The University of Utah, with support from UCAIR, developed a free video game aimed at teaching local high-school students – the next generation of decision makers – how collective personal decisions affect air quality along the Wasatch Front during poor-air-quality episodes. The session will focus on demonstrating the game, which focuses on individual actions that young adults can take. Students will be able to see the impact they can have on air quality locally as well as how it can change in the future. The game will feature sound science and a system that will allow players to experiment, seeing the positive and negative effect of outcomes they take. Rather than being an abstraction, the goal of the game is to provide an experience that not only informs players they can have an impact but provides an understanding of their environment.
PBS LearningMedia is a collection of fantastic STEM (and other) materials that support the NGSS. Come learn how to easily incorporate this material into your classroom! Amy Pace is a PBS LearnigMedia Digital Innovator for 2014 and is here to help you discover this wonderful resource.
Technology, art, understanding of genetics and add a splash of teen creativity added together equal a multi-day project of Genetic Engineers, INC. Students will be part of a futuristic genetic engineering team of scientists whose job is to populate a newly created planet with organisms that will survive, adapt and flourish in one of 4 different biomes. Students will create a story about their genetically engineered creature stating dominant and recessive traits and how the organism uses these traits to survive and reproduce. Students will record their story, upload their story onto a website and the teacher will create a QR code to direct observers of their diorama to the website with their audio story. Directions of how to complete all steps from start to finish, along with rubrics for grading and suggested applications for audio.
Student 1: “This is fun!" Student 2: "Can we do that again?" Student 3: "This is the best thing we've done all year!" Let's be real, nobody likes to take notes, but that can change. Come learn how to get 100% student engagement during note taking by using the interactive Nearpod app. Students love it, but you'll love it more. To get the most out of this presentation, please come with a digital device (download the free Nearpod app on your device if you are not bringing a laptop)
ClassDojo is a free behavior management tool that allows teachers to use real time feedback loops to recognize and reinforce student behavior. You will learn how to use ClassDojo in your classroom to improve behavior and build positive student learning habits.
