Program

 

Time Event
7:30 am – 8:10 am PST

Breakfast and Registration (Light breakfast provided)

8:10 am – 8:20 am PST

Getting Started
Deepika Srivastava, STEAM & Innovation Coordinator, Redlands USD

8:20 am – 8:30 am PST

Welcome
Dr. Ken Wagner,  Assistant Superintendent on Educational Services, Redlands USD

8:30 am – 8:40 am PST

C-STEM Program
Dr. Harry Cheng, Professor and Director, UC Davis C-STEM Center

8:40 am – 8:55 am PST

Keynote Speech: Engaging and Empowering All Students to Excel in Math and CS
Speaker: Mary Nicely, Chief Deputy Superintendent, California Department of Education

Moderator:  Dr. Barbara Nemko, Superintendent of Schools, Napa County

9:00 am – 9:30 am PST

Superintendent, Teacher and Students Plenary Panel Session
Mauricio Arellano, Superintendent, Redlands USD

Deepika Srivastava, STEAM & Innovation Coordinator, Redlands USD

Students from Redlands USD

Dr. Alfonso Jimenez, Superintendent, Hacienda La Puente USD

Patricia Elder, Teacher, Hacienda La Puente USD

Students from Hacienda La Puente USD

9:30 am – 12:00 am PST Mini RoboPlay Competition with Six Teams of 4th-5th Grade Students
9:30 am – 9:45 am PST Break
9:45 am – 10:45 am PST

Breakout Session 1A: Introduction to C-STEM Program, and Hands-on Coding and Robotics Experience for Administrators and Counselors (Bring-Your-Own-Computer)

Facilitators: Harry Cheng, Director UC Davis C-STEM Center

                    Jeff Hescox, Education Service Manager, UC Davis C-STEM Center

 

Breakout Session 1B: Getting Started with Hands-on C-STEM Coding, Robotics, and Curriculum for the Absolute Beginner of Teachers (Bring-Your-Own-Computer)

Facilitator: Dr. Larry Lagerstrom, Chief Academic Officer, Barobo, Inc.

 

Breakout Session 1C: Integrating C-STEM Coding and Robotics into Teaching Elementary Math Schoolwide

Moderator: Amy Pedersen, Principal, Woodlake Elementary Community Charter, LAUSD

  • Andrea McClain, Principal, Chaparral Academy, Fontana USD
  • Eric Francis, Teacher, Fontana USD

Breakout Session 1D: UCD/UCR CS Supplementary Teaching Credential Authorization Program

Moderator: Dr. Christina Pierce, Director, Curriculum/Instruction and Academic Enrichment Education Support Services, San Bernardino County Office of Education

  • Annette Webb, Associate Dean, Director of Education, Academic Affairs, UCR Extension
  • Hillary Wolfe, Executive Director of College, Career & Economic Development, Fontana USD
  • Joanne Chan, Coordinator, Educational Services, Hacienda La Puente USD
  • Adam Johnson, 5th Grade Teacher, Kimberly Elementary School, Redlands USD
10:45 am – 11:00 am PST Break and Watch  Mini RoboPlay Competition
11:00 am – 12:00 pm PST

Breakout Session 2A: Hands-on Experience on CMS, and Engaging Multilingual Learners and Students with Special Needs to Learn Math with Coding and Robotics for Administrators and Counselors (Bring-Your-Own-Computer)

Facilitators: Jeff Hescox, Education Service Manager, UC Davis C-STEM Center

                     Vitaly Orlav, Teacher, Cope Middle, Redlands USD

 

Breakout Session 2B: C-STEM for CTE, CS, Science Education (Bring-Your-Own-Computer)

Facilitator: Dr. Larry Lagerstrom, Chief Academic Officer, Barobo, Inc.

 

Breakout Session 2C: Integrating Coding and Robotics into Middle School Math

Moderator: Dr. Fred Uy, Director, Educator & Leadership Programs , Co-Director, Center for the Advancement of Instruction in Quantitative Reasoning, CSU Office of the Chancellor

  • Michelle Center, 7th/8th Grade Math Teacher, Beattie Middle, Redlands USD
  • Sam Higbee, Teacher, Orange Grove Middle, Hacienda La Puente USD
  • Marissa Blessum, Teacher, Cedarlane Academy, Hacienda La Puente USD

 

Breakout Session 2D: After school and Summer Robotics Camps for Learning Math

Moderator: Robert Schwandt, Asst. Director of Educational Technology, Alvord USD

  • Joanne Chan, Coordinator, Educational Services, Hacienda La Puente USD
  • Ricardo Recinos, Technology TOSA, Robotics Summer Program Lead, Hacienda La Puente USD
  • Dr. Honey Sacro Swem, Coordinator, Elementary Instruction, Fontana USD
  • Janice Taylor, 4th Grade Teacher, North Tamarind Elementary, Fontana USD
  • Amber Rosales, Math Intervention Teacher, Bryn Mawr Elementary, Redlands USD
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm PST

Lunch and Networking (Lunch provided)

Group 1: County and District Administrators and TOSA

Group 2: School Principals

Group 3: Elementary School Teachers

Group 4: Secondary School Teachers

1:15 pm – 2:15 pm PST

Breakout Session 3A: Showcase of Leaning: Elementary Math and CS/STEAM with Coding and Robotics

Moderator: Dr. Sharisa Chan, Digital Learning and Computer Science Project Specialist, San Bernardino County Office of Education

  • Jennie Dyerly, Principal, Crafton Elementary, Redlands USD
  • Taylor Brudin, 5th Grade Teacher, Crafton Elementary, Redlands USD
  • Kari Morgan, Math Intervention and M.S. Instructional Technology Teacher, Crafton Elementary, Redlands USD

 

Breakout Session 3B: Arduino: Introduction to Basic electronics and Creative Problem Solving for Physical Computing (Bring-Your-Own-Computer)

Facilitator: Dr. Larry Lagerstrom, Chief Academic Officer, Barobo, Inc.

  • Cory Elgin, Math and C-STEM Teacher, Moore Middle, Redlands USD

 

Breakout Session 3C: Integrating C-STEM Coding and Robotics into Alg1, Geo, Alg2 or Integrated Math I, II, and III )

Moderator: Dr. Judy Fancher, Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment, PreK-12, Hacienda La Puente USD

  • Allen Thoe, Computer Science and Math Teacher, Citrus Valley High School, Redlands USD
  • Jeff Hescox, Education Service Manager, UC Davis C-STEM Center

 

Breakout Session 3D: Full STEAM Ahead: Creating Art, Animations, Music, and STEAM in your school (Bring-Your-Own-Computer)

Moderator: Ruth Thompson, 5th grade/STEM Teacher, Smiley Elementary, Redlands USD

Facilitators:

  • Lorraine Torres, Teacher-Computer Science. STEAM, NGSS, Math and Music, La Merced Intermediate, Montebello USD
  • Jasmine Smith, 8th grade Math Teacher, Beattie Middle, Redlands USD
  • Smiley Elementary, 5th grade/STEM Teacher, Redlands USD

2:15 pm  – 2:30 pm PST

Break

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm PST

Breakout Session 4A: Showcase of Learning: Elementary and Middle School Math and CS/STEAM with Coding and Robotics

Moderator: Dr. Helene Cunningham, Director, Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, P-12, Hacienda La Puente USD

  • Joe Erven, Executive Director, Innovation & Excellence, Orange USD
  • Greg Miller, C-STEM Resource Teacher, UC Davis C-STEM Certified Educator, Orange USD
  • Dr. Monica Murray, Principal, West Orange Mathematics Academy, Orange USD
  • Jeff Morgan, Principal, Portola Middle, Orange USD
  • Ricardo Maldonado, Math and C-STEM Elective Teacher, Portola Middle, Orange USD
  • Students from Orange USD

 

Breakout Session 4B: AP Computer Science Principles with Robotics

  • Dr. Larry Lagerstrom, Chief Academic Officer, Barobo, Inc.

 

Breakout Session 4C: RoboPlay Competition, GIRL/GIRL+ Camps, and Ujima GIRL Project

  • Merry Kim, Assistant Director for Partnerships, UC Davis C-STEM Center
  • Marcella Grant, Ujima GIRL Program Manager, UC Davis C-STEM Center
  • Mini RoboPlay Competition Team Advisors

 

Breakout Session 4D: Full STEAM Ahead: Engaging Students with Art, Animations, Music, and Makerspace for Learning STEAM (Elementary School)

Moderator: Jeff Hescox, Education Service Manager, UC Davis C-STEM Center

Facilitators:

  • Caitlin Arakawa 4th Grade Teacher, Redlands USD
  • Roland Hosch, Redlands USD
  • Sara Guerra, Redlands USD
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm PST

Closing and Raffle

Networking and Raffle:
Arduino Basic Kits
Arduino Starter Kits
Linkbot Super Kit
All attendees will be entered in the raffle! *Must be present to win.*