Science educators all over the world will get a front-row seat to groundbreaking research and innovation from the University of Hawaiʻi throughout a free virtual unconference showcasing Hawaiʻi science excellence.
For the primary time, UH STEM Pre-Academy is partnering with PocketLab—an academic know-how firm that creates instruments and sources to help hands-on STEM studying—to current the sixteenth annual Science is Cool (ScIC) Unconference on July 22 and 23, connecting thousands of teachers worldwide with UH scientists and different specialists via interactive on-line periods.
Session subjects will embrace astronomy, forest ecology, volcanology, ocean sensing, wayfinding, marine biology, environmental science and coastal monitoring. UH Mānoa might be represented with the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (together with Hawaiʻi Sea Grant, Department of Oceanography and PacIOOS), School of Life Sciences, and Marine Option Program, alongside with UH Hilo’s ʻImiloa Astronomy Center. Guy Kawasaki, chief evangelist of Canva and UH Foundation trustee, might be a keynote speaker.
Attendees might be in a single Zoom room, with the objective of making a collaborative expertise all through the day. Unlike a standard convention, an unconference emphasizes interactive, participant-driven discussions and collaboration, permitting attendees to have interaction instantly with presenters and each other somewhat than merely listening to lectures. Professional growth certificates are offered for all attendees and video recordings of all periods can be found afterwards.
Amazing science, superb educators
More than 22,000 educators signed up for the event final 12 months, and organizers are aiming for greater than 20,000 this 12 months. ScIC is designed for teachers, nevertheless, anybody all for STEM subjects are welcome to hitch.
“As part of our mission to connect University of Hawaiʻi research and innovation with K–12 classrooms, it was an easy decision to partner on Science Is Cool,” STEM Pre-Academy Director Lauren Kaupp stated. “We’re excited for teachers both locally and globally to see some of the amazing science that happens every day across Hawaiʻi.”
Kanesa Seraphin, director of the UH Sea Grant Center for Marine Science Education, might be sharing her work, together with Voice of the Sea.
“I am really excited about this event because it is so interactive; we get to talk live and take audience questions—and it’s going to be huge!” Seraphin stated.