Name: Sensemaking: Models, Evidence, and Student Explanations
Start: 2026-07-30T14:15:00-0600
End: 2026-07-30T15:15:00-0600

Sensemaking: Models, Evidence, and Student Explanations

Thursday July 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:15pm MDT

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This session focuses on helping middle and high school students engage in deeper investigation and evidence-based reasoning. We will examine routines that support modeling, discourse, data use, and the development of increasingly sophisticated explanations aligned with three-dimensional standards. Participants will explore strategies for eliciting student thinking, pressing for evidence, and using formative assessment to strengthen understanding across grade levels.

Speakers

Dr. Thomas “TJ” McKenna

Director, Center for STEM Professional Learning at Scale; Clinical Assistant Professor, Science Education, Boston University

TJ is the author of Making Sense of Sensemaking: Designing Authentic K–12 STEM Learning Experiences and directs the Center for STEM Professional Learning at Scale at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, where he is a Clinical Assistant Professor of... Read More →

Thursday July 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:15pm MDT
301 300 N College Rd W, Twin Falls, ID 83301, USA

Science, 6-8, 9-12

Idaho Annual STEM Conference: The Magic of STEM 2026

Dr. Thomas “TJ” McKenna

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Idaho Annual STEM Conference: The Magic of STEM 2026

Dr. Thomas “TJ” McKenna

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