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TRC 24th Annual Meeting 2018

June 26-28, 2018 – Renaissance Austin Hotel – Austin, TX

8:00am

Gallery Showcase Set-Up (8:00-11:30am) Rio Grande A Registration - Booth opened from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (Closed for lunch between 11:30 am. and 2:00 pm) Plaza Foyer

12:00pm

OPENING LUNCHEON - TRC Teaching/Mentoring Awards Grand BallroomCarol Fletcher • Cinthia Salinas

1:45pm

Break Renaissance Hotel

2:00pm

Code.org BrazosGianna Colson Grant Writing 101 San AntonioDr Bob • Mary Hobbs Integrating Computational Thinking into Core Academics SabineBrenda Foster • Michele McCurdy Making the Most of T-TESS for Success! NuecesLori Enfalt • Mary Kimmins • Criss Wakefield Micromessaging to Reach and Teach Every Student WedgwoodAudrey Selden Milling PCBs with the Bantam Tools Desktop PCB Milling Machine San SabaErika Rowen Mind and Body Class Room Interventions PecosCalandra Lindstadt • Ashley Phelps Using Menus to Provide Choice = Greater Equity in STEM? TrinityJennifer J Kaszuba Gallery Showcase Set-Up (2:00-4:00pm) Rio Grande A Engaging Students With Math Routines San MarcosDebra Plowman, Ph.D.

4:00pm

Break Renaissance Hotel

4:30pm

MATH Project Director Photographs Main Stairs

4:40pm

SCIENCE Project Director Photographs Main Stairs

5:00pm

SHOWCASE AND RECEPTION Rio Grande A

7:00pm

DINNER AND PROGRAM - Distinguished Service Award / Keynote Speaker: John Urschel Grand BallroomDebra Plowman, Ph.D. • Michelle Sedberry • John Urschel

7:00am

Breakfast Grand Ballroom

8:00am

PLENARY SESSION - Providing Equitable Opportunities to Learn Mathematics: Inclusion and Strength-Focused Culturally-Responsive and Sustainable Teaching Grand BallroomDr. Bobbie Hunter • Dr. Jodie Hunter

9:15am

Break Renaissance Hotel

9:30am

Journaling for Math: Creating Your Own Textbook San SabaSamantha Burrow • Terra White The Top 10 Games You Need in Your Classroom TrinityCourtney Kiser Texas 2-Stepping Through CGI and Math Talks ConchoErin Williams Coding in the Science Classroom WedgwoodHeather Brown Individualized Math Instruction Made Easy BrazosAlice Sauer • Heather Smith Instructional Coaching for Improved Teacher and Student Learning BosqueHolly Bullard-Loitz • Lance Durham • Michelle Schlottmann • Charity West Breaking Down Chemical Formulas and Equations San AntonioCheryl Allison • Ashley Briggs • Tracey Wharton Breaking Out in Math and Science FrioTracy Berger • Sylvia Garcia • Sherrie Mabry Collaborative Reading and Writing in Science SabineSonya Chaka • Danielle Parker • Sandra Rahmaty Heart of a STAAR PecosSahera Ali • Sajani Ravi Cool Activities with Electricity GuadalupeJim Roberts Science and Art Activities San MarcosStephanie Taylor STEAMin' the GT's NuecesNancy Cavallin • Janie Perez

10:30am

Break Renaissance Hotel

10:45am

Extending the Keynote to Look at Teachers Developing Mathematical Inquiry WedgwoodDr. Bobbie Hunter Immersed in a Google Classroom Experience BrazosJennifer Garner To Infinity and Beyond: A reflective look at the next level of a student-centered classroom. FrioKen Mitchell Interactive Notebooking in Middle School Math BosqueAmanda Moore Outdoor Classroom ConchoMelinda Dillon Making Biology Come "Alive" NuecesKara Durham • Linda Johnson Math and Science: BFFE: Blended, Focused, Fun, and Effective TrinityAmanda Fielding • Judy Fielding STEM Design Challenge: Energy Flow in Endangered Species San AntonioShelby Elliot STEMifying Middle-School Science with Ozobots PecosJill Brown • Toni Longino Beyond Bar Graphs: Using Data to Drive Instruction and Enhance Self-Reflection San SabaAaron Arispe Gamifying Your Classroom to Win Hearts SabineLauren Dunn Problem Strings: Easy Peasy! Guadalupe Taste the Chemistry San MarcosStephanie Taylor

11:45am

Break Renaissance Hotel

12:00pm

LUNCH - Showcase Awards TBA

2:00pm

Developing culturally responsive tasks for the mathematics classroom WedgwoodDr. Jodie Hunter The Grand Adventure of Exploration and Discovery – Rewriting Textbooks at the Frontiers of Science San MarcosMary Urquhart Exploring Math with Manipulatives San SabaBarbara Smith Vallier • Cynthia Weimer Enhance Science Through Picture Books BosqueJosalyn Conwell • Jill Maupin Contextualizing Binomial Multiplication and its Applications in Problem Solving NuecesJair Aguilar • James Telese Google CS First BrazosGianna Colson Making Sense of Science: Particles TrinityMisty Benningfield • Kimberley Olson • Jessica Shore • Lisa Skains Using a Water Coaster PBL to Integrate STEM PecosJulie Wilson Why Does it Even Matter? Chemical and Physical Changes from 7th to 8th Grade SabineShelby Elliot • Misty Garland Community LEADers: A Hands-on Community Health Simulation of Classrooms FrioAthulya Johnson • Andrew Kapral • Isabelle Nguyen Creating Responsible Learners Using Pathways to Mastery GuadalupeJohn Choins Diving Deep Into Functions with Desmos San AntonioLauren Dunn Engaging Strategies to Deepen Knowledge in the Math or Science Classroom ConchoCynthia Dyes • Diane Hubbard

3:00pm

Break Renaissance Hotel

3:15pm

Collaborating in the Math Classroom PecosJennifer Garner Exoplanets in Your Classroom San MarcosMary Urquhart What Is Your Why? BrazosBeth Lehmann • Leslie Martin Number Sense & 100 Chart Strategies GuadalupeValerie Blackburn • Melanie Washington Layering the Unknown ConchoCheryl Allison • Keri Barnes • Tracey Wharton Learning Ratio Concepts through the Use of Local Mexican-American Cultural Event NuecesSonia Aldape • Nora Garza • Raymundo Martinez Jr. • Ruby Martinez Don't Take This Lightly SabineLarry Lollar STEM How Does This Happen? FrioJames Holloway Deep In the Heart of Volume San AntonioSahera Ali • Sajani Ravi Guardians of Galaxy BosqueE. Charee Mobley-Williams • Quonga Muhammad-Benjamin • Danielle Oliver Making Sense of Science: Action TrinityJamie Arriaga • Carrie Deering • Kelly Duke • Shauna Hardy • Brenda McKnight Patty Paper and Interactive Activities in Middle School Math WedgwoodNora Bonilla • Veronica Franklin Connecting Data: Apply Meaning to Algebra San SabaRobin Robertson

4:15pm

Break Renaissance Hotel

4:30pm

EXHIBITOR FAIR Rio Grande B

7:00am

Breakfast Grand Ballroom

8:00am

PLENARY SESSION - Science for All: Instructional Shifts to Promote Science and Language Learning With All Students Including English Learners Grand BallroomOkhee Lee

9:15am

Break Renaissance Hotel

9:30am

Game On: Formal Assessment in an Interactive Way TrinityRachel Medrano Supporting diverse students to question, inquire and challenge San AntonioDr. Bobbie Hunter Teach Science Concepts through the Powerful Medium of Storytelling GuadalupeCaroline Lee • Nikki Mitchell • Martin Osae Energy, Energy Everywhere, An Early Childhood Investigation Using Toys NuecesDebbie Yarger Interactive Notebooking in Middle School Math San SabaAmanda Moore Passions, Partnerships, and PBLs ConchoJo Spark Force and Motion on a Budget San MarcosNancy Cavallin • Janie Perez It's all Elemental SabineTerri Henry NO MORE PAPERS!!! BrazosJacqueline Brown • Vakesia Paris Proportional Reasoning: Relationships, Connections, and Success BosqueLucas Ashby • Sarah Luce • Arlene Perry • Jessica Stolp Reaching for New Heights Through Topography WedgwoodAmy Crump • Amanda Foster Teaching Science with Ozobot FrioLeah Palacios • Jennifer Wilkins Differentiated makerSpace PecosShari Thompson

10:30am

Break Renaissance Hotel

10:45am

$32,000 and Counting… San SabaShaRell Webb Robotics Took Over My Classroom TrinityRachel Medrano Science and Language Assessment of All Students Including English Learners WedgwoodOkhee Lee Standards Based Grading GuadalupeLedah Kelley • Adrienne Langston • Evan Rawls Why do 2 Negatives Make a Positive? ConchoSabra Sessions • Cindy Sessions Goal Setting and Effective Feedback for the STAAR For Teacher Leaders FrioLora Holt Problem Solving Using Strip Diagrams with Cuisenaire Rods NuecesFaith Schwope Building Number Sense PecosRhoda Robinson • Petra Thompson Cooking in the Math Classroom: Creating a Math Experience SabineLerachelle Stewart Would You Evacuate? BrazosSally Wall Developing Early Algebraic Reasoning San AntonioDr. Jodie Hunter Game On! BosqueCynthia Hopkins • Jane Lee-Rhodes Make and Take Atoms San MarcosStephanie Taylor • Mary Urquhart

11:45am

Break Renaissance Hotel

12:00pm

CLOSING LUNCH - Awards and Prizes! Grand Ballroom