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2024 Science Symposium

Science at its best
Recorded on Sept. 18, 2024 | 12–4 p.m. EDT

Science Fall Symposium

Watch the science event of the season, featuring an exclusive Q&A with science communicator Hank Green!

This free, four-hour virtual professional development symposium gives you access to inspiring thought leaders and real-world best practices which will help you strengthen science instruction for all students, encourage collaboration and engagement, and build strong critical thinkers prepared to tackle future challenges.

Watch to learn:

  • Why giving science the instructional time it deserves boosts student performance overall.
  • How to strengthen and celebrate student thinking around complex issues.
  • What successful science and literacy integration looks like in practice.
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Hank Green

Best-Selling Author, Science Communicator, Content Creator, Podcaster & Entrepreneur
Eric Cross_round

Eric Cross

Science educator, thought leader, and podcaster
Susan Gomez Zwiep, Ph.D.

Susan Gomez Zwiep, Ph.D.

Senior science educator and staff advocate at BSCS Science Learning
Viewers will receive a certificate.

Agenda

Time Session
12:00 p.m.
 Welcome: Why We Must Give Science the Time and Weight It Deserves
Matt Reed, Vice President of Science at Amplify

12:15 p.m.

 Why Science Matters: A Conversation With Hank Green
Hank Green, Best-selling author, science communicator, content creator, podcaster, and entrepreneur
1:00 p.m. Building Science Champions Who Build the Future: The Power of AI in the Classroom
Eric Cross, science educator, thought leader, and podcaster
1:45 p.m.

Choice of:

Experiment Design in the K–8 Classroom
Tom Gantt, Director of STEM Specialists at Amplify

Or 

Strengthening Reading and Improving Science Learning: Disciplinary Literacy, 3D Science Instruction, and the Science of Reading
Alestra Flores Menéndez, Director of Multilingual Initiatives at Amplify
2:30 p.m.

Choice of:

Inquiry-Based Equity: Science Success With Multilingual Learners
Susan Gomez Zwiep, Ph.D., Senior Science Educator and Staff Advocate at BSCS Science Learning

Or

What Successful Science and Literacy Integration Looks Like in Practice
The Lawrence Hall of Science
3:15 p.m. What Science Champions Sound Like: How Our Classrooms Have Made the Shift
Educator panel, hosted by The Lawrence
4:00 p.m.   Closing
   Matt Reed, Vice President of Science at  Amplify

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