STEM/STEAM

Future-Ready Programs That Make Your School Stand Out: Proving Your Value

Future-Ready Programs That Make Your School Stand Out: Proving Your Value

Presented by Jan Jardine, APEX Grant Coordinator, Aspen Peaks School District (UT); Gideon Sanders, Former Director of Innovative Strategies, Grand Rapids Public Schools (MI), and Current Adjunct Instructor, Grand Rapids Community College; and Yoelia Nava, Administrator of Adult Education, Region One Education Service Center
Moderated by Martha McCabe, Experienced Educator, Senior Vice President of Community Partnerships, Project Lead The Way

Empowering Youth Through Real-World Challenges: Powerful Learning in Action

Empowering Youth Through Real-World Challenges: Powerful Learning in Action

Presented by Karie Huttner, Design Thinking and Technology Teacher (6-8), Savanna Oaks Middle School (WI); Jose Gonzalez, 21st Century Learning Specialist and Verizon Senior Lab Mentor, Davis Middle School (CA); and Dr. Kelly McNeil, Experienced Educator, Senior Learning Experience Designer, Digital Promise

Real-World Connections: Instructional Strategies for Using Industry Voices to Deepen Career Exploration

Real-World Connections: Instructional Strategies for Using Industry Voices to Deepen Career Exploration

Presented by Jonathan Wren, Director of Magnet Schools, Metro Nashville Public Schools (TN); Giselle Harper, Magnet Schools Assistance Program Curriculum Specialist, Richard Dinkins Early College Magnet Middle School (TN); Allison Karandikar, Magnet Schools Assistance Program Curriculum Specialist, Isaac Litton STEM Magnet Middle School (TN); and Monica Cougan, Global Education Leader

Building Workforce-Ready Cybersecurity Skills in the Classroom

Building Workforce-Ready Cybersecurity Skills in the Classroom

Presented by Ronald Adams, Experienced Educator, Instructional Leader, Cyber Intelligence Academy at Park Crossing High School, Montgomery Public Schools (AL); Rashad Robinson, Experienced Educator, Tech Coordinator and Cyber Teacher, Cyber Intelligence Academy at Park Crossing High School, Montgomery Public Schools (AL); and Jessica S. Tickle, Experienced Educator, Instructor, PLTW Engineering and Cybersecurity, Center for Academic Achievement, Shawnee Mission School District (KS)
Moderated by Derek Babb, Experienced Educator, Cyber Security Lecturer, University of Nebraska at Omaha