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OUR NEXT STEM BEST PRACTICES CONFERENCE IS COMING UP THIS SUMMER!

Save the date for either June 14, 2024 at the Davis Conference Center in Layton or June 18, 2024 at Ruby's Inn in Bryce Canyon City

The STEM Best Practices Conference is an opportunity to learn about STEM Best Practices from experts and leaders in our K-12 STEM community. The conference highlights projects from across the state where communities are experiencing success with STEM learning. Re-licensure points are available for attendees, and the conference is FREE to attend. Plus, there will be amazing prizes you can get the chance to win! 

We are currently accepting applications for Best Practices Conference presenters.  Anyone that would like to present at either location needs to complete the presenter application below. Specific location dates, session duration, and other details can be found in the application itself.

 

> Group Room Rate for Bryce Canyon

> Presenter Application

> Exhibitor Application

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

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Driven by passion and purpose, Captain Barrington Irving is determined to help students everywhere soar by taking them on mind-blowing science expeditions around the world! Flying Classroom brings STEM+ learning to schools nationwide where students learn the science behind skydiving, ecosystems, digestive systems and so much more in over 55 STEM+ Expeditions.

Captain Irving knows the value in opening the minds and possibilities of a young person. Born in Jamaica and growing up in Inner City Miami, the talented young athlete dreamt of becoming an NFL player until a chance encounter with a pilot introduced aviation to him. However, it wasn’t until his high school social studies teacher, who was far from his favorite teacher, reinforced the idea that aviation could be the beginning of his future in STEM+ that the idea really took root. That’s the power of purpose. Even though it was an option that he had never considered, a fire was ignited in him that changed his course and he never looked back. By age 23, he became the youngest person ever and first black pilot to fly solo around the world in his plane “Inspiration,” which he built himself out of donated airplane parts.

Out of that experience, which is now in the Guinness book of World Records, Captain Irving grew his nonprofit Experience Aviation. Experience Aviation inspires inner city youth to consider careers in STEM+.

The Flying Classroom is a revolutionary digital curriculum that explores the basic questions that students ask every day in school. How will I use geometry, biology or physics in the real world?


FAQs

Who should be attending/registering?
Educators, school administrators, industry, government, community partners, higher education, and STEM vendors.

We are encouraging each district to have a team of 3-5 people and charter schools a team of 2-4 people representing different stakeholder groups. We would also encourage our K-12 STEM education partners at universities and informal science education institutions to attend.

What is the cost of conference registration?
FREE. There is no conference registration fee.

What if I can’t attend the entire event?
We will record select sessions and have materials available online following the event.

Will you run out of space?
We STRONGLY ENCOURAGE early registration, as registration fills fast. Registration will open in March 2024. 

Can I get credit for this conference?
Attendees will be given a certificate of attendance which may be used to document eight (8) re-licensure points.

 





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Utah STEM Action Center
3848 S. West Temple
Suite 105
South Salt Lake, UT 84115

PHONE
801-535-3970