Dr. Louise Mead is the Education Director at the BEACON Center at MSU, and Dr. Alexa Warwick is the Evolution and Outreach Postdoc at the BEACON Center at MSU. Their talk was titled "ConnectedBio Curriculum: Three-Dimensional Learning from Molecules to Populations."
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Extending a Coherent Gateway to STEM Teaching and Learning
Melanie Cooper, Lappan-Phillips Professor of Science Education. Dept. of Chemistry and Dept. of Teacher Education, MSU.
Dr. Becky Matz, Academic Specialist, HUB for Innovation, MSU
Dr. Kinsey Bain, Research Associate, Dept. of Chemistry, MSU
Barbara Hug is a Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her talk was titled "Using Ecosystem Models to Examine Students' Developing Understanding of Vector-Borne Disease."
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Kristen St. John is a professor of Geology at James Madison University. Her talk was titled "Building a Stronger DBER Community: Disciplinary and Cross-Disciplinary Examples."
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GenZ and STEM Education Today – How to Capitalize on the Crossroads
Mary Besterfield-Sacre is a Nikolas A. Dececco Professor, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and Director of the Engineering Education Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh.
Marcy Towns is a Professor of Chemistry and Director of General Chemistry at Purdue University. Her talk was titled "Blending Chemical and Mathematical Knowledge as Solve Problems in Chemical Kinetics."
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Hybrid Spaces and Third Places for Scientizing with Mobile, Wearable, & Community Technologies
Tamara Clegg, an assistant professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership at the University of Maryland's College of Education, discusses how emerging technologies have potential to deeply intertwine science practice with learners' everyday lives, culture, and values.