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8:00am CDT

Virtual AHA Moments Zoom 1Kim Mueller • Erin Endreson • Twig Science Pandemic Ponderings: How do you start a new year in science classes when we have no idea how it is going to look? Zoom 3Ashley Tilley • Denise Adams • Chelsea Bailey • AMSTI Using Virtual Collaborative Groups in STEM Zoom 2Melissa Specker Hands-On Activity Lessons Face-to-Face and Virtually Implementing NGSS Zoom 5Dennis Sunal • Cynthia Sunal • Megan Zeier • Daniel Stanley • Nathan McDonald • Tommy Duong • Sergei Killic • Caitlin Murray • Rachael Tawbush • Sabrina Stanley

9:00am CDT

DEVELOPING COMPUTATIONAL THINKING USING CHILDREN’S LITERATURE Zoom 2Ann Iott • Beth Balch • AMSTI Introducing the Alabama STEM Council Zoom 3Lee Meadows Keep Teaching Science with STCMS @HOME Zoom 6Paula Tripp • Carolina Curriculum 2020-21 Genetics and Biotech Guidebook Zoom 4Dr. Neil Lamb • Madelene Loftin • HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology Smore Presentations for Virtual Learning Zoom 5Kathleen Roberts

10:00am CDT

Tips and Ideas for Teaching STEM online and in a Socially Distance Classroom Zoom 5Jessica Waters • Timothy Johnson Let's Develop an Effective STEM Program Zoom 4Becky Gibson • Susan Arnette • Accelerate Learning Virtual programs- McWane on the Web Zoom 3Lawrence Cooper • McWane Science Center When Scientists Discover New Things: Modifying Project Learning Tree’s “Every Tree for Itself” to Integrate Content and Process in an Authentic Way Zoom 6Katrina Hughley • Lise Falconer • AMSTI A+ College Ready--New Program for AP Science Teachers Across Alabama Zoom 2Mallory Harp • Matt Dean • A+ College Ready Teacher Tested Virtual Tools for Remote Science Instruction Part A Zoom 1Dennis Sunal • Cynthia Sunal • Kelsey Smith • Hannah Reed • Hannah Millwood • Rylleigh Harstad • Chelsea Moon • Rachael Tawbush • Sabrina Stanley

11:00am CDT

Carolina Science Online for K-5 Zoom 4Paula Tripp • Carolina Curriculum Bitmoji for Beginners: Pop Culture Meeting the Needs of Teaching in a Pandemic! Zoom 5Donja Dryden • Chelsea Bailey • AMSTI Student Engagement for 200: How appearing on "Jeopardy!" changed me as a teacher. Zoom 2Eric Huff Empirical Data and Critical Thinking Zoom 6William Payne Teacher Tested Virtual Tools for Remote Science Instruction Part B Zoom 1Dennis Sunal • Cynthia Sunal • Lily Walker • Hakim Hawkins • Andrea Shull • Sabrina Stanley • Rachael Tawbush

12:00pm CDT

LUNCH On Your Own

1:00pm CDT

Cross Curricular: Integration is the Key... that unlocks Time Zoom 5Shundra Morris • AMSTI Using Micro:Bit for data collection and citizen science Zoom 4Matthew Buckley • Auburn University-SCORE Engagement in the Ether: Facilitating Discussions in a Virtual Setting Zoom 3Madelene Loftin • Jennifer Hutchison • HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology Using Simulations for Teaching Scientific Practices in COVID and NON-COVID Settings Zoom 6Chris Schnittka • Danielle Hudson

2:00pm CDT

Using video and written reflection to assess students' design thinking in a second grade classroom Zoom 1J. P. Gaston • A. D. Rand • Dr. Katie Guffey McCorrison DIY Science and ALSDE standard Science resources from Alabama Public Television Zoom 3Kathy Heiman STEM Literacy with the 5E Instructional Model Zoom 2Becky Gibson • Susan Arnette • Accelerate Learning Bringing Real-World Phenomena into Your Middle School Lessons Zoom 4Contessa Akintunji • Erin Endreson • Twig Science Get the most out of Whiteboard.fi Zoom 6Kathleen Roberts

2:50pm CDT

AFTERNOON BREAK On Your Own

3:30pm CDT

Keynote Address: Alabama’s Remarkable Biodiversity and Paleobiodiversity Zoom 1Jun Ebersole • McWane Science Center