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Name: Brooke Wilke
Project Category: Conference Attendance
Project Description: Attend the NCTM Centennial Meeting and Exposition in Chicago, IL
Teaching Subject: Mathematics

Issues addressed: Professional development on how to improve the Mathematics classroom
Topic: Technology, tools, and tricks on how to teach mathematics more effectively
Rationale: This conference would spark a fire in me to teach mathematics differently and more effectively through the use of new technology and ways to approach certain topics in the classroom.

• Students taught: ~100
• Student demographics: Minority enrollment 23% (Primarily Hispanic)

• Large school
• Semi-urban
• Traditional public school
• Enrolled students: ~2000
• Free/Reduced lunch eligible: 55% Free/Reduced Lunches
• Demographics: Minority enrollment 23% (Primarily Hispanic)

Name: Kathryn Stwalley Parthun
Project Category: Conference Attendance
Project Description: Attend Hawaii STEM/Service-Learning Conference; attend a Ceeds of Peace workshop to develop a service learning and school-wide action plan related to peace and school culture.
Teaching Subject: No longer teaching; current position title: Director of Social and Emotional Learning

Issues addressed: Service learning in the science classroom
Topic: The purpose of attending this conference was to learn about the best practices in implementing service learning within the science classroom. This can be utilized in any science- related subject but is a great fit for classrooms that are already use science fair projects as an opportunity to augment student interest and exploration.
Rationale: I was excited to get to see other science teachers and students present their projects and their best practices for integrating service learning into their classroom. Ideally, the knowledge of science should be used to help others and the use of service learning is an important components of social and emotional learning.

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• Large school district
• Suburban
• Traditional Public school
• Number of enrolled students: 8,060 (district-wide)
• Free/Reduced lunch percentage: 68.2%
• Demographics: American Indian 0.2%, Asian 0.6%, Black 19.1%, Hispanic 27%, Multiracial 7.1%, White 45.9%

Name: Megan Ross
Project Category: Conference Attendance
Project Description: Attend the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education
Teaching Subject: Chemistry

Issues addressed: Chemistry Education
Topic: Professional Development
Rationale: Learning with other teachers who also have a passion for chemistry during a six-day conference would allow me to return with innovative ideas that will significantly impact student learning both in my classroom and my school. I will learn the newest trends in chemistry education to connect to my practice.

• Students taught: 142
• Student demographics: Asian 10%, Black: 33%, Hispanic: 16%, White: 33%

Multiracial: 8%

• Small school
• Urban
• Traditional public school
• Enrolled students: 1,383
• Free/Reduced lunch eligible: 64%
• Demographics: Asian: 10%, Black: 33%, Hispanic: 16%, Multiracial: 8%, White: 33%

Name: Todd Bauer
Project Category: Conference Attendance
Project Description: Steve Spangler Science at Sea Program: Alaskan Cruise
Teaching Subject: Chemistry & Biomedical Sciences

Issues addressed: Interdisciplinary
Topic: Attendance at the Steve Spangler Science at Sea program to Alaska
Rationale: I chose this project as an engaging way to learn new material and teaching techniques regarding topics of biology, earth science, zoology and chemistry that would be applicable to many classes at my school and be exciting for my students to learn more about.

• Students taught: 130
• Student demographics: 5% African American, 24% Hispanic, 71% White

• Large school
• Rural
• Traditional Public school
• Enrolled students: 2,103 students
• Free/Reduced lunch eligible: 44%
• Demographics: 73% white, 22% Hispanic, 2% African American, 3% other