2016 Ohio Science Institute: Full Schedule

8:00am EST

Water and Wildlife Training for Educators

Preview lessons from Project Wild, Aquatic Wild, Science and Civics, Project Wet and Healthy Water, Healthy People. Learn about Water and Wildlife Training for Educators, a one-week course at OSU’s Stone Lab where educators can earn certification in each curriculum.

Speakers

Angela Greene

Education Specialist/Science Teacher, Ohio Sea Grant/Tecumseh Local Schools

Ohio Sea Grant Educational Specialist, Angela Greene ,works on projects disseminating the Great Lakes Literacy Principles, developing Great Lakes and climate change curricula, and facilitating teacher professional development opportunites along Lake Erie. A 2013 NOAA Teacher at... Read More →

Lyndsey Manzo

Education Specialist/Science Curriculum Specialist, Ohio Sea Grant/Westerville City Schools

Ohio Sea Grant Educational Specialist, Lyndsey Manzo,works on projects disseminating the Great Lakes Literacy Principles, developing Great Lakes and climate change curricula, and facilitating teacher professional development opportunites along Lake Erie. Licensed as a Senior Professional... Read More →

Monday January 25, 2016 8:00am - 8:50am EST
New Albany

Other, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Life Science

Host Organization Ohio Sea Grant
Grade Levels Grades 4-16
Session Type Exhibitor Workshop

1:00pm EST

Caught Up in Currents

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Help students develop deeper understanding of standards content through inquiry, formative assessment, and questioning. Experience how teachers have worked collaboratively to create an inquiry-based approach that goes beyond answers! Get ideas to empower student learning in your own classroom.

Monday January 25, 2016 1:00pm - 2:50pm EST
Magnolia

Other, Earth Science, Physical Science, Applies To Any Science

Host Organization The Ohio State University and Southwestern City Schools
Grade Levels Grades 4-9
Session Type Hands-on Workshop
Strand OCESS

2:00pm EST

Beyond Recycling: A 5E Learning Cycle and Classroom Action Plan

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Come experience a 5E unit on reduce, reuse, recycle. Action plans bring these concepts to light! Student work will be presented for attendees to analyze and consider student growth.

Speakers

Bridget K. Mulvey

Kent State University

Samantha Schmucker

Cristie Siers

Monday January 25, 2016 2:00pm - 2:50pm EST
New Albany

Other, Earth Science

Host Organization Kent State University
Grade Levels Grade 3
Session Type Hands-on Workshop

3:30pm EST

Teaching the Water Cycle and Watersheds Using Hands On Experiences and Online Tools

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This session will present the five curriculum models created by the team under a grant from the National Science Foundation. The presentation will be interspersed with brief interactive components. Participants are invited to bring a laptop or tablet to visit the various websites that are presented.

Speakers

Jason Cervenec

Education and Outreach Director, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center

Michael Durand

HydrologyModulesV2 pdf

Monday January 25, 2016 3:30pm - 4:20pm EST
Lilac

Other, Earth Science, Environmental Science

Host Organization The Ohio State University
Grade Levels Grades 6-16
Session Type Presentation

8:00am EST

3-D Landforms Models

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Construct a landform model of Mt. St. Helens, pre/post eruption, using topographic mapping skills. Correlated to the Ohio Science Standards for ESS Physical Earth surface features and the processes that formed them.

Speakers

Ron Fabich

Tuesday January 26, 2016 8:00am - 8:50am EST
Juniper A

Other, Earth Science

Host Organization OESTA
Grade Levels Grade 6-12
Session Type Hands-on Workshop
Strand OESTA

8:00am EST

Bringing Students Back to Earth: An Inquiry Approach to a Middle School Earth Science Unit

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SouthWestern City Schools 8th grade teachers lead a session on inquiry-driven scientific instruction focusing on students doing and thinking. Participate in learning segments focused on 8th grade Earth Science Content Standards. The student-driven instruction includes constructing models and analyzing evidence.

Tuesday January 26, 2016 8:00am - 9:50am EST
Magnolia

Other, Applies To Any Science, Earth Science, Physical Science

Host Organization The Ohio State University and Southwestern City Schools
Grade Levels Grade 4-9
Session Type Hands-on Workshop
Strand OCESS

8:00am EST

Climate Negotiations Simulation

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During this simulation, participants will increase their understanding of the priorities various countries bring to international climate negotiations and come to understand the impacts of climate change and timelines on which these impacts will be felt.

Speakers

Jason Cervenec

Education and Outreach Director, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center

Geoff Dipre

Tuesday January 26, 2016 8:00am - 9:50am EST
Ballroom

Other, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Life Science

Host Organization The Ohio State University
Grade Levels Grades 7-16
Session Type Hands-on Workshop

8:00am EST

Project WET

Project WET is a curriculum which focuses on water education for teachers (WET), students, parents and community leaders. The curriculum offers 60 plus hands-on and interdisciplinary activities that educate about water and water issues with minimal supplies and funding needed. For the 2016 SECO Conference, we will offer session participants the Project WET Sampler, which has 7 of the 60 activities described above. We will also provide Healthy Water, Healthy People (HWHP), which is the middle/high school secondary curriculum module to the Project WET Guide. HWHP offers 25 hands-on activities involving water related issues, health and aquatic insect education for students and adults.

Speakers

Dennis Clement

EPIO 1, Ohio EPA

Project WET, HWHP, The Ohio Environmental Education Fund (OEEF) and judging horses! See you at the conference.

WET PP pptx

Tuesday January 26, 2016 8:00am - 9:50am EST
Juniper C

Other, Biology, Earth Science, Environmental Science

Grade Levels Grades K-12
Session Type Hands-on Workshop

9:00am EST

'It's Not My Fault' Fault Blocks

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Make-It & Take It Workshop to help students learn the types, parts, and movements of faults. Participants will be making simple, wooden blocks for the teaching of fault types, structures, and movements.

Speakers

Cindy Kessler

Tuesday January 26, 2016 9:00am - 9:50am EST
Juniper A

Other, Earth Science

Host Organization OESTA
Grade Levels Grades 6-12
Session Type Hands-on Workshop
Strand OESTA

11:00am EST

Project STONE: Connecting Teachers with Inquiry Science and Students with STEM Careers

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Join us for an inquiry based Earth science session that will help you to integrate Earth science into your classroom, provide you with STEM career information for your students and connect you with local geoscience companies for classroom resources

Speakers

Patrick Jacomet

Suzanne Lunsford

William Slattery

Tuesday January 26, 2016 11:00am - 11:50am EST
Juniper A

Other, Earth Science

Host Organization Wright State University
Grade Levels Grades 4-12
Session Type Hands-on Workshop

1:20pm EST

GLOBE

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Connect your classroom to GLOBE - Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment - Program. Participants will learn about GLOBE and its protocols in clouds, surface temperature, and air temperature. Involve your students in citizen science networking encompassing 115 countries. Climb aboard as we teach the next generation of earth system scientists.

Speakers

Steven Frantz

Tuesday January 26, 2016 1:20pm - 2:10pm EST
Juniper A

Other, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Physical Science, Physics, STEM

Host Organization Roswell Kent Middle School
Grade Levels Grades 4-16
Session Type Hands-on Workshop
Strand OESTA

2:15pm EST

The Ohio Earth Science Teachers Association 'FAMOUS' Rock Raffle

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The Annual Rock Raffle is once again being sponsored by the Ohio Earth Science Teachers Association. Come bid on crystals, minerals, rocks, fossils, books, posters, DVD's. Proceeds benefit the Ohio Earth Science Teacher Mini-Grant Program. Three grants up to $250 will be awarded for classroom or lab needs.

Speakers

Ron Fabich

Reggie Rose

Tuesday January 26, 2016 2:15pm - 3:15pm EST
Ballroom

Other, Earth Science

Host Organization OESTA
Grade Levels Grades 1-12
Session Type Hands-on Workshop
Strand OESTA