DFW MiniCAST 2021
DFW MiniCAST is an affiliate STAT conference that offers an amazing opportunity to learn from your colleagues and thought leaders. This year will be a virtual conference supporting science teachers and leaders. Register now!
Access the MiniCAST Schedule
The MiniCAST 2021 schedule is available online. In order to protect the environment and keep costs low, we will be using a session website instead of sending paper programs to every attendee. This prevents 166 kg of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere just in not making paper!
Live session links have been emailed to registered attendees. Want to Attend? Register Here
Featured Speakers
Paul Andersen of Bozeman Science is offering two sessions! One will be geared toward elementary and the other toward secondary. Paul is an educational consultant and YouTube creator living in Bozeman, MT. He is an experienced educator having taught science in Montana for 20 years. He was the 2011 Montana Teacher of the Year, and was also one of four finalists for the 2011 National Teacher of the Year. In addition to teaching, Paul has created hundreds of YouTube science tutorials that have been viewed millions of times by students around the world. He has also provided training for thousands of students, teachers, and administrators around the world. Paul’s specialties include standards based instruction, educational technology, the flipped classroom, and effective classroom design. This year he has focused on helping teachers effectively teach students in distance learning formats. Paul enjoys providing meaningful professional development that can be applied immediately in the classroom.
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Dr. Julie Jackson is an associate professor of science education at Texas State University. Her research interests include integrating literacy and science; vocabulary development; and teaching ELL’s science. Her presentation will cover three strategies teachers may use to build interactive word walls to support remote/virtual teaching and learning. Learn more here.
Location
Date: February 27, 2021
Time: First Session Begins at 8:00
Location: Online
Time: First Session Begins at 8:00
Location: Online
Agenda
Session 1 8:00 - 8:50 AM
Session 2 9:00 - 9:50 AM
Session 3 10:00 - 10:50 AM
Session 4 11:00 - 11:50 AM
Session 2 9:00 - 9:50 AM
Session 3 10:00 - 10:50 AM
Session 4 11:00 - 11:50 AM
About MiniCAST
MiniCAST is a regional conference, affiliated with STAT, which takes place during the course of one day in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It is a one-day version of STAT’s Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching. Presentations are related to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and is attended by science teachers, administrators, supervisors, and vendors.
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