#stsmc26 - Session 2

Southern Tier Science & Math Conference

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Session 2: 6:30PM - 7:30PM

From Orchard to Classroom: Teaching Math & Science with New York State Apples - Katherine Klecha

"This elementary-focused session highlights how agriculture can be meaningfully integrated into classroom instruction through New York State apples. The presentation will showcase how apple-growing conditions in New York are used to teach science concepts such as climate, seasons, and plant needs.

Participants will also explore a hands-on apple taste-testing activity where students collect data and create graphs to analyze results. This lesson demonstrates how agriculture can serve as a real-world context for developing math skills while deepening scientific understanding.

Teachers will leave with practical strategies and ready-to-use ideas for integrating agriculture into math and science lessons in an engaging and accessible way."

Science, Math, Agriculture

Elementary

Room 208

When Data Meets Dialogue - Jaime Mendelis & JoAnn Hawley

This session introduces the three-part Data-Driven Dialogue process and provides practical tools for facilitating collaborative, data-focused dialogue. This work aligns with the Portrait of a Graduate by building critical thinking, collaboration, and reflective problem-solving skills.

Science, Math, STEM, General, Admin & Teacher Leaders

Elementary, Middle School, High School, College Level, General, Admin & Teacher Leaders

Room 210

Streamline Your Science and Math Lessons with Planbook - Meghan McInnes, Director Customer Success Planbook

This presentation shows science and math teachers how to use Planbook to organize their lessons and save time on planning. You'll see practical features that make it easier to build, track, and adjust your curriculum throughout the year.

Science, Math, STEM, General

Elementary, Middle School, High School, Student Teachers

Room 211

Canva Code With Me & Make & Take Lab - Shae McLachlan

Ever wished for a digital resource to support an instructional objective and come up empty after searching? Canva’s Code for Me lets you quickly build no‑code apps—perfect for creating math scaffolds, interactive tools, trackers, games, and even assessments—while this make‑and‑take lab walks you through prompting, developing, refining, and play‑testing your own.

Science, Math, STEM, General

Elementary, Middle School, High School, College Level, General

Room 212

AI to the Rescue - Traci Lane

AI is everywhere and it is time for you to use it in your planning. Use AI to help generate questions styles similar to what students will see on state tests and Regents.

Science, Math

Elementary, Middle School, High School

Room 214

App-y Hour There’s an App for That on The TI-84 - Ray Cole

Are you and your students getting the most out of the Apps on the TI84? Extend the benefits and functions of your TI-84+ calculator with apps. We will look at some of the free apps available for the TI-84, focusing on the Apps that are now acceptable on the NYS Regents.

Math

High School

Room 216

ATTENTION! This math session is not Clickbait - Andrew Genussa

In this session, we will unpack some divergent and convergent thinking tasks found on tiktok and instagram to develop a framework that engages students in deep mathematical thinking and discussion.

Math

Elementary, Middle School, High School

Room 217

What's the story? - Taylor Norton

Students will investigate "slow reveal graphs" as an instructional routine designed to promote students' sensemaking about data.

Science, Math, STEM, General

Elementary, Middle School, High School

Room 218

Using Storylines in the Secondary Science Classroom - Dr. Jennifer Leip

This session will examine the advantages and disadvantages of using a storyline model in the 7-12 science classroom.

Science

Middle School, High School

Room 219

Building A Thinking Classroom - Victoria Londner

Build a thinking classroom where students can develop confidence, work collaboratively to solve problems, and explain their work.

Math, STEM

Elementary, Middle School, High School, College Level, General

Room 220

The Evolution of Virtual Reality - Jenny Cartie

Explore a history of immersive technology and discover the state of the virtual reality today! Learn about Kopernik Observatory's VR Classroom and how students can create their own VR worlds.

STEM

Elementary, Middle School, High School

Room 223

Modeling Ecosystems: Introduced Species, Energy Flow, and Interactions- Michelle Dessi

Students develop a model for an ecosystem and then introduce a new species to explain how this invasive component affects the flow of energy and cycling of matter throughout the ecosystem. Come experience this hands-on interactive session and take home your own set of Lab-Aids Introduced Species Food Web cards!

Science

Middle School, High School

Room 221

AI Tools for Math- Joseph Clain & Olivia Dennison

A two part presentation on Teaching AI Literacy in Math and how to use AI tools to make lesson planning more efficient and impactful.

Math

Elementary, Middle School, High School

Room 228

Biomagnification - a model of physical dangers in a river food web - Carolyn Wilczynski

Models are a great way to make thinking visible. This simple activity uses cups and beads to model biomagnification in a river food web. It provides students with an opportunity to see how chemicals such as DDT accumulate in organisms within a food chain. Students do simple calculations to determine the amounts of DDT at each level of the food web.

Science

Middle School, High School

Room 229

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