NSELA 2018 Summer Leadership Institute: Full Schedule

7:30am EDT

Breakfast

Monday July 9, 2018 7:30am - 8:15am EDT
Franklin Hall 1 & 2

Meal or Break

8:30am EDT

Welcome and Introductions

Monday July 9, 2018 8:30am - 9:00am EDT
Franklin Hall 1 & 2

General Session

9:15am EDT

Integrating Science Learning and Computational Thinking with All Students Including English Learners

The education system is rapidly changing due to three emerging forces: traditional minority groups are now the majority with English learners as the fastest growing population; standards in STEM are academically rigorous; and technological innovations are advancing quickly. This presentation will address integration of science and computational thinking with all students including English learners. First, the presentation will briefly describe science (NGSS) instructional shifts. Second, it will describe how to integrate science learning and language learning with all students including English learners. Finally, it will describe how to integrate science with computational thinking and modeling.

Speakers

Scott Grapin

New York University

Scott Grapin is a doctoral candidate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University. His research interests include the integration of content and language learning, multimodality... Read More →

Alison Haas

Research Associate at NYU, New York University

Alison Haas is the project manager for the Science And Integrated Language (SAIL), and SAIL plus Computational Thinking and Modeling (SAIL + CTM) projects at New York University. She began working with Okhee Lee and Lorena Llosa in 2012 on the NSF-funded grant, Promoting Science... Read More →

Okhee Lee

Professor of Childhood Education, New York University

Okhee Lee is a professor in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University. Her research involves integrating science, language, and computational thinking with a focus on English learners. Her latest research addresses COVID-19 and systemic... Read More →

Monday July 9, 2018 9:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Franklin Hall 4

Concurrent Session, Computational Thinking/Computer Science

9:15am EDT

NextGenTIME: A Suite of Tools for Evaluating Curriculum Materials and Designing Curriculum-Based Professional Learning; Part 1

This full day session examines NextGen TIME, which is both a Toolkit for Instructional Materials Evaluation and a process for Transforming Implementation through Materials Evaluation. It is a set of tools and processes which allows districts and educators to analyze and select materials based on specified criteria and scoring guidance and to provide educators with a transformative professional learning experience highly focused on the NGSS and the implementation of high quality materials. This session will be facilitated by Jody Bintz, Associate Director for Strategic Partnerships & Professional Learning, BSCS.

Speakers

Jody Bintz

Jody Bintz joined BSCS in June 2004 as a Science Educator, and became Associate Director for Strategic Partnerships and Professional Learning in 2018. She works primarily in the areas of leadership development and teacher professional development. She directed the BSCS National Academy... Read More →

Monday July 9, 2018 9:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Franklin Hall 3

Concurrent Session, NextGen TIME

12:15pm EDT

Lunch

Monday July 9, 2018 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Franklin Hall 1 & 2

Meal or Break

1:15pm EDT

Science Education for All: Instructional Shifts to Promote Science and Language Learning

A Framework for K-12 Science Education (National Research Council, 2012) and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) offer a vision of rigorous standards across K-12 classrooms. As these standards offer both learning opportunities and demands, educators must enact instructional shifts to achieve the vision. This session highlights how science instructional shifts, based on the vision of the NGSS, and language instructional shifts, based on contemporary thinking in second language acquisition, are mutually supportive in promoting both science and language learning for all students. Using examples from science curriculum materials and classroom instruction, the session will highlight what educators can do to ensure all students are supported in learning science while developing language. The session will conclude with how science education is connected to English language arts and English language education.

Speakers

Okhee Lee

Professor of Childhood Education, New York University

Monday July 9, 2018 1:15pm - 3:15pm EDT
Franklin Hall 4

Concurrent Session, Equity for Students in STEM

1:15pm EDT

NextGenTIME: A Suite of Tools for Evaluating Curriculum Materials and Designing Curriculum-Based Professional Learning; Part 2

This full day session examines NextGen TIME, which is both a Toolkit for Instructional Materials Evaluation and a process for Transforming Implementation through Materials Evaluation. It is a set of tools and processes which allows districts and educators to analyze and select materials based on specified criteria and scoring guidance and to provide educators with a transformative professional learning experience highly focused on the NGSS and the implementation of high quality materials. This session will be facilitated by Jody Bintz, Associate Director for Strategic Partnerships & Professional Learning, BSCS.

Speakers

Jody Bintz

Monday July 9, 2018 1:15pm - 4:45pm EDT
Franklin Hall 3

Concurrent Session, NextGen TIME

3:30pm EDT

Roundtable on Equity (immediately following Okhee Lee’s session)

Round table discussion on equity. Questions and ideas from these conversations will be followed up on at Tuesday morning's coffee with Okhee Lee.

Speakers

Larry Plank

STEM Supervisor, NSELA Board Member, Hillsborough County Schools, Tampa, FL

Monday July 9, 2018 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Franklin Hall 4

Discussion Panel, Equity for Students in STEM

4:30pm EDT

Break

Monday July 9, 2018 4:30pm - 4:45pm EDT
Foyer

Meal or Break

4:45pm EDT

Wrap-up and Daily Evaluation

Monday July 9, 2018 4:45pm - 5:00pm EDT
Franklin Hall 1 & 2

General Session

6:30pm EDT

Dinner at Maggiano's Little Italy Restaurant

Monday July 9, 2018 6:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Maggiano's Little Italy Restaurant 1215 Filbert St, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Meal or Break

8:30am EDT

Light Breakfast & Coffee with Okhee Lee

Present roundtable ideas to those who participate in the AM session.

Speakers

Okhee Lee

Professor of Childhood Education, New York University

Tuesday July 10, 2018 8:30am - 9:15am EDT
Franklin Hall 1 & 2

General Session

9:30am EDT

Avoiding Random Acts of STEM: Making Meaningful Connections Across the Disciplines, Followed by a 90 minutes: Hands-On Interactive Session: “What Does the “Framework” Look Like in the Classroom?”

Leaders and experts will host a STEM panel discussion and a Hands-on Interactive session focused on embedding STEM and the Science Framework into the classroom, sponsored by Texas Instruments.

Brief Intro: Ron DeChristoforo, TI State Policy Director: “Update on the >National STEM Education Policy Convening”·
1 hour Panel Session: “Avoiding Random Acts of STEM: Making Meaningful Connections Across the Disciplines”
- Moderator: Peter McLaren, Director, Next Gen Education. National Science Consultant. NGSS Writer.
- Larry Plank, STEM Supervisor, Hillsborough County Schools, Tampa, FL. NSELA Board Member.
- Jeffrey Lukens, National Education Consultant.
- Lauren Carr, Philadelphia-area HS Principal. Math Educator. Certified >Teachers Teaching with Technology (T^3) Educator.
- Dr. Nancy Songer, Dean and Distinguished University Professor, School of Education, Drexel University, Philadelphia.

Moderators

Peter McLaren

Director, National Science Consultant, NGSS Writer, Next Gen Education.

Speakers

Lauren Carr

Math Educator, Certified Teachers Teaching with Technology (T^3) Educator, Philadelphia-area HS Principal

Jeff Lukens

National Education Consultant, Retired Science Teacher

Curriculum integration, especially science and math, is my educational passion. The use of handheld technology is paramount to having students see the connections between science and math in the high school classroom.

Larry Plank

STEM Supervisor, NSELA Board Member, Hillsborough County Schools, Tampa, FL

Dr. Nancy Songer

Dean and Distinguished University Professor, School of Education, Drexel University, Philadelphia

Tuesday July 10, 2018 9:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Franklin Hall 1 & 2

General Session

12:15pm EDT

Lunch & Keynote: Bioinformatics - Mark A. Pauley, Ph.D., Program Director, Division of Undergraduate Education, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation

Speakers

Mark A. Pauley, Ph.D.

Program Director, Division of Undergraduate Education, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation

Tuesday July 10, 2018 12:15pm - 1:15pm EDT
Franklin Hall 1 & 2

Meal or Break

1:30pm EDT

Keynote: Rodger Bybee, "STEM Education Now More Than Ever"

Speakers

Rodger Bybee

Educational Consultant

Rodger W. Bybee is Chair of the Science Forum and Science Expert Group and was a Questionnaire Panel Consultant for Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006. Until 2007, Dr. Bybee was Executive Director of the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS), a non-profit... Read More →

Tuesday July 10, 2018 1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
Franklin Hall 1 & 2

General Session

3:00pm EDT

Break

Tuesday July 10, 2018 3:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
Foyer

Meal or Break

3:15pm EDT

Making Sense of What We've Learned

Speakers

Okhee Lee

Professor of Childhood Education, New York University

Tuesday July 10, 2018 3:15pm - 4:15pm EDT
Franklin Hall 1 & 2

General Session

4:15pm EDT

Wrap-up and Daily Evaluation

Tuesday July 10, 2018 4:15pm - 4:30pm EDT
Franklin Hall 1 & 2

General Session

5:30pm EDT

VESELS Recipients Gathering & Group Dinners

We’ll get to meet each other, talk about our experiences, and make plans for the upcoming year.

Tuesday July 10, 2018 5:30pm - TBA EDT
Circ (Lounge in the lobby of the Marriott )

7:45am EDT

Breakfast

Wednesday July 11, 2018 7:45am - 8:30am EDT
Franklin Hall 4

Meal or Break

8:45am EDT

Considerations for Implementing a Local Comprehensive Assessment System (LCAS)

As leaders in science education, we are often charged with developing assessment systems for our school or district. What makes up a local comprehensive assessment system? What structures and processes best support an effective system? How do classroom-embedded assessment tasks that involve students’ using “physical stuff” fit in? This session provides resources and rationale to use as you introduce shifts in assessment called for by the NRC Framework, the NRC Developing Assessments for the Next Generation Science Standards, and the NGSS.

In addition to thinking about the system as a whole, you will engage in a classroom hands-on performance assessment task as you consider a variety of assessment strategies. Bring your expertise to share and learn from others what’s working in their districts.

Speakers

James Blake, Ed.D

K-12 Science Curriculum Specialist, Lincoln Public Schools

James Blake, Ed.D. is the 2019-2020 NSELA President and K-12 Science Curriculum Specialist at Lincoln Public Schools in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was a classroom teacher across grades 6-12 at Loup City Public Schools and Lincoln Public Schools from 2003 – 2012. He held multiple science... Read More →

Grant Gardner

Assessment Services, Inc

Jason Thomsen

Digital Learning Coordinator, Lincoln Public Schools

Deborah Tucker

Science Education Consultant

Wednesday July 11, 2018 8:45am - 10:15am EDT
Franklin Hall 13

Concurrent Session

8:45am EDT

Continued Conversations: How can we use STEM as an opportunity for collaborations among science leaders and math leaders?

Unique Role of Math and Science in STEM: Discussions about the STEM Position statement

Speakers

Cathy Seeley

Cathy Seeley has been a mathematics teacher, K-12 district coordinator and K-12 State Director of Mathematics for Texas. From 1999 to 2001 she taught mathematics (in French) as a Peace Corps volunteer in Burkina Faso. Dr. Seeley served as President of NCTM from 2004-2006. She is... Read More →

Wednesday July 11, 2018 8:45am - 10:15am EDT
Conference Rooms 407, 408 & 409

Concurrent Session, Authentic Collaboration to Connect Mathematics and Science

8:45am EDT

Science and Language Instruction and Assessment With All Students Including English Learners

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are being implemented in the context of increasing student diversity in the nation. In particular, the NGSS present opportunities and demands for a rapidly growing population of English learners, who are learning science while developing proficiency in English. As science and language are integrally related and mutually supportive of each other, this session will address how to design science instruction that incorporates formative assessment of science and language with all students including English learners. After engaging in a science investigation, participants will assess student artifacts in terms of both science and language and consider how to use the assessment to inform instructional next steps.

Speakers

Scott Grapin

New York University

Alison Haas

Research Associate at NYU, New York University

Okhee Lee

Professor of Childhood Education, New York University

Wednesday July 11, 2018 8:45am - 10:15am EDT
Franklin Hall 4

Concurrent Session, Equity for Students in STEM

10:15am EDT

Break

Wednesday July 11, 2018 10:15am - 10:30am EDT
Foyer

Meal or Break

10:30am EDT

Continued Conversations: How can we use STEM as an opportunity for collaborations among science leaders and math leaders? (Repeated Session)

Unique Role of Math and Science in STEM: Discussions about the STEM Position statement (Repeat Session)

Speakers

Cathy Seeley

Wednesday July 11, 2018 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Conference Rooms 407, 408 & 409

Concurrent Session, Authentic Collaboration to Connect Mathematics and Science

10:30am EDT

Science and Language Instruction and Assessment With All Students Including English Learners

Speakers

Concurrent Session, Equity for Students in STEM

10:30am EDT

“Burning Issues” Join us for an “Unconference”

What are your burning issues? Come ready to network with colleagues!
What questions do you have? What solutions have others found?
Are there resources to support the work you doing?

Wednesday July 11, 2018 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Franklin Hall 13

Concurrent Session

12:00pm EDT

Wrap-up

Wednesday July 11, 2018 12:00pm - 12:30pm EDT
Informal

General Session

12:30pm EDT

Lunch On Your Own

Lunch is not included. The NSTA STEM Forum begins this afternoon and continues through Friday!

Wednesday July 11, 2018 12:30pm - 2:00pm EDT
Philadelphia

Meal or Break