Gear up to learn how to integrate science across the curriculum. Kindergarten through 3rd-grade educators will explore how science resources can be integrated into their reading and writing programs. We will explore multiple instructional strategies that accelerate learning for all students. We will also dive into how AMSTI can help teachers incorporate more science into their classrooms.
Calling all elementary school teachers! Join us for an engaging and enlightening workshop that explores the powerful intersection of science education and the Science of Reading initiatives. Discover how teaching science can support and enhance students' reading and writing abilities, creating a comprehensive approach that fosters academic achievement across disciplines.
Educational Solutions Provider, Savvas Learning Company
Ramy Mahmoud is a lecturer at the University of Texas at Dallas teaching Educational Technology and Curriculum and Instruction in Science, and a National Science Specialist for Savvas Learning Company. As a former high school biology teacher of 16 years, Ramy is passionate about engaging... Read More →
Monday February 24, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am CST
City Hall - ECR
This session will provide an overview of a robust science teaching framework outlined in the book titled Ambitious Science Teaching. Participants will explore four sets of practices that teachers can use to engage their students and promote scientific learning.
Participants will explore physical science concepts of light and distance while using PocketLabs to collect and display real-time data. While this hands-on session highlights the use of PocketLabs in physics experiments, participants will gain skills that can be adapted for scientific investigations across different content areas
For the past 12 years, Summer Science Institute (SSI) has been a premier residential program for exceptional 11th-12th graders in Alabama and Georgia. During this week-long experience, SSI Scholars engage in cutting-edge experiments, real-world applications, and collaborate with faculty researchers from Auburn University’s College of Sciences and Mathematics.
Raise environmental literacy while creating a 3-D model of land use, engaging in a simulation of carrying capacity in a habitat, and participating in an interactive history of a local river. Presented lessons deepen students’ understanding of “Earth and Human Activities” and “Ecosystems. Receive lesson plans, data sets and more.
Join us for an engaging, hands-on session that will ignite your passion for science education! An exciting and interactive session featuring McGraw Hill Inspire Science! Dive into hands-on science inquiry and discover how our program engages students with tools like Kahoot! while supporting flexible instructional time and versatile teaching approaches. Aligned to the Alabama Course of Study: Science, McGraw Hill Alabama Inspire Science connects seamlessly across content areas and provides embedded differentiation to meet the needs of all learners. Explore our dynamic print and digital resources and see how they can transform your classroom into a hub of discovery and engagement. Don’t miss this fun, engaging opportunity to inspire your teaching and spark a love for science in every student!
Engage in a transformative learning experience that promotes inquiry, real-world problem-solving, and phenomena-based instruction through hands-on activities. Alabama Inspire Science is your all-in-one solution for meeting state standards, fostering student-led learning, and equipping educators with innovative tools for success. Explore the program's versatile print and digital components and see how they support inquiry-centered teaching and ensure content mastery for students. Don’t miss this opportunity to delve into resources that elevate classroom learning and empower both teachers and students!
Come explore a wide variety of educational technology with hands-on activities. We will introduce tools such as Ozobot, Dash, Sphero, Scratch, VEX 123, VEX Go and more. Plus, you will have time to engage with the ones that interest you the most. We will also talk about grant opportunities to get your own technology.
Hello! I am a K-5th grade AMSTI Science Specialist (Region 2, Athens. Al.) I also support DLCS standards. I have been in education 18 years, I love to integrate science and DLCS across curriculums.
This session is designed to provide K-12 science teachers with information and strategies for success in facilitating student discourse in science. It will highlight the importance of discourse and provide various strategies for leading student talk in the science classroom.
Discover how peer tutoring can enhance secondary science learning! This session combines interactive simulated peer tutoring with real-time data to demonstrate its impact. Participants will gain practical insights, explore research on peer tutoring effectiveness in middle and high school science, and leave equipped to implement this strategy in their classrooms.
Although organismal biology receives less attention in science classrooms, it can help establish a strong scientific foundation as well as critical research skills. Dichotomous keys are integral tools to identify species, and this session will cover an exercise where students build dichotomous keys of prehistoric shark species from fossilized teeth.
This session will demonstrate how to get teachers started with teaching science in K-2 with Science4Us. Participants will learn how to engage young scientists in learning science using a variety of teaching strategies to support lessons, engage students in online activities, and plan science lessons that build problem-solving skills and support literacy.
Tiffany Christian is an Area Implementation Coordinator with ExploreLearning in the Mid-Atlantic region. She has 17 years of experience in public education as a gifted math and science teacher, an academic coach, and a district K-12 science instructional lead. She currently lives... Read More →
Monday February 24, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am CST
City Hall - ECR
The abundance of misinformation demands that educators help students differentiate between tested truths and falsehoods. Generation Skeptics curriculum teaches students the importance of substantiating claims with evidence. Check out our free lessons and opportunities for educators to make $500 stipends starting GenSkeps clubs or after-school programs. www.generationskeptics.org
In this session we will present 10 hands on or data driven CER activities appropriate for Secondary Earth and Space Science students. All of these (ALCOS standards aligned) activities are from free open resources or utilize data that is readily available on the internet. participants will be provided with a usb drive containing activity material and links.
The Alabama Science and Engineering Fair provides an amazing opportunity for your middle and high school students to showcase their independent STEM Research Projects. Students perform research that they choose, collect data, interpret results and then communicate their findings at local, regional, state, and national competitions for top dollar prizes.
Intentional planning and collaborative opportunities open the door to cross-curricular instructional practices including STEM through the engineering design process.
Join our interactive science workshop where literacy meets exploration! Immerse yourself in a world of discovery as we blend scientific concepts with the power of language. Through engaging activities, such as designing a hand pollinator, students will not only see how to unravel the wonders of science but also enhance their literacy skills. Leave with classroom resources. Smithsonian Science for the Classroom (K-2) received an All-Green rating from EdReports.org.
This session adapts a PBL lesson with AI tools, streamlining research so students can focus on gathering evidence and crafting stronger written arguments and presentations. AI supports refining claims, sourcing evidence, providing feedback, and organizing ideas, enhancing critical thinking and engagement throughout the lesson. Participants: Bring a device with internet access.
This session highlights an innovative STEAM program empowering Selma’s youth through environmental education, leadership development, and community service. Discover how students become eco-leaders addressing local challenges, fostering sustainability, and creating pathways to future opportunities in the Black Belt region.
At the end of this session, participants will learn about STEM Cases and how they work, learn to facilitate learning using a case, effectively monitor learning using the results heatmap, and differentiate instruction to enrich student learning at various levels. With STEM Cases, students act like scientists in the role of STEM professionals to solve real-world problems.
Tiffany Christian is an Area Implementation Coordinator with ExploreLearning in the Mid-Atlantic region. She has 17 years of experience in public education as a gifted math and science teacher, an academic coach, and a district K-12 science instructional lead. She currently lives... Read More →
Monday February 24, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CST
Magnolia
Explore Learning Blade, a virtual STEM toolbox to connect STEM education to real-world careers and technologies. Through engaging lessons and projects, students discover diverse professions like engineers, scientists, and healthcare professionals. Accessible to all, it fosters interest-based exploration, equips students with 21st-century skills, and empowers them to envision future career paths. Register at www.LearningBlade.com/AL for your FREE Account.
Come explore a interactive, hands-on activity that explores the ins and outs of precision medicine, including how diversity, socioeconomic factors, and lifestyle can effect health.
Molly Langston joined Southern Research’s STEM Education Outreach Team as the STEM Education Associate in summer of 2021. She is responsible for assisting with the implementation and development of educational programs that aim to excite Alabama students about science, technology... Read More →
Shon Essex joined Southern Research's STEM Education Outreach team in fall of 2022 as a STEM Education Associate. He is responsible for developing creative ways to assist and engage school districts throughout Alabama to enhance the state's STEM activities, as well as develop and... Read More →
Monday February 24, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CST
Ballroom A
Learn how to use the Save the Baby Penguins curriculum in your elementary STEM classroom. Students build little shelters for color-changing penguins to keep them cool in the hot sun of Boulder's Beach, South Africa. Complete classroom kits will be given to 8 lucky teachers.
PASCO's cutting-edge equipment enhances OpenSciEd's curriculum. Transform your middle school science classroom with hands-on, sensor-based investigations. Empower students to think critically and explore science like never before.
About PASCO Scientific:Students need modern tools and technology to succeed in STEM. At PASCO, we have been creating and manufacturing award-winning, hands-on science education tools and data-logging solutions since 1964. With our unique blend of dedication and experience, we think... Read More →
Monday February 24, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm CST
Magnolia
Come hear new science and biotech stories from the last year. The HudsonAlpha annual Guidebook explains new discoveries in student-friendly language. Freely available and ready to use in your classroom.
Our Middle School Science Department strives to get our students excited about science! We coordinate a Mad Scientist Day every year, where our whole middle school rotates through fun hands-on demonstrations. We get our community involved and have the experiments run by a local company, "The Nutty Scientists," and a club from our local University, UAH. We also have an annual STEAM Night where we have over 30 companies come and participate. We hope these engaging events will excite our students so that they can see science not just as a subject but as something fun that they would like to explore more deeply.
Teachers will look into the unique Anchored Inquiry Learning Model developed by the team at BSCS and how it can profoundly impact student engagement, skills development, and understanding of scientific processes.
I began my career with a degree in Professional Geology from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX. However, met the love of my life and we quickly began the expansion of our family. After staying at home with the little ones until they reached school age, I pursued... Read More →
Monday February 24, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm CST
City Hall - ECR
High school students, especially from underrepresented backgrounds, seek meaningful careers. Therefore, STEM activities that align with their values can boost interest in engineering. Engineering researchers and educators co-developed science labs for rural high schools to broaden participation in engineering by addressing the diverse motivations of Generation Z students.
Dr. Lakin is Professor of Educational Studies at The University of Alabama University. She conducts educational measurement research related to test validity and fairness. She is lead author of the Cognitive Abilities Test (Form 8). Her federally funded research on developing new... Read More →
In this hands-on session, discover how DNA evidence plays a pivotal role in agricultural practices and selective breeding to benefit both farmers and consumers. Determine the genetic profiles of individual cattle available for sale, and assist a farmer in identifying the most promising candidates for creating the ultimate Ca$H Cow.
Join us for an engaging, hands-on session that will ignite your passion for science education! An exciting and interactive session featuring McGraw Hill Inspire Science! Dive into hands-on science inquiry and discover how our program engages students with tools like Kahoot! while supporting flexible instructional time and versatile teaching approaches. Aligned to the Alabama Course of Study: Science, McGraw Hill Alabama Inspire Science connects seamlessly across content areas and provides embedded differentiation to meet the needs of all learners. Explore our dynamic print and digital resources and see how they can transform your classroom into a hub of discovery and engagement. Don’t miss this fun, engaging opportunity to inspire your teaching and spark a love for science in every student!
Look up at the ceiling when you’re at the grocery store, your school, or offices. What will you often see? Fire sprinklers! What role do fire sprinklers have in engineering and designing fire-safe spaces. In this workshop we evaluate the structure and function of a fire sprinkler to understand what can make the bulb break and how a system of fire sprinklers work to limit the impact of fire.
Explore how the Alabama Data Scholars Program bridges classroom learning with career readiness in the digital age. This session will highlight how science teachers can support student participation, guide students in building portfolios, and prepare them for internships and careers in data-driven industries. Gain insights into the skills employers are seeking and how to help students stand out in the growing digital economy.
Utilizing models in science allows students to visualize chemical phenomena and the conservation of energy. By developing and using models, learners can better grasp complex concepts, predict outcomes, and analyze how energy changes occur. This practice aligns with the 2023 Alabama Course of Study Developing and Using Models Science and Engineering Practices, as well as, Next Generation Science Standards,.
Participants will make and use alginate beads containing algae and alginate beads containing yeast. They will learn how the beads can be used to model the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
Join us on this hands-on workshop where we will unlock the secrets of Sickle Cell Disease. We will explore the genetics of sickle cell disease and genetic testing. Extend the narrative by becoming medical geneticists conducting newborn screenings for SCD to determine disease inheritance and susceptibility. We can wrap up with modern therapies now available for SCD.
Here is a fun way to get your students talking about all those fabulous bacteria and viruses that inhabit our surroundings. During this activity students will research several pathogens and share their findings in a fun creative way with each other in class.
