Friday's Program

Back Pocket Programming: An Introduction

Connor Dickman     

215 Park Hall (Methods Lab)

Unleash your creativity and enhance your downtime in your classroom with Back Pocket Programming! Discover a wide array of engaging and enriching hobbies that you can easily incorporate into your busy classroom schedule.  In this workshop, we'll introduce you to a range of short, fun and practical activities that you can carry in your "back pocket". These short one or two day activities are perfect for downtime in between projects or for those higher achieving students who may need something to keep their hands busy. Come join a member of the Education Staff from the Rochester Museum and Science Center to learn more about these amazing activities which have all been tested in their summer camp programs located in Rochester, NY!

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Building and Incorporating a Flight Simulator 

Corey Munn, Tom Palazzo, Mike Wichowski 

115 Park Hall (Transportation Lab)

In 2023 Union-Endicott tech club completed a fully immersive flight simulator.  View a short film on the inspiration behind the project and the story from start to finish.  The student led project has influenced students to pursue aviation and aerospace careers as well as revitalized the transportation systems curriculum and enriched the aerospace engineering experience.  Presenters will discuss the process of building the flight simulator as how it was implemented.  Q and A to follow.           

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New York State Department of Labor Teacher Ambassador Program

Mike Amante, Christopher Myers, Rebecca K. LaForest, Megan Osetek

101 Park Hall (CADD Lab)

Come learn about the DOL's new Teacher Ambassador Program which debuted last summer and will hopefully be forming a new cohort next summer that you can be a part of! The program includes access to a wealth of resources from DOL for career exploration and discovery such as VR headsets, career readiness assessment tools and more. You will also learn how the DOL can help with lining up site visits with local businesses, provide connections to exciting guest speakers to come into your classes, and even offer a number of engaging lesson plans that can be used in your own classroom for students to discover in demand career pathways and opportunities. Come see all that Your DOL can do for you to support teaching and learning in your classroom today.

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Hydroponics - Design, Create and Grow 

Scott Stagnitta     

163 Wilber Hall (Metals Lab)

 Hydroponics might be the perfect STEM class that connects all four content areas. Hydroponics design engineering class is a fresh, innovative and intriguing STEM class that has helped grow our program and enrollment. Check out this unique class that utilizes many different areas of technology.

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Introducing Programming With Alice

Joseph Sementa     

102 Park Hall (Communication Lab)

Alice is used by teachers at all levels from middle schools (and sometimes even younger) to universities, in school classrooms and in after school and out of school programming, and in subjects ranging from visual arts and language arts to the fundamentals of programming and introduction to Java courses. Alice provides a simple drag-and-drop interface to help teach students the fundamentals of programming while working in a unique 3D virtual world. This workshop is designed to give teachers a basic understanding of the software and its interface, ideas on how to implement it with students and some time to actually “play”. Attendees will leave the workshop having gained some experience in programming and with their own short animation using Alice.

This is a DOUBLE LENGTH PRESENTATION and will continue into session 7.

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3D Printing with Tessellations: Where Math Meets Art

Terry VanNoy     

203 Park Hall (Design Studio)

With tessellations, students are using 3D design principles with math, art and the engineering design process. In this interactive session, we will go to the TinkerCad website and use basic tools to design shapes that can be copied and fit together like a puzzle. Once these pieces are created, you can export them and 3D print. Fun and engaging! 

This is a DOUBLE LENGTH PRESENTATION and will continue into session 7.

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ITEEA Engineering by Design in Action in the Elementary Classroom

Tracy Young     

193 Wilber Hall (Woods Lab)

If you are an elementary educator and don’t know about the ITEEA Engineering by Design curriculum, join Tracy Young, STEAM Specialist, for a kindergarten through grade six “tour” with the opportunity for some hands-on engaged learning. Tracy will show you how the EBD program has flourished in her elementary school and how they use it in their state of the art STEAM Lab for over 500 students. You will also see some   pre-recorded examples of EBD presentations from her students at Benton Hall Academy as they present their Grand Challenges in their STEAM Lab. 

This is a DOUBLE LENGTH PRESENTATION and will continue into session 7.

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New York State Education Department Technology Education Update

Kelsey Roman, Brittany Kitterman, Mike Woods

191 Wilber Hall (Polymer Classroom)

This session will explore current Commissioner’s Regulations, how to leverage technology education to meet diploma requirements, and the resources available from the Office of Career and Technical Education and the CTE Technical Assistance Center. 

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Digital Fabrication in the Classroom: Where Design Thinking meets Problem Based Learning. 

Domenic  Giunts     

208 Park Hall (Computer Lab)

In this session we will take a deeper dive into two critical thinking processes that facilitate student learning and discuss how adding technology can further enhance student engagement. In addition, we will look at how integrating these processes along with digital fabrication equipment in the classroom, can create interest in pathways to Engineering, Manufacturing, and Entrepreneurship careers. 

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Drone Soccer Leads the Way in Workforce Development & Team Sports Model

Lisa Marie Payne  Bob Payne John Reade

Park/Wilber Atrium

New York State currently houses the most U.S. Drone Soccer teams in the Country! CNY Drones, an Academy of Model Aeronautics Model Aviation Student Club & non-profit,  directs all New York State teams, assists educators with the only technical support hub of it's kind in STEM education, provides a format for Qualifying Tournaments & presents a Region II Championship co-hosted by sister organization, SUNY Polytechnic Institute's AMA UMASC.  As mentors & technical support providers, CNY Drones cadre of volunteers facilitate & guide educators into this combined workforce development program & team sports league.   We act as liaison between equipment providers & league teams to maintain a statewide educator-centered program that assists in the development of drone skills from building, coding & flying.  Skill sets encourage further exploration into higher level ancillary programs & career paths including commercial drone pilot licensing, photography, line inspection as well as search & rescue.  Come see how it's works through a live demo & learn how we make it all happen across New York State!

This presentation will be repeated in session 7.

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NYSTEEA Mentoring Program- PD Video Series

Travis  Owens, Nathan Smith 

115 Park Hall (Transportation Lab)

The NYSTEEA Mentoring Program is publishing PD videos and there are monetary rewards for submissions! Come learn about how you can contribute to the mentoring and PD of others and possibly win $500 for your video submissions.  Particpants will learn the criteria, be able to view examples, and ask questions to set themselves up with the tools needed to make a successful video that will improve the technology education profession. 

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ITEEA - Engineering byDesign™ (EbD)™ - PreK-12 Solution for Integrative Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Ryan  Novitski     

191 Wilbe Hall (Polymer Classroom)

This session consists of a comprehensive, PreK-12 solution for Integrative Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (I-STEM) - Engineering byDesign™ (EbD)™. Engineering byDesign™ (EbD)™ is built on the belief that the ingenuity of children is untapped, unrealized potential that, when properly motivated, will lead to the next generation of technologists, innovators, designers, and engineers. EbD™ offers the Premier Standards-Based Curriculum Model designed to be flexible, affordable, and accountable. The PreK-12 curriculum is based on the Standards for Technological and Engineering Literacy, as well as national standards for science and math, Common Core, and the NAE’s Grand Challenges for Engineering. This session will focus on grade bands including 9-12, and highlight our sequence of learning offered to all educational professionals in the secondary setting. We will be featuring Onshape Certification byDesign, AP Computer Science Principles byDesign, and our 9-12 High School Advanced Technology Education pathways.

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CIM and Beyond!

Ryan Czeck, Nicole Czeck  

163 Wilber Hall (Metals Lab)

An interactive presentation showcasing technologies, resources, student examples, career implications and extracurricular benefits of a program embracing a Computer Integrated Manufacturing program. It will also highlight interdisciplinary and project based learning with community goals and business partnerships as a topic point.

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Calling All PLTW Teachers

Karin Dykeman     

101 Park Hall (CADD Lab)

Come have cake and chat with your PLTW colleagues. This informal session is for new, novice, and longstanding PLTW teachers. Take advantage of the opportunity to socialize and share our PLTW experiences, stories, and strategies for success. Let’s reinforce our network and welcome the new teachers just starting PLTW. 

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3D print Sprint: a 24 hour 3D printing challenge  

Nathaniel Horn, David Yonteff  

215 Park Hall (Methods Lab)

Building a fast paced 3D printing competition for your community. foster design and engineering principles, encourage critical thinking and design iteration. Come learn how we built a community competition where regional high school and college students compete in a 24 hour 3D printing and engineering design challenge.  

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Introducing Programming With Alice

Joseph Sementa     

102 Park Hall (Communication Lab)

Alice is used by teachers at all levels from middle schools (and sometimes even younger) to universities, in school classrooms and in after school and out of school programming, and in subjects ranging from visual arts and language arts to the fundamentals of programming and introduction to Java courses. Alice provides a simple drag-and-drop interface to help teach students the fundamentals of programming while working in a unique 3D virtual world. This workshop is designed to give teachers a basic understanding of the software and its interface, ideas on how to implement it with students and some time to actually “play”. Attendees will leave the workshop having gained some experience in programming and with their own short animation using Alice.

This is the CONTINUATION OF A DOUBLE LENGTH PRESENTATION that started in session 6.

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3D Printing with Tessellations: Where Math Meets Art

Terry VanNoy     

203 Park Hall (Design Studio)

With tessellations, students are using 3D design principles with math, art and the engineering design process. In this interactive session, we will go to the TinkerCad website and use basic tools to design shapes that can be copied and fit together like a puzzle. Once these pieces are created, you can export them and 3D print. Fun and engaging! 

This is the CONTINUATION OF A DOUBLE LENGTH PRESENTATION that started in session 6.

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ITEEA Engineering by Design in Action in the Elementary Classroom

Tracy Young     

193 Wilber Hall (Woods Lab)

If you are an elementary educator and don’t know about the ITEEA Engineering by Design curriculum, join Tracy Young, STEAM Specialist, for a kindergarten through grade six “tour” with the opportunity for some hands-on engaged learning. Tracy will show you how the EBD program has flourished in her elementary school and how they use it in their state of the art STEAM Lab for over 500 students. You will also see some   pre-recorded examples of EBD presentations from her students at Benton Hall Academy as they present their Grand Challenges in their STEAM Lab. 

This is the CONTINUATION OF A DOUBLE LENGTH PRESENTATION that started in session 6.

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Drone Soccer Leads the Way in Workforce Development & Team Sports Model

Lisa Marie Payne  Bob Payne John Reade

Park/Wilber Atrium

New York State currently houses the most U.S. Drone Soccer teams in the Country! CNY Drones, an Academy of Model Aeronautics Model Aviation Student Club & non-profit,  directs all New York State teams, assists educators with the only technical support hub of it's kind in STEM education, provides a format for Qualifying Tournaments & presents a Region II Championship co-hosted by sister organization, SUNY Polytechnic Institute's AMA UMASC.  As mentors & technical support providers, CNY Drones cadre of volunteers facilitate & guide educators into this combined workforce development program & team sports league.   We act as liaison between equipment providers & league teams to maintain a statewide educator-centered program that assists in the development of drone skills from building, coding & flying.  Skill sets encourage further exploration into higher level ancillary programs & career paths including commercial drone pilot licensing, photography, line inspection as well as search & rescue.  Come see how it's works through a live demo & learn how we make it all happen across New York State!

This presentation is a repeat of session 6.

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Building a Low Cost CNC Router For Your Classroom

Jack Donohue     

191 Wilber Hall (Polymer Classroom)

This presentation tells my story of making a small-scale CNC router for under $350 and how you can make one too! With CNC technologies transitioning from cutting-edge to the industry standard, it is vital to teach students the fundamentals and skills of these machines to ensure their success in industry. Join me to hear about the early stages of this project, where it is going, and for an open discussion on CNC technologies.

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Teaching Multimedia with Quality Equipment

Mark Springston     

102 Park Hall (Communication Lab)

What equipment are you using to teach or create multimedia? Most students enjoy creating meaningful multimedia projects, and an instructor needs to support their efforts with reliable equipment. The digital equipment and formats of multimedia are evolving quickly, and sometimes it can be difficult to know exactly what to purchase. The presenter will share the equipment, both new and old, that they are having students capture and create multimedia projects. Some of the equipment will include digital SLRs, camcorders, microphones, drones, lighting, desktop computers, and multimedia software. Examples of the equipment will be displayed in the Multimedia and Communication Systems Laboratory in Park Hall. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions, dialogue with one another, and share on the equipment that they utilize. 

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Establishing an Ecosystem for Open-Source Educational CAD Models (A NSF Project)

Ryan Novitski     

215 Park Hall (Methods Lab)

Many K-12 schools have established makerspaces with 3D printers, digital die cutters, and other fabrication tools. A consortium of national education associations received a POSE Phase I award (NSF # 2229627) to develop a plan for a repository of peer-reviewed open-source educational objects. This work is being undertaken through the National Technology Leadership Summit (NTLS) coalition, which includes national teacher educator associations in science education (ASTE), educational technology (SITE), engineering education (ITEEA), and mathematics education (AMTE). During Phase I, external contributors were identified in mathematics, science, and engineering. These included managers of existing repositories of CAD models with NSF support. Plans for a central Educational CAD Library incorporate three crucial features. The CAD Library provides a central storehouse of educational objects for STEM instruction.The CAD Library provides a method for peer review of educational CAD models. The CAD Library offers ease-of-search made possible by standardized metadata.
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Divide and Conquer: Different Model for Middle School Approach to Tech. Ed. 

Casey Westermann     

163 Wilber Hall (Metals Lab)

How splitting middle school technology course into two 20-week classes allowed for doing more with less, diving deeper into both industrial arts technology and contemporary technology.  

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Technology Management is the Perfect Degree for Your Students!

Chris Stein, Rich Bush  

203 Park Hall (Design Studio)

The Technology Management degree is the perfect course of study for young people who don't want to be engineers or educators but are passionate about the field of technology. Come learn about how we are trying to get more students into this amazing program and how you can help us!   

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Racing to success 

Tim Skurka, Alec Macdonald   

115 Park Hall (Transportation Lab)

This presentation will inform educators on how to incorporate slot car racing as a learning activity in the technology education and engineering education environment. 

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ChatGPT RoundTable

Chris Stein, Dan Tryon  

203 Park Hall (Design Studio)

Come discuss in an open forum ideas about chatGPT and how they will affect your Technology Education classroom and practice.

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Tech Wars Competition Roundtable

Joe Corleto     

163 Wilber Hall (Metals Lab)

This session will be an open roundtable discussion for anyone that hosts, or would like to host a “Tech Wars” style event in your area.  Tech Wars is an event where students from around a local area build and compete in certain competitions such as trebuchet building, CO2 car races, and more.  We will discuss what is involved with getting one started and what competitions could be included.  We will even discuss the possibility of hosting a statewide “Tech Wars” event.  The more people that join us from different areas of the state, the better!

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The Voice of Experience

Karin Dykeman     

215 Park Hall (Methods Lab)

If you’re an early career teacher, take advantage of this opportunity to chat with a panel of veteran teachers in various stages of their career to ask questions, and get and share advice for curriculum, classroom management, activities, and more. This is a great opportunity to network and learn from the experience of others. 

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Hybrid Technology of the Jeep 4XE system

Ron Alexander     

115 Park Hall (Transportation Lab)

Hybrid Technology of the Jeep 4XE system

This technical presentation is tailored for technology teachers instructing in transportation-related courses and will shed light on hybrid technology, focusing on the advanced system of the Jeep Wrangler 4XE. We'll commence with an insightful vehicle walk around to help educators and students grasp the key hybrid components integrated into the Wrangler. We'll delve into the hybrid powertrain, battery placement, and the inner workings of the electric powertrain systems.
Furthermore, the presentation will emphasize the importance of high voltage service safety, including warnings and precautions specifically designed for the average service technician. It will cover vital aspects like safe handling, isolation procedures, and essential maintenance practices, ensuring both teachers and students have a sound understanding of high-voltage systems and safety protocols when servicing hybrid vehicles like the Jeep Wrangler 4XE.
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