Presented by Suzanne Martin, Third-Grade Teacher, Darnaby Elementary School (OK); Jesus Silva, Third-Grade Bilingual Teacher, Monroe Elementary School (CA); Zachary Morolda, Director of Innovative & Community Programs, Equity & Careers Technology, Monroe Township School District (NJ); and Sylvia Huff, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Research, Project Lead The Way
Presented by Sarah Hillard, CTE and Science Teacher, Millennial Tech Middle School, San Diego Unified School District (CA); Abel Garnica, Recreation Services Supervisor, City of San Diego Parks and Recreation; and Adrienne White, VP of Marketing, Robolink
Presented by Dr. Christopher Moore, Haddix Community Chair of Physical Science and Professor of Physics, University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO)
Presented by Julie Harris-Lawrence, VP of Government Affairs, Savvas Learning Company; and Jessica Patterson, Former Teacher, Current Marketing Manager, Career and Technical Education, Savvas Learning Company
STEM skills are in greater demand now more than ever, but some marginalized student groups need expanded access to STEM pathways. During the edLeader Panel “Boost STEM Anywhere with UDL + Drones: CAST Take Flight,” Dr. Amanda Bastoni, Senior Director of Workforce and Higher Education Implementation at CAST, spoke with Chris Hesselbein, Director of Northwest STEM Hub, Laurie Prewandowski, Digital Learning Specialist at Kearsarge Regional School District (NH), Dr. Jessica Hall, Senior Research Scientist at CAST, and Adrienne White, Director of Marketing at Robolink, about how the Take Flight program uses drones and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to help all students grow and thrive in STEM.
Presented by Dr. Natalie Kuldell, Founder and Executive Director, BioBuilder Educational Foundation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Presented by Chris Hesselbein, Director, Northwest STEM Hub; Laurie Prewandowski, Digital Learning Specialist, Kearsarge Regional School District (NH); Dr. Jessica Hall, Senior Research Scientist, CAST; and Adrienne White, Director of Marketing, Robolink
Moderated by Dr. Amanda Bastoni, Senior Director of Workforce and Higher Education Implementation, CAST
Presented by Allison Kapitanoff, B.A., M.Ed., M.A.E.L., Educator and Curriculum Designer, Discovery Education
Presented by Denise Hensley, Career and Technology Coordinator, Putnam City Schools (OK); Dr. JJ Ayers, CTE Coordinator, Little Elm Independent School District (TX); and Dr. La’Quata Sumter, Founder, STEAM Thru Drones
Moderated by Steffanie Forbes, Coding & Robotics Channel Manager, Pitsco Education