Conference Session: “Outdoor STEM-Centered Education”
Track: STEM in Our Communities Integrating & Innovating STEM across the Curriculum-Connecting STEM practices to core curriculum content and instruction through informal outdoor education. How can outdoor learning experiences contribute to meaningful experiences in classroom? During this interactive learning experience, participants will gain knowledge about the unique and changing role of outdoor education in our […]
Conference Session: “Dig Into Mining Innovation”
Track: Future STEM Pathways Learn about the cool innovation happening in the mining industry and the STEM skills necessary to get there, including big data, IoT and unmanned aerial system technologies. Presenters: Lia Walker, Quality Leader Erika Fretheim, Manager, Mine Technology Cherie Rankin (Facilitator), Social Responsibility and Community Development, Freeport-McMoran, Inc. (Pictured Above: Lia Walker, Erika […]
Conference Session: “Attracting Media With Your Event Story”
Track: SciTech Festival Meet the Mentors As an event organizer, you will want to extend your story and brand to attract more visitors and possibly garner publicity. Our panelists’ many years of experience will allow them to approach the subject from both the media and the organizer side. They will share their views on best […]
Conference Session: “Industry Influences Impact STEM Education Programs for Hands-On Learning”
Track: Computer Science & Tech Why and how does your local industry promote hands-on robot building for k-16 student competitions? What’s in it for them, and you? Learn how to garner support from academia, industry and the community to prepare students for the workforce, grow the economy, and build a better future. Robot demos from […]
Conference Session: “The Impact of Code.Org on Education and Policy”
Track: Computer Science & Tech Coding, STEM and computer science can be incredibly powerful tools in the classroom. Teachers and lawmakers alike are seeing the impact of putting renewed focus on these tools in educational approaches and technology. This panel discussion will focus not only on how educators and policy makers can support a movement toward a […]
Conference Session: “Making Maker Spaces”
Track: School STEM Best Practices This in-depth discussion holds opportunities for attendees to connect with facilitators and fundraisers for Maker Spaces of all sizes. A Maker Space is sometimes also referred to as a hackerspace. Hackserpaces fablabs are creative DIY (Do-It-Yourself) spaces where people can gather to create, invent, and learn. They often have 3D printers, software, […]
Conference Session: “Extracurricular Coding Clubs”
Track: Computer Science & Tech Offering tangible, real world best practices, this round table discussion covers how to engage both student and school in a thriving, sustainable coding and computer science club. We’ve brought together educators, parents and community leaders to share what has worked and how they have worked through hurdles to build their coding clubs. […]
Conference Session: “The “M” in STEM: Making Math Meaningful in Your STEM Classroom” (Grades K-5)
Track: STEM School Best Practices Math helps students describe, understand, and challenge the world around them. How do we equip students to apply math in real-life situations? STEM – real-life, integrated, challenging learning opportunities! Join us as we examine practical ways for embedding mathematics into your STEM classroom with an emphasis on measurement and data […]
Conference Session: “Code.Org Educator Training”
Track: STEM School Best Practices To help teachers implement our courses for all grades, Code.org offers high-quality, 1-day workshops for educators and content-area teachers (librarians, tech-ed specialists, etc.). These workshops are led by experienced Code.org facilitators. Attendees learn how to use Code.org’s courses to introduce computer science basics in a format that’s fun and accessible […]
Conference Session: “Tech in the Classroom”
Track: Computer Science & Tech STEM and Computer Science need not be confined to one class or classroom. These educators and students are using it to their advantage in their classrooms and talking about how using and developing technology allows them to expand their understanding of traditional subjects and prepare them for a rapidly changing […]
Conference Session: “Student Perspective on Future STEM Pathways”
Track: Student Voice This track will take a look at how students see the future of STEM. What are their impressions? What possibilities do they see happening in the world of STEM? Hear from the kid experts themselves. Presenters: Geoff Notkin (Moderator), Host of TV’s “Meteorite Men” and “STEM Journals,” film and TV producer, […]
Conference Session: “Emergence Performance”
Track: STEM in Our Communities Emergence is an immersive performance about the study of life on Earth and other planets. The show was developed by the artist group Catalyst Collective and their residency with the Emergence Laboratory at ASU. Emergence asks and explores the questions: What exactly is life? How do we look for it in […]
Conference Session: “Citizen Science 2.0: Expanding Reach, Expanding Results”
Track: School STEM Best Practices We all know that scientific research is done in sterile labs by nerds in white lab coats, the results of which eventually makes its way to the public through government agencies or megacorporations who own the ‘science’. If you’ve not paid your dues in academia to get the appropriate science […]
Conference Session: “Get More STEAM Out of Your Outreach Using Distance Learning Technologies”
Track: Future STEM Pathways The Arizona Telemedicine Program has been a leader in distance learning for twenty years. We use distance learning technology to expand the broadcast area of the Arizona Health Sciences Center to the entire state including medical students, residents, patients and teachers. We produce interactive emergency preparedness exercises as well as interactive simulations […]
Conference Session: “STEAM is Hot… Literally”
Track: STEM in our Communities Presented by the Gallery at Tempe Center for the Arts, this fun and fast-paced TED Talk-style panel highlights some of the hottest examples of the integration of the past, present and future of science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics (STEAM) happening in the Valley. Each of the 5 speakers from […]
Conference Session: “Women in Tech Speed Networking”
Track: Computer Science & Tech The AZ SciTech Festival Kickoff is a great place to meet new people with similar interests in STEM and complimentary skills, but have you ever been to a networking event where you wanted to make the transition from meeting one person into meeting the next person? Awkward, right? Not so […]
Conference Session: “STEMAZing – STEM on a Budget”
Track: School STEM Best Practices The STEMAZing Project is constantly seeking out #STEMontheCheap hacks and activities. Come learn about a few of these which include hacking $30 board games for simply the cost of copies, turning a cell phone or tablet into a low powered microscope for $1, hacking a solar garden light to use the […]
Conference Session: “Arizona’s Got STEM Talent III”
Track: Student Voice It’s back by popular demand! These amazing teams of students will present engaging STEM-based demonstrations in our 3rd annual Arizona’s Got STEM talent show! We will have about 6-7 “acts” for the session. Each team will have 3-5 minutes to present their demo. Presenters Dr. Bruce Bayly (Moderator), University of Arizona Mathematics […]
Conference Session: “Modeling STEM Instruction”
Track: School STEM Best Practices How do scientists solve everyday problems? This is an activity to engage students in the discovery of how science works in the real world. Students work through common misconceptions that science is done by a “cookbook” set of instructions provided by the teacher. Students work collaboratively to come up with […]
Conference Session: “Hera, Give Me Strength: The Science of Wonder Woman”
Track: Social Equity & STEM Join Phoenix Comicon’s Science Programming Track as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of Wonder Woman: Amazon princess, Army Nurse and one of the first female superheroes. Created by William Moulton Marston, psychologist, lawyer, inventor of the lie-detector, Wonder Woman, with her lasso of truth and invisible jet, enjoys a resurgence […]