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Welcome to the 2019 Alaska Cross Content Conference at West High School in Anchorage, AK, October 25th and 26th with follow up activities at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Sunday, October 27th.

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Leola Rutherford

Project Invent
Alaska Ambassador
Girdwood K-8 School
Websitehttps://projectinvent.org/
6th Grade Teacher at Girdwood K-8 School in the Anchorage School District. Project Invent Ambassador for Alaska: making and coding for social good. Free Project-Based Curriculum connecting community members in need with student invention teams: research, prototype design & marketing. Turn your school's Maker Space into an Impactful Space for social good.
Friday, October 25
 

1:00pm AKDT

Featured Keynote Speaker Michael Soskil: Why Teachers Are More Important Than Ever AuditoriumMichael Soskil • Microsoft

2:30pm AKDT

Buddy Teachers + Buddy Classrooms = Math Success Elementary Library AnnexAllison Riddle • Box Cars and One Eyed Jacks Energy Literacy and Application in K-12 classrooms Room 24Colleen Fisk • REAP

3:45pm AKDT

Learning that Lasts: Connecting School and Community Room W7Anne Armstrong Youth Engagement in Sustainable Communities in a Changing Environment Room W8Elizabeth Trowbridge

4:45pm AKDT

Vendor Reception (Appetizers and Door Prizes) West High FoyerGary Cooper
 
Saturday, October 26
 

7:00am AKDT

Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching Breakfast Crowne Plaza Hotel AnchorageJoey Jiglotti • PAEMST

8:30am AKDT

Featured Speaker Richard Thoman Keynote: Climate Change and Communities AuditoriumRichard Thoman

9:45am AKDT

Observational drawing for all-ages and subjects Room W10Kristin Link • Kim Sweeny • Barbara Short Exploring the Essential Actions of Instructional Leadership in Mathematics Education Room W7Denise Trakas

11:00am AKDT

Argument-Driven Engineering in Grades 6-8: STEM Design Challenges Science Room 2Jennifer Kaszuba Featured Speaker Michael Soskil: Innovating for Good: Developing Lifelong Problem Solvers Library AnnexMichael Soskil Shake Up Your Fact Fluency Practice - Math Shakers K-5 West High Library Main AreaAllison Riddle

12:15pm AKDT

ASTA Membership Lunch West High School CafeteriaPatty Brown • ASTA

1:45pm AKDT

Featured Speaker Michael DiSpezio: Awesome STEM Activities for the 21st Century Classroom West High Library Main AreaMichael DiSpezio • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Build and Program Games with Arduino Room W7Michael Backus

3:00pm AKDT

Meshing Science and Math with Hands-On Tech Science Room 4Kaitlyn Weitzeil • Gretchen Striker They Should Already Know This - Catch Up Math Games For 3 -8 West High Library Main AreaAllison Riddle

4:15pm AKDT

Project Invent: Making & Coding for Social Good Room 23Leola Rutherford
 
Sunday, October 27
 

9:00am AKDT

Authors' Brunch Crowne Plaza Hotel Anchorage