2018 Summer Instute
June 25 - June 29, 2018
2018 Short Courses
- NGSS 101: Introduction to NGSS (K-12)
- NGSS 102: Introduction to the NGSS Framework (K-12)
- Population Education (K-12)
- Project Learning Tree (PLT) Environmental Experience for Early Childhood (K-2)
- Picture Perfect Lessons (K-5)
- STEAM and NGSS (3-5)
- From Cookbook to inquiry (NGSSifying Lessons) (6-12)
- STEAM Literature for Grades 3-5 (3-5)
- STEAM Literature for Grades 6-8 (6-8)
- HHMI Biointeractive (7-12)
- MERITO Foundation Workshops (7-12)
- STEM Leader Cohort
Scroll down for descriptions of each short course.
NGSS 101: Introduction to NGSS
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Presented by Kristin Majda, M.S., M.B.A.
Kristin Majda is a STEM educator currently serving as a STEAM Literacy Coach for Santa Paula Unified School District. Kristin has classroom experience at all levels, from kindergarten through college, and enjoys collaborating with others to develop hands-on STEM curricula. She earned a B.S. in Biology with a minor in Professional Communications from U.C. Santa Barbara, and an M.S. in Biotechnology and M.B.A. from C.S.U. Channel Islands. She has also completed graduate coursework in K-5 common core math and English language arts instruction. Kristin has delivered professional development to K-12 teachers through her involvement in the NGSS statewide rollout symposia, as a lead teacher for the annual CSU STEMposium summer institute, as a presenter at local and national STEM education conferences, and in her roles as a STEAM Literacy Coach and professional consultant. She has also led multiple schools in aligning their science curriculum to the state standards. She is currently serving on the board of Gold Coast Science Network, Ventura County's local chapter of the California Science Teachers Association (CSTA), and is the Immediate Past President. She also serves as the Santa Paula Family Science Night Coordinator and co-coordinator of the Santa Paula Dinner with a Scientist program. As a former grant analyst and internship coordinator for CSU Channel Islands, Kristin helped manage a $3.5 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). Prior to becoming a teacher, Kristin worked in industry as a technical writer, corporate trainer, and ISO 9000 compliance manager. |
Population Education
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Presented by Monica Cooper Monica Cooper is a first grade teacher at Gus Franklin Jr STEM Elementary School in Victorville, CA. She has presented workshops for her district, site, CTA and other professional organizations’ conferences. Currently, Monica is a Population Education and Project Learning Tree facilitator. She is a California Teacher’s Association (CTA) /Stanford Instructional Leadership Corps (ILC) member and a past participant in the CTA Teacher Leadership Cohort. |
Picture Perfect Lessons
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STEAM and NGSS
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Presented by Mandy Lam
Mandy Lam is a K-5 Resource Teacher with over 20 years experience in elementary education. In addition to her responsibilities as Resource Teacher, she also runs a school Makerspace and a STEAM Lab for all K-5 classes. The Makerspace is a combination of free explorations and challenges with an ongoing invitation to create and innovate. STEAM Lab is dedicated to using Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) to implement hands-on explorations, investigations, and engineering challenges for each grade level. She gets great satisfaction from watching students collaborate and problem-solve across disciplines in authentic settings. She also enjoys helping teachers learn how to create and integrate NGSS lessons into their daily routines inside and outside the classroom. Through her district, she has partnered with local biologists to get students out of the classroom and experience NGSS right in their own backyard. She is looking forward to this year's Ventura County STEMposium where she can share her experiences with others while broadening her own areas of knowledge. |
From Cookbook to Inquiry
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Presented by Corene Duarte
Corene Duarte has been teaching for over 20 years, and currently works for OUHSD as the Science Learning Design Coach. WIth a background in Food Science and Technology, and teaching experience in adult education, Computer Technology, IB Chemistry, Earth Science, Physical Science, and Physics, she has lots of practical experience making learning real world focused. When she is not teaching, you can find her with her family, her horses, and her dogs. |
STEAM Literature for Grades 3-5
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Grades 3-5 Presented by Susan Camarena
Hello! My name is Susan Camarena. I am a very active teacher and I have three awesome children. Two are college graduates (Brookes Institute and Cal Poly SLO), and one just graduated from Camarillo High School.
I have been teaching at Hueneme Elementary School for 21 years. I have taught third grade, yet mostly fourth grade. I also teach the Gifted and Talented Education classes for third through sixth grade. With great excitement to learn more about the NGSS, I have just accepted the assignment of being on the NGSS committee in my district.
One of the most exciting thing that I have been able to do this school year, along with my fourth grade partner, Stacy Hunter, is set up and open a STEAM Lab at our school. Many students have worked in this lab. Stacy Hunter and I have taught two classes for teachers of our district on the subject of STEAM teaching, and I am very excited to teach this summer at the STEMPOSIUM.
Hello! My name is Susan Camarena. I am a very active teacher and I have three awesome children. Two are college graduates (Brookes Institute and Cal Poly SLO), and one just graduated from Camarillo High School.
I have been teaching at Hueneme Elementary School for 21 years. I have taught third grade, yet mostly fourth grade. I also teach the Gifted and Talented Education classes for third through sixth grade. With great excitement to learn more about the NGSS, I have just accepted the assignment of being on the NGSS committee in my district.
One of the most exciting thing that I have been able to do this school year, along with my fourth grade partner, Stacy Hunter, is set up and open a STEAM Lab at our school. Many students have worked in this lab. Stacy Hunter and I have taught two classes for teachers of our district on the subject of STEAM teaching, and I am very excited to teach this summer at the STEMPOSIUM.
STEAM Literature for Grades 6-8
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Presented by Stacy Hunter
Stacy Hunter is a "motivated and creative 4th grade teacher" at Hueneme Elementary School, which helped earn her the honor of being the 2015 "Teacher of the Month" for January and later that year was dubbed "Teacher of the Year" for her school, presented by the local Masons. She completed her undergraduate studies and credential at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and by her fifth year of teaching, she had finished her Master's Degree in Administrative Leadership and Policy Studies along with her Administrative Credential. Besides being a full-time teacher, mother of two beautiful daughters, and singing/playing guitar in a Christian rock band, she is also an induction mentor through VCOE, the school site technology support teacher, a member of the Language Arts pilot committee, the Math Olympiad team coach, the director of the talent show, a member of the VCOE Arts Council, the iPad coordinator and staff trainer for the After School Program, and most recently a member of the NGSS Leadership Committee. She has been working tirelessly this school year with her teaching partner Susan Camarena to design the Hueneme School District's first STEAM lab/MakerSpace and fill it with weird and wonderful things to inspire the students and teachers to learn through this new lens. She loves hands-on learning and believes that every child has what it takes to do and become whatever they want. She strives to teach others that one should never underestimate the power of a child! She has been called the "Queen of Tech" and a "Rockstar Teacher" and is very proud to bear those titles.
Stacy Hunter is a "motivated and creative 4th grade teacher" at Hueneme Elementary School, which helped earn her the honor of being the 2015 "Teacher of the Month" for January and later that year was dubbed "Teacher of the Year" for her school, presented by the local Masons. She completed her undergraduate studies and credential at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and by her fifth year of teaching, she had finished her Master's Degree in Administrative Leadership and Policy Studies along with her Administrative Credential. Besides being a full-time teacher, mother of two beautiful daughters, and singing/playing guitar in a Christian rock band, she is also an induction mentor through VCOE, the school site technology support teacher, a member of the Language Arts pilot committee, the Math Olympiad team coach, the director of the talent show, a member of the VCOE Arts Council, the iPad coordinator and staff trainer for the After School Program, and most recently a member of the NGSS Leadership Committee. She has been working tirelessly this school year with her teaching partner Susan Camarena to design the Hueneme School District's first STEAM lab/MakerSpace and fill it with weird and wonderful things to inspire the students and teachers to learn through this new lens. She loves hands-on learning and believes that every child has what it takes to do and become whatever they want. She strives to teach others that one should never underestimate the power of a child! She has been called the "Queen of Tech" and a "Rockstar Teacher" and is very proud to bear those titles.
HHMI Biointeractive Workshops: Exploring Our Changing Planet, Mass Extinctions and Their Effects on Species Using Data Analysis, Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning
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Presented by Dana Navarro
Dana Navarro earned her B.A. in Biological Sciences, her teaching credential and Master’s of Education degrees from UCSB and has continued her education at CLU, CSUN and Moorpark College. She currently teaches H and AP Biology at Thousand Oaks High School where she has also taught Integrated Science, Marine Biology and CP Biology. She is a graduate of the AP Biology Leadership Academy and is a workshop leader for the Regional Biology Teacher Academy based at Stanford University’s Center to Support Excellence in Teaching. She is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Biointeractive Ambassador, presenting on their behalf at local, state and national conferences, including CSTA, NSTA and NABT. She is a member of the Ventura County NGSS Leadership network and has been a co-presenter at several curriculum Roll-outs. She is currently serving as secretary on the board of Gold Coast Science Network, Ventura County's local chapter of the California Science Teachers Association |
MERITO Foundation Workshop
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Presented by Rocio Lozano-Knowlton
Rocío is the Founder and Executive Director of the MERITO (Multicultural Education for Resource Issues Threatening Oceans) Foundation, a marine conservation and education not-‐for profit organization that engages multicultural communities in resource protection through conservation, education, and citizen science. Rocío has also worked over past 15 years as a marine resource protection contractor and consultant for a number of organizations including NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, NOAA National Ocean Service and more recently for United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). Her consultancy work has ranged from developing Ocean Education and Outreach Programs, Programs Management, Coordinator of Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Capacity Building Training Workshops for MPA Practitioners from Republic of Korea, and currently as MPA Planning Specialist for UNOPS in the strengthening of the Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem MPA Network. |
STEM Leader Cohort
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Presented by Dr. Terry Talley
Terry Talley, Ed.D. With a focus on implementation of instructional strategies for gains in student achievement and an eye for current education research on of Constructivist Learning and the value of 21st Century Skills in STEM, Dr. Talley brings a wealth of knowledge to the science community. She is a former 7th grade science teacher, teacher specialist, curriculum supervisor, university faculty member, STEM Center Director, and now program manager for Professional Development with STEMscopes. Dr. Talley has received numerous awards for her work in science education, which include the Texas Medical Association Teacher of the Year, The Texas Science Supervisor of the Year Award as well as being selected as a Cohort 5 member of the WestEd National Science Education Leadership Academy. |
