Conference Schedule

Room 133 - Integrating TSA Into Your Curriculum

Jonathan Shyne - NY TSA and Ithaca HS 

One of the biggest challenges teachers face, when trying to get involved with TSA, is trying to find the time for you to organize and students to prepare for events. In this presentation, you will learn the main events that run at every state conference, be provided resources for materials purchasing, and view currently practiced methods for how other teachers bring TSA into their classroom. Knowing what events we run at states will give you a better sense of how to start recruiting students to get involved. Additional resources will be provided for how to start your chapter. The 2026-27 school year is the year to join because SUNY Oswego will be hosting our State Conference.

This session is repeated on Thursday Session 5

Room 129 - A Tangible Model for Learning: Implementing 3D Printing Across Content Areas

Bryan Zevotek - Watertown

In a time when students often struggle to connect abstract concepts to real-world meaning, 3D printing offers a powerful way to make learning tangible. This session explores how additive manufacturing can move beyond the Technology classroom to support mathematics, science, health sciences, and forensics instruction. Through cross-curricular project examples and a practical collaboration framework, participants will learn how to implement 3D printing as a shared instructional tool across departments. Attendees will leave with ready-to-use project ideas, standards-aligned applications, and strategies for positioning 3D printing as a catalyst for engagement, spatial reasoning, and interdisciplinary learning.

Room 135 - New(ish) Teacher Problems - and solutions! 

Colin Frey
Are you a new teacher and looking for ways to succeed? Or maybe you are just looking to discuss challenges with your colleagues? Either way, join us for a conversation, some pro tips, and hope!

Room 133 - Exploring the Summer 2026 NYS STEM Education Collaborative Institute and What Research Says About Technology/Engineering Education Influence on Integrated STEM Teaching and Learning

Dr. Clark Greene

This presentation will highlight the important work of the New York State STEM Collaborative and Technology and Engineering’s important role in that work.  Information about the Summer 2026 NYS STEM ed. Institute July 26-28 will be included.  In concert with the STEM collaborative efforts, research from Virginia Tech University will present findings of science, math, and technology education teacher perceptions of technology/engineering education influence that enhances student learning of multidisciplinary STEM content.

Room 135 - Electrathon and EV Vehicles

Ed Moloney and Joe Fili

Learn about the exciting Electrathon USA EV vehicle race/program and increase your knowledge of Electric vehicles.  Also, learn about the NYSTEEA mini grant program and how it helped with the Electrathon program.

Room 129 - Digital Manufacturing with the LED USB Powered Sign 

Nathan Smith - Elmira High School
Come learn about a hands on project that many teachers are successfully using to teach real-world digital fabrication. Using the laser cutter, 3D printer, and/or CNC router, you will learn how to design, and make!, a USB powered LED sign. Participants will make and take one project. 

This session is repeated on Friday Session 7

Room 133 - Precision Optics: High Tech Careers Growing at the Speed of Light 

Mike Powlin & Bob Lasch - Monroe Community College
Precision Optics: What is it? Why is it so important to our national security? What are the skills needed in these Hi Tech Careers? Where does it fit into a High School Tech Program?  Come find out how you can get involved. 

Room 135 - Become a NYS Master Teacher!

Matt Vankoughnett, Michael Gembar, Matt McGuire

Learn more about the process of becoming a member of our local New York State Master Teacher program. H0w can it benefit me? I don't have enough time!

Room 129 - Using 3D Printing (and your students) to Organize Your Lab 

Nate Smith - Elmira High School
3D printers have become a staple of the Tech Ed classroom... and the students love them! But what else can we do with them? In this presentation, you will see how I took an idea presented a few years ago and turned it into a class project that teaches the concepts of the Design Process, Measuring & Tolerances, CAD and Design for Manufacturing, all while having my students organize my tools for me. 

This session is repeated on Friday Session 9

Room 135 - Integrating TSA Into Your Curriculum

Jonathan Shyne - NY TSA and Ithaca HS 

One of the biggest challenges teachers face, when trying to get involved with TSA, is trying to find the time for you to organize and students to prepare for events. In this presentation, you will learn the main events that run at every state conference, be provided resources for materials purchasing, and view currently practiced methods for how other teachers bring TSA into their classroom. Knowing what events we run at states will give you a better sense of how to start recruiting students to get involved. Additional resources will be provided for how to start your chapter. The 2026-27 school year is the year to join because SUNY Oswego will be hosting our State Conference.

This session is repeated on Thursday Session 1

Room 129 - Conceptually Organized Content and Delivery of Material Processing Curricula for Technological and STEM Literacy . . . A Somewhat Different Perspective.

Dr. Clark Greene 

As a holdover from industrial arts, for technology and engineering education, the scope of how materials are processed is often limited to manufacturing and production techniques.  Unfortunately, this limited approach typically ignores a much broader exposure to material categories and the conceptual underpinnings of material processing to enable more global understanding and transfer required for true technological literacy.  This session will present alternative elements of organizing and delivery of material processing.

Room 133 - WeVideo

Michael Gembar - Lancaster Middle School
Introduction to WeVideo software and how you can apply it your classroom to improve your teaching. 

This session is repeated on Friday Session 8