8:00—9:30 am
Making Science Accessible Through Hands-On Exploration, Technology, and Active Literacy
Meet the learning needs of a diverse student population with Delta Education's new ScienceFLEX. Experience how hands-on exploration, 4 levels of content readers, technology, active scientific writing in student notebooks and discourse enable all students to master fundamental science concepts and apply them to an engineering challenge. Leave with literacy strategies, a complete lesson plan and digital tools to try with your diverse learners next week.
Presenters: Deb Vanatter and Mary Anne Feller

10:00—11:30 am
Where Cell Structure and Energy Dynamics ARE Fun and Games
Experience innovative models of key life science concepts (cell structure and function, photosynthesis, and cellular respiration) with CPO Science LINK: Energy Quest and Cell Quest. Use cutting-edge Augmented Reality and game-based modeling strategies plus elements of cooperation and competition to differentiate for ALL students. Chance to win door prizes.
Presenter: Naomi Hartl

12:00—1:30 pm
Developing and Using Models
Go on a journey to the center of the Earth, explore the flow of energy in an ecosystem, or design a playgrouand. Experience all forms of models (including augmented reality) as we seamlessly blend hands-on investigations, technology, leveled student books, and science notebooks with Delta Education's new ScienceFLEX modules. Leave with an integrated lesson and digital tools you can try with your students next week.
Presenters: Deb Vanatter and Mary Anne Feller

2:00—3:30 pm
How to Argue in an Elementary Science Class
Help students develop scientific argumentation skills by making claims based on observable evidence. Put these skills into practice with lessons from Delta Education's new ScienceFLEX modules as we prove (or disprove) fundamental science concepts. Leave with a complete lesson plan to try with your students next week.
Presenters: Deb Vanatter and Mary Anne Feller

4:00—5:30 pm
A STEM Approach to Engineering Design: Wind Turbines & Electric Motors
Plan, build, test, and refine your designs to engineer your very own wind turbine and electric motors using CPO Science Link modules! With STEM activities and an NGSS approach, use engineering design process to engage your students in concepts of electromagnetism and its application to real-world phenomena. Chance to win door prizes.
Presenter: Naomi Hartl

8:00—9:30 am
Ten Minutes to Improving Science Achievement
The word "assessment" can strike fear into the hearts of teachers and students. Join FOSS developers to learn how assessment can be transformed into an integrated teaching tool that both teachers and students grades 3–8 embrace to create a classroom culture that motivates effort and growth mindset to improve learning.
Presenters: FOSS Project staff, Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley

10:00—11:30 am
FOSS for All Students—Access and Equity
Providing equitable learning opportunities for all students requires knowing the curriculum, understanding the diverse needs of your students, and responding effectively to those needs. Join us for a closer look at how the FOSS program provides both universal access and targeted instruction for your most vulnerable students.
Presenters: FOSS Project staff, Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley

12:00—1:30 pm
Wave Properties and Information Technologies (Gr 6–8)
Engage in activities using lasers and optical fibers and concepts of refraction and reflection in the FOSS Next Generation Waves Course for middle school. Explore the phenomena that allow information transfer by fiber optic technology, and identify connections to the three dimensions of NGSS.
Presenters: FOSS Project staff, Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley

2:00—3:30 pm
Exploring Kinetic Energy Transfers in Collisions! (Gr 6–8)
Plan and carry out a collision investigation to explore how potential energy and kinetic energy are related. Engage as students to make sense of data to develop an understanding of energy transfers in the FOSS Next Generation Gravity and Kinetic Energy Course for middle school.
Presenters: FOSS Project staff, Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley

4:00—5:30 pm
Argumentation and Explanation in FOSS Grades K–5
Investigate core science phenomena and experience how students create models, construct explanations, and engage in argumentation from evidence in FOSS lessons. Explore how NGSS science and engineering practices complement and reinforce each other to enhance student learning. Leave with instructional strategies to support student sense making.
Presenters: FOSS Project staff, Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley