2021Conference

Presenters

Day 1 Keynote Speaker

Gloria Ladson-Billings

Gloria Ladson-Billings is Professor Emerita and former Kellner Family Distinguished Professor in Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction and was Faculty Affiliate in the Departments of Educational Policy Studies, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis and Afro American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the current President of the National Academy of Education. Ladson-Billings’ research examines the pedagogical practices of teachers who are successful with African American students. She also investigates Critical Race Theory applications to education.


Ladson-Billings is the author of several critically acclaimed books, including The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children.

Day 1 Breakout Session Presenters

Kevin Anderson

Science Education Consultant, CS3 President, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Email Address: kevin.anderson@dpi.wi.gov

Dawn Cope

Science Assessment Lead, Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Email Address:dawn.cope@k12.wa.us

André DeLéon

Education Programs Professional, Nevada Department of Education
Email Address: adeleon@doe.nv.govTwitter: @ScienceNVy

Brian Caine

Coordinator of Science, Tennessee Department of Education
Email Address: brian.caine@tn.gov
Senior Associate, National Center for the Improvement of Educational AssessmentEmail: ndadey@nciea.org

Ellen Ebert

Science, Environmental and Sustainability Director, Washington Department of Education
Email Address: ellen.ebert@k12.wa.us

Mike Heinz

Science Coordinator, New Jersey Department of Education
Email Address: mheinz@cosss.org

Stephanie Hirsh

Title, Organization Email Address:

Jessica Holman

Curriculum Specialist for Assessments, Great Minds
Email Address: jholman@nsta.org

Lauren Kaupp

Science Specialist, State of Hawaii Department of Education
Email Address: lauren.kaupp@k12.hi.us

Kalonda Colson McDonald

Training & Support Coordinator, Detroit Public Schools Community DistrictEmail Address: kalonda.colson@detroitk12.org

Kristen McKinney

Title, Organization Email Address:

Katherine L. McNeill

Associate Professor of Science Education, Boston College Email Address: kmcneill@bc.edu

Brett Moulding

Title, Utah Partnership for Effective Science Teaching and LearningEmail Address: mouldingb@ogdensd.org

Rae McEntyre

Science Consultant, Kentucky Department of Education
Email Address: rae.mcentyre@education.ky.gov
Research Scientist/Engineer 4, University of Washington
Email Address: eddeb@uw.edu

Bill Penuel

Distinguished Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
Email Address: william.penuel@colorado.edu
Twitter: @bpenuel @ACESSEProject @inquiry_hub

Jodi Peterson

Title, NSTA, Assistant Executive Director, Legislative and Public AffairsEmail Address: jpeterson@nsta.org

Meg Richard

Education Program Consultant, K-12 Science, Kansas Department of Education
Email Address: mrichard@ksde.orgTwitter: frizzlerichard

Lesa Rohrer

Secondary Science Coordinator, Oklahoma State Department of EducationEmail Address: Lesa.Rohrer@sde.ok.gov

Jamie Rumage

Science Education Specialist, Oregon Department of Education


Email: jamie.rumage@state.or.us

Twitter: @kiageomo


Director, National Academies of Science, Director of the Board on Science Education Email Address: HSchweingruber@nas.edu

Tricia Shelton

Director of Professional Learning and Standards Implementation, National Science Teaching AssociationEmail: tshelton@nsta.orgTwitter: @tdishelton
Program Director, Carnegie Corporation of New York
Email Address: JBS@carnegie.org Twitter: @JamesBShort

Kate Soriano

Title, NSTA Email Address: ksoriano@nsta.org

Day 2 Breakout Session Presenters

Department Head of Curriculum and Instruction , Professor of Science Education, Neag School of Education, University of ConnecticutEmail Address: todd.campbell@uconn.edu
Curriculum Director, OpenSciEdEmail Address: sdelaney@openscied.org
Senior Associate, Center for Assessment Email Address: bgong@nciea.org
Director, ATLAS, University of Kansas Email Address: karvonen@ku.edu
Outreach Director, OpenSciEdEmail Address: mkrehbiel@openscied.org
Professor of Childhood Education, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University Email Address: olee@nyu.edu
Assistant Professor, UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies Email Address: amarin1@g.ucla.edu

Lindsay Ruhter

Research Associate, ATLAS, University of Kansas Email Address: ruhter@ku.edu
Executive Director, OpenSciEd Email Address: jryan@openscied.org
Director, NextGenScience at WestEd Email Address: jsarna@wested.org
Director of Science Review, EdReportsEmail Address: sshaw@edreports.org
Director, Iowa Regents' Center for Early Developmental Education Email Address: beth.vanmeeteren@uni.edu
Content Specialist-Science, EdReportsEmail Address: LWieser@edreports.org

Day 3 Keynote Speaker

Katie King

Director, Strategic Foresight Engagement, KnowledgeWorks

In her role, Katie manages externally facing strategic foresight projects and partnerships, co-designs and delivers workshops, and contributes to KnowledgeWorks’ publications about the future of learning. Katie has previously served as a consulting futurist for various nonprofit organizations and taught middle school English in Texas and California.Katie holds a bachelor’s in journalism from the University of Southern California and a master’s in foresight from the University of Houston. She is a member of the Association of Professional Futurists and co-author of The Futures Thinking Playbook.

4J Climate Justice Club

The Eugene 4J Climate Justice Team is addressing the issues on climate for long-term impact. The team is comprised of high school students, K-12 teachers, and support staff across the Eugene 4J district, working together for a better future in climate education. This group is dedicated to creating a permanent climate-based education system across all subject areas and age groups in Eugene 4J.

Day 3 "Think Beyond"

Learning Journey Presenters

Justice-Centered Climate Science Learning

Research Scientist/Engineer 4, University of Washington
Email Address: eddeb@uw.edu

Tim Swinehart

Instructor, Lewis and Clark College Email Address: Timswinehart@gmail.com
Assistant Professor, University of OregonEmail Address: sstaplet@uoregon.edu

Exploring Global Competencies Learning Journey

Director, Smithsonian Science Education Center Email Address: ODonnellC@si.edu
Curriculum Developer, Smithsonian Science Education Center Email Address: GibsonH@si.edu
Professional Services Program Specialist, Smithsonian Science Education Center Email Address: BlanchardKP@si.edu.

Popping the Bubble (test): Exploring the Future of Assessment Systems in Science

Senior Advisor, Learning Policy InstituteEmail Address: abadrinarayan@learningpolicyinstitute.org

Sara Cooper

SPA-LC, Independent Consultant Email Address: cooper.sara77@gmail.com

Tinkering and Making

Associate Professor, University of California, Irvine Email Address: kpeppler@uci.edu

Critical Approaches to Engineering Design in the Classroom

Executive Director of the UW Institute for Science & Math Education, University of Washington Email Address: pbell@uw.edu
Assistant Professor in the School of Education’s Teaching, Drexel University Email Address: cgw57@drexel.edu

Veronica McGowan

Research Scientist, University of Washington, BothellEmail Address: vmcgowan@uw.edu