Hi Future Teachers!

During this exciting conference, you will participate in four interactive sessions that incorporate the concepts of STEAM!  As you participate in each session, please reflect on what you learned.  How will it help you as you work with students this year.  How will it impact you personally as you consider becoming a teacher.  Be sure to complete your conference reflection form.

ED1400 - participants will be automatically enrolled in the "Rollercoaster of Emotions" Session.  Please select two additional morning sessions and one afternoon session!

ED2400 - participants will choose three morning sessions and one afternoon session!  You may also select "Rollercoaster of Emotions" for one of your sessions. 

➡️Artbots

Kristen Griffin & Courtney Tate
Academics Department - Math Specialist - Greenville County Schools

Design and build an ArtBot that combines engineering and the arts as participants explore simple circuits, motion, and creativity to create one-of-a-kind robotic artwork.

➡️Coaching, Teaching & Leading, "OH MY!"

Andrea Bell -  Academic Specialist (PE), Greenville County Schools
Reggie Choplin - Athletic Director, Wade Hampton High School
Darah Huffman - Principal, Riverside High School
Sabrina Koutsos - Teacher & Coach, Fountain Inn High School
Darryl Nance -  Director of Athletics, Greenville County Schools
Stephanie Smith - Principal, Fountain Inn High School
George Ward - Associate Superintendent of Operations, Greenville County Schools

This session will provide a Q&A opportunity for anyone interested in coaching while they teach.  What is the process?  What are the expectations?  How do we balance it all and  When to move up?  Assistant Coach to Head Coach, Head Coach to Assistant AD, Assistant AD to AD, AD to AP. Hear from a panel of former and current coaches and athletic directors who will share advice and answer questions about what it truly means to coach, teach and lead! 

➡️Fun with Foldables  SESSION IS FULL

Jennifer Southers
Hillcrest High School - Greenville County Schools

Grab your scissors, tape and crayons! Learn how to make fun study guides and teaching tools using colorful paper and index cards! You will make some foldables to take with you, and brainstorm some ideas for teaching.

➡️LEGO Lesson (Lemonade Shake)

Jeabri Dyrhaug and Brianna Evans
GCSD STEAM Lab Teacher & GCSD Instructional Coach

Use LEGO to create and compare solutions to reduce the impact of earthquakes.

➡️Macroinvertebrate Mayhem

Kendall Juell
Project WET Facilitator from Greenville County Soil and Water Conservation District

Students investigate the health of a freshwater ecosystem by identifying and comparing aquatic macroinvertebrates as indicators of water quality. 

➡️Special Speaker Session "The First 15: Start Strong, Finish Stronger."

P. Sloan Joseph - Keynote Speaker
Hughes Academy, Greenville County Schools

The First 15: Start Strong, Finish Stronger: The first fifteen minutes of each class sets the tone for students’ academic and social success. Capturing their attention early improves our chances of them staying actively engaged, resulting in increased learning. Get ready to explore a variety of strategies that will challenge, support, and empower students to excel now and for years to come.

➡️The Incredible Journey and Blue Planet

Kendall Juell
Project WET Facilitator from Greenville County Soil and Water Conservation District

See what great science teaching looks like in action. Experience two hands-on lessons that make water science active, fun, and memorable.

➡️The Roller Coaster of Emotions in the Planetarium!

Kimberly Groome & Joy Hawkins - school counselors

In this session we will take a roller-coaster ride. (Literally!) Let social and emotional learning transfer your teaching! Learn about the WHAT, WHY, & HOW to use Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in the classroom. Experience a live SEL classroom!

➡️Turning Practice into Play: Games for Everything!

Amber Long
FTA Instructor, Fountain Inn High School

This session will introduce simple, engaging games that can be used in place of traditional worksheets with little to no extra preparation. Walk away with ready-to-use ideas you can implement in your field placements this school year. 

▶️Molecules in Motion

Janet Gantt Herrera
Instructional Coach - Reedy Laurel Elementary

Get moving and explore the invisible world of water molecules! In this hands-on Project WET experience, participants model how molecules move, interact, and change as energy is added or removed—bringing the science of matter to life through movement and investigation. 

▶️Tag!  You're it! - Electricity Ignites! Circuits

Leah Sullivan
Ellen Woodside Instructional Coach

Outdoor Session!!! Students get moving in this active ArtsNOW lesson that combines science concepts with movement through a game inspired by tag. By using physical activity to model scientific ideas, students build understanding while collaborating, observing, and having fun. By interacting in Circuit Breaker Tag, students will embody the interconnectedness of electrons, batteries, switches, and lightbulbs. These games will set the stage for sparks of collaboration as they create their circuit pantomimes in small groups.