STEMIEFest 2022 was a success! Thank you to all the Keynote Speakers, Presenters, and Attendees for making it so. Stay tuned for recordings.
Opening Keynote (12:15 pm - 1:00 pm EST)
Dr. K Renee Horton is a NASA Quality Engineer at Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans. She is an advocate for diversity and inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), and works diligently in the community for STEM education and STEM outreach. Renee believes in changing the face of STEM. She is the founder of Unapologetically Being, Inc., a nonprofit for advocacy and mentoring in STEM.
Closing Keynote (3:00 pm - 3:45 pm EST)
Carmen Bogan is a children’s author, publisher, and frequent speaker. Her picture book, "Where’s Rodney?" (Yosemite Conservancy, 2017) illustrated by the award-winning artist, Floyd Cooper, was a starred Kirkus Best Picture Book of the Year, and a Junior Library Guild selection, which received numerous glowing reviews. The sequel to "Where’s Rodney?", "Tasha’s Words," is slated for publishing by Yosemite Conservancy in 2023. Carmen is a recipient of the New Voices Award from Lee & Low Books.
Presenters: Shannon Stark Guss, Jaclyn Bauer, and Julie Sarama
Target Audience: Center-based infants-toddlers practitioners
Presenters: Elica Sharifnia and Doug Clements
Target Audience: Center-based preschool practitioners
Presenters: Natalie Williams, Zuzel Oria, & Katy Espinales from Miami Children’s Museum, Melanie Levinson & Samantha Shannon from Kidzu Children’s Musuem, with Jessica Amsbary from STEMIE
Target Audience: Informal STEM learning professionals (e.g., museums, libraries)
Presenters: Pip Campbell & Hsiu-Wen Yang
Target Audience: Early intervention practitioners
Presenters: Christine Harradine, STEMIE & Family Co-Presenters Toni Miguel; & Sarah Pedonti
Target Audience: Families
Presenters: Chih-ing Lim and Ann Sam
Target Audience: Faculty and professional development providers
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
- 12:00 - 12:15 pm EST: Opening remarks by Valerie Williams, Director of Office of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education
- 12:15 - 1:00 pm EST: Opening Keynote by Renee Horton (NASA Quality Engineer)
- 1:00-1:15 pm EST: Break
- 1:15-2:45 pm EST: Concurrent Sessions
- 2:45-3:00 pm EST: Break
- 3:00-3:45 pm EST: Closing Keynote by Carmen Bogan (Author of Where's Rodney?)
- 3:45-4:00 pm EST: Closing remarks