Professional Development

CSTA 2018: Zero to STEM

12/1/2018

Zero to STEM, Using NASA Resources to Start Your Program

NASA resources are very engaging and free. Learn how a school uses them every month to explore phenomena on Earth and in space.

NASA Resources are very engaging and free. Learn how a school uses them every month to explore phenomena on Earth and in space!NASA Resources are very engaging and free. Learn how a school uses them every month to explore phenomena on Earth and in space!

CSTA 2018

NSTA 2017: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, and Fables Engineering

3/30/2017

Thursday, March 30 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM: Los Angeles Convention Center, 502A
Integrate engineering and literacy through fairy tales, folk tales, and fables with practical management techniques and connections to crosscutting concepts and science and engineering practices.
Presenter(s): Maria Blue (Emblem Academy: Santa Clarita, CA)
FORMAT: Hands-On Workshop
GRADE LEVEL: K, 1 - 3
SUBJECT: General Science Education
CONFERENCE STRAND: Science & Literacy Reloaded

NSTA 2017 Los Angeles

NSTA 2014: Introduction to Aeronautics STEMinar

12/5/2014

Friday, December 5 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Regency Ballroom
Let your students take flight with this action-packed unit! You'll receive all presentations, lessons, models, and activities to use in your own classroom.
Presenter(s): Maria Blue (Emblem Academy: Santa Clarita, CA), Nancy Bilek (Emblem Academy: Santa Clarita, CA)
FORMAT: Hands-On Workshop
GRADE LEVEL: 1 and 2

NSTA 2014

NASA BEST Traning

10/21/2014

Emblem Academy Conference Team

Maria Blue

Teresa Mobley

Jon Baker is the Principal at Emblem Academy in the Saugus Union School District. He has been in education for over 30 years serving as an elementary teacher, assistant principal, and principal. He also served as the Director of Personnel Services for Saugus. In 2013, Jon was named principal of Emblem Academy and given the responsibility to re-open Emblem with a focus on STEM. Ethics and Entrepreneurship were also added to the focus creating "ESTEEM" - Ethics, Science, Technology, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, and Mathematics. Over the seven years Emblem has developed a wonderful STEM program that includes STEMinars, Flight Suit Fridays, Student-run Broadcast, ESTEEM Expo, Project Lead the Way, and most recently a Makerspace!

Shannon King is a sixth grade teacher at Emblem Academy in the Saugus Union School District. She has been teaching for 18 years and is a member of the District NGSS steering committee, a district instruction coach, and site upper grade learning specialist.

Chris Bague is currently a 6th grade teacher at Emblem Academy in Saugus, CA. His innovative science podcasting work was cited in Solomon and Schrum’s web 2.0: new tools, new schools and he was the keynote speaker at the 2015 Santa Clarita Educational Foundation’s Teacher Tribute. Chris has been a District Coach for EL Instruction and has served on the Santa Clarita Environmental Education Consortium Board since 2012. He enjoys camping and travelling with his wife, two daughters, and 10 pound dog named Patches!

Conference Presentations

CSTA 2018: Zero to STEM

NSTA 2017: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, and Fables Engineering

NSTA 2014: Introduction to Aeronautics STEMinar

NASA BEST Traning

Emblem Academy Conference Team

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