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MiniCAST 2022

Join your fellow educators for a day of incredible STEAM Professional Development!

6:00pm MDT

Night at the Park: Tom Mays Park Visitor's Center Sponsored by Promethean Tom Mays Park

8:00am MDT

Welcome and Keynote: In Your Backyard (GT CREDIT) Gymnasium

9:00am MDT

Exhibit Hall Open/ Break (9:00 - 9:15) Cafeteria

9:15am MDT

Break Out Sessions -1 (9:15-10:05) TBA Aspiring Influencers: Flippin' it Real Good... (with Flipgrid) (GT CREDIT) 107Stormy Daniels • Wendy Hedeen Carmen and Ernie Present: The Meandering Rio Grande (GT CREDIT) 101Lora Holt Cultivate Collaboration with Wakelet Spaces (GT CREDIT) 201Tisha Poncio Microsoft Educator Academy: Be part of an Innovative Evolution! (GT CREDIT) 205Maria Dickerson Nature Journaling 101: engaging students in the outdoors (GT CREDIT) 103Lydia Pagel What's Hidden In the Depths? 207Mathew S. Bustillos • Jose A. Quintero Science Fun & Tech (GT CREDIT) 105Patricia Castano Cultivating a STEM Culture (GT CREDIT) 204Tosha Hoefert Escape Rooms 4 Schools (GT CREDIT) 108Chris Nesbitt How to Put the "Productive" into the "Struggle" with STEMscopes Math (GT CREDIT) 104Elizabeth Esparza Redefining Writers' Workshop with Google (GT Credit) 109Sherry McElhannon • Jessica Rogers CANCELLED: How Students can L.E.A.R.N. Science the Fun Way! (GT CREDIT) 206Colleen Kelly Simplify Your CTE/Career Instruction Using Digital Resources & Activities 106Louis Moser Utilizing Graphs to Bridge Mathematics and Science (GT CREDIT) 102Luz Daniela Palmer • Gerardo Talamantes

10:05am MDT

Break/Exhibit Hall (10:05-10:25) Cafeteria

10:25am MDT

Break Out Sessions - 2 (10:25-11:15) TBA Color, Mood and Expression (GT CREDIT) 201Ivan Torres Houston, We have a Problem 207Mathew S. Bustillos • Jose A. Quintero How do we reach the students who are unreachable? 109Daniel A. Sabol Making Connections Between Field Investigations in Science, Academic Performance, and Mental and Physical Health 107Mark Broughton Ride the Wave With Wakelet: Design, Explore, Refine, Demonstrate (DERD!) (GT CREDIT) 205Maria Dickerson Be Bold, Be Courageous, Be the Change: Blended Learning in an Elementary School from Professional Development to Personalized Learning Classrooms (GT CREDIT) 108Jackie Burniske • Claudia Ureno-Olivas • Rosa Frayre • Korina Arras Demystifying the NEW K-5 Science TEKS (GT Credit) 202Chuck Kremer • Manuel Romo Under the Sea-The Virtual Reality Experience (GT Credit) 106Bertie Lopez • Diane Flores Balanced Numeracy (GT CREDIT) 104Elizabeth Esparza Carmen and Ernie Present: Keyhole Salsa Garden (Preview for Teachers, Beta Version) (GT CREDIT) 101Lora Holt The High School Research Initiative STEM Inquiry (GT CREDIT) 102Deanna Buckley • Gwen Stovall Build it, Test it, and Take it Home! (GT CREDIT) 204Tosha Hoefert What Evidence Do You Have To Support Your Claim? 206Kristen Rillieux It Takes Guts to Teach Body Systems (GT Credit) 103Jody Hodges Using Project Management Skills in Your Classroom (GT Credit) 105William Vega

11:15am MDT

Lunch/Exhibit Hall/Drone Demonstration Sponsored by Hand2Mind (11:15-12:15)LIMITED Cafeteria

12:15pm MDT

Break Out Sessions - 3 (12:15-1:05) TBA Creating a TEKSedo Apron (Get your Frizzle on) (GT Credit) 103Jody Hodges Creating the Antikythera Cosmos - Archaeology Discovery (GT CREDIT) 207Matthew S. Bustillos • Jose A. Quintero Level Up Your Video Lessons With Edpuzzle! (GT Credit) 105Silvia Torres Microsoft Educator Academy: Be part of an Innovative Evolution! (GT CREDIT) 205Maria Dickerson Online, Self-Paced Blended Learning PD Supports Educators in Changing Their Practice (GT CREDIT) 108Jackie Burniske Phenomenal Phenomena: Innovative Engagement in the Classroom 206Kristy Vincent • Regina Erwin Ride the Wakelet Wave across Your School! (GT CREDIT) 108Wendy Hedeen • Patricia Heidenescher Rx: Science High Yield Strategies (GT CREDIT) 204Rosemary Martin SEL with Promethean Technology: Teaching Our Students to Work Together Again 102Lacy Dasch Surf the Wakelet Wave across your School! (GT CREDIT) 108Stormy Daniels • Rosa Holguin Transforming the Traditional Learning Environment with Technology (GT CREDIT) 109Sheryl Place TWDB Kids/Raising Your Water IQ 106Shae Luther Carmen and Ernie Present: Aguas Frescas Mixtures and Solutions (GT CREDIT) 101Lora Holt Scientific Animators (GT Credit) 107Karen Balbier Solis, Compost, and Fertilizing for Your Backyard Garden 201Rex Morris Demystifying the NEW 6-8 Science TEKS (GT Credit) 202Chuck Kremer • Manuel Romo Math & Science in the Movies (GT CREDIT) 104Ellen Esposito

1:05pm MDT

Break/Exhibit Hall/Ice Cream Social Sponsored by Discovery Ed (1:05-1:30) Cafeteria

1:30pm MDT

Breakout Sessions - 4 (1:30-2:20) TBA Computational Thinking: Problem Solving Process for Mathematics (GT CREDIT) 102Margarita Marrero Geology in Your Backyard Tour 1: Transmountain Road ( 1/2 GT CREDIT) 107Tim Holt In Your Backyard Tour II: Scenic Drive ( 1/2 GT CREDIT) 107Tim Holt Insights Science Discovery (GT Credit) 108Alysha Swann Providing a Platform for Students to Shine ~ TED Ed Clubs (GT CREDIT) 108Christina Mier Reading in Science to support the Science of Teaching Reading (STR) (GT Credit) 206Kristy Vincent • Regina Erwin Ride the Wave With Wakelet (GT CREDIT) 205Maria Dickerson State Parks as Outdoor Classrooms (GT Credit) 106Diana Moy Technical Reading for the STEM Student (GT CREDIT) 202Linda Caudillo • Ernesto Herrera Viva la Virtual! (GT CREDIT) 109Rosemary Martin • Kelli Mallory Let’s Engage Students Through Phenomena-based Science Instruction 104Veronica Burnett STEM for All: Developing a More Inclusive STEM Classroom 204Diana Christopherson Technology for Connecting to Students in all Learning Environments 105Lacy Dasch • Luis Morales Fairytales and STEM, An Unexpected Perfect Combo! 207Claudia Fernandez Using the Arts to teach the Earth, Sun, and Moon (phases) (GT Credit) 103Jody Hodges Nature Art + Science Learning for Youth (GT Credit) 101Wendy Diaz

2:20pm MDT

Break/Exhibit Hall (2:20-2:40) Cafeteria

2:40pm MDT

Breakout Sessions - 5 (2:40-3:30) TBA #SurfMiniCast22 The Wake Doesn’t Drive the Boat: Capture, Reflect and Launch with Wakelet (GT CREDIT) 201Wendy Hedeen • Stormy Daniels (CANCELLED) Computationally Re-Thinking Reading Instruction (GT CREDIT) 108Stormy Daniels • Wendy Hedeen Cancelled: The importance of STEM to spark students minds and set them up for success in the future 109Braydon Moreno Developing Vocabulary Comprehension in Science K-12 206Edna Carter In Your Backyard Tour III: McKelligon Canyon ( 1/2 GT CREDIT) 107Tim Holt Let's Make Castner Range A National Monument! (GT Credit) 106Scott Cutler • Janae Reneaud Field STEM: Engineering Design and Computational Thinking For All (GT CREDIT) 202Ernesto Herrera Tips and Tricks on the Promethean Panel 105Lacy Dash STEMtastic (GT CREDIT) 204Christy Enriquez • Maribel Valtierra Helping Students Succeed with Science Vocabulary 104Veronica Burnett Self-watering Herb Gardens (GT CREDIT)FULL 103Blanche Herrera • El Paso County Master Gardener Association GT in your Backyard: Hueco Tanks Science Lessons (GT CREDIT) 101Lora Holt Extending Office 365 Tools for your GT Students (GT CREDIT) 205Tim Holt When the Wheels are Turning, Students are Learning (GT CREDIT) 102Jen Brewer Cezar

3:30pm MDT

Closing Session/Door Prizes/GT Certificates (3:30-4:15) Gymnasium