Elementary Sessions

Sessions
Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

Making Sense of Science Texts
Kristin Graham
Holly McGoran - Jenison Junior HS
SB CEU Session
Primary Subjects: Literacy
Interest Level: Later Elementary, Middle Level
Location: Brule A
This interactive session is designed to illustrate how students can learn to read for understanding. Specific non-fiction strategies will be demonstrated.

Sessions
Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.

Science Comes Alive In a K-1 Building Part 1
Sally Drummond
Primary Subjects: General Science
Interest Level: Early Elementary, Later Elementary
Location: Brule A
Science is fun and exciting for teachers and students in kindergarten and first grade. Going green, wiggly worms, and a yearly science fair integrating reading, ELA and math equals fun and learning.

Sessions
Friday: 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

Materials of the Earth
Cookie Rathkamp
SB CEU Session
Primary Subjects: Earth Science
Interest Level: Early Elementary
Location: Duluth B
Students will identify earth materials and their uses.

Raising Salmon in the Classroom
Jill Bartlett - Diane Potts, Standish-Sterling Middle School
SB CEU Session
Primary Subjects: Environmental Education
Interest Level: Later Elementary, Middle Level
Location: Nicolet B
Why do Salmon do what they do? Come find out the trials and tribulations of this extraordinary project and find out how you can incorporate it into your classroom.

Science Comes Alive In a K-1 Building Part 2
Sally Drummond
Stephanie Dulmage - Tricia Kubiacki, Gretchko Elementary School
Primary Subjects: General Science
Interest Level: Early Elementary, Later Elementary
Location: Brule A
Veteran kindergarten and first grade teachers, Stephanie Dulmage and Tricia Kubiacki, will take participants through the process of designing a science lesson integrating the Understanding by Design model and Differentiated Instruction. The lesson will be on plants which will be part of the Gretchko Elementary school wide theme. To learn more about this amazing Pre-K through 1st grade school go to: http://web.westbloomfield.k12.mi.us/gretchko/welcome/welcome.htm

Sessions
Friday: 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Using Design to Integrate Science and Other Subjects (STEM)
Maura Jung - Jeff Bush, Oakland Schools
SB CEU Session
Primary Subjects: General Science
Interest Level: Early Elementary, Later Elementary, Middle Level
Location: Duluth B
The presenters will model "sustainable design thinking" teaching strategies while participants take part in this process by designing, engineering, and creating a prototype.

Using FOSS Inquiry Lessons to Promote Genuine Learning
Scott Hudson - Delta Education
Vendor Session
Primary Subjects: General Science, Instruction/Pedagogy
Interest Level: Early Elementary, Later Elementary, Middle Level
Location: Brule A
Participate in a hands-on lesson from the FOSS curriculum to see how it uses inquiry to lead students to discover concepts. Door prizes will be awarded.

Sessions
Friday: 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Cooking with the Sun
Maribeth Fletcher - Williamston Community Schools
SB CEU Session
Primary Subjects: General Science
Interest Level: Early Elementary, Later Elementary, Middle Level
Location: Duluth B
Three types of solar cookers will be demonstrated, and a functional cooker that bakes bread will be on hand. Free samples of each will be available.

Workshops
Friday: 1:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Home and School Science FEE: $40
Bernard Horvath - Greater Clark County Schools
SB CEU Session
Primary Subjects: General Science
Interest Level: Later Elementary, Middle Level
Location: Brule A
Demonstrations of hands-on activities. The relationship of gravity, friction and air pressure; includes atoms, molecules and periodic table. Two resource books, lesson plans and materials packet included.

Sessions
Friday: 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

The Wonders of Wonderscience
Patricia Vance
SB CEU Session
Primary Subjects: General Science
Interest Level: Early Elementary, Later Elementary, Middle Level
Location: Duluth B
Come and do some inquiry activities that will satisfy GLCE's at various grade levels. All are taken from the Wonderscience anthologies and can be done with common materials. Directions provided.

Sessions
Friday: 3:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.

BCAMSC Science Units Meets the K-7 Science Content Expectations
Nancy Karre - Jackie Zanotti, BCAMSC
Vendor Session
Primary Subjects: Assessment, Instruction/Pedagogy
Interest Level: Early Elementary, Later Elementary, Middle Level
Location: Brule A
This session provides districts seeking aligned units with an overview of the BCAMSC K-7 Science Unit.

Notebooking in the Elementary Classroom
Renee Valentine - Walled Lake Schools
SB CEU Session
Primary Subjects: Instruction/Pedagogy, Literacy
Interest Level: Early Elementary, Later Elementary
Location: Nicolet B
When children write about science they are more likely to process what they have observed. Science notebooks are more than a place to record data.

To The Moon, Mars, and Beyond: Space Science Activities
Kathy Godin
SB CEU Session
Primary Subjects: General Science
Interest Level: Later Elementary, Middle Level
Location: Duluth B
See what NASA is up to. Learn how to utilize space exploration to introduce and/or reinforce scientific concepts. Hands-on activities and lots of resources provided.

Sessions
Friday: 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Art-Full Science
June Teisan
SB CEU Session
Primary Subjects: General Science, Instruction/Pedagogy
Interest Level: Early Elementary, Later Elementary
Location: Brule A
Harness student creativity and engage a wider range of learners by infusing your science curriculum with art! Great ideas! Vivid examples! Strategies you can use next week! And a few door prizes too!

WMU Core Kids Know What's Underfoot In Michigan!
Susan Grammer - MI Geological Repository
Jennifer Lindquist - Western Michigan University
SB CEU Session
Vendor Session
Primary Subjects: Earth Science
Interest Level: Early Elementary, Later Elementary
Location: Nicolet B
Our classroom presentations and web content can help teachers to bring Michigan's geology alive for their students. Hands-on activities and demonstrations. Hand-outs are available.

Sessions
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.

Science + Synthesis = Synergy
Rochelle Rubin
Primary Subjects: Assessment, Literacy
Interest Level: Early Elementary, Later Elementary, Middle Level
Location: Richard B
Science and Literacy should not compete for limited instructional time. When reading and writing are used in science, powerful learning takes place. Strategies will be modeled.

WMU Core Kids Know What's Underfoot In Michigan!
Susan Grammer - MI Geological Repository
Jennifer Lindquist - Western Michigan University
SB CEU Session
Vendor Session
Primary Subjects: Earth Science
Interest Level: High School, Middle Level
Location: Nicolet B
Our classroom presentations and web content can help teachers to bring Michigan's geology alive for their students. Hands-on activities and demonstrations. Hand-outs are available.

Workshops
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

Featured Session
Let's Get Physical with Sound and Light - LIMITED TO 50 ATTENDEES - FEE $10.00 (collected at door)
Chris Chiaverina
SB CEU Session
Primary Subjects: General Science, Physics
Interest Level: Early Elementary, Later Elementary
Location: Brule A
The study of sound and light should be fun and exciting for your students! In this workshop, you will become acquainted with the basic principles of sound and light through a series of interactive experiences that you can easily replicate in your own classroom. These standards-based, student-centered activities are designed to promote conceptual understanding through active student engagement. Each participant will go home with several "make-and-take" devices that students and teachers alike will enjoy using in the study of sound and light.

Sessions
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

How to Advance Your Pay, Job Security, and Science Education
Tod Gugino - Hope College
Primary Subjects: Assessment, General Science
Interest Level: Early Elementary, Later Elementary
Location: Duluth B
Hope College Summer Science Camp staff will show how to set-up and run a hands-on, fun summer science program....including curriculum, activities and education research options.

Sessions
Saturday: 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Computer Application Issues For Education in Information & Technology Age
Tina Emebo - Federal College of Education Technical, Akoka Lagos, Nigeria
SB CEU Session
Primary Subjects: Computer/Technology
Interest Level: Later Elementary
Location: Duluth B
A power point presentation of Early Years Exposure to Science (EYES) intervention in promoting the use of computers in teaching and learning among Nigerian Children 6 - 12 years old.

Helicopter Seeds And Hypotheses....That's Funny!
Leslie Wampler - Christopher Dobson, Grand Valley State University
SB CEU Session
Primary Subjects: Biology, General Science
Interest Level: Later Elementary, Middle Level
Location: Mackinac East
Play with maple helicopter seeds in this fun and engaging inquiry science activity. Write up, including sample student handout will be provided.

Kids and Videophilia - Finding the Cure
Paul Roose - Hartley Outdoor Education Center
SB CEU Session
Vendor Session
Primary Subjects: Environmental Education
Interest Level: Early Elementary, Later Elementary, Middle Level
Location: Nicolet B
Find out what videophilia is, the detrimental effects, and what you can do to help cure students and make them more environmentally responsible. An outdoor walk and handouts are included.

Sessions
Saturday: 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Matching the Lab to the Content
Mary Brown - Lansing Community College
SB CEU Session
Primary Subjects: General Science, Instruction/Pedagogy
Interest Level: Later Elementary, Middle Level
Location: Nicolet B
Have your students ever asked, "What did we do that for?" Do they think the lab is fun, but make no connection to the content? This organizer will help link content with lab activities.

The Zula® Patrol's Exploration Station: Mission: Simple Machines!
Lisa Jones - Carolina Biological Society
Vendor Session
Primary Subjects: General Science
Interest Level: Early Elementary
Location: Duluth B
Come experiment and create with the Zula Patrol. Hands-on activities include work with inclined planes and levers, wedges and pulleys, wheels and axles.

Workshops
Saturday: 1:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Featured Session
Introducing Force, Motion and Energy - LIMITED TO 50 ATTENDEES - FEE $10.00 (Collected at door)
Chris Chiaverina
SB CEU Session
Primary Subjects: General Science, Physics
Interest Level: Early Elementary, Later Elementary
Location: Brule A
Do you want to have fun teaching force, motion and energy while promoting conceptual understanding? With an emphasis on exploration and experimentation, this workshop will examine inquiry-based methods of introducing the concepts of force, motion and energy to your students. Specifically, you will learn how to incorporate standards-based, student-centered activities that use low-and no-cost apparatus in your science lessons. During the workshop you will produce several "make-and-take" devices that are sure to be a hit with your students.

Sessions
Saturday: 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Raise Test Scores and Engage All Students
Chaz O.Neil - Qwizdom, Inc.
Vendor Session
Primary Subjects: Assessment, Computer/Technology
Interest Level: College, Early Elementary, High School, Later Elementary, Middle Level
Location: Nicolet B
Qwizdom's Ready Set program blends the versatile interactive student response system with comprehensive, targeted curriculum to match state standards. Participants get an opportunity to use the system.

Science and 1:1 Computing: What A Way to Learn!
Wynn Draper-Bryant - Flint Central Foundation Academy
SB CEU Session
Primary Subjects: Computer/Technology
Interest Level: Later Elementary, Middle Level
Location: Duluth B
1:1 computing is an exciting way to teach and learn. Learn how my 1:1 classroom differs from my "before" classroom. Hear examples of how students learn science differently and successfully.