MSELA Annual Conference 2017 has ended

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MSELA Annual Conference 2017

7:00am EDT

Registration and Breakfast Commonwealth Salon C Exhibit Hall Commonwealth Ballroom

8:00am EDT

CT-STEM Integration: Teaching and Learning the New Digital Literacy and Computer Science Standards through Innovative Curriculum Materials Marlborough Salon DAnne DeMallie • Jennifer Lee • Marian Pasquale • Kevin Waterman Integrating the Science and Engineering Practices into K-12 Instruction Boston 1&2Pam Pelletier • Holly Rosa Seeing Students Learn Science: Integrating Instruction and Assessment in the Classroom Marlborough Salon EPeter McLaren • Heidi Schweingruber Teaching Environmental Sustainability through Watershed Modeling and Water Science Marlborough Salon ECarolyn Staudt

9:25am EDT

Encouraging Science Practices Through Digital Media Marlborough Salon DJake Foster Establishing Effective PreK-12 Science and Technology/Engineering Programs Marlborough Salon EMarianne Dunne • Nicole Scola Talk Science: Strengthening Explanation and Argumentation in the Elementary Classroom Marlborough Salon FSally Crissman • Sue Doubler Transitioning Middle School Science to the New Science Standards: An Integrated Approach to Curriculum and Instruction Boston 1&2Laura Rossier Carlin • Samantha Genier • Jennifer Craddock, PhD

10:35am EDT

Bringing the NEW MA Science Standards to the Classroom with Discovery Education Marlborough Salon DDiscovery Education Carolina Biological Co. Marlborough Salon ECAROLINA BIOLOGICAL • Marilyn Decker Delta Education/Foss Andover RoomPeter C. Färdig, Foss Consultant K-8, President,ThinK-12 Learning, LLC inq-ITS Boston 1Cam Betts • inq-ITS Lab-Aids Boston 2Stephanie Brunett NSTA/Biozone Springfield RoomBill Ross Texas Instruments: Data Collection and Analysis Using Technology the Science Classroom Marlborough Salon FJamila Gadsden

11:30am EDT

Exhibit Hall Commonwealth Ballroom MSELA Networking Session: Elementary Science Working Group Springfield RoomJennifer Craddock, PhD • Christine Harris MSELA Networking Session: Regional Networking Meetings Worcester RoomBill Bobrowsky • Rosemary Rak • Laura Smith Accelerate Learning/STEMscopes Boston 2ACCELERATED LEARNING/STEMSCOPES Activate Learning/IQWST Boston 1Activate Learning - Open SciEd EVERFI's Free Digital STEM Resources - online lessons to support blended learning in STEM classrooms Andover RoomJessica Donovan

12:10pm EDT

Keynote and Awards Luncheon Marlborough BallroomBill Bobrowsky • Jim Perry • Erin Hashimoto-Martell

1:40pm EDT

Exhibit Hall Commonwealth Ballroom

2:00pm EDT

Building a Classroom Assessment System: Assessing for Understanding and Accountability Marlborough Salon FPeter McLaren • Heidi Schweingruber Creating Integrated STEM Experiences for Elementary Classrooms: Rolling in with Portable Maker Spaces and Building Community Connections Marlborough Salon DTejaswini Dalvi Finding and Evaluating Curriculum Materials to Meet the New Science Standards Boston 1&2Janet MacNeil State Assessment for the 2016 Massachusetts Science and Engineering Standards: MCAS Update Marlborough Salon EKatie Bowler • Steve Long