GUSD 3RD ANNUAL STEAMPOSIUM: Full Schedule

2:15pm PDT

Art and the Periodic Table! 3rd and 4th

We will show how to introduce the periodic table including atomic weight, mass, symbol, etc. Then, we will show you how to use the periodic table as an art project in class that you can integrate into different subjects.

Moderators

Margarita Perez

3rd grade Oak Avenue

Angela Untalan

4th grade Oak Avenue

Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:15pm - 2:45pm PDT
I3

Art, Science

2:15pm PDT

Visual Thinking Strategies TK - 8th

Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is different from an art curriculum. It is a facilitation method and professional development program* that fosters collaborative, inclusive, community-building dialogue. Students successfully learn high level academic vocabulary without worksheets, drills or word lists through VTS with an emphasis on oral language, answering questions as simple as "what is going on in this picture" and "what makes you think that."
http://vtshome.org

*I am not a licensed trainer, simply an elementary teacher that has received PD and has been using VTS for over 4 years.

Moderators

Jaqui Cervantes

1st grade Mary Chapa

Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:15pm - 2:45pm PDT
H2

Art

2:15pm PDT

Clock Fraction Models 3rd - 6th

Help your students develop background and conceptual knowledge of fractions using clock models.

Moderators

Alex Barnes

5th Grade Cesar Chavez

Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:15pm - 2:45pm PDT
F3

Math

2:15pm PDT

Force - Motion, Energy and Momentum! (Preschool - K)

Preschool, Transition and Kindergarten teachers: Come roll marbles, bouncy balls, and pingpong balls down ramps and then swing small pendulums to experience and learn about motion, energy and momentum! Class set of materials given for each participant.

Moderators

Curt Gabrielson

Greenfield Science Workshop

Jose Sanchez

Greenfield Science Workshop

Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:15pm - 2:45pm PDT
I2

Science

2:15pm PDT

Liquid Density Towers 2nd - 8th

Liquid Density Towers
During this presentation we will cover a fun, interactive lesson about density. We will cover C-E-R question strategies, inquiry based learning, and adaptations for students of different grades from 2nd to 8th grade. Overall, throughout this hands-on presentation you will see many strategies to make science more engaging for students.

Moderators

Luis Davalos

5th grade Mary Chapa Academy

Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:15pm - 2:45pm PDT
G3

Science

2:15pm PDT

Windsocks: Discovering The Force of Wind TK - 1st

In this presentation we will discuss how to teach the concept of wind and wind energy. Windsocks will help students understand the force of wind using a colorful art project. This project encourages students to be creative. It is also a make and take; participants will be able to take their windsock example at the end of the session.

Moderators

Anna Burnett

Kinder Mary Chapa

Aurora Silva

Kinder Mary Chapa

Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:15pm - 2:45pm PDT
I4

Science, Art

2:15pm PDT

Culturally Relevant AVID Strategies 3rd - 8th

AVID's culturally relevant teaching curriculum provides a wealth of culturally relevant pedagogy and strategies that are appropriate across all age groups and student grade levels. It challenges educators to confront their own mindsets, perceptions, biases, and to create supportive, safe, and respectful academic environments for all students. Participants in this session will learn strategies from CRT curriculum to build relational capacity empower student voice, and respect student experiences.

Moderators

Matt Garcia

8th grade Ethnic and Social Studies

Avilene Tiscareno

8th Grade Counselor Vista Verde

Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:15pm - 2:45pm PDT
F4

STEAM

2:15pm PDT

STEAM Centers TK - 6th

Learn how to use basic items to create your students' new favorite center!

Speakers

Candida Plotkin

3rd grade CCES

Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:15pm - 2:45pm PDT
H4

STEAM

2:15pm PDT

Block Code and Microbits 1st - 8th

Working with block code and microbits. This will be a hands-on workshop where participants create projects using block coding and physical computing.

Moderators

Nick Meyer

8th grade Science and Computer Science

Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:15pm - 2:45pm PDT
G2

Technology

2:15pm PDT

Flip Grid TK - 8th

Flipgrid is a website that allows teachers to create "grids" of short, discussion-style questions that students respond to through recorded videos. Each grid is effectively a message board where teachers can pose a question, and their students can post 90 second video responses that appear in a tiled "grid" display.

Moderators

Adria Gillespie

2nd grade Cesar Chavez

Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:15pm - 2:45pm PDT
H3

Technology

2:15pm PDT

Google in the Classroom TK - 8th

In this Google Classroom session you can work at your
own pace. Since I have pre-recorded screen recordings
with a voice over, you can watch and rewatch during the
session or at home. Level 1 video will walk you through
the basics like creating a Google Classroom, adding
students to the classroom, assigning work to students
and grading and returning their work. Level 2 will help
you help your students stay organized in Google
Classroom. Level 3 will have tips and tricks like having
students collaborate in Google Classroom. All three
levels will be available in all three sessions.

Moderators

Maribel Barba

7th Grade ELA

Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:15pm - 2:45pm PDT
Lego Lab

Technology

2:15pm PDT

Interactive Whiteboards 1st - 8th

Interactive Whiteboards using Illuminate: How to create engaging interactive lessons using any self created or Itembank created assessment/practice in Illuminate.

Speakers

Vanessa Robinson

5th Grade Teacher, Arroyo Seco Academy

Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:15pm - 2:45pm PDT
G4

Technology

2:50pm PDT

Sink or Sail? TK - 8th

Sink or Sail?
Learn how to make a mini sailboat out of various materials and attempt to keep it afloat, while sailing it across a tub of water using a small fan to simulate the wind. Your team will given a scenario: You are stranded on an island after your cruise ship crashed! In order to survive, your team needs to build a sailboat and keep it afloat to safety.

Moderators

Chris Baltes

1st grade Arroyo Seco

Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:50pm - 3:20pm PDT
F2

Engineering

2:50pm PDT

Clock Fraction Models 3rd - 6th

Help your students develop background and conceptual knowledge of fractions using clock models.

Moderators

Alex Barnes

5th Grade Cesar Chavez

Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:50pm - 3:20pm PDT
F3

Math

2:50pm PDT

Motion and Sound 1st and Music

First Grade and Music Teachers, come make and perform on 3 simple musical instruments to experience and learn how sound works and some properties of waves! Class set of materials given for each participant.

Moderators

Curt Gabrielson

Greenfield Science Workshop

Jose Sanchez

Greenfield Science Workshop

Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:50pm - 3:20pm PDT
I2

Science

2:50pm PDT

Windsocks: Discovering The Force of Wind TK - 1st

In this presentation we will discuss how to teach the concept of wind and wind energy. Windsocks will help students understand the force of wind using a colorful art project. This project encourages students to be creative. It is also a make and take, participants will be able to take their windsock example at the end of the session.

Moderators

Anna Burnett

Kinder Mary Chapa

Aurora Silva

Kinder Mary Chapa

Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:50pm - 3:20pm PDT
I4

Science, Art

2:50pm PDT

Culturally Relevant AVID Strategies 3rd - 8th

Speakers

Matt Garcia

8th grade Ethnic and Social Studies

Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:50pm - 3:20pm PDT
F4

STEAM

2:50pm PDT

Environmental Principles TK - 8th

Incorporating California’s Environmental Principles and Concepts
This session analyzes how California recognizes the deep relationship between the natural world and humans, and how teachers are already applying EP&Cs in the classroom today. These “big ideas” around Environmental Education are intended to inform standards-based instruction and fuel student inquiry. Teachers can support environmental literacy by helping students to understand and apply the EP&Cs across academic disciplines and in the real world.

Moderators

Kymberleigh Smith

5th grade Arroyo Seco

Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:50pm - 3:20pm PDT
G1

STEAM, Science

2:50pm PDT

STEAM Centers TK - 6th

Learn how to use basic items to create your students' new favorite center!

Speakers

Candida Plotkin

3rd grade CCES

Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:50pm - 3:20pm PDT
H4

STEAM

2:50pm PDT

Block Code and Microbits 1st - 8th

Working with block code and microbits. This will be a hands-on workshop where participants create projects using block coding and physical computing.

Moderators

Nick Meyer

8th grade Science and Computer Science

Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:50pm - 3:20pm PDT
G2

Technology

2:50pm PDT

Flip Grid TK - 8th

Moderators

Adria Gillespie

2nd grade Cesar Chavez

Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:50pm - 3:20pm PDT
H3

Technology

2:50pm PDT

Google in the Classroom TK - 8th

Speakers

Maribel Barba

7th Grade ELA

Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:50pm - 3:20pm PDT
Lego Lab

Technology

2:50pm PDT

Interactive Whiteboards 1st - 8th

Interactive Whiteboards using Illuminate: How to create engaging interactive lessons using any self created or Itembank created assessment/practice in Illuminate.

Moderators