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Catalyst 2018

Catalyst 2018

7:30am PDT

Registration Multipurpose Room

8:30am PDT

Welcome and Keynote GymDavid Harper

9:30am PDT

Flash Chats Gym

10:15am PDT

Break Multipurpose Room

10:30am PDT

Session A

10:35am PDT

More For Your Inquiry Bag of Tricks Room 143Sandra Eix Argument Driven Inquiry: Promoting Science Proficiency and Student Choice and Voice by Transforming Lab Activities Room 137Ashley Murphy The Changing Face of Classroom Science Room 135Anita Chapman Discrepant Events for the Classroom Room 147Rebecca Jogia Tour of the Water Engineering Technology Facilities at Okanagan College Room 149Allison O'Neill Grade 8 Modern Physics -- by Inquiry! Room 151Philip Freeman • Laura Pankratz • Edel Vo The Science of Computational Thinking Room 145Science World Flip that lab! Moving from structured labs to guided inquiry. Room 139Tanya Virani

11:40am PDT

Lunch Multipurpose Room

12:30pm PDT

1:00pm PDT

Session B

1:05pm PDT

Hands-On Science: An Inquiry Approach for the BC Science Curriculum Room 147Jennifer Lawson Electromagnetism ! Room 135Barry Robert Fergusson Scientific Literacy: Activities and Strategies To Foster a Spirit of Inquiry Room 137Raja Gupta Our Changing Picture of the Universe Room 145Ken Tapping SAFETY FIRST – School Science Lab Safety Room 139Gary Davidson Genome BC Geneskool: Life sciences resources for incoming Gr. 10-12 curriculum Room 141Alex Chattwood Powerful thinking in the Power Smart for Schools program Room 151Warren Woytuck Science with a Smartphone Room 143Sandra Eix Collaborative and active learning in UBC science classes Room 149W. Stephen McNeil

2:05pm PDT

Session C

2:10pm PDT

BCScTA Presents the Roots Grant Room 143Favian Yee • Mary Ellison • Matt Huang • Naomi Onotera • Kiaran Sidhu • Cory Ziebarth Assessing the curricular competencies with simple changes to your demonstrations, practice activities and labs. Room 135Ben Arcuri STEM - Fun and Engaging Activities with a Design Focus for your Science Classroom Room 139Natalie Morin • Lisa Nevoral You’ve Got This One: Assessing the Curricular Competencies Room 137Anita Chapman Innovation in Action: how to teach innovation in the classroom and apply it in your workplace Room 141David Harper Apples in the Okanagan: Genetics, Phenotypes and Historical perspectives Room 147Phil Bakker Digital Literacy, Computational Thinking and Coding - Oh My! Room 145Mannix Chan Teaching the Big Ideas in the Physics Curriculum Room 151Philip Freeman • Laura Pankratz • Edel Vo Tour of Okanagan College Mechanical Technology and Water Treatment Programs Room 149Reg Marte

6:00pm PDT

Three Course Premium Dinner Buffet (Pre-Registration Required) Infusions Restaurant