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Experiential
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Lightning Session
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Lightning Session

Lightning Session: Teachers and Schools

Monday, September 30, 2024
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM US CDT
Location: S106B
Lightning Session
Engineering for Everybody: Multilingual Activities for All Ages
Presenters
Kaitlyn DelDuca – The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Jennings Mergenthal – Science Museum of Minnesota
Lenette Rodriguez – Explora

Sparks of Equity: Igniting Change Through Science Afterschool Programs
This session explores innovative strategies from a science social justice after-school program that builds and grows curiosity and confidence in middle schoolers. Attendees will explore the philosophy behind this program, receive tools to implement their own community project, and learn how a program like this might be funded.
Presenters
Tomara Gee – Museum of Life and Science
Stepheny Hine – Museum of Life and Science

We Are All Teachers of Science: Formal and Informal Education Working Together
In this session, we advocate for a coordinated approach that creates coherence across informal and formal learning environments from the young person’s perspective. Learn about the conceptual shifts in K-12 science teaching that the Next Generation Science Standards are bringing about and how these are relevant in informal education settings.
Presenters
Rex Babiera – Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Misty Richmond – Chicago Public Schools