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Friday, March 14
 

9:30am PDT

Welcome
Friday March 14, 2025 9:30am - 10:00am PDT
Grand Ballroom
Friday March 14, 2025 9:30am - 10:00am PDT
Grand Ballroom

10:15am PDT

Transdisciplinary Learning with Smart Greenhouses (6-12)
Friday March 14, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am PDT
This session will provide 6-12 educators the opportunity to learn more about an exciting new project with MMSA and Boston College that engages students in utilizing Micbo:bits to control a desktop greenhouse.
Speakers
avatar for Stefany Burrell

Stefany Burrell

Nonprofit, MMSA
I am MMSA's project manager for the Smart Greenhouses project, Maine State Science Fair, and Maine Middle School Science & Engineering Fair. I'm a big believer in hands-on and project-based learning, where students are challenged to be curious, creative, and persistent. My background... Read More →
avatar for Terence Finnegan

Terence Finnegan

I am a STEM Education Specialist at MMSA, focusing on computer science, computational thinking and data science. I have a background in software engineering, teaching and STEM events for all ages. I am passionate about finding immersive and engaging ways for anyone to learn about... Read More →
Friday March 14, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am PDT
  Computer Science

10:15am PDT

Math Fluency Games We Love (K-8)
Friday March 14, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am PDT
TBA
Engage in fun, easy-to-implement, low-prep games that will build your students math fluency. Walk away with games to play tomorrow.
Speakers
avatar for Cheryl Tobey

Cheryl Tobey

STEM Specialist, Mathematics, Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
avatar for Becky Tapley

Becky Tapley

STEM Education Specialist, MMSA
Becky Tapley is a STEM Education Specialist at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance. She serves as the Project Manager of the STEM WorkForce Ready 2030 project, as well as a math consultant and ACRES (Afterschool Coaching for Reflective Educators in STEM) coach.After growing... Read More →
Friday March 14, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am PDT
TBA
  Math

10:15am PDT

MMSA Project Showcase (K-Admin)
Friday March 14, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am PDT
TBA
Learn about the variety of MMSA’s programming and professional development opportunities available to educators and administrators.
Friday March 14, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am PDT
TBA
  MMSA

10:15am PDT

Quadrat/Wonder Window
Friday March 14, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am PDT
TBA
Are you looking for a STEM outdoor learning activity you can implement with your students? Come outside and get hands-on with this notice and wonder activity.
Speakers
avatar for Emma Carey

Emma Carey

STEM Education Specialist - Informal Education, MMSA
Hi! My name is Emma Carey, and I am a STEM Education Specialist for Informal Education at MMSA. I am currently working on the Teach ME Outside, High School Energy Futures, and Maine-SMART projects. I have a background in zoology, marine biology, and conservation education. Prior to... Read More →
avatar for Chelsea Fay

Chelsea Fay

Education Specialist, Maine Math and Science Alliance
Friday March 14, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am PDT
TBA
  Outdoor Learning

10:15am PDT

Local career and community knowledge (6-8)
Friday March 14, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am PDT
TBA
Explore activities that reflect on how local community knowledge related to cultures and careers can be connected to science curriculum.
Speakers
avatar for Heidi Cian

Heidi Cian

STEM Education Specialist, MMSA
I am a researcher who is excited about understanding how learners can realize their STEM identities through learning in culturally nurturing contexts. I lead work at MMSA that considers how youth can connect with energy transition opportunities through understanding their local rural... Read More →
Friday March 14, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am PDT
TBA
  Science

11:00am PDT

Understanding AI Through Google's Teachable Machine (4-8)
Friday March 14, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Learn the basic mechanics of machine learning and the implications of the data used to train the models using Google’s Teachable Machine with examples of integrating ‘Teachable Machine’ and AI into the curriculum and teacher practice.
Speakers
avatar for Alice Lee

Alice Lee

K-12 Educator, MSAD 44
Hi I'm Alice Lee! I teach 2nd grade in Bethel. I love technology, music, concerts, biking and hiking. I can't wait to meet you at CS Summer of Fun :-)
avatar for Ian Collins

Ian Collins

Nonprofit, MMSA
Friday March 14, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
  Computer Science

11:00am PDT

Numeracy in Nature: Bringing Math Activities Outside (K-5)
Friday March 14, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
Are you looking for ways to make math engaging and accessible? Join us for an interactive session where we explore Numeracy in Nature and find ways to bring math content to life outdoors with your mathematicians.
Speakers
avatar for Becky Tapley

Becky Tapley

STEM Education Specialist, MMSA
Becky Tapley is a STEM Education Specialist at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance. She serves as the Project Manager of the STEM WorkForce Ready 2030 project, as well as a math consultant and ACRES (Afterschool Coaching for Reflective Educators in STEM) coach.After growing... Read More →
avatar for Chelsea Fay

Chelsea Fay

Education Specialist, Maine Math and Science Alliance
avatar for Cheryl Tobey

Cheryl Tobey

STEM Specialist, Mathematics, Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
Friday March 14, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Math

11:00am PDT

Asking Purposeful Questions
Friday March 14, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
Questions are the beginning of a path toward discovery, imagination, and STEM exploration. How can we help youth expand and clarify their thinking and develop their reasoning through the questions we ask them? Come grow in your practice within a supportive group of other educators, and learn about open-source ACRES resources.
Speakers
avatar for Emma Carey

Emma Carey

STEM Education Specialist - Informal Education, MMSA
Hi! My name is Emma Carey, and I am a STEM Education Specialist for Informal Education at MMSA. I am currently working on the Teach ME Outside, High School Energy Futures, and Maine-SMART projects. I have a background in zoology, marine biology, and conservation education. Prior to... Read More →
avatar for Perrin Chick

Perrin Chick

ACRES Project lead, Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
Perrin joined Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance in March of 2016. She currently serves as the project manager on the ACRES (Afterschool Coaching for Rural Educators in STEM) project and serves on the communication committee within MMSA. Perrin works to connect out-of-school providers... Read More →
avatar for Hannah Lakin

Hannah Lakin

STEM Education Specialist, Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
Hannah serves as a STEM Education Specialist at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance. Together with educators and leaders, she works to make STEM education meaningful for learners.
Friday March 14, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  MMSA

11:00am PDT

Incorporating Loose Parts to Ignite Playful STEM Learning (K-5)
Friday March 14, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
Unleash your inner child and discover the endless possibilities of providing open-ended materials during play. Reimagine recess, centers, and more as opportunities for child-led STEM exploration. Find out how simple materials like pinecones, play dough, blocks, and buttons can spark creativity, problem-solving, and engineering skills in young learners.
Speakers
JL
Friday March 14, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Outdoor Learning

11:00am PDT

From “Learning About” to “Figuring Out:” NGSS Innovations in Action (K-12)
Friday March 14, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are transforming science education in Maine and beyond. Join us to explore the key innovations and instructional shifts of the NGSS, including “phenomena-based” and “three-dimensional” learning. What do these innovations look like and sound like in the classroom? Why do they matter to students and teachers? How can they make science learning more engaging, relevant, and equitable?
Speakers
avatar for Maranda Chung

Maranda Chung

STEM Education Specialist & Science Team Lead, MMSA
Hi everyone, I'm Maranda Chung, Science Team Lead and SciEPlay project lead at MMSA. My passion for experiential learning started in my childhood here in Brunswick and grew through my Environmental Studies degree at Skidmore College. That passion led me to 11 years teaching and managing... Read More →
Friday March 14, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Science

12:00pm PDT

Lunch
Friday March 14, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Grand Ballroom
Friday March 14, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Grand Ballroom

1:00pm PDT

CODAP: Data Science meets CS
Friday March 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Bring your device to dive in and get to know CODAP: Common Online Data Analysis Platform. Explore sample data sets and become comfortable with the data analysis tools available. You’ll also learn how to use data your students collect and see how you can easily interact and identify trends in your data.
Speakers
avatar for Terence Finnegan

Terence Finnegan

I am a STEM Education Specialist at MMSA, focusing on computer science, computational thinking and data science. I have a background in software engineering, teaching and STEM events for all ages. I am passionate about finding immersive and engaging ways for anyone to learn about... Read More →
avatar for Becky Tapley

Becky Tapley

STEM Education Specialist, MMSA
Becky Tapley is a STEM Education Specialist at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance. She serves as the Project Manager of the STEM WorkForce Ready 2030 project, as well as a math consultant and ACRES (Afterschool Coaching for Reflective Educators in STEM) coach.After growing... Read More →
Friday March 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
  Computer Science

1:00pm PDT

Exploring real data with students in math class (6-8)
Friday March 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
TBA
Learn to model real-life choices in middle school and high school math class. An exploration of a Maine-based dataset and discussion/resources for supporting students in defining their options and using functions to model benefits and consequences of the options.
Speakers
avatar for Chelsea Fay

Chelsea Fay

Education Specialist, Maine Math and Science Alliance
avatar for Cheryl Tobey

Cheryl Tobey

STEM Specialist, Mathematics, Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
avatar for Hannah Lakin

Hannah Lakin

STEM Education Specialist, Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
Hannah serves as a STEM Education Specialist at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance. Together with educators and leaders, she works to make STEM education meaningful for learners.
Friday March 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
TBA
  Math

1:00pm PDT

Connecting Schools with Industry (K-Admin)
Friday March 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
TBA
In this session, educators and administrators can learn from MMSA’s STEM Work Force Ready 2030 project about various strategies to engage with local industry leaders and identify skills and practices needed in the current and future workforce that can be integrated in K-12 classrooms.
Speakers
avatar for Alice Lee

Alice Lee

K-12 Educator, MSAD 44
Hi I'm Alice Lee! I teach 2nd grade in Bethel. I love technology, music, concerts, biking and hiking. I can't wait to meet you at CS Summer of Fun :-)
avatar for Ian Collins

Ian Collins

Nonprofit, MMSA
avatar for Kate Kastelein

Kate Kastelein

Nonprofit, MMSA
I'm the research lead on the WFR project and have worked at MMSA for nearly a decade. 
Friday March 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
TBA
  MMSA

1:00pm PDT

Teach ME Outside - Building a Culture Intro
Friday March 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
TBA
Join us for a workshop on how to create a culture of outdoor learning at your school! In this workshop you will explore strategies to support taking students outside, and foster a conversation among your colleagues, admin, and community to support long-term change, and navigate available open-source resources.
Speakers
ME
avatar for Emma Carey

Emma Carey

STEM Education Specialist - Informal Education, MMSA
Hi! My name is Emma Carey, and I am a STEM Education Specialist for Informal Education at MMSA. I am currently working on the Teach ME Outside, High School Energy Futures, and Maine-SMART projects. I have a background in zoology, marine biology, and conservation education. Prior to... Read More →
Friday March 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
TBA
  Outdoor Learning

1:00pm PDT

Supporting Place-Based Lesson Design and Instruction (4-8)
Friday March 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
TBA
Equitable sensemaking engages all students in place-based learning by connecting the curriculum to their local context and interests. MMSA’s PeBLES project’s new open-source 4th grade Earth science unit offers a flexible storyline that encourages student participation and exploration. Discover how to tailor lessons to your context, leveraging student interests and local phenomena to enhance learning.
Speakers
BH
Friday March 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
TBA
  Science

2:15pm PDT

Engaging Students in Problem Solving with Micro:bits (4-12)
Friday March 14, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
In this session, educators will engage in the engineering design process to utilize micro:bits to solve a problem. This session can serve as an introduction for participants to the micro:bit platform and coding space.
Speakers
avatar for Ian Collins

Ian Collins

Nonprofit, MMSA
Friday March 14, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
  Computer Science

2:15pm PDT

Experience Building Thinking Classrooms (K-12)
Friday March 14, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
Have you heard of Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) and are you curious what it's about? Or do you do BTC in your classroom and want a few fresh tasks to take back with you? Either way, come dive in and experience some real math thinking with other educators. The content will be upper elementary, but the practices apply to any grade level.
Speakers
avatar for Chelsea Fay

Chelsea Fay

Education Specialist, Maine Math and Science Alliance
avatar for Cheryl Tobey

Cheryl Tobey

STEM Specialist, Mathematics, Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
avatar for Hannah Lakin

Hannah Lakin

STEM Education Specialist, Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
Hannah serves as a STEM Education Specialist at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance. Together with educators and leaders, she works to make STEM education meaningful for learners.
avatar for Becky Tapley

Becky Tapley

STEM Education Specialist, MMSA
Becky Tapley is a STEM Education Specialist at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance. She serves as the Project Manager of the STEM WorkForce Ready 2030 project, as well as a math consultant and ACRES (Afterschool Coaching for Reflective Educators in STEM) coach.After growing... Read More →
Friday March 14, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
  Math

2:15pm PDT

Students as Teachers: Extending Science Learning Beyond the Classroom through Intergenerational Learning (K-12)
Friday March 14, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
Have you ever wondered if your students bring what they have learned at school to their homes and beyond? This talk will explore how to encourage students to become teachers in their own environments, extending science learning outside the walls of the classroom. Come listen to the exciting impacts kids can make in their communities, and how you can incorporate best practices to facilitate this type of exchange in your own teaching.
Speakers
DF
Friday March 14, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
  MMSA

2:15pm PDT

Gear Up for Outdoor Learning: Essentials for Educators (K-12)
Friday March 14, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
Equip your students for outdoor STEM learning in any season! This workshop, presented in partnership between Maine Early Childhood Outdoors & Maine Gear Share, will provide teachers with essential knowledge on selecting, caring for, and storing outdoor gear. Learn about layering techniques, top-rated brands, funding opportunities, and wholesale options to outfit your entire class with affordable, high-quality gear. Resources are offered at grade-specific levels, making this session ideal for any teacher or administrator.
Speakers
avatar for Emily Mackeown

Emily Mackeown

Advancement Manager, Maine GearShare
JL
AA
Friday March 14, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
  Outdoor Learning

2:15pm PDT

Supporting Play-Based Science and Engineering in Early Childhood (K-5)
Friday March 14, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
Discover how young children naturally engage in Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs) through play! Through video examples and interactive discussions, we’ll explore how they ask questions, analyze data, develop models, and more. You'll leave with tools, strategies, and inspiration to create purposeful play environments and deepen children's learning.
Speakers
avatar for Maranda Chung

Maranda Chung

STEM Education Specialist & Science Team Lead, MMSA
Hi everyone, I'm Maranda Chung, Science Team Lead and SciEPlay project lead at MMSA. My passion for experiential learning started in my childhood here in Brunswick and grew through my Environmental Studies degree at Skidmore College. That passion led me to 11 years teaching and managing... Read More →
Friday March 14, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
  Science

3:15pm PDT

Closing Remarks
Friday March 14, 2025 3:15pm - 3:30pm PDT
Grand Ballroom
Friday March 14, 2025 3:15pm - 3:30pm PDT
Grand Ballroom
 
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