Tentative and Subject to Change
December 7, 2020
Theme: Celebrating 10th Anniversary and 2020 CS Education Week
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Time |
Topic |
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3:00-4:15pm |
Welcome and Keynotes: Dr. Harry Cheng, Professor and C-STEM Center Director Dr. Mary Croughan, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, UC Davis; Talk: “Equity and Diversity in STEM Education” Tony Thurmond, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education; Talk; “STEM Education – California’s Path Forward to Equity” Dr. Mark Schneider, Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education; Talk: “America’s Lowest Performing Students Are Sinking!” Lisette Estrella-Henderson, Superintendent, Solano County Office of Education; Talk: “Closing the Achievement Gap for Young Women in STEM with Engaged Hands-on Learning” Tim Taylor, Executive Director, Small School District Association; Talk: “Long-Term Impact of the C-STEM Program on Teachers and Their Students” |
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4:15-4:45pm |
Panel Session: Long Term Impact of the C-STEM Program on Teachers and their Students |
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4:45-4:50pm |
Transition |
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4:50-5:00pm |
Awards Ceremony for C-STEM Teacher of the Year and C-STEM Administrator of the Year |
December 8, 2020
Theme: Providing Equitable CS and Math Education with Robotics for All Students During the Pandemic
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Time |
Topic |
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3:00-3:20pm |
Keynote: Dr. Ramona E. Bishop, Co-Founder and President/CEO, ELITE Public Schools; Talk: “All Students Prepared for STEM Fields – 13 Years of Math with Hands-On Robotics” |
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3:20-3:50pm |
Panel Session: CS and STEAM Education with Robotics for 3-6th Grade Students |
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3:50-3:55pm |
Transition |
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3:55-4:25pm |
Panel Session: CS and Math Education with Robotics for Middle School Students |
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4:25-4:30pm |
Transition |
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4:30-5:00pm |
Panel Session: CS and Math Education with Robotics for At-Risk, Special Education, and Alternative School Students |
December 9, 2020
Theme: Engaged Math Education with Robotics to Open the Algebra Gateway to Success in STEM Fields for All Students
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Time |
Topic |
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3:00-3:20pm |
Keynote: Mauricio Arellano, Superintendent, Redlands Unified School District; Talk: “Open the Algebra Gateway for Success in STEM Fields for All Students Through Hands-on Robotics” |
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3:20-3:50pm |
Panel Session: CS and STEAM Education with Robotics for K-2nd Grade Students |
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3:50-3:55pm |
Transition |
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3:55-4:25pm |
Panel Session: CS and Math Education with Robotics for High School Students |
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4:25-4:30pm |
Transition |
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4:30-5:00pm |
Panel Session: Strategy on Algebra Education for At-Risk Students |
December 10, 2020
Theme: Getting Involved and Collaboration with Higher Education Institutions on CS and STEM Education
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Time |
Topic |
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3:00-3:20pm |
Keynote: Dr. Brittney Beck, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, CSU Bakersfield; Talk: “Telling Stories and Visualizing Data: Inspiring K-12 Pre-Service Teachers to Code through Citizen Science” |
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3:20-3:50pm |
Panel Session: GIRL/GIRL+ Camps for Building Pipeline of Girls in Robotics Leadership (GIRL) |
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3:50-3:55pm |
Transition |
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3:55-4:25pm |
Panel Session: RoboPlay Challenge and Video Competitions for Collaborative Learning and Teamwork |
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4:25-4:30pm |
Transition |
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4:30-5:00pm |
Panel Session: Collaboration with UC Davis C-STEM Center on CS and STEM Education |
