2024 Presentations

November 15, 2024 “Asset-Oriented Framing of Science and Language Learning with Multilingual Learners,” invited talk at the Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST), San Antonio, Texas
November 5, 2024 “Doing Science, Using Language with Multilingual Learners,” workshop at the STEM professional development session, Chester County, Pennsylvania
November 2, 2024 “Science and Language Integration with Multilingual Learners,” team presentation at the Science Teachers Association of New York State (STANYS) Annual Conference, Syracuse, New York
November 2, 2024 “STEM Education with Equity and Justice,” keynote speaker at the Science Teachers Association of New York State (STANYS) Annual Conference, Syracuse, New York
October 24, 2024 “Navigating and Securing an Academic Position,” small group session at the 2024 Fall Retreat and Annual Meeting, National Academy of Education
October 9, 2024 “Next Generation Science Standards: A Decade of Invigorating Implementation,” presentation at the National Science Teaching Association (virtual)
October 5, 2024 “Asset-Oriented Framing of Science and Language Integration with Multilingual Learners,” presentation for the ALL RISE program at the University of Houston, Texas
May 29, 2024 “Interdisciplinary Approaches,” keynote speaker at the New York State Education Department Meeting, Albany, New York
May 9, 2024 “Science/STEM and Language Integration with Multilingual Learners,” keynote speaker at the Bilingual, Immigrant, and Refugee Education Directors Meeting, Council of Great City Schools, Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 3, 2024 “Toward Justice-Centered STEM Education with Multilingual Learners,” keynote speaker at the opening session of the Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects (ECCLPs) Annual Forum Symposium (virtual)
April 13, 2024 “Toward a Framework for Justice-Centered Classroom Assessment” (with Eric Furtak), presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 11, 2024 “Culturally Sustaining Approaches to Classroom Assessment,” symposium presentation at Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, (AERA) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 20, 2024 “Justice-Centered STEM Education to Address Societal Challenges,” presentation at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado
March 19, 2024 “Curriculum-Based Professional Development to Support Multilingual Learners: Conceptual Framework, Instruments, and Impacts,” presentation at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado
March 18, 2024 “Curriculum-Based Professional Development for Integrating Science and Language with Multilingual Learners,” presentation at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado
March 6, 2024 Speaking as an ARISE blog editor for webinar titled “Changing the Environment in STEM Teacher Education: Four Big Ideas” at the National Science Teaching Association (virtual)
March 2, 2024 “Integrating Science and Language for All Students, Including Multilingual Learners,” keynote speaker at the 25th Annual Science and Mathematics Educators online Conference (SMEC 25) organized by the American University of Beirut, Lebanon (AUB)
February 16, 2024 “Next Generation Science Standards: A Decade of Invigorating Implementation,” presentation at American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado
January 12, 2024 “Science and language Integration with Multilingual Learners,” team presentation at Staff/Curriculum Development Network of New York State (SCDN) – Science Group (virtual)

2023 Presentations

December 7, 2023

“Science and Language Integration With Multilingual Learners,” presentation with Alison Haas, Tanya Rosado-Barringer, Yanira Stoker, and Christopher Leece at Voices United: Embracing Diversity to Foster Multilingualism and Multiculturalism. New York State Education Department, New York

November 2, 2023

“2023 Fall Retreat and Annual Meeting,” senior discussant at the 2023 National Academy of Education, Washington, D.C.

October 23, 2023

“STEM and Language Integration With Multilingual Learners,” presentation at Boston Public Schools

September 6, 2023

“Content and Language Integration With Multilingual Learners: Traditional, Contemporary, and Future Approaches,” invited talk at WIDA and Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison

August 15, 2023

“Strengthening Science Learning With Crosscutting Concepts,” presentation with Jeffrey Nordine at State Science Leadership Team Meeting, Iowa State Department of Education, Iowa

July 11, 2023

“Equity-Centered Science and Language Education and Justice-Centered STEM Education,” panel member at the 20th Curriculum, Research, and Instructional Leaders Meeting, Council of Great City Schools, Portland, Oregon

June 27, 2023

“Justice-Centered STEM Education to Address Pressing Societal Challenges and Voices from the Field Panel,” keynote speaker and panel facilitator at the 2023 Noyce Summit, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, D.C.

May 31, 2023

“Science and STEM Learning Takes Center Stage: Insights and Trends to Inform Our Collective Work,” panel member at Louisiana Teacher Leader Summit 2023 Accelerate to Success, Louisiana Department of Education, New Orleans, Louisiana

May 30-31, 2023

“Integrating Science and Language With Multilingual Learners in the Elementary Grades,” presentation with Alison Haas at Louisiana Teacher Leader Summit 2023 Accelerate to Success, Louisiana Department of Education, New Orleans, Louisiana

May 30-31, 2023

“Integrating Computational Thinking and Modeling into Science Instruction With Multilingual Learners,” presentation with Alison Haas at Louisiana Teacher Leader Summit 2023 Accelerate to Success, Louisiana Department of Education, New Orleans, Louisiana

April 20, 2023

“Traditional, Contemporary, and Future Approaches to Science and STEM Education,” presentation at A Celebration of NARST Award Recipients: Distinguished Contributions to Science Education through Research Award, National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual Conference, Chicago

April 19, 2023

“Asian and Pacific Islander Research Interest Group emerges as an effective hub for research and networking, Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Research Interest Group (RIG),” keynote at National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Annual Conference, Chicago

April 13, 2023

“Doing STEM Education Research With an Equity Focus,”presentation at AERA Undergraduate Student Education Research Training Workshop, American Educational Research Association, Washington, D.C.

March 10, 2023

“Centering Equity in Science Education – All Standards, All Students,” keynote at Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance: Elevating K-12 Science Education, 2023 Spring Summit, Augusta, Maine

February 10, 2023

“Science, Language, Computational Thinking, and Justice-Centered STEM Education,” keynote at University of Nevada Las Vegas STEM Education Meet 2023

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