STEM Education for the Future
Keynote: "Changing Pedagogy in STEM Instruction: Contextualized instruction in STEM-related fields"
Dr. Thomas Tubon is an established scientist and professor in the Biotechnology Department at Madison College. He teaches program courses in the Applied Associates Degree in Biotechnology, Post-Baccalaureate Certificates in Biotechnology, Stem Cell Technologies Certificate, and Industry Contract workshops in Human Stem Cell Technologies.
He currently serves as the Principal Investigator and Director for the National Science Foundation – Advanced Technological Education program project for developing workforce-centered programming in Emerging Stem Cell Technologies (DUE 1501553). Dr. Tubon oversees development of industry-based curricula, and strategic implementation for local, regional, and national-level program scale-up. In this role, he has facilitated the creation of a broad network of industry, community, and academic stakeholders through outreach and education initiatives empowering career pathways in Science, Technology, Education, and Mathematics (STEM). In the last 36 months, Dr. Tubon’s involvement in over 100 educator workshops and conferences, family and youth science events, and Career Technical Education (CTE) courses has directly engaged over 5000 stakeholders in STEM, including aspiring youth in our underserved and underrepresented communities. Read more
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| Friday, March 4th | ||
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| 7:30 AM |
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Front Entrance / Rear of Auditorium 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM |
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| 8:00 AM |
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Auditorium 8:00 AM - 12:15 AM |
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| 8:15 AM |
Thomas Tuban, National Science Foundation Auditorium 8:15 AM - 9:00 AM |
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| 9:15 AM |
Session A-1: Teaching Fields in Introductory Physics Peter Dong, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: MS/HS 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM |
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| 9:15 AM |
Session A-2: Using Stories to Enhance Learning and Student Engagement in the Biology Classroom Joseph Traina, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: MS/HS 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM |
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| 9:15 AM |
Session A-3: The Box Problem – An Introduction Ruth Dover, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: 8-HS 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM |
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| 9:15 AM |
Lindsey Herlehy, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: MS 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM |
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| 9:15 AM |
Crystal Randall, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: MS/HS NOTE: This session is 2hr 15 min 9:15 AM - 11:30 AM |
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| 9:15 AM |
Session C-2: “It IS Easy as pi” Christine L. Moskalik, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: Elementary NOTE: This session is 2hr 15 min 9:15 AM - 11:30 AM |
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| 9:15 AM |
Session C-3: Engineering with Reinforced Concrete Patrick Young, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: MS NOTE: This session is 2hr 15 min 9:15 AM - 11:30 AM |
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| 9:15 AM |
Session C-4: Design Your School’s New Innovation Space Britta W. McKenna, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: All NOTE: This session is 2hr 15 min 9:15 AM - 11:30 AM |
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| 9:15 AM |
Elizabeth Martinez, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: MS/HS NOTE: This session is 2hr 15 min 9:15 AM - 11:30 AM |
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| 10:30 AM |
Session B-1: Model building in Planetary Science and the NGSS Eric Hawker, IMSA Grade Levels: MS/HS 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
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| 10:30 AM |
Session B-2: Is STEM Truly for All: Motivating Black and Latino Students to Engage in STEM Adrienne Coleman, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: All 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
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| 10:30 AM |
Session B-3: Analysis of Pollutants in the Environment John Thurmond, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: HS 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
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| 10:30 AM |
Session B-4: STEM Integration: Statistics is the Connection Karen Togliatti, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: MS 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
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| 11:30 AM |
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Campus Cafeteria 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
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| 12:30 PM |
Sarah O'Leary-Driscoll, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: HS 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
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| 12:30 PM |
Session D-2: Science and the Feminine: A Cultural Examination Robert Kiely, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: HS 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
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| 12:30 PM |
Session D-3: The Mathematical Wonders of Pascal's triangle Donald Porzio, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: MS/HS 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
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| 12:30 PM |
Session F-1: Exploration Geometry: Hands-On Transformations Lindsey Herlehy, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: MS NOTE: This session is 2hr 15 min 12:30 PM - 2:45 PM |
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| 12:30 PM |
Session F-2: Simple Chemistry Labs and Activities to Teach Difficult and Important Concepts Dave DeVol, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: HS NOTE: This session is 2hr 15 min 12:30 PM - 2:45 PM |
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| 12:30 PM |
Session F-3: “It IS Rocket Science” Carmela Jones, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: Elementary NOTE: This session is 2hr 15 min 12:30 PM - 2:45 PM |
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| 12:30 PM |
Session F-4: Developing Parametric Equations Using Mathematical Modeling Mark Kammrath, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: HS NOTE: This session is 2hr 15 min 12:30 PM - 2:45 PM |
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| 12:30 PM |
Session F-5: The new STEM education: Students as Creators? Carl Heine, Illinois Math and Science Academy Grade Levels: MS/HS NOTE: This session is 2hr 15 min 12:30 PM - 2:45 PM |
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| 12:30 PM |
Session F-6: “To Infinity and Beyond” – Exploring ways to teach an abstract concept Nicole Ross, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: MS/HS NOTE: This session is 2hr 15 min 12:30 PM - 2:45 PM |
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| 1:45 PM |
Session E-1: Labs for Waves, Sound, and Optics Brooke Schmidt, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: MS/HS 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM |
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| 1:45 PM |
Session E-2: Function FUNdamentals, More Than x and y Carlo Ordonez, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: MS/HS 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM |
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| 1:45 PM |
Session E-3: Addressing NGSS Engineering Standards with an Alternative Energy Module Peter Clancy, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Grade Levels: HS 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM |
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