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SIEMENS
STEM INSTITUTE
Agenda
August 3-8, 2014
2014 Siemens STEM Institute 2
On behalf of the Siemens Foundation
and Discovery Education, welcome to
the 2014 Siemens STEM Institute.
We are excited to join you with top educators from across
the country and are honored to support you in preparing
todays students for the jobs of tomorrow.
This week will provide professional learning on innovative
tools, resources, and techniques to support your important
work. You will meet other education trailblazers from
across the country and gain a better understanding of
the importance of STEM achievement in college and
workforce readiness.
The relationships you forge this week are only the beginning.
Our intentions are for you to find moments of inspiration
that will spark collaboration and creativity for this new
school year and beyond. As a Siemens STEM Institute
Fellow, you will join a community of educators committed
to ensuring that STEM learning becomes a universal reality
for every student in our nation.
The Siemens STEM Academy Team
#STEMin14
@SiemensSTEMAcad
Facebook.com/SiemensSTEMAcad
Welcome!
Todays presentation resources will be made available at
http://siemenssteminstitute2014.com #STEMin14 3
Table of Contents
Daily Schedule & Events
Sunday, August 3..............................................................5
Monday, August 4............................................................7
Tuesday, August 5............................................................9
Wednesday, August 6...................................................11
Thursday, August 7........................................................13
Friday, August 8..............................................................15
Speaker Bios ....................................................................16
Team Lead Bios...............................................................20
Notes ..................................................................................23
1DP = One Discovery Place
MPR = Multi-Purpose Rooms A, B & C
JHT = The John Hendricks Theatre
Location Key
Opening Presentation
Rethinking the Flipped Classroom
By Dr. Lodge McCammon
The value of a flipped classroom goes way beyond having
students watch videos for homework. During this session
Dr. Lodge McCammon will model a new teaching method
which uses elements of flipped instruction as well as music and
movement to engage students. Participants will be challenged
to discuss the method in order to identify the features that are most
applicable for their classrooms.
Framing our
STEMtastic Week Together
Dr. Lodge McCammon works with children and teachers
on developing innovative practices
http://siemenssteminstitute2014.com #STEMin14
Time Activity Location
12:00 2:30 PM Hotel Check-In Hotel
3:00 4:00 PM Registration and Networking 1DP; MPR
4:00 5:00 PM Welcome and Opening 1DP; MPR
5:00 7:00 PM Opening Presentation: 1DP; MPR
Dr. Lodge McCammon
Rethinking the Flipped Classroom
7:00 7:45 PM Networking Dinner 1DP; MPR
7:45 8:30 PM Team Building 1DP; MPR
& Daily Reflection
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Sunday, August 3
Siemens STEM Institute Fellows visiting the
National Air and Space Museum
Opening Presentation
Creativity, Collaboration, and
Community in the STEM Classroom
By Kyle Schutt
Weve seen how music and video can be infused into the classroom to
create engaging learning experiences that encourage collaboration.
What other techniques can we utilize to captivate our students
interest? Throughout the week we will embark in playful,
interconnected learning that inspires creativity. Today we will
start by observing STEM through the Cs of 21st century skills.
We will see how educators are utilizing technology to collaborate
and tackle their biggest challenges. We will also participate in
community-driven experiences that demonstrate the power
of digital, mobile, and social learning.
How Many Cs are in
STEM Education?
Daily STEM Challenges
Chum Bucket Catapults
Catapults have achieved rock star status at Discovery Education
thanks to Science Channels Punkin Chunkin.
Spaghetti Challenge
Using the fundamentals of architecture, today's challenge is
to build the tallest spaghetti structure with a marshmallow on
the top. Structures must be self supporting and stand for at
least 10 seconds.
8:00 8:30 AM Breakfast 1DP; MPR
8:30 9:15 AM Opening Presentation: 1DP; MPR
Kyle Schutt
Creativity, Collaboration,
and Community in the
STEM Classroom
9:15 10:00 AM Daily STEM Challenge 1DP; MPR
10:00 10:10 AM Break 1DP; MPR
10:10 12:15 PM Building Community Today, 1DP; MPR
Tomorrow, and
Through 2014-2015
12:15 1:00 PM Lunch 1DP; MPR
1:00 4:00 PM Concurrent Sessions: 1DP; Animal Planet,
Content, Communication, TLC, Science Channel
& Collaboration Tools Rooms
4:00 4:30 PM Discovery Communications 1DP
Green Building Tour
5:00 6:00 PM Dinner 1DP; MPR
6:00 7:00 PM Daily STEM Challenge 1DP; MPR
7:00 7:15 PM Daily Reflection 1DP; MPR
7:15 8:30 PM Evening Networking Event Downtown
Silver Spring
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Monday, August 4
National Air & Space Museum
Welcoming us to NASM will be the Chief of Museum Learning,
Tim Grove, who will provide an overview of NASMs mission and
create a launching point for the mornings activities. Well also be
joined by Mike Hulslander, Manager of Onsite Learning, who will
introduce us to senior curators and education specialists providing
behind-the-scenes tour experiences and hands-on activities.
The National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., has
thousands of objects on display, including the 1903 Wright Flyer,
Charles Lindberghs Spirit of St. Louis, the Apollo II Command
Module Columbia, and a lunar rock you can touch. How can you
utilize the content and expertise shared with you to facilitate
student connections and inspire creativity?
National Building Museum
Tim Wright, National Curricula Coordinator, will invite us to
participate in a hands-on activity from the Designing for Disaster
curriculum. Paired with their exclusive exhibit featuring content
from Science Channel, youll be challenged to find your way as you
experience the impact of design-thinking in your STEM classroom.
White House
Russell Shilling, Executive Director for STEM Initiatives at the U.S.
Department of Education (ED), will meet our group to discuss
STEM strategic planning and how to incorporate STEM learning
through interactive activities with our students. Come prepared
to ask questions and provide insight on how your district is
working to achieve an integrated STEM education.
Content Knowledge and
Real World Application
7:30 8:00 AM Travel to Washington, D.C. 1DP; MPR
(Morning Briefing on buses)
8:00 11:30 AM Offsite Activity: National Air and
National Air and Space Space Museum
Museum Washington, D.C.
11:30 12:00 PM Lunch National Air and
Space Museum
12:30 3:00 PM Offsite Activity: National Building
National Building Museum Museum
Washington, D.C.
3:45 5:30 PM Offsite Activity: White House
White House Meet and Greet Conference Center
Washington, D.C.
5:30 6:15 PM Photo Opportunities Washington, D.C.
6:30 7:45 PM Dinner Union Station
7:45 9:15 PM Monument Tour Washington, D.C.
9:45 10:00 PM Daily Reflection Hotel
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Tuesday, August 5
Opening Keynote
Getting Busy With It!
Learning by Doing in a
Modern Learning Environment
By Ginger Lewman
We know that in todays world, its less about knowing all the facts
and instead, being able to ideate, prototype, build, grow, learn,
and improve. And there are many ways to help students master
and internalize that process, no matter where they are. Well take
a look at the exciting things that can happen as kids get excited
about learningand doing in ways they never thought possible.
Innovation and Imagination
in STEM Education
Daily STEM Challenge
Inflatable Biomes
Working with keynote speaker Ginger Lewman, you will create fun,
inexpensive, inflatable environments that can be used in a variety
of classroom settings to spark your students imaginations.
Siemens STEM Institute Fellows
learn real-world opportunities
through virtual simulations to
incorporate in their classrooms
8:30 9:00 AM Breakfast Hotel
9:00 9:45 AM Office Hours 1DP; MPR
10:30 10:45 AM Morning Briefing 1DP; MPR
10:45 11:45 AM Opening Keynote: 1DP; MPR
Ginger Lewman
Getting Busy With It!
Learning by Doing in a
Modern Learning Environment
11:45 12:00 PM Workshop Overview 1DP; MPR
12:45 1:00 PM Presentation: 1DP; MPR
Lissa Moses Johnson
CEO & Founder, Mosa Mack Science
1:00 5:00 PM STEM Classroom 1DP; Animal Planet,
Strategy Sessions TLC, Science Channel
Rooms
5:00 5:30 PM #STEMin14 Meeting: 1DP; MPR
Unconference Planning
& Daily Reflection
5:30 6:30 PM Dinner 1DP; MPR
6:30 7:30 PM Special Guest: 1DP; JHT
Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi
Astrophysicist, Inventor, Science TV Personality,
Global Science Education Activist
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Wednesday, August 6
Opening Keynote
Why STEM? Why Now?
By Dr. Cindy Moss
Join Dr. Cindy Moss as she shares national data, shines a light on
the Next Generation Science Standards and the Common Core,
and exposes proven strategies that have made an impact in
STEM teaching and learning. Dr. Moss will also feature Discovery
Education's Signature STEM transformation plans and provide a
vision that can be incorporated into your district STEM initiatives.
What does the
STEM Classroom look like?
MaKey MaKey Playdough Pac-Man
MaKey MaKey is an invention kit for the 21st century. Turn
everyday objects into touchpads and combine them with the
Internet. Todays challenge will be to create game controllers
from Playdough.
Siemens STEM
Institute Fellows
demonstrate
hands-on,
minds-on learning
8:45 9:15 AM Special Guest: 1DP; MPR
Jeniffer Harper-Taylor
Siemens Foundation
10:00 11:00 AM Opening Keynote: 1DP; MPR
Dr. Cindy Moss
Why STEM? Why Now?
11:00 12:00 PM Model Classroom 1DP; TLC & Science
Channel Rooms
12:30 1:00 PM Special Guests: 1DP; MPR
Kate Langsdorf, Thembi Duncan
& Cynthia Gertsen
Fords Theatre
1:00 3:45 PM Unconference 1DP; MPR; JHT; TLC
& Science Channel
Rooms
3:45 5:00 PM Break 1DP; MPR
5:00 6:00 PM STEM Institute 1DP; MPR
Awards Dinner
6:00 8:00 PM STEM Institute 1DP; JHT
Recognition Ceremony
8:00 10:00 PM STEM Carnival 1DP; Atrium
10:00 10:15 PM Prizes & Goodnight 1DP; MPR
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Thursday, August 7
Closing Keynote
Embracing the Power
of Learning Communities
By Lance Rougeux
Drawing upon results of the recent evaluation of Discovery
Educations professional learning community, the Discovery
Educator Network (DEN), and his ongoing research, Rougeux will
discuss the importance of community for educators and students
and the importance of modeling, ownership and pursuing your
passions. What are the benefits and challenges associated with
social in the context of both teaching and learning? How do we
find our niche within a professional learning community? How does
our own participation as active or passive community members
model behavior influence our expectations of our students?
Ultimately, well discover that choosing a community is a lot
like choosing a doughnut.
Nurturing Community and
Action Plans for Success
Bungee Barbie
Your task today will be to create a bungee line for Barbie that will
give her the most thrilling, yet safe, fall from a pre-determined
height. Introduce concepts of slope, linear equations and prediction
models with this fun exploration.
8:45 11:30 AM #STEMin14 Pecha Kucha 1DP; MPR
Presentations
11:30 12:15 PM Closing Keynote: 1DP; MPR
Lance Rougeux
Embracing the Power of
Learning Communities
12:15 12:30 PM Closing Video & Lunch To-Go 1DP; MPR
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Friday, August 8
Lissa Moses Johnson
Lissa Moses Johnson received her B.S. in Biology
from Bates College and her MST through the New
York City Teaching Fellows. Johnson worked as a
documentary television producer before teaching
middle and high school science in New York
City at Thurgood Marshall Academy and Friends
Seminary. She worked as a producer in the interactive
education division of CBS News, Channel One News. In 2010,
she founded Mosa Mack: Science Detective, a series of web-based
animated mysteries to inspire the next generation of scientists. In
2011, Johnson was named a Siemens STEM Institute Fellow. Mosa
Mack Science has been featured in the National Institutes of Health,
at the Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering
(SECME), NYU Poly STEM Center for K-12 Education, the Childrens
Media Association and the Waterloo Global Science Initiative.
Mosa Mack Science was a 2014 SIIA Innovation Incubator finalist
and received the Educators Choice award in May.
Ginger Lewman
Ginger Lewman is an education consultant and
keynote speaker at a non-profit education service
center, ESSDACK Educational Service Center. She
specializes in Project/Problem Based Learning,
technology integration, and gifted & high ability
learners. She is passionate about helping educators
rethink what teaching and learning can be
in todays world.
Project Based Learning has been her passion for the past 8 years,
creating a PBL school and the LifePractice Model they used. Working
with engaged learning, Lewman, the students, and staff, created a
democratic environment that crossed both the academic and the
social continuum. Learners became empowered with a thoughtful
voice and truly loved coming to school each day. She is ready
to share the steps that it took to develop a true community of
collaborative learners; staff, students, and parents together.
Speaker Bios
Dr. Lodge McCammon
Dr. Lodge McCammon is an educational pioneer.
His career began in 2003 at Wakefield High School
in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he taught Civics
and AP Economics. Dr. McCammon received a Ph.D.
from NC State University in 2008 and continued
his work by developing innovative practices and
sharing them with students, teachers and schools
across the world. Dr. McCammon is a musician who spends much of
his time in the recording studio composing curriculum-based music.
His songs and related materials can be found in Discovery Education
Streaming. He is also an education consultant who provides
professional services, including keynote speeches, presentations,
curriculum development, and a variety of training programs.
Dr. Cindy Moss
Dr. Cindy Moss taught high school biology,
chemistry and anatomy for 21 years in
Syracuse, NY, and Charlotte, NC, before
becoming the PreK-12 STEM Director for the
145,000 students and 10,000 teachers in her
district. As a teacher, she won numerous local,
regional and national awards including the
MIlken National Teaching Award (often
considered the Oscars of Teaching). At the helm of STEM, she
made major changes in the culture of the district and decreased
the achievement gap significantly. Most recently she was selected
as 1 of the 100 Women Leaders in STEM by US News and World
Report. A sought-after speaker on STEM achievement, Dr. Moss
meets with school systems, companies, nonprofits and education
agencies helping them transform STEM teaching and learning
around the world.
Dr. Hakeem M. Oluseyi
Dr. Hakeem M. Oluseyi is an internationally recognized
astrophysicist, inventor, science TV personality, and
global science education activist. His research interests
span the fields of astrophysics, cosmology, and technology
development. He received B.S.degrees in Physics &
Mathematics from Tougaloo College and M.S. and Ph.D.
degrees in Physics from Stanford University.
Since 2007, Dr. Oluseyi has been a professor of Physics & Space
Sciences at the Florida Institute of Technology. He currently has 7
U.S. patents, 4 EU patents and over 60 scholarly publications in the
areas of astrophysics, optics and detector technologies development;
nanotechnology manufacturing; observational cosmology; and the
history of astronomy. Dr. Oluseyi is passionate about communicating
the scientific process and the results of modern science to students
and the public in the U.S. and around the world.He has won several
honors including recent selections as a 2014 MIT MLK Fellow, a
2012 TEDGlobal Fellow, and a Speaker & Specialist for the U.S.
State Department in 2011 and 2013.
Dr. Oluseyi currently leads a research group at FIT that hacks
stars to understand the fundamental interactions of plasmas and
electromagnetic fields. They investigate Galactic structure and
formation by using the techniques of big data astroinformatics and
high-performance computing. Most recently, Dr. Oluseyi has begun
working with the100 Year Starship Project to help lay the groundwork
in preparation for the first human mission to a nearby star system.
Lance Rougeux
Lance Rougeux started his career as a teacher
at Julia de Burgos Bilingual Middle School in
the School District of Philadelphia and recently
co-founded the Purple Feet Foundation, a 501(c)3
non-profit organization focused on helping
underserved students think about their future.
Prior to joining Discovery Education, Rougeux was
an Executive Policy Specialist at the Pennsylvania Department
of Educations (PDE) Bureau of Educational Technology. While at
PDE, Rougeux spearheaded many statewide initiatives including
Speaker Bios
Keystones, a program recognized as a success story in the U.S.
Department of Educations National Education Technology Plan, and
eSPARC, a research endeavor called the gold standard of scientifically-
based research by eSchool News.
Rougeux currently serves as Vice President of Learning Communities
and Educational Consultants at Discovery Education where he leads
the Discovery Educator Network professional learning community,
supports successful implementation of the Discovery Education
TECHBOOK, oversees the Discovery Education Wilkes University
Instructional Media Program, and plays a vital role in ensuring the
success of Discovery Educations STEM initiatives.
He holds masters degrees in Educational Leadership and Technology
in Education from Villanova University and Harvard University,
respectively, and is an adjunct faculty member at Wilkes University,
for whom he designed the Digital Media in the Classroom graduate
level course. Rougeux resides in Pennsylvania and continues to teach
vicariously through his wife, an incredible sixth grade teacher.
Kyle Schutt
Kyle Schutt has worked with educators throughout
the country since 2010 to help them better
understand how technology and digital media can
be used to support instruction, motivate students,
and increase passion for learning. Schutt has
fostered relationships and community-building
by hosting in-person and virtual events for the
Discovery Educator Network (DEN), most recently enjoying
brainstorming, creating, producing and moderating Discovery
Educations virtual field trips and student focused events. He is
an active contributor and advisor to the Siemens STEM Academy
and has had the opportunity to lead the Siemens STEM Institute
for the past three years.
Patti Duncan
Patti Duncan is an educator, scientist, technology
consultant, and professional development trainer.
After working for 10 years as a food chemist,
Duncan made the switch to education in 1997.
She has taught middle school and high school
science for twelve years, most recently for the
Wallenpaupack Area School District in Hawley, PA.
During that time, keeping her classroom innovative and engaging
has been her focus. She has spent the past 15 years presenting
workshops and institutes on the local, state, and national level at
conferences such as New Jersey Science Teachers Association, New
Jersey Teachers Association, National Science Teachers Association,
Chem-Ed, BCCE, PETE &C, and ISTE. Duncan is currently the Manager
of Instructional Implementation at Discovery Education and has
been part of the Siemens STEM Academy team since its inception.
Brad Fountain
Brad Fountain is a passionate educator with
more than 20 years of educational experience.
He launched one of the first technology-based
professional development programs in North
Carolina in the early 2000s. He served as
administrator of the North Carolina Model
School of Technology in 2003 where he moved
the school to paperless workflow. Since joining Discovery he helped
launch the Discovery Educator Network and served on the front lines
during the development of Discovery Educations Techbook services.
Always looking to continue to push the envelope he has worked
with schools and school districts on utilizing the latest technology
including tablets and iPads, connecting the latest brain research to the
educational technology, professional development for administrators
on using technology, and implementing 1-to-1 initiatives.
Team Lead Bios
Mike Gorman
Michael Gorman is a graduate of Western
Michigan University, Indiana University, and Johns
Hopkins University. He has partnered with ISTE and
various educational, governmental, and business
organizations. He oversees a one to one laptop
programs and digital professional development for
Southwest Allen County Schools near Fort Wayne,
Indiana. He is also a consultant for Discovery Education, ISTE, My Big
Campus, and November Learning. He is on the National Faculty for
BIE (BUCK Institute) and an Adviser for Tech & Learning Magazine.
Gorman is the president for SIGOL (ISTE). He advocates for teachers
and students while concentrating efforts at transforming education.
Michelle Joyce
Michelle Joyce is an inspiring educator from Australia who
has taught from pre-K to college level in Australia, India,
UK and USA. She currently teaches Chemistry in Naples,
FL. Joyce completed her Masters in Forensic Science at
the University of Florida this year and was a 2013 Siemens
STEM Institute Fellow. She has presented at NSTA Science
and STEM conferences as well as conducted regional trainings
in both science content and literacy strategies. Joyce has
developed a talent for grant writing, receiving more than
20 grants for her classroom in the past five years alone.
Chris Lazartic
Chris Lazartic, a 2013 Siemens STEM Institute Fellow, has
taught many different science subjects over the past 8
years. He currently teaches Earth Science, Astronomy and
Physics to fifth and sixth graders at Aspen Academy in
Greenwood Village, CO. Several years ago, Lazartic started
Lazer Leaders, a company that specializes in summer
camp experiences that provide meaningful experiences
to students in an outdoor environment. Lazartic loves to hike, camp,
bike, disc golf, play sports, go to concerts and build forts in Colorado!
Bob Lochel
Bob Lochel, a Siemens STEM Institute Fellow in 2011,
has served for 3 years as team lead at the Institute.
A high school math teacher for 15 years, Lochel has a
passion for developing math lessons which promote
inquiry and encourage technology integration,
particularly in Statistics and Algebra courses. Outside
of his district, Lochel serves as an AP Statistics Reader,
worked with Texas Instruments through their Fast-Track program for
TI Navigator, and developed summer courses on chaos, fractals and
cryptography for high school students through the Philadelphia
Math-Science Partnership at LaSalle University. Lochel has a passion
for online collaboration: hosting twitter chats #statschat and
#PAEdChat, and presenting with the online Global Math Department
and Twitter Math Camp. Recent talks by Lochel have featured
the Desmos graphing calculator, using tech tools to encourage
whole-class communication, and standards-based grading in Algebra 1.
Marianna OBrien
Marianna OBrien of Culver City, CA, a 2013 Siemens
STEM Institute Fellow, has been teaching 8th grade
Physical Science for 14 years at Lincoln Middle School
located in Santa Monica, California. After earning
a B.S. in Biological Sciences and a teaching credential
from the University of California, Irvine, she pursued
a Masters in Educational Leadership from California
State University, Northridge. Since she began teaching, OBrien
has continually pursued enriching experiences for all her students,
including nanoscience, robotics and computer programming.
She shares experiences such as her Zero-G Flight experience to
teach microgravity and inspire her students to continually pursue
new learning experiences.
Team Lead Bios
Notes
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The Siemens STEM Institute is a one-of-a-kind
immersive professional development program that pairs
educators with scientists, thought-leaders, personalities,
and innovators whose work across STEM disciplines inspire and
inform science today and the careers of tomorrow.
SiemensSTEMAcademy.com
#STEMin14

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