Schedule
All handouts are linked in the title of the session.
All handouts are linked in the title of the session.
6:00pm Meet in the lobby of the Best Western Plus Garden Court Inn, 5400 Mowry Ave in Fremont if interested in going to dinner as groups - at own expense, no predetermined restaurants, groups decide at the time
Breakfast will not be provided at the event center.
The vendor area will be open the entire day.
8:30am - 9:00am Registration
9:00am - 10:00am Keynote Speaker Hoby Wedler - Leveling the Playing Field: Bringing Success to All! https://www.hobywedler.com/ - State Room
10:15am - 11:15am Breakout Session 1
Digital Math: Introducing Skill Level Checklists to Prepare Students for Success (Sara Larkin, Dr. Tina Herzberg) - State Room
Tactile Adventures in Physical Science (Dr. Rosanne Hoffmann) - Capitol Room
Planning and Hosting a Day of Code (Jenny Wheeler, Allison Mello) - Liberty Room
11:30am - 12:30pm Breakout Session 2
Digital Math: Workflows from Teacher to Student and Student to Teacher (Susan Osterhaus, Sara Larkin) - State Room
Better Access to Tactile Graphics and Braille = Better STEM Education for Blind Students (Dr. John Gardner, Carolyn Gardner) - Capitol Room
Making STEM Accessible with 3D Prints (Joan Horvath, Rich Cameron) - Liberty Room
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch and Vendors (Lunch will be provided)
Panera sandwich options include:
Bacon Turkey
Turkey & Cheddar
Grilled Chicken and Avocado BLT
Mediterranean Veggie
Panera salad options include:
Caesar Salad with Chicken
Fuji Apple Chicken Salad
Mediterranean with Grains Salad
Balsamic Greens with Grain
Greek Salad
1:30pm - 2:30pm Breakout Session 3
New and Upcoming Math Products from APH – Geometric Drawing Stencils, Cedric’s Cartesian Quest, and Cosmic Number Lines (Dr. Li Zhou) - State Room
3D Printing and Astronomy for Students with Visual Impairments: Insights from the STEM Career Exploration Lab Project (Dr. Thomas Madura, Dr. Carol Christian) - Capitol Room
What's Next for Our Students? Working to make STEM more accessible and seeking feedback (Ashley Neybert) - Liberty Room
2:45pm - 3:45pm Breakout Session 4
Quick and Easy Tactile Graphics with TactileView (John Taylor, Damien Crane) - State Room
WaterViz STEAM Program for Students with Visual Impairments: A Multisensory Approach to Understanding Water Cycle and Climate Data (Dr. Mary Robbins, Dr. Tina Herzberg, Niki Outen, Susan Osterhaus) - Capitol Room
Successes and Challenges of a Virtual Math Club for Students with Visual Impairments - Math Minds Unseen (Dr. Anitha Muthukumaran) - Liberty Room
4:00pm - 5:00pm Breakout Session 5
Teaching Inherently Visual Science Concepts in Non-Visual Ways! (Kate Meredith, Olivia Smithmier) - State Room
Desmos Graphing Calculator with JAWS (John Rose) - Capitol Room
Touching the Future: AI and Graphiti Transform Interpretation of Dynamic Tactile Graphics (Venkatesh Chari) - Liberty Room CANCELLED
5:00pm - 5:45pm Vendors and Content Area Networking and Discussion
Math - State Room
Science - Capitol Room
Technology - Liberty Room
5:45pm Meet in the lobby of the Fremont Event Center if interested in going to dinner as groups - at own expense, no predetermined restaurants, groups decide at the time
Breakfast will not be provided at the event center.
The vendor area will be open the entire day.
8:00 - 8:45 Vendors and Content Area Networking and Discussion
Math - State Room
Science - Capitol Room
Technology - Liberty Room
9:00am - 10:00am Breakout Session 6
Typing Accessible Mathematics in Microsoft Word (Jennifer Marsala) - State Room
Building Innovation-Mindset in Staff & Students (and How to Fund It!) (Lydia Moreno, Brett Kisker) - Capitol Room
Inclusion of the Blind in the STEM Workforce: Where are we now? Where are we going? (Dr. Cary Supalo) - Liberty Room
10:15am - 11:15am Breakout Session 7
The Equalize Editor - A Web Application for Braille Math Document Translation (Sam Dooley) - State Room
Lighting the Fire: Accessibility in the Modern Science Classroom (Dr. Adeyanju Okungbowa) - Capitol Room
What Does Hands-on, Experiential, Multimodal Learning Mean for STEM? (Dr. Sonja Phillips Biggs, Sarah Chatfield, Brandon Biggs) - Liberty Room
11:30am - 12:30pm Breakout Session 8
How are Students with Visual Impairments Accessing and Interacting with Digital Math Content? Let’s Talk! (Dr. Tina Herzberg, Dr. Michael Tuttle, Leslie Thatcher, Dr. L Penny Rosenblum) - State Room
STEM Accessibility 101 (Dr. Neil Soiffer) - Capitol Room
The Future of Interactive STEM Learning on a Dynamic Tactile Display (Dr. Greg Williams) - Liberty Room
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch and Vendors (Lunch will be provided)
Panera sandwich options include:
Bacon Turkey
Turkey & Cheddar
Grilled Chicken and Avocado BLT
Mediterranean Veggie
Panera salad options include:
Caesar Salad with Chicken
Fuji Apple Chicken Salad
Mediterranean with Grains Salad
Balsamic Greens with Grain
Greek Salad
1:30pm - 2:30pm Breakout Session 9
Bridging the Gap: Innovative Approaches to Accessible STEM Education (Kurt Poppenhouse, Beckie Palmer, Jeremy Schmidt) - State Room
Recharge Your Nemeth (Susan Osterhaus, Maylene Bird) - Capitol Room
Forensic Science Camp (Annalise Diodato, Ashley Neybert) - Liberty Room
2:45pm - 3:45pm Breakout Session 10
Inclusio: A One-Stop Shop for Accessible Graphics (Dr. Derrick Smith, Dr. Danielle Guzman-Orth, Dan Gardner, Dr. John Gardner) - State Room
Supporting High School Math Learning across the Educational Continuum (Dr. C. Rett McBride, Dr. Tina Herzberg) - Capitol Room
From the Creation of Math and Science Content in Microsoft Word to the BrailleNote and Back: Promoting the use of Braille in STEM Fields (Rachel Ramos) - Liberty Room
4:00pm - 5:00pm Endnote Address Tech and Transition to STEM Careers (Dr. Ting Siu, Eli Sanchez) - State Room
5:00pm - 5:15pm Announcements and Closing - State Room
6:30pm Meet in the lobby of the Best Western Plus Garden Court Inn, 5400 Mowry Ave in Fremont if interested in going to dinner as groups - at own expense, no predetermined restaurants, groups decide at the time
9:45am - 11:45am Tours
11:45am - 12:30pm Lunch (Ceasar Salad and Cheese Pizza)
12:30pm - 2:00pm Department and Classroom Booths in the Theater/Gym
6:30pm Meet in the lobby of the Best Western Plus Garden Court Inn, 5400 Mowry Ave in Fremont if interested in going to dinner as groups - at own expense, no predetermined restaurants, groups decide at the time