2022 STEM Education Conference Resource Page
Post-Conference Information
Contact Michele Skare ([email protected]) if you need a continuing education clock hours certificate
Attendee Evaluation. Your feedback is important as we plan future conferences
Care Counseling information here
Presentation slides and session resources are being added as they are received
Conference Day Schedule
WELCOME & KEYNOTE (8:30 – 9:15 am)
Aspire to Create, Create to Inspire
Jazmine Darden
Educator/Entrepreneur/Creator
Young Inventor Challenge Virtual Award Show
Young Inventor Challenge Winning Pitch Videos
Jazmine is a non-stop problem solver and question asker, who embodies what it means to have a STEM mindset — and is always striving to inspire the next generation of doers, creators, and thinkers to imagine the possibilities of a life in STEM. Jaz applies this mindset to everything she does, whether as an educator at Dunwoody College of Technology, working with K-12 students, serving as director of the Young Inventor Challenge, using engineering and design to solve all kinds of problems, or picking up a new hobby. With bachelor’s degrees in physics and math from Augsburg College and an associate’s degree in Engineering Drafting and Design from Dunwoody, Jaz knows firsthand the benefits of the different educational pathways available to young people interested in STEM. Regardless of where Jazmine works and volunteers her time, she arrives with a “yes” attitude that embraces her motto of “Aspire to Create, Create to Inspire.”
SESSION ONE (9:30 – 10:30 am)
DOUBLE SESSION 9:30 – 11:50 am
Integrated STEM Brings it All Together: Activity, Project, Problem Based Learning (APB)
Vic Dreier and colleagues — Project Lead the Way
DOUBLE SESSION 9:30 – 11:50 am
Math Talks: Promoting Discussion for All Students
Debbie Monson, Ph.D. — University of St. Thomas
Managing Stress from the Inside Out
Paul Bernabei — Top 20 Training
Batteries, Bulbs, and Wires: Low-cost, Low-tech Learning through Making
Eileen King & André Phillips — The Bakken Museum
Presentation slides
Link to folder with images from presentation
CoderZ: Using Virtual Robotics to Teach Programming in the Classroom or Afterschool
Cheryl Moeller & Jeannie Badger — High Tech Kids
Student-designed Research and Peer Review in the Middle School STEM Classroom
Ben Gapinski & Aran Glancy — Hill-Murray School
SESSION TWO (10:50 – 11:50 am)
The Motivational Power of Purpose
Paul Bernabei — Top 20 Training
Curriculum Choices and the Minnesota Science Standards
Erin Clarke — Hiawatha Collegiate High School
Connecting Students to Nature in the Classroom to Save Wildlife with the Minnesota Zoo
Kristi Berg & Gina Goralski — Minnesota Zoo
3D Printing in the Classroom
Jazmine Darden — Dunwoody College of Technology
SESSION THREE (12:50 – 1:50 pm)
DOUBLE SESSION 12:50 – 3:15 pm
Keeping Students Engaged in Learning
Paul Bernabei — Top 20 Training
Top 10 Strategies for Teaching STEM in a Virtual or Hybrid Environment
Susannah Barr — Project Scientists
Curriculum Choices and the Minnesota Science Standards
Erin Clarke — Hiawatha Collegiate High School
Free and Low-cost Engineering Curriculum and Experiential Learning Resources
Jason Bruns & Melissa Huppert — Minnesota State Engineering Center of Excellence
Reverse Engineering Challenge Activity Plans
Explore Engineering Programs/Resources
Professional Development Opportunities
3D Printing in the Classroom
Jazmine Darden — Dunwoody College of Technology
Media in the Classroom
Leah Defenbaugh & Caylee Haus — Twin Cities PBS
Presentation slides
Organization website
PBS Learning Media
TPT Learn Facebook Page
SESSION FOUR (2:10 – 3:15 pm)
MINNDEPENDENT’s STEM Program: How to Write a Winning STEM Grant Proposal & Intro to Community Partnerships
Beth Murphy — MINNDEPENDENT
Developing student confidence with Science and Engineering Practices
Renee Nesnidal — Science from Scientists
Free and Low-cost Engineering Curriculum and Experiential Learning Resources
Jason Bruns & Melissa Huppert — Minnesota State Engineering Center of Excellence
Reverse Engineering Challenge Activity Plans
Explore Engineering Programs/Resources
Professional Development Opportunities
Sulfide Mining in the Boundary Waters: An Interdisciplinary, Socio-Scientific Project
Aran Glancy, Hill-Murray School
Media in the Classroom
Leah Defenbaugh & Caylee Haus — Twin Cities PBS
Presentation slides
Organization website
PBS Learning Media
TPT Learn Facebook Page
Sponsor Information & Resources
PARTNER SPONSOR
PARTNER SPONSOR
PARTNER SPONSOR
PARTNER SPONSOR
PARTNER SPONSOR
PARTNER SPONSOR
PARTNER SPONSOR
PARTNER SPONSOR
PARTNER SPONSOR
Thank You Program Sponsors
