create knowledge.

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“Facilitating Students' Understanding of the Structure and Properties of Matter”

David Doherty [MS/MA]Bitwixt Software Systems [email protected] From middle to high school, students’ understanding of the structure/properties of matter increases in complexity. We demonstrate 3D atomic and molecular models, on iPads and laptops, and supporting curriculum, to facilitate this growth in understanding. We will also show examples for integrating language and visual arts into student learning.

8:45-9:35 AM Level: 9-12,General Room: 128 Session # 132

“Worm & Squirm Your Way into Behavior Labs (AP Big Ideas 1,2,3,4)”

Pat Boehmer [BS/BA]Carrington High School [email protected] How do genes influence behavior? Use the model organism, C. elegans (a nematode) to answer this question in an engaging activity that compares normal and mutant worm behavior. We will explore worm taste preferences in a simple and fast chemotaxis assay, and examine the connection of our worm mutant to human diseases. Come and see Bio-Rad's great alternative to AP fruit fly behavior labs.



“Biological Issues for the 7-12 Classroom: Wolf, Bear, and Elk”

Gary Ketterling [Doct.]Valley City State University [email protected] The use of real world data and biological issues centered around wolves, bears, and elk will be used to engage students in science-based conservation, critical thinking skills, and identifying differences between evidence-based information and emotion. This session will provide resources and lessons on teaching about habitat components, carrying capacity, natural fluctuations of populations and predator prey relationships of wolf, bear and elk in the Yellowstone and Minnesota areas.



“Habitats of North Dakota”

Sherry Niesar [MS/MA]North Dakota Game & Fish Dept. [email protected]

Explore the 5 Habitats of North Dakota using the Habitats guides, wildlife and importance of each habitat. This is a quick paced and interactive workshop. Content meets the life science and North Dakota Studies standards.


“Physics & Physical Sciences Teacher Share-a-thon”

Larry Cook [MS/MA]ND section, American Association of Physics Teachers [email protected]

Members of the North Dakota Section of American Association of Physics Teachers will share various labs, activities, demos,etc. Please come and bring an idea with you.



“Geogebra & iPads”

Leola Schultz [MS/MA]Powers Lake Public Schools [email protected]

Through finding points of concurrency participants will learn how to use the Geogebra app on an iPad. Participants may bring their own iPad. If you bring your own please make sure you have the Geogebra app pre-installed.


**Repeated as Session #170, 11:00 AM Friday**

“STEM Resources for Your Classroom”

Chuck McMillan [MS/MA]Pearson [email protected]

So, you’ve started to learn about NGSS and are wondering where to go next. In this session we will unpack a Next Gen Performance Expectation and look at some options for teaching and, more importantly, assessing the standard. We’ll also have a sneak preview of some of the new features Pearson is developing to address NGSS.

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10:00-10:50 AM Level: General Room: Auditorium Session # 137

“Dance, Mathematics & Science: Moving Through Deeper Connections”

Karl Schaffer & Erik Stern [Doct.]De Anza College; Weber State University; Dr. Schaffer and Mr. Stern Dance Ensemble [email protected] [email protected] From a trio for two dancers and a basketball that gets at the physics of motion to tap dances and clapping games that reveal the mathematics of rhythm, The Dr. Schaffer and Mr. Stern Dance Ensemble has been delighting and enlightening audiences and educators for over two decades with their performances and workshops. The focus of their keynote is how problem solving, collaboration and creative and critical thinking are shared processes of choreography and STEM. They show how this overlap can be used in math and science through examples of whole body movement explorations. Karl Schaffer and Erik Stern are designated Teaching Artists with the Kennedy Center Partners in Education Program, and their book Math Dance with Dr. Schaffer and Mr. Stern is a valuable companion to their workshops. They teach at De Anza College and Weber State University, have received scores of grants, and have presented throughout North American and also in Europe and Asia.


“"Principles to Action" - Ensuring Mathematical Success for All”

Mary Baker & Rhonda Grindy

[Doct.]

University of North Dakota [email protected] In this session, the presenters will be sharing information about the "Guiding Principles for School Mathematics," the book "Principles to Action," and their own experiences with the standards. What is going well? What is more problematic? What can we do as mathematics teachers and mathematics educators to make the transition from our old standards to the new Common Core more seamless and productive for both teachers and students? The two presenters are a part of a cadre of educators who are receiving intensive professional development in order to provide support to educators across the state during the transition to the Common Core.

10:00-10:50 AM Level: K-2,3-5 Room: 129 Session # 139

“Engineering In the Elementary Classroom”

Gary Ketterling [Doct.]Great Plains STEM Center, Valley City State University [email protected] This session will focus on a series of modules titled Engineering Is Elementary (EIE) by the Boston Museum of Science. The modules provide activities that engage students in learning about types of engineers and what they do, the use of technology in solving problems, and how to collect data and use that data to assist in the engineering design process. All 20 modules will be available to review, and national and state standards that address science content, and engineering practices will be discussed. Come prepared to participate in several engineering activities.


“ND-AAPT Business Meeting”

Larry Cook [MS/MA]ND section, American Association of Physics Teachers [email protected] Annual business meeting of the North Dakota section of the AAPT.



“Graphing Art”

Leola Schultz [MS/MA]Powers Lake Public Schools [email protected] This session will involve participants creating a graphic on a coordinate grid and writing equations with limiting domains to enter into a graphing calculator. Any graphing calculator will work: TI-83, TI-84, TI-89, Voyage are all excellent calculators to bring. I will have a few if someone needs to borrow one.

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11:00-11:50 AM Level: Room: Auditorium Session # 142

“NDCTM General Assembly”

North Dakota Council of Teachers of Mathematics

[Doct.]

NDCTM General Assembly

11:00-11:50 AM Level: General Room: Library Session # 143

“NDSTA General Assembly”

North Dakota Science Teachers Association

[Doct.]

[email protected] All NDSTA members are invited to attend this annual meeting of the association to discuss our efforts in promoting science education in the upcoming year and beyond. Valerie Smallbeck, NDSTA president, Bismarck High School. Sarah Sletten, NDSTA president-elect, Mayville State University.



“Standards, Design, and STEM … Oh My!”

Kelly Shipley [MS/MA]McMinnville High School [email protected] Math and Science go hand in hand; data always needs to be analyzed, graphs created, variables solved. How do we go further in our teaching to include math in our science classes and in our inquiry labs? The Next Generation Science Standards mandate our inclusion of Engineering Design; something new to most of us, but really a tweak of our traditional scientific method. How do we make time in our classrooms to teach science, math, and engineering design…we do it through STEM. Come to this session to learn about ways to integrate algebra with biology, physical science, as well as environmental science.


“Identify Patient Zero of a Zombie Apocalypse!”

Pat Boehmer [BS/BA]Carrington High School [email protected] Explore how a zombie virus cold spread through the population with this hands-on classroom lab using the power of an ELISA assay. The highly sporadic nature of antibodies allows researchers to develop tests for almost any biological molecule that elicits and immune response/ Learn how to use an ELISA assay to monitor transmission and track the spread of the disease through Bio-Rad's ELISA Immune Explorer Kit!

11:00-11:50 AM Level: 6-8,9-12,General Room: 129 Session # 146

“Yellowstone in the Classroom”

Kelly Hochhalter & Gary Ketterling

[Doct.]

Glen Ullin Public Schools; Valley City State University [email protected] [email protected] Can't take the class to Yellowstone? How about Yellowstone coming to you? This session will provide your earth, biology, or environmental class with ways to identify and implement concepts in your classroom. Kelly, will present what lessons he has designed for his classroom after participating in a Yellowstone trip last summer. Lesson and resources will be shared.



“Habitats of North Dakota”

Sherry Niesar [MS/MA]North Dakota Game & Fish Dept. [email protected] Explore the 5 Habitats of North Dakota using the Habitats guides, wildlife and importance of each habitat. This is a quick paced and interactive workshop. Content meets the life science and North Dakota Studies standards.

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11:00 AM-12:20 PM

Level: General

Room: 133 Session # 148

“Land, Ocean, Sky”

Paul Noot [MFA]Bismarck High School [email protected] This workshop will focus on basic drawing and painting techniques to enhance the learning of different land formations and discover the variety of vegetation found on the land. Cloud formations and space scenes will also be created.



“Physics + Technology and Engineering = Motor?”

Pete Gjovik [Doct.]VCSU Great Plains STEM Education Center [email protected] Do you know the basics of how an electric motor works? In this workshop you will build a working DC “motor armature” with very simple materials. Participants will explore the physics and technology behind electric motors and electrical power generators. Concepts explored will be voltage, current, resistance, Ohm’s Law, conductors, insulators, interaction of electromagnets and permanent magnets, switches, and inertia/kinetic energy. You may get an opportunity to prove you have a “magnetic” personality by trying witching or dowsing.

12:00-12:50 PM Level: K-2,3-5,6-8,9-12,General Room: 128 Session # 150



Benjamin Losby [BS/BA]Precision Microscope Sales [email protected] Microscopes, and how they can be utilized in the classroom, have come a long way in the past decade. With advances in live digital imaging, what once was limited to lab partners and 'one student at a time' can now be a classroom activity sparking questions and group discussion. Looking at a drawing of a cell and its components is no longer necessary. Now you can harvest some cheek/skin/plant cells, stain them and in no time at

all you can be viewing them on a computer, tablet, TV, integrated whiteboard or projector and discussing a real time image of a cell your class just watched you harvest. Show them how it's done, spark some questions, generate some discussion and then set them loose to do it on their own! On top of that we will do some fun STEM Demonstrations featuring chemistry and physics that you can take back to your classroom to mess with, I mean educate, your students.



“Biological Issues for the 7-12 Classroom: Wolf, Bear, and Elk”

Gary Ketterling [Doct.]Valley City State University [email protected] The use of real world data and biological issues centered around wolves, bears, and elk will be used to engage students in science-based conservation, critical thinking skills, and identifying differences between evidence-based information and emotion. This session will provide resources and lessons on teaching about habitat components, carrying capacity, natural fluctuations of populations and predator prey relationships of wolf, bear and elk in the Yellowstone and Minnesota areas.



“An Introduction to the Desmos Graphing Calculator”

Paul Kvislen [BS/BA]Kindred Public School [email protected] Use this free on-line graphing calculator to set up countless algebraic and trigonometric equations, along with their graphs, for quick reference during your entire teaching day. Applications including; line of best fit, graphical transformations, finding zeros of polynomial functions, and asymptotes of rational and trigonometric functions will be covered in this session.(Bring your laptop or other device if possible, not mandatory.)

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12:00-12:50 PM Level: 6-8,9-12,General Room: 142 Session # 153


“Design Your Own Experiment & Incorporating Art into Science”

Christine Fleischacker [Doct.]University of Mary [email protected] Do you want your students to experience the scientific process first hand? The first part of this session will discuss ways to incorporate having students design an experiment to try to answer a question related to a science field. How students will design the experiment, carry out the experiment, then communicate the findings will be discussed. Are you interested in exploring interdisciplinary topics with science? The second part of this session will discuss ways to incorporate the use of Art (music, literature, visual art) into such topics as Earth Science and other related fields of science.



“Art of Haiti, Rousseau, Science Integration”

Rebecca Young-Sletten [MS/MA]Bismarck High School [email protected] This session will review the work of Henri Rousseau and the art of Haiti. Students will be introduced to Haitian art and the animals, plant life, biomes and adaptations of the various species. Students will learn how to draw the animals and plant life from hands-on-instruction and using the variety of handouts. This session will show how to incorporate the study of the animals, plants and biomes to connect students with science lessons while creating beautiful art.


“Building Math: Everest Trek”

Jamie Wirth [Doct.]VCSU Great Plains STEM Education Center [email protected] Building Math inspires students (grades 6-8) to learn algebra by solving engineering challenges on imagined adventures to Mount Everest, the Amazon, and a deserted South Pacific island. In hands-on investigations

integrated with engineering design activities, math students collect and analyze their own data, helping them develop algebraic thinking skills and solve real problems. On each adventure, they apply math knowledge and concepts to their investigations and use the engineering design process to meet challenges. In this particular challenge participants will design and build a prototype of a bridge to span a crevasse in the ice.

12:00-12:50 PM Level: 9-12 Room: Band Room Session # 156

“An Introduction to the TI Nspire Graphing Calculator”

Lisa Conzemius [MS/MA]Detroit Lakes High School; Detroit Lakes, MN [email protected] This session will provide information about the TI Nspire Graphing Calculator. Participants will get to practice doing calculations, Statistics and Geometry on this calculator. Come be iNspired about math and the many connections this calculator provides.

1:00-1:50 PM Level: 3-5,6-8,General Room: Library Session # 157

“Incorporating LEGO Robotics In & Out of the Classroom”

Ryan Larson [MS/MA]Will-Moore Elementary, Bismarck [email protected] Participants will learn how to get started with LEGO Robotics from scratch. Information on funding support, EV3 Mindstorms incorporation into the 4-Cs, and a hands-on experience with the robotics will be provided.



“Physics + Technology and Engineering = Motor?”

Pete Gjovik [Doct.]VCSU Great Plains STEM Education Center [email protected] Do you know the basics of how an electric motor works? In this workshop you will build a working DC “motor armature” with very simple materials. Participants will explore the physics and technology behind electric motors and electrical power generators. Concepts explored will be voltage, current, resistance, Ohm’s Law, conductors,

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insulators, interaction of electromagnets and permanent magnets, switches, and inertia/kinetic energy. You may get an opportunity to prove you have a “magnetic” personality by trying witching or dowsing.



“Egg Into the Wall: The Egg Drop at High Speed”

Duane Merrell [MS/MA]Brigham Young University [email protected] Design a protective apparatus that is able to protect the egg being launched into a wall at a very high velocity. A lesson in impulse and momentum also engineering design. Please see Duane’s bio following Session #80



“Quality Science & Health Resources”

Marcia Francis [MS/MA]UND Library of the Health Sciences [email protected] A wide variety of curriculum resources covering the subjects of biology, chemistry, environmental science, forensic science, health and wellness, and medicine. are available from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and other federal agencies. The resources include lesson plans, classroom activities, games, tablet and smartphone apps, digital media, and other information tools. Tips for effectively searching information tools will be included, and links to all resources will be available in an online guide.


“Investigating Wastewater Pollution & Groundwater Contamination in the Science Classroom”

Gary Ketterling [Doct.]Valley City State University [email protected]

This session will share lessons that are part of two SEPUP (Science Education for Public Understanding Program) modules. Each of the modules engage the students in scenarios involving wastewater disposal and finding and cleaning-up the source of groundwater contamination. Students perform science investigations that assist in identifying potential solutions to each of the problem scenarios. Student critical thinking skills, collaboration, communication and concept skills are utilized throughout the modules.



“Art & Math”

Paul Noot [MFA]Bismarck High School [email protected] This workshop will focus on Math concepts and the integration of Art projects to enhance the math vocabulary. Several ideas and lessons will be shared on how to use multiplication, fractions, measurements, tessellations, symmetry, parallel lines and geometry in the art projects.

1:00-2:50 PM Level: General Room: Auditorium Session # 163

“Physical Problem Solving: Math and Dance”

Karl Schaffer & Erik Stern [Doct.]De Anza College; Weber State University; Dr. Schaffer and Mr. Stern Dance Ensemble [email protected] [email protected] Artists as well as scientists must perceive and utilize symmetries in space and time. We will explore the mathematics of symmetry while using open-ended group activities to create a series of movements illuminating different symmetries. These may provide tools to make cross-curricular connections while exploring how to visualize, improvise with, and combine symmetries. We will also investigate how sequences, permutations, and combinations are fundamental principles in mathematics and dance. We will explore accessible ways to help students develop greater understanding of the mathematical concepts of pattern, factorial, and combinations by using sequencing to create choreographic studies based on everyday movements.

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“STATS - Statistics That Amaze The Students”


[MS/MA]

Minot State University; Minot State University; Bishop Ryan High School [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Explore the application of Statistics for your students. The basic concepts of statistics will be demonstrated with hands on concrete activities. We will start with basic concepts and show how an activity can be laddered up through other grades. Activities will be tied to the Standards.



“NetLogo, Models, and Fractals”

Brian Hagelstrom [MS/MA]North Dakota State College of Science [email protected] A general session course to appeal to those interested in mathematics, science and the arts and for those teaching K-12 and beyond. NetLogo is a free program that is easy enough for public school teachers to use with students, but advanced enough to be a powerful tool for researchers in many fields. The provided model library already includes models in mathematics, science, art and other fields as well. I became interested in the program when I started my own self-study in fractal geometry. I will share some of my attempts to construct fractals using NetLogo.


“Algebra 2 & Pre-Calculus with the TI Nspire Graphing Calculator”

Lisa Conzemius [MS/MA]Detroit Lakes High School; Detroit Lakes, MN [email protected] This session will provide participants with experience using tables and graphs on the TI Nspire graphing Calculator. Participants will also have a chance to work

through parts of some pre-made lessons that help students get a better understanding of mathematics for these classes. Any experience level is welcome.

2:00-2:50 PM Level: K-2,3-5,6-8,9-12,General Room: 128 Session # 167



Benjamin Losby [BS/BA]Precision Microscope Sales [email protected] Please refer to this session's description listed under Session #150



“An Introduction to the Desmos Graphing Calculator”

Paul Kvislen [BS/BA]Kindred Public School [email protected] Use this free on-line graphing calculator to set up countless algebraic and trigonometric equations, along with their graphs, for quick reference during your entire teaching day. Applications including; line of best fit, graphical transformations, finding zeros of polynomial functions, and asymptotes of rational and trigonometric functions will be covered in this session.(Bring your laptop or other device if possible, not mandatory.)


“Using the TI Snpire in Science”

Lisa Conzemius [MS/MA]Detroit Lakes High School; Detroit Lakes, MN [email protected] Participants will see how a TI Nspire graphing calculator would be useful in High School Science Classes. Participants will get to collect some data with probes and work through some pre-made Science lessons to experience the benefits of this graphing calculator.

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Directory of Exhibitors (Alphabetical Order) * Name of organization, Table Number(s), Representative(s), URL, Description

Activities for Learning, Inc. #32-33 Kathleen Cotter Lawler www.RightStartMath.com RightStart Mathematics uses the AL Abacus to provide a visual, auditory, and kinesthetic experience. The program lessons guide the teacher day-by-day and year-by-year, helping children understand, apply, and enjoy mathematics while surpassing state standards.

Andamio Games #22‐23 Adam Gordon www.andamiogames.com Andamio Games creates collaborative educational games for mobile devices. iNeuron, available as a free download from the App Store, teaches the basics of neuroscience concepts through a series of scaffolded lessons, learn-by-doing games, individual and group challenges, and built-in assessments. We will demonstrate iNeuron, help you download and install the free App, and recruit teachers for a classroom study. Bismarck State College #40 Emily McKay www.ndstudies.gov Bismarck State College Great Plains Energy Corridor will be showcasing books and information for the newly-launched "ENERGY: Powered by North Dakota" 4th and 8th grade energy curriculum. Bismarck State College Retha Mattern, Alicia Uhde energy.bismarckstate.edu National Energy Center of Excellence #39 Offering quality programs with industry-experienced faculty has provided Bismarck State College's National Energy Center of Excellence (NECE) with a strong foundation for success. The NECE's roots began with major energy production in North Dakota and the need for specialized training in the state. Bitwixt Software Systems #17 David Doherty, Lindi Doherty www.bitwixt.com Bitwixt’s Atomsmith® software products for Windows, Mac, and iPad integrate middle/high school chemistry, biology, math, and language arts curriculum with the visual art of interactive 3D molecular visualization technologies. Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks #30-31 Allison Riddle boxcarsandoneeyedjacks.com Math game resources Kindergarten - Grade 10; we offer math manipulatives including cards, a wide variety of dice, and dominoes. Cengage Learning #43-44 Ashley Brewer, Julia Tucker www.cengage.com/us/ Our exhibit will have K-12 Science and Math books and technology displayed. Coalition for Conservation and Environmental Education #13 Glenda Fauske gscience.org/c232 C2E2 is a nonprofit that facilitates communication, cooperation, collaboration and coordination among the varied natural resource and environmental education programs in the state. Our mission is to prepare stewards of all ages with skills to evaluate issues; make informed choices; act responsibly; and take corrective steps to maintain a sustainable environment for present and future generations.

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CPM Educational Program #24-25 Sharon Rendon www.cpm.org CPM offers a comprehensive mathematics program, aligned with the Common Core State Standards (content and practices), for grades 6 through calculus. High school courses offer both the traditional and integrated pathways. Experienced CPM teachers provide professional development workshops and individual mentoring so that teachers can effectively implement problem-based lessons in student-centered classes. CPM also offers professional development programs to help with the transition to CCSSM, as well as custom-designed professional development. Delta Education #41-42 Bjorn Larson www.deltaeducation.com Delta Education specializes in research-validated instructional materials in elementary and middle school science. Our authentic learning programs are supported by 30+ years of scientific research and learning theory. Students gain the greatest understanding in science when it is taught through an integrated, inquiry-based approach in an active, learner-centered environment. Discovery Express Kids #18 Dr. Erin Nyren www.discoveryexpress.weebly.com Discovery Express Kids will present our science education books and math card game, as well as providing information about our website and educational blog. Edmentum #45-46 Shara Backus www.edmentum.com Edmentum is a leading provider of online learning solutions designed to drive learner achievement for academic success, offering innovative solutions to empower 21st century learning. Lake Metigoshe Outdoor Learning Center #12 Amy Schimetz www.parkrec.nd.gov The Outdoor Learning Center located at Lake Metigoshe State Park provides hands-on educational activities that illustrate historical, biological and recreational opportunities our outdoor classroom has to offer! Stop in to test your skills by trying to match the pelt, tracks and scat with the correct critter! LEGO Education #26-29 Kathy Grotta education.lego.com/en-us/ LEGO® Education combines the unique excitement of LEGO bricks with hands-on classroom solutions for science, technology, engineering, math, and literacy. We focus on providing high-quality education solutions that appeal to a variety of learning styles and for all educational levels. Visit National Science Teachers Association #1 Mary Colson www.nsta.org The National Science Teachers Association exhibit features products and services that NSTA offers its membership and the greater science education community. ND Council of Supervisors #2 Cathy Williams www.mathedleadership.org of Mathematics The exhibit is designed to recruit members for the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics. ND Council of Teachers #3-8 Carla Crockett www2.edutech.nodak.edu/ndctm/ of Mathematics NCTM and Scholastic materials will be available for purchase. Current and prospective members may also renew or obtain their membership in NDCTM.

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ND Department of Public Instruction #37-38 Beth Larson-Steckler www.dpi.state.nd.us The ND Department of Public Instruction will feature information about the Mathematics and Science Partnership (MSP), including information about current projects and an upcoming RFP, as well as the National Mathematics and Science Initiative (NMSI) opportunity in ND. ND Department of Transportation #34 Ed Ryen, Jason Sutheimer www.dot.nd.gov The ND DOT sponsors the TRAC™ (TRansportation and Civil engineering) program in ND. It is an educational outreach program that is designed for use in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) classes. The hands-on activities introduce middle and high school students to the work world of transportation and civil engineering and inspire them to consider careers in those fields. The program is aligned with national educational standards. ND DOT works with schools by providing the curricula and resources for the schools and providing engineers to visit the classrooms to serve as speakers, teach a hands-on activity, and/or talk to students about the importance of math and science in preparing for their future. ND Geographic Alliance #9–11 Marilyn Weiser, www.ndgeographic.org Dana Weiser-Ritzke The ND Geographic Alliance and our parent organization, the National Geographic Society have many maps, charts, teacher packets and beautifully illustrated booklets with information and lesson plans for teachers: Geography Across the Curriculum, Geography Resources, Maps Galore, and Win Large Laminated World Map. ND Geological Society #49 Timothy Nesheim ndgeosociety.tripod.com The North Dakota Geological Society is starting an annual Earth Science Teacher of the Year (TOTY) award for North Dakota K-12 teachers. Our 1 page advertisement and booth at the 2015 NDCTM & NDSTA Spring Conference will be aimed at raising awareness, sharing information about the TOTY award and encouraging teachers that teach Earth Science in North Dakota to apply. NDSU-ND Forest Service #14 Glenda Fauske www.ndsu.edu/ndfs The NDSU-ND Forest Service provides PreK-12 teachers "Project Learning Tree" (PLT) environmental education curriculum. PLT uses instructional strategies that model STEM practices, including hands-on activities, promoting teamwork, cultivating investigation and research skills, and problem-solving. ND Water Education/Project WET #15,16 Tina M Harding projectwet.org Project WET’s mission is to reach children, parents, teachers and community members of the world with water education that promotes awareness of water and empowers community action to solve complex water issues. Pearson #47-48 Mike Limmer, Chuck McMillan www.pearsonschool.com Pearson is the leading Educational Publisher of student and teacher resources. Our programs reflect the best practices and alignment to your K12 standards. Come check out our all digital and print solutions. Prairie Public Education Services #19-20 Lynette Burgan www.prairiepublic.org/education FREE Science and Math resources for educators!! Many were created in partnership with the Department of Education and are research-based. Precision Microscope Sales #35 Benjamin Losby www.precisionmicroscopesales.com The latest in microscope technology and how it can be implemented in the classroom.

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UND Library of the Health Sciences #36 Marcia Francis undmedlibrary.org Our exhibit will feature a variety of free, high-quality health and science classroom resources, websites, and mobile apps, many available from the U.S. National Library of Medicine. The Library of the Health Sciences is part of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences. VCSU Great Plains STEM Jamie Wirth www.k-12stemchallenge.com Education Center #50-51 The VCSU Great Plains STEM Education Center will provide information on a wide variety of professional development workshop offerings and other special projects concerning STEM education. Teachers will be able to view our Summer 2015 lineup of professional development opportunities and also be able to register for workshops and graduate credit.

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