Session #2

Advanced Computer Science Topics and Teaching - Creating a Community

Namrata Pandya, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Middle (6th-8th), High School (9th-12th)

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Applying an Equity Lense to the Danielson Framework

Comfort Akwaji-Anderson, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Angela Rowley, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Elementary (K-5), Middle (6th-8th), High School (9th-12th)

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Be the Change: Re-Ignite Students' Passion for Problem Solving and Mathematics

Marti Shirley, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

High School (9th-12th)

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Building Math Skills and Making Math Connections Across the Curriculum

Kelly Remijan, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Elementary (K-5)

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Code of the Wild

Patrick Young, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Elementary (K-5)

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Have a Heart!

Sowmya Anjur, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Middle (6th-8th), High School (9th-12th)

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Innovation Makers Workshop

David Hernandez, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Elementary (K-5)

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Inquiry Based Instruction in Chemistry with Games

Karen Ye, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

High School (9th-12th)

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Making an Effective Makerspace

Norman Robinson III, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Middle (6th-8th), High School (9th-12th), Specialists

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Putting the Science in Computer Science

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

High School (9th-12th)

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Real-world GPS STEM Activities

Peggy Steffen, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Middle (6th-8th)

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Science for a Brainy Day

Nicole Ross, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Early Childhood (PreK-2), Elementary (K-5), Middle (6th-8th), High School (9th-12th)

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Smart Maps: Implementing a Powerful Technology into Any Classroom

Richard Schultz, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Middle (6th-8th)

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Stress in Education: Finding Solutions to Combat Negativity and Burnout

Kevin Kusy, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Sarah O'Leary-Driscoll, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Early Childhood (PreK-2), Elementary (K-5), Middle (6th-8th), High School (9th-12th), Specialists

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Teaching Computer Science in High Schools

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

High School (9th-12th)

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Teaching Problem Solving in Physics

Eric Hawker, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Elementary (K-5), Middle (6th-8th), High School (9th-12th)

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Teaching with a Full Deck: Card Sorts

Lindsey Herlehy, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Elementary (K-5

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

That's What I've Been Looking for My Whole Life: Development of Social Capital Among Gifted Rural Females at a Specialized STEM High School

Samantha Melendez
Jerald Thomas

High School (9th-12th), Specialists

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

The Wright Stuff: An Integrative Approach to Stained Glass

Cassandra Wissink Armstrong, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Elementary (K-5), Middle (6th-8th)

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Using Forensics to Introduce IR Spectroscopy & Molecular Modeling

Joe Golab, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

High School (9th-12th)

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM