2017 Session: “Volunteers in STEM”
Track: Community STEM Action & Volunteerism The Arizona SciTech Ecosystem is huge, with hundreds of organizations working to engage their communities and thousands of STEM events happening every year. With so much STEM happening around you, how do you find the best ways to get involved? In this session, professionals from 10 different STEM organizations […]
2017 Session: “Chief Science Officer (CSO) 101: What It Means to Be a CSO”
Track: Student Voice 2nd and 3rd-year CSOs demonstrate their understanding of the CSO role and brand by sharing experiences through role play and presentations. CSOs present their authentic stories to new CSOs during the year, while modeling professional behavior and leadership. CSOs reflect and develop a presentation on what it was like to: Serve as […]
2017 Keynote: “Fredi Lajvardi: Nationally Recognized STEM Educator & Subject of the Critically Acclaimed Documentary, Underwater Dreams, and Major Motion Picture, Spare Parts”
Track: STEM Instruction FREDI LAJVARDI kindles your innate sense of ingenuity with his remarkable first-hand account of how he transformed a group of high school students into a national champion robotics team. Fredi captivated the country when he led his team of disadvantaged teenagers in a university-level underwater robotics competition, where they defeated leading schools, […]
Kickoff Session Sneak Peek: “From A to Z: Everything You Need To Know About Everything”
In this fast-paced and lively talk, world-renowned futurist Craig “The Idea Man” Shames covers all the latest ideas, inventions, and innovations shaping the world we live in. Highlighting the latest breakthroughs and scientific discoveries from around Arizona and the world, this talk is sure to be a mind-blowing experience as Shames races against the clock […]
2017 Session: “Arizona’s Got STEM Talent IV”
Track: Student Voice Back by popular demand, come see the amazing STEM talent showcased at our 4th 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 VJ = Chief Science Officer Hannah, Basha High School Do you […]
2017 Session: “Think Outside the Box – Tips, Templates, and Tools”
Track: Community STEM Action & Volunteerism This session will provide tips on how to develop or expand an existing event, templates for action planning, and tools to help keep things fresh. Come to the session with an idea and see how the best practices developed by the RAIN Project can help your STEM experience. […]
2017 Session: “Community Organizing to Promote STEM Experiences”
Track: Community STEM Action & Volunteerism This session will highlight the power of organization with a vision to promote STEM experiences. Speakers represent three rural regions of Arizona that have brought together members from education, business, government, and non-profits to support STEM. Hear about experiences, about best practices, and strategic planning for success. These are […]
2017 Session: “Hands-On STEM Learning for Educators”
Track: STEM Instruction Panels and demonstrations have long been part of educational conferences. However, in today’s constructivist STEM classroom teachers are expected to allow students “to do” learning. Given this viewpoint, the Sci-Tech Festival Kick-off is going to provide interactive hands-on learning opportunities for educators. During each 50-minute session there will be 2-25-minute rotations. During […]
2017 Session: “Creating an Effective Program of Study and the Impact on Workforce Development”
Track: STEM Instruction This will be a panel discussion consisting of PLTW Teachers, PLTW students, business/industry partners, PLTW Administrators, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and a cybersecurity expert. We will discuss how to build a Program of Study(Pathway), the importance of having a Program of Study(Pathway), how to sustain your Program of Study(Pathway), and how to engage […]
2017 Session: “Starting and Running a Makerspace”
Track: Computer Science and Engineering Join us for a discussion about what it takes to organize a makerspace. Share your questions and experience. Our panel of experts will bring their perspective from makerspaces in libraries, schools, and community spaces. Ask your questions about about tools, funding, leadership, software, processes, skills, kits, and more of what […]
2017 Session: “Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS)”
Track: Computer Science and Engineering EPICS High, for high school and middle school students, is a design-based service learning and social entrepreneurship program that incorporates the engineering and human-centered design processes to provide solutions to real world problems. EPICS High instills the importance of service while increasing the pipeline of students interested in STEM pathways. […]
2017 Session: “Modeling STEM Instruction”
Track: STEM Instruction 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. Participants will work collaboratively to reach a consensus on […]