2019 MESTA Conference
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One graduate credit will be available for the conference for an additional fee of $190. Registration and payment is required through Hamline University. Forms to register for this class will be available at the conference. Contact Lee Schmitt at [email protected]
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LocationDistrict 287 Conference Center
1820 N. Xenium Ln, Plymouth, MN 55441 |
Date: Friday, February 1, 2019
Time: 7:45am-3:00pm
Location: District 287 Conference Center. 1820 N. Xenium Ln, Plymouth, MN 55441
Keynote Speaker, Break-out Sessions, Activity Share, Free Resources, Breakfast and Lunch included
Optional Thursday night activity:
Thursday, January 1, 2019
5:30pm Social Gathering
Gabe's by the Park 991 Lexington Ave. Saint Paul, MN 55103 651-646-3066
(Dinner at your expense.)
Time: 7:45am-3:00pm
Location: District 287 Conference Center. 1820 N. Xenium Ln, Plymouth, MN 55441
Keynote Speaker, Break-out Sessions, Activity Share, Free Resources, Breakfast and Lunch included
Optional Thursday night activity:
Thursday, January 1, 2019
5:30pm Social Gathering
Gabe's by the Park 991 Lexington Ave. Saint Paul, MN 55103 651-646-3066
(Dinner at your expense.)
THURSDAY EVENING EVENT7:30-8:30pm:
View the Cosmos at the Como Planetarium KEYNOTE SPEAKERNative Skywatchers - A Leading Model for
Indigenous STEM– and Examples of More Inclusive Science Video Links Annette S. Lee, Director of Native Skywatchers, Astronomy Professor at St. Cloud State University CONCURRENT SESSION PRESENTER INFORMATIONSkywarn Storm Spotting and Severe Weather
Jarrod Schoenecker, President of the Twin Cities Meteorological Society, Metro Skywarn Trainer and Board Member wallcloudchaser.com/ Bedrock Geology and Hydrological Challenges of Southeast Minnesota Julia Steenberg, Minnesota Geological Survey Authentic Learning and Assessment Haley Kalina, Alexandria Public Schools and Dana Smith, Nicollet Public Schools Story Maps Jacqueline Hamilton, Minnesota Geological Survey and Matt Winbigler, Cloquet Public Schools |
Join us at a Minnesota classic, the Como Planetarium. Recently updated with a state-of-the-art immersive video system, this intimate venue will be our vehicle to explore the solar system and beyond. Additional possibilities for the evening include a trip through deep space and updates on current space missions. Participants have the option of meeting colleagues for a social gathering and dinner at their own expense at Gabes by the Park before the show. Como Park Elementary 780 West Wheelock Parkway, St. Paul $10 fee as noted on the registration form. Reserve and pay in advance. “Celestial Calendar-Paintings and Culture-Based Digital Storytelling: Cross-Cultural, Interdisciplinary, STEM/STEAM Resources for Authentic Astronomy Education Engagement” Annette S. Lee is an astronomer, professional visual artist and the Director of Native Skywatchers (NSW), an interdisciplinary and intercultural community-based research and programming initiative, with three decades of experience in education as a teacher and educational leader and program administrator, and researcher. The overarching goal of NSW is to communicate the knowledge that indigenous people traditionally practiced a sustainable way of living and sustainable engineering through a living and participatory relationship with the above and below, sky and earth. We hope to inspire all people to have a rekindling or deepening sense of awe and personal relationship to the cosmos. Particular focus will be on examples, tools, and strategies employed by NSW. Currently Annette is a Professor of Astronomy at St. Cloud State University (SCSU), Director of the SCSU Planetarium, and an Indigenous STEM consultant for Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College. Annette is mixed-race Native American and her communities are Ojibwe and D(L)akota. This presentation will introduce participants to SKYWARN, a volunteer network of severe storm spotters established by the National Weather Service with the goal of obtaining critical weather information during severe weather events, and addresses severe weather in our area. Start becoming familiar with severe storm structure, see specific examples of local storms, learn how SKYWARN is utilized and why it’s important, and find out how to become a SKYWARN spotter in your area. The bedrock of southeast Minnesota contains some of the most heavily used aquifers in the state. These aquifers support domestic, agricultural and industrial water needs as well as more than one hundred trout streams that are fed by groundwater. Geologic mapping, dye trace and groundwater chemistry investigations, as well as outcrop and borehole observations, have improved our understanding of groundwater flow through these formations and allowed for better groundwater management in the region. We will review the geology and hydrogeologic setting of SE Minnesota, highlight recent bedrock mapping in the Twin Cities, Rochester and Winona areas as part of the County Geologic Atlas program. Experience some of the most successful techniques we have discovered in our instructional coach and teacher roles. Explore strategies for transforming your instruction through formative and summative assessments, cross-age learning, labs, and projects. Learn to apply methods that encourage students to design and ask their own content- related questions. Take away practical strategies that are ready for implementation as early as next week. What is a Story Map? How can Story Maps be used in the classroom? Everyone has access to ESRI's mapping products, but where to start? Building a Story Map can be easier, and more fun, than learning how to use Power Point. Figure out how to get set up and see successful examples from other Minnesota schools. |
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Conference event information:
Dana Smith [email protected]
Conference registration questions:
Jeff Lynum
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Dana Smith [email protected]
Conference registration questions:
Jeff Lynum
[email protected]