Special Reg Workshops

STEMapalooza Conference Workshops

*All of these workshops are available by pre-registration only.
Please note date/time of each and register using the linked Sign-Up Genius.

Elementary STEM Lab Teacher Planning Sessions

By: Lindsay Elkins, Leslie Maples, Susanne Smith

K-5th | 6/20/23, 9:00-11:30 AM & 12:00-2:30 PM | Room 2210

K-2 STEM Lab Throughout the Year! (9:00-11:30 AM)
Need ideas for your Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students for STEM? Want to collaborate with others to come up with new and exciting ideas? Then join us for our session K-2 STEM Throughout The Year! We will look at each quarter and see how we can enhance student learning through the STEM Lab. This session is for elementary STEM Lab teachers.

3-5 STEM Lab Extravaganza! (12:00-2:30 PM)
Do you have a favorite lesson that you would love to share? Need some new ideas to implement in your STEM Lab? Join this session to get great lesson ideas and share some of your best 3-5 STEM lessons. This session is for elementary STEM Lab teachers.

Collecting Real-World Data with PocketLab Sensors

By: Jason Barr

3-8th | 6/20/23, 9:00-11:30 AM & 12:00-2:30 PM | Room 2218

Students can learn what it’s like to be scientists and engineers by gathering real world data to answer questions and solve problems. This session will teach you to easily collect and analyze data using PocketLab sensors with some hands-on activities that you can take back to your classroom. We’ll use PocketLab G-Force to collect velocity data on a HotWheels track to see how potential energy is converted into kinetic and back again, PocketLab Thermo to see how students can compare different cold storage designs to see which one is best, and PocketLab Voyager to measure how the sun creates heat islands in our community.

Glowforge 101: The Basics

By: Richard White

K-12th | 6/20/23, 9:00-11:30 AM | Room: MEDIA CENTER

In this session we will talk about the basic operations of the Glowforge, and some of the mistakes to avoid. What materials work well and which ones do not, how to get materials, and what can be used to create designs for your machine. We will wrap up with a Q&A where you can ask questions that you might have about your machine, setup, or the software.

Makers Gonna Make

By: Richard White

K-8th | 6/20/23, 12:00-2:30 PM | Room: MEDIA CENTER

This session is designed to be a makers playground and give teachers a chance to experience what it is like to be a maker and how what works in the classroom. This informal session addresses 3D printing, use of the Glowforge in the classroom, and use of other tools like heat presses and Cricuts in the classroom for making. Teachers will have an opportunity to use these tools and perhaps make an item to take with them.

First Lego League (FLL) Robotics

By: Theresa Bass & Leigh Mikalonis

3rd-8th | 6/20/23, 9:00-11:30 AM | Room 2220

This workshop introduces the concept of FLL to any 3rd-8th grade teacher. Teachers will learn the basics and then have an opportunity to code using the Spike Prime System and create autonomous missions with Lego Robots, made by elementary and middle school teachers.

Fire Forensics: Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning

By: Amy Gilbert & Megan O'Keeffe

6/20/23, 9:00-11:30 AM | Room 2222
8th Grade/HS Physical Science Teachers
*Cobb Teachers Only
*Stipend available for Cobb teachers

There's been a fire! In this pre-conference session, participants will work alongside Cobb County firefighters to solve an arson case using the Xplorlabs: Fire Forensics Claim and Evidence free online pathway created by Underwriters Laboratories. This workshop provides an opportunity to understand the potential for working with local firefighters to teach students about content (e.g., chemical reactions, thermal energy transfer, conservation), cross cutting concepts (interactions of matter and energy), and science and engineering practices (plan and carry out investigations, develop and use models).

Xplorlabs: Science of Thermal Runaway (2-Part Workshop)

By: Amy Gilbert & Jessica Sparacino

6/20/23 (12:00-2:30 PM) AND 6/21/23 (12:30-2:30 PM) | Room 2222
8th Grade/HS Physical Science Teachers
*Cobb Teachers Only-who have previously completed Fire Forensics
*Stipend available for Cobb teachers; must participate both days.

Have you and your students thoroughly loved the Xplorlabs Fire Forensics pathway?!? (Answer: Yes!) Then, this workshop is going to take you to the next level of engagement! Actual research footage of thermal runaway in a lithium-ion battery-powered e-scooter begins our new pathway, and then continues with explicit sense-making practices that include gathering information from investigations and interactives that support understanding the science and engineering associated with the problem. The workshop will culminate with participants meeting an electrical engineer from Cobb EMC and collaborating with our partners to work through an engineering cycle to develop and test prototypes of safer battery enclosures.

What's New in 4th Grade AC Math?

By: Tracy Matthews

4th Grade AC Math Teachers (Cobb County)
6/20/23, 9:00-11:30 AM | Room 2224
*Cobb Teachers Only

The roll-out of the new Georgia math standards provided us an excellent opportunity to update our AC extension and DOK 4 tasks. Come experience what's new in this hands-on session.

What's New in 5th Grade AC Math?

By: Tracy Matthews

5th Grade AC Math Teachers (Cobb County)
6/20/23, 12:00-2:30 PM | Room 2224
*Cobb Teachers Only

The roll-out of the new Georgia math standards provided us an excellent opportunity to update our AC extension and DOK 4 tasks. Come experience what's new in this hands-on session.

Stop Motion Video

By: Daniel Hoeh

3-8th | 6/20/23, 9:00 AM-11:30 AM | Room: 2220
*Cobb Teachers Only

Stop motion video is a great way to get kids engaged in the content. Modified from WozED lessons and using tools already available, students can create quality videos that expand their understanding.

3D Printing: From Design to Production