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2019 California Science Education Conference:

The following are sessions that will be presented at the 2019 California Science Education Conference (San Jose, CA), a partner strand led by K-12 Alliance directors, project directors, core leadership team members and/or teacher leaders of K-12 Alliance’s CA NGSS K-8 Early Implementation Initiative. We are pleased to once again, also support the educators and scientists presenting the Climate Summit short courses. For more information on the conference and to register, visit http://conference.cascience.org.

  • Short Courses:

    Friday, October 18, 2019

    • SC01: Pump Up Your Wave Knowledge: Pump it Up!
      Audience: grades 1 and 4
      Science and emphasis: physical science
      11:30 AM – 6:30 PM
      Presenters: Susheela Valdez (Regional Director, K-12 Alliance/WestEd) and Mathieu Richaud (Professor, Fresno State)
    • SC02: Pump Up Your Survival to Diversity Knowledge: Pump it Up!
      Audience: grades K-2
      Science and emphasis: Life science
      11:30 AM – 6:30 PM
      Presenters: Kathy Jones (Retired Teacher, Chico USD), Michael Harris (Staff Developer and Teacher, Chico USD), and Robert Preston (Professor, CSU Chico)
    • SC27: Life in the Balance: Coastal Carbonate Chemistry (Climate Summit)
      Audience: High School
      Science and emphasis: Earth and Space Science, Life Science, Environmental Literacy
      2:30 – 5:30 PM
      Presenters: Tera Black (High School Science TOSA, Torrance USD) and Lindy McCulloch (Chemistry Teacher, Torrance USD)
    • SC08: Just Do It! Learnings from the NGSS Early Implementation Initiative
      Audience: all
      Science and emphasis: all sciences, leadership, TOSA/Science Coach
      2:30 – 5:30 PM
      Presenters: Kathy DiRanna (Statewide Director, K-12 Alliance @WestEd) and Brad Schleder (Project Director, Kings Canyon USD)

  • Saturday, October 19, 2019

    • SC11: Pump Up Your Knowledge of Engineering: Chemistry in the Earth System
      Audience: High School 3-Course Model (Chemistry + Earth Science)
      Science and emphasis: Physical Science, Earth Science, Engineering
      8:00 AM – 2:30 PM
      Presenters: Peter A’Hearn (Consultant, K-12 Alliance @WestEd) and William Grover (Associate Professor, UC Riverside)
    • SC12: Pump up Your Evolution Knowledge: Pump it Up!
      Audience: grade 8
      Science and emphasis: Life science, Earth Science
      8:00 AM – 2:30 PM
      Presenters: Sam Stavis (Teacher, Vista USD) and Dave Polcyn (Professor, CSU San Bernardino)
    • SC13: Pump up Your Chemistry Knowledge: Pump it Up!
      Audience: grade 7
      Science and emphasis: Physical Science
      8:00 AM – 2:30 PM
      Presenters: Lisa Hegdahl (District Curriculum Coach, Galt JUESD) and Andrew Cooksy (Professor, CSU San Diego)
    • SC14: CA NGSS TIME
      Audience: all
      Science and emphasis: Applicable to all science, Leadership, TOSA/Science Coach, SEPs, DCIs, CCCs, EP&Cs/Environmental Literacy 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
      Presenters: Jo Topps (Regional Director, K-12 Alliance @WestEd) and Maria Simani (Executive Director, California Science Project)
    • SC18: Think Globally, Act Locally (Climate Summit)
      Audience: grade 8
      Science and emphasis: Integrated science, Environmental Literacy
      8:00 – 11:00 AM
      Presenters: Alex Hangsterfer (Geologic Collections Manager, Scripps Institution of Oceanography) and Stephanie Sanchez (Science Teacher, Vista USD)
    • SC19: Coral Reefs: Hot, Sour, and Drowning (Climate Summit)
      Audience: High School 3-Course Model (Life Science + Earth Science)
      Science and emphasis: Life Science, Earth/Space Science, Environmental Literacy
      8:00 – 11:00 AM
      Presenters: Wendy Hagan (Biology and Environmental Science Teacher, Granada Hills Charter High School) and Laura Henriques (Professor of Science Education, CSU Long Beach)
    • SC20: Don’t Dry for Me California (Climate Summit)
      Audience: Grades K-2
      Science and emphasis: Integrated Science, Environmental Literacy
      8:00 – 11:00 AM
      Presenters: Katherine Altman (Teacher, San Diego USD), Keegan Gillette (Teacher, Aspire Public Schools), Jenny Hofmeister (Environmental Scientist, California Department of Fish and Wildlife), and Debra Jenkins (Teacher, Lakeside USD)
    • SC10: Ice, Ice Baby (Climate Summit)
      Audience: grade 6
      Science and emphasis: Integrated Science, Environmental Literacy
      12:00 – 3:00 PM
      Presenters: Ian Eisman (Associate Professor, UC San Diego), Neika Estey (Teacher, Galt JUESD), Leah Wheeler (Teacher, Galt JUESD)
    • SC24: Hot and Out of Breath (Climate Summit)
      Audience: grade 7
      Science and emphasis: Integrated Science, Environmental Literacy
      3:00 – 6:00 PM
      Presenters: Olivia Allison (Science Teacher, San Diego USD) and Yassir Eddebbar (Postdoctoral Scholar, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
    • SC25: Considering California’s Energy Future (Climate Summit)
      Audience: High School 3-Course Model (Physics + Earth Science)
      Science and emphasis: Physics, Earth/Space Science, Environmental Literacy
      3:00 – 6:00 PM
      Presenters: Melissa Marcucci (Science Teacher, Ceres USD) and Dean Reese (Science Teacher, Tracy USD)
    • SC26: Dangerous Earth (Climate Summit)
      Audience: grades 3-5
      Science and emphasis: Integrated Science, Environmental Literacy
      3:00 – 6:00 PM
      Presenters: Kate Gallagher (Teacher, Oakland USD), Rachael Tarshes (Teacher, San Diego USD), Darcy Taniguchi (Biology Professor, CSU San Marcos), and Alyssa Nemeckova-Fairfield (Teacher, Palm Springs USD)

  • Sunday, October 20, 2019

    • SC03: Pump Up Your Body System Knowledge: Pump it Up!
      Audience: grade 6
      Science and emphasis: Life Science
      9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
      Presenters: Herberta Zulueta (Science Specialist, Oakland USD), and Sonali Mali (Graduate Student, UC Berkeley)
    • SC28: Pump Up Your Knowledge of Engineering: The Living Earth
      Audience: High School 3-Course Model (Life + Earth Science)
      Science and emphasis: Engineering, Life Science
      9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
      Presenters: Sarah Pipping (NGSS Project Director, Oakland USD) and Gabrielle Rabadam (Graduate Student, UC San Francisco)
    • SC29: Pump Up Your Ecosystem Knowledge: Pump it Up!
      Audience: grades 3 and 5
      Science and emphasis: Life Science
      9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
      Presenters: Jody Sherriff (Regional Director, K-12 Alliance @WestEd) and Art Sussman (Retired Scientists, WestEd)

  • Workshops:

    Friday, October 18, 2019

    • Thinking Creatively: Innovative Strategies and Approaches to Address NGSS Professional Learning
      Audience: PreK-12x
      8:00 – 9:30 AM
      Presenters: Dave Tupper (Project Director/Science TOSA, Lakeside USD) & Jeff Schmitz (NGSS Resource Teacher, Vista USD)
    • Intro to NGSS Crash Course
      Audience: All Grade Levels
      8:00 – 9:30 AM
      Presenters: Lisa Hegdahl (District Curriculum Coach, Galt JUESD)
    • Early Implementers – NGSS Beyond the School Day: Engaging Parents
      Audience: x
      12:30 – 2:00 PM
      Presenters: Diane Deem (Teacher, Vista USD) & Jenny Chien (IB/STEM Specialist, Vista USD)
    • Embedded Sense-Making Notebooks
      Audience: 3-8
      12:30 – 2:00 PM
      Presenters: Maralee Thorburn (Middle School Science Teacher, Tracy USD) & Cynthia Carlfeldt (Elementary Teacher, Tracy USD)
    • Gotta Make Things Go, But Whoa! What About the Earth?
      Audience: 3-5
      2:30 – 4:00 PM
      Presenters: Barbara Woods (4th Grade Teacher, Galt JUST)

  • Saturday, October 19, 2019

    • 3D NGSS Early Implementer Lesson: Human Impact on Ecosystem
      Audience: 3-5
      8:00 – 9:30 AM
      Presenters: Jenny Chien (IB/STEM Specialist, Vista USD) & Diane Deem (Teacher, Vista USD)
    • What Does it Look Like: NGSS Classroom Observation Tool
      Audience: All Grade Levels
      8:00 – 9:30 AM
      Presenters: Dawn O’Connor (Director of STEM, Alameda COE) & Kathy DiRanna (Statewide Director, K-12 Alliance @WestEd)
    • Ready to Go Deeper with NGSS? Integrating Nature of Science
      Audience: All Grade Levels
      10:00 – 11:30 AM
      Presenters: Jill Grace (Regional Director, K-12 Alliance @WestEd) and Susan Gomez Zwiep (Professor of Science Education, CSU Long Beach)
    • Look… It’s Not a Book… It’s Not a Worksheet… It’s Science!
      Audience: PreK-8
      10:00 – 11:30 AM
      Presenters: Maralee Thorburn (Science Teacher, Tracy USD) & Vicki Headley (Teacher, Tracy USD)
    • Universal Design for Learning and NGSS at the Crossroads
      Audience: All Grade Levels
      3:00 – 4:30 PM
      Presenters: Karen Cerwin (Regional Director, K-12 Alliance) & Sarah Pipping (NGSS Project Director, Oakland USD)
    • A Panel Discussion on Transitioning to the CA Integrated Model
      Audience: 6-8
      3:00 – 4:30 PM
      Presenters: Burr Tyler (Research Associate for STEM, WestED), Rachel Poland (Science Teacher, San Diego USD), Stephanie Sanchez (Science Teacher, San Diego USD), Bradley Schleder (District Science instructional Coach), Maralee Thorburn (Science Teacher, Tracy USD), Dave Tupper (Project Director/Science TOSA, Lakeside USD) & Herberta Zulueta (Science Specialist, Oakland USD)
    • Experiencing the Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs) by Engineering Windmills
      Audience: All Grade Levels
      4:45 – 6:15 PM
      Presenters: Susheela Valdez (Regional Director, K-12 Alliance @WestEd) and Ali Gubary (Science Instructional Lead, Aspire Public Schools)
    • The Means and Benefits of Integrating NGSS science and ELA/ELD
      Audience: PreK-5
      4:45 – 6:15 PM
      Presenters: Burr Tyler (Research Associate for STEM, WestED) & Monica Aguirre (ELD Resource Teacher, Vista USD)

  • Sunday, October 20, 2019

    • Hurricane in a Jar – Modeling Extreme Weather
      Audience: 6-12
      9:45 – 11:15 AM
      Presenters: Peter A’Hearn (Consultant, K-12 Alliance) & Philip Hudec (Secondary Science/STEM TOSA, Palm Springs USD)
    • Environmental Literacy and NGSS Woven Through the Years TK-8th
      Audience: PreK-8
      9:45 – 11:15 AM
      Presenters: Barbara Woods (NGSS and Environmental Literacy Curriculum Consultant TOSA, Galt JUST) & John Durand (Education Coordinator, Cosumnes River Preserve and Teacher, Galt JUESD)
    • Including Students with Disabilities in the NGSS Classroom
      Audience: 3-8
      11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
      Presenters: Heidi Freedman (Special Education Teacher, Galt JUESD) & Lisa Hegdahl (District Curriculum Coach, Galt JUESD)