Presenters

2023 Summer Conference Presenters

Listed alphabetically by last name

Click on the presenter image below to jump to the day of their presentation. Search for the workshop by title to ready the description and find link to register. Included in the session information, is access to a brief bio. 

Kimberly Alexander 

NYS Master Teacher, Western NY

The A-STEM Guide to the Road that Led to Somewhere: DEI and SEL in the STEM classroom 

Dr. Gifty Asamani

NYS Master Teacher, New York City/MFA

"Science A'int the Enemy"


Jennifer Aumer 

NYS Master Teacher, Western NY

Engaging Girls in STEM 


Scott Beiter 

NYS Master Teacher emeritus, Capital Region

eSports in NYS and How to Get Started 

Virginia Bonomo

Commonwealth University

The Science of Reading: What every teacher should know

Josie Cain

NYS Master Teacher, Mid-Hudson

A Beginner's Reflection on Storylines in Chemistry

Jeffery Cheramie 

NYS Master Teacher emeritus, Finger Lakes

eSports in NYS and How to Get Started 

Brianne Corsette  

NYS Master Teacher, Central NY

Dear Data: An Exploration in Data Visualizations 

Rebekah Creshkoff 

 

Beyond Plastics 

David Czechowski 

NYS Master Teacher emeritus, Mid-Hudson

How is it possible for a machine to "learn"? 

  Nick Darrah

NYS Master Teacher emeritus, Mohawk Valley

 Student Ownership of Assessment Data and What to Do With It 


Sarah Elacqua

NYS Master Teacher, Mohawk Valley

One Breath at a Time: Yoga, Mindfulness and SEL

Hugh A. Gallagher Jr.  

 Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy, SUNY Oneonta

Space Weather in a Time of Increasing Solar Activity 

Don Haas 

Director Of Teacher Programming, Paleontological Research Institution

On 2x4s, Graphite and Gasoline: What I Would Teach About Climate Change If I Only had an Hour 

Joe Haas

NYS Master Teacher, Mid-Hudson

How is it possible for a machine to "learn"? 

Dr. Astrid Helfant 

NYS Master Teacher emeritus, Central NY

How I Bring Storylines into Chemistry Teaching 

Kimberly Hlavaty

 NYS Master Teacher, Western NY

 Productive Struggle in the Math Classroom 

Mary Howard 

NYS Master Teacher, Western NY

Is ChatGPT for Me? 

Beth LaGrange,PhD

  Clinical Psychologist

 Motivational Interviewing in the Classroom 

Cathy Law 

Retired NYS High School Science Teacher, NYSMTP Emeritus

Take a Walk on the Wild Side 

Adam Lovecchico

NYS Master Teacher, Mohawk Valley

 Physics Roundtable

Jason March 

NYS Master Teacher, Finger Lakes

Exploring Desmos Graphing Calculator and Activity Builder 

Steven Miano  

Environmental Litigation Attorney, former Chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy, and Resource, and Partner of Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller

Teaching the History of Environmental Laws 

Samrat Pathania  

NYS Master Teacher emeritus, Mid-Hudson, and Clean Energy Coach

Weaving Climate Solutions throughout the STEM Curriculum – A Practical Approach 

Neil Patterson, Jr. 

 Associate Chair of the Center for Native People and the Environment at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, NY 

Traditional Ecological Knowledge 

Joshua Paugh

MFA Master Teacher, Physics Teacher

Teachers on Teaching



Melanie Pflaum 

Math Teacher/MFA

Teachers on Teaching


Valerie Rapson 

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, SUNY Oneonta

Getting your class ready to observe the 2023 and 2024 solar eclipses 

Sue Saeli 

NYS Master Teacher, Central NY

 Engaging Girls in STEM 


Mark Sanders

Coordinator of Strategic Recruitment, Student Life and Opportunity Programs, SUNY

The Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) at the State University of New York (SUNY)  

Sarah Slack

Teacher - Middle School STEM and Science 

Teachers on Teaching



Martin Vysohlid 

NYS Master Teacher, Capital Region

Bungee Jump from Middle School through College  

Melanie Tanzosh

Computer Science Teacher/MFA

Teachers on Teaching


Dr. Elizabeth T Walker 

  Math Educator, Instructional Coach, Founder of Math Exploration

 Using Skills Trajectories to Find and Correct Errors 

Toni Williamson

Director of Equity & Inclusion, Friends Select School

From Theory to Practice: Anti-racism and Cultural Competence in the classroom 

Dave Wilson

Associate Professor, Graduate Program Chair, Department of Mathematics, SUNY Buffalo State

Teachers on Teaching

Rae Zimmerman

NYS Master Teacher, Western NY

Engaging Girls in STEM 

Molly Shabica

Math for America NYC Master Teacher  

Teachers on Teaching 

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