2021 Presentations

“Next Generation Science Standards Special Issue Webinar,” with Todd Campbell at the Association for Science Teacher Education, December 15, 2021

“Justice-Centered STEM Education,” speaker at MESA USA Designing for Equity Virtual Winter Convention, December 11, 2021

“Justice-Centered STEM Education to Address Pressing Societal Challenges Using the Case of the COVID-19 Pandemic,” speaker at Texas Instruments, December 2, 2021

“Integrating Science and Language with All Students, Including Multilingual Learners,” co-presenting with Rita Januszyk at the National Science Teaching Association, November 20, 2021

“Integrating Science and Language for All Students with a Focus on English Language Learners / Multilingual Learners,” with Gregory Borman and Theresa Ocol at the New York State SCDN Science Framework, November 16, 2021

“How COVID-19, Climate Change and Other Crises are Changing Science Instruction,” with Shiela Lee, Tricia Shelton, and Liana Loewus at the Education Writers Association, November 4, 2021

“Justice-centered STEM education,” opening keynote speaker at Minnesota Science Teachers Association 2021 Virtual Conference on “Clear Vision for Science Education: All Students, All Standards, All Voices,” October 28, 2021

“Integrating science and language with a focus on English learners / multilingual learners,” Massachusetts Science Education Leadership Association, October 27, 2021

“Articulating Multilingual STEM Teacher Needs Now,” presenter at workshop hosted by the STEMteachersNYC nonprofit organization and the Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University, October 26, 2021

“Asset-Oriented Framing of Content and Language Learning with Multilingual Learners,” presenter at Alder Graduate School of Education, Redwood, California, October 20, 2021

“STEM education with Justice for All Students: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Justice,” co-presenting with Todd Campbell at STEM4Real Network’s “Un-Speaker” webinar series, September 16, 2021

“Crosscutting Concepts: A Professional Book Study for K-12 Educators,” presenting on the book “Crosscutting Concepts: Strengthening Science and Engineering Learning” published by the National Science Teaching Association, August 24, 2021

“Elementary Science Learning and Literacy Integration,” presenter for the Michigan Mathematics and Science Leadership Network and The Charles A. Dana Center at UT-Austin Zoom conference, August 12, 2021

“Learn and Lead on Twitter,” presenter at National Science Teaching Association’s Teacher Tip Tuesday web seminar, August 10, 2021

“Using phenomena to engage multilingual learners/English language learners in science learning and language development,” speaker at New York City Department of Education Division of Multilingual Learners, August 3, 2021

“Elementary Science Learning and Literacy Integration,” presenter for the Michigan Mathematics and Science Leadership Network and The Charles A. Dana Center at UT-Austin Zoom conference, July 29, 2021

“Using Phenomena to Promote Equity in Science Instruction,” breakout presentation at NSELA 2021 Virtual Summer Leadership Institute, July 28, 2021

“Creating ‘A New Normal’ for STEM Education with Justice for All Students: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Systemic Racism,” keynote address with Todd Campbell at JASON National Educators’ Virtual Conference, July 8, 2021

“STEM Education with Equity for a New Normal;” keynote speaker at California Early Implementer Collaborative sponsored by K-12 Alliance, a WestEd Science and Engineering program, Los Alamitos, California, June 18, 2021

“Creating Equitable and Inclusive Science Learning Opportunities for Culturally Diverse Students,” roundtable at “Digitale NAWIgation von Inklusion” conference, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Germany, June 11, 2021

“Women in STEM: Paving the Way for Girls Everywhere;” invited panelist, New York City Department of Education’s inaugural Virtual STEM Conference, June 10, 2021

“STEM Education with Equity for ‘A New Normal,’” New York State Education Department’s Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Mathematics and Science groups, May 19, 2021

“COVID-19 and Systemic Racism,” with co-presenter Todd Campbell at BSCS Science Learning based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, May 19, 2021

“COVID-19 and Social Justice: A Storyline for Promoting Transdisciplinary Knowledge Production to Connect STEM Learning to Societally Pressing Problems,” with co-presenter Todd Campbell at University of Hawai’i – West O’ahu, May 18, 2021

“Crosscutting Concepts: A Professional Book Study for K-12 Educators,” presenting on the new book “Crosscutting Concepts: Strengthening Science and Engineering Learning,” published by the National Science Teaching Association, in a four-part webinar with co-editor Jeff Nordine and NSTA Chief Learning Officer Tricia Shelton, May 13, 20, 27 and June 3, 2021

“Integrating Science and Language with a Focus on English Learners/ Multilingual Learners,” Howard Hughes Medical Institute, May 3 and 10, 2021

“STEM Education with Equity for ‘A New Normal,’” Texas A&M University’s College of Education and Human Development, April 23, 2021

“Integrating Science and Language for All Students with a Focus on English Learners,” guest speaker at National Science Education Leadership Association’s webinar, April 22, 2021

Presenter at the New York City Department of Education: Doing Science, Using language for MLLs/ELLs Series-Session 4, with Theresa Ocol, NYCDOE Division of Multilingual Learners, and Emily Kang and Clara Bauler, both of Adelphi University, April 15, 2021

“STEM Education with Equity;” keynote speaker at University of Northern Iowa’s 2021 Pre-Service Teacher STEM Conference: Be Inspired: STEM in Your Future Classroom, April 9, 2021

“Teaching Science to Address Societally Pressing Phenomena and Challenges: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Systemic Racism,” with co-presenter Todd Campbell at Council of State Science Supervisors, April 6, 2021

“Equity Call to Action,” OpenSciEd Research, Digital Promise, San Mateo, California, March 31, 2021

“Integrating Science and Language for All Students with a Focus on English Language Learners,” New York State Education Department’s Science Content Advisory Panel, March 24, 2021

“Transforming Science Learning: Teaching Science to Address Societally Pressing Phenomena and Challenges: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Systemic Racism,” with co-presenter Todd Campbell at the National Science Teaching Association: Transforming Science Learning Series, March 24, 2021

“Language, culture and social justice in STEM,” guest on the STEM 4 Real Network’s “Un-Speaker” webinar series, March 11, 2021

“Using Models to Explain,” presenting with Theresa Ocol, NYCDOE Division of Multilingual Learners, and Emily Kang and Clara Bauler, both of Adelphi University, at the New York City Department of Education: Doing Science, Using language for MLLs/ELLs Series-Session 3,  March 4, 2021

“Computational Thinking and Modeling Integrated into Science Instruction,” presented with Alison Haas Oregon Science Teachers Association webcast, February 17, 2021

“Student-Driven Discussion,” presenting with Theresa Ocol, NYCDOE Division of Multilingual Learners, and Emily Kang and Clara Bauler, both of Adelphi University, at the New York City Department of Education: Doing Science, Using language for MLLs/ELLs Series-Session 2, February 11, 2021

“Integrating STEM and Language with All Students, Including Second Language Learners,” keynote address at Korean Association of Science Education International Conference, January 27, 2021

“Pursuing Diversity: ‘The Words We Choose,’” featured guest speaker on Omaha Public Schools’ Community to Classroom Connections Webinar Series, January 26, 2021

“The COVID-19 Pandemic and Systemic Racism – Creating a ‘New Normal’ for STEM Education with Social Justice for All Students,” with co-presenter Todd Campbell at Northern Arizona University’s Seminar Series in STEM Education, January 22, 2021

“Using Phenomena,” presenting with Theresa Ocol of NYCDOE Division of Multilingual Learners, and Emily Kang and Clara Bauler, both of Adelphi University, at the New York City Department of Education: Doing Science, Using language for MLLs/ELLs Series-Session 1,  January 21, 2021