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    • February 18, 2024
    • February 20, 2024
    • Marriott East - Indianapolis, Indiana
    Registration is closed



    "Cultivating Curiosity and Deepening Discovery" 

    HASTI & ICTM State Conference

    February 18 - 20, 2024

                               HASTI Conference Chair: Dr. Stacy Hootman  

    Submit a program/workshop proposal for the 2024 HASTI Annual Conference, February , 2024 at the Marriott - Indianapolis East  Conference Center.  




    This year's strands include:

    Strands: 

    1. Leveraging Assessment  

    • Assessment as a way to show evidence of students’ varied strengths and gifts
    • Making a product and demonstrating knowledge via means other than tests, such as presentations, posters, models, etc.
    • Preference will be given to proposals that share rubric(s) or other grading criteria

    2. Developing Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable and Supportive Classrooms

    • Best practices and inclusive strategies for reaching ALL learners in ways that are equitable and affirming

    • Social-Emotional Learning activities

    • Preference will be given to proposals that describe how barriers to learning are removed for learners

    3. Inspiring Instruction 

    • Inventive ways of implementing Three Dimensional Teaching in science and Process Standards in mathematics
    • Strategies that encourage curiosity and discovery in learners (phenomena, projects, problems, etc.)
    • Preference will be given to proposals that include plans for complete lessons or units that teachers have actually run in their classrooms

    4. “To Boldly Go”...

    • Encouraging students to think about space, exploration of our universe, and eclipses

    • How can we use earth/space based phenomena to excite and engage students?

    • Teaching earth/space based learning within the NGSS framework

    5. Science & STEM Literacy

      • How literacy and science/STEM work together to cultivate science/STEM literate students

      • Presenters will share specific resources (books, websites, articles, blogs, etc) that they have used in their classroom

      • Teaching students how to read/write and use primary sources


    New guidelines have been established for session proposals.  Read carefully the descriptions provided to determine what category to submit proposals.  Each presenter is limited to submitting a maximum of two  proposals.  


    Active and Retired Teachers/Educators:

    Active and Retired teachers/educators (and co-presenters) are invited to submit up to a maximum of two (2) proposals for consideration.  Proposals should focus on the presenter's individual work and not offer any endorsements to specific products or services available on the market.


    Nonprofit Organizations or Government Agencies:

    Nonprofit Organizations and Government Agencies are invited to submit up to a maximum of two (2) proposals for consideration. Proposals should focus on resources that are freely available and do not have any fee attached for participants to be able to fully utilize said resources.

    Presentations focused on offering product(s) for sale, paid training or professional learning opportunities, supplements, or additional resources for a fee will need to be submitted as an Exhibitor Workshop.

    Commercial Organizations

    Commercial Organizations are invited to present via the Exhibitor Workshop option. To be eligible, companies must have an exhibit booth for the respective conference. Exhibitor workshops are guaranteed to be scheduled provided they meet acceptable standards of taste and NSTA Safety Guidelines.  Commercial Organizations need to register as an Exhibitor.  

    Science Consultants

    Science Consultants are invited to submit up to a maximum of two (2) proposals for consideration. Proposals should focus on the presenter's individual work and not promote use of consultant’s service or any fee-based materials.

    Poster Sessions

    During a poster session, you will have 15 minutes to share your topic or information.  The material presented in poster form should convey the essence of your message. Your task as a poster presenter is to answer questions and provide further details and to convince others that what you have done is excellent and worthwhile. To do this you have to 'stand-by-your-poster!’ A poster is simply a static, visual medium that you use to communicate ideas and messages. You will interact with attendees and answer any questions they may have about your work. 

    Related Paper/Presentation Sessions

    In a related paper or presentation session, presenters will have 10 minutes to share their work or research along with 2 other presenters that have completed work that is in a similar vein or conference strand.  Each presenter will have 10 minutes to share their work or research with the last 15 minutes reserved for questions from the audience.  



    Deadline for submission is: August 31st, 2023.  Any proposal submitted after will be placed on a wait list.

    This year's program manager is (Programmanager@hasti.org)

    • February 18, 2024
    • February 20, 2024
    • Marriott East - Indianapolis
    Register




    2024 HASTI & ICTM Conference Exhibit Registration

    The 2024 HASTI & ICTM conference  will be held February 18- 20,  2024 at the Mariott East, Indianapolis. The HASTI and ICTM Conference provides you an opportunity to highlight your newest products and advertise your company name to over 700 Indiana science, mathematics, STEM teachers, administrators, aspiring science/mathematics educators, and anyone with an interest in improving science and mathematics education in Indiana. We hope you will be able to join us!

    NEW for 2024:  Exhibit Hall Sneak Preview

    Sunday, February 18, 2024

    7:00 - 8:30 pm

    Door Prizes, Food!!


    Commercial Table Information:

    Exhibit tables are available on a first come, first served basis.
    Each space* includes:

    • One 6’ table
    • Two chairs
    • Two staff registrations
    • One 45-minute presentation slot.  Program proposals must be submitted separately and are subject to approval by the Conference Planning Committee.  Deadline for submission of proposal is September 12, 2023.  Any additional presentation will have a $50 fee. The sale of products is prohibited during sessions.  Visit the following link to submit your presentation for the conference:  

               https://hasti.wildapricot.org/event-5295450 

    • or 

    • https://ictm.wildapricot.org/event-5306131

    * NOTE: 

    The fee does not include lunch.

    There will be no pipe and drape this year.  You will be provided with a 6' table and  two chairs.  You can bring your own table cloth and have a backdrop that fits behind your table.  If you select two tables you can arrange your tables in the space provided to meet your needs.  

    Table Location:

    Refer to Exhibits Floor Plan when completing your booth registration.  You will make three preferences for your location.  HASTI will make every attempt to accommodate your request.   



    Table Pricing:

    • One (1) Table Space - $350  
    • Two (2) Table Spaces - $650 


    Table Information (Not-for-Profit. Government, University/College): 

    • One 6’ table
    • Two chairs
    • Two staff registrations
    • One 45-minute presentation slot.  Program proposals must be submitted separately and are subject to approval by the Conference Planning Committee.  Deadline for submission of proposal is September 12, 2023.  Any additional presentation will have a $50 fee. The sale of products is prohibited during sessions.  Submit your proposal at the following link:  

             https://hasti.wildapricot.org/event-5295450

    • or


      • https://ictm.wildapricot.org/event-5306131

      Note:  The fee does not include lunch.

    Table Location:

    Refer to Exhibits Floor Plan when completing your table registration.  You will make three preferences for your location.  HASTI and ICTM will make every attempt to accommodate your request.  


    Table Pricing (Not-for-Profit, Government, University/College):

    • One table -  $250 

    Payments:

    Payments for table rentals can be made by check or credit card. Credit card payments will be processed through Wild Apricot using Authorize.net. All checks should be made payable to HASTI and sent to:

    HASTI

    PO Box 383

    New Albany, IN  47151

    Cancellation Deadlines and Fees:

    Administrative Fees will be applied for cancellations prior to January 29, 2024.  Fee schedule is below:

                (1) Commercial Table Space - $150

                (2) Commercial Table Spaces - $300

                (1) Not-for-profitTable Space - $100

    After January 29, 2024 exhibitors are responsible for full booth cost.

    Exhibit Hours: 

    • Exhibit Set-Up – Sunday, February 18, 2024 (1:00 pm - 5:00 pm)
    • Exhibit Hours
    • Sunday (Sneak Preview), February 18, 2024 (7:00 - 8:30 pm)
    • Monday, February 19, 2024 (9:00 am – 4:00 pm)
    • Tuesday, February 20, 2024 (9:00 am – 2:30 pm)

    Services:

    Table rentals are contracted through HASTI and ICTM.  The Mariott East offers electrical services as well as other special needs.   Additional information will be sent once registration is completed.

    Service Package - Mariott East


    Staff Badges:

    Each exhibiting firm will be entitled to register two (2) representatives without charge.  Exhibitors will be billed $50 for each additional representative.  Staff badges are intended for exhibitors only.

    Rules & Regulations:

    1.  Exhibit management will provide security personnel during the hours the exhibit area is closed. However, the exhibitor is solely responsible for their own exhibit material and should insure their exhibit against loss or damage.

    2.  Exhibit tables must be staffed during exhibit hours. Each exhibitor must wear an official exhibitor’s identification badge provided by HASTI & ICTM.

    3.  HASTI & ICTM reserves the right to make modifications to the exhibit hours as may be necessary to meet program needs.

    4.  The exhibitor agrees not to dismantle or pack his/her display before the close of the exhibit and subsequent designated tear down time.

    5.  Any exhibitor selling merchandise agrees to abide by all state & local tax regulations, and, if necessary, for collecting and submitting payment of sales tax to the appropriate legal authority.

    6.  Exhibitors, or their agents, shall not injure or deface the walls or floors of the buildings, tables, or the equipment of the tables. When such damage appears, the exhibitor is liable to the owner of the property so damaged.

    7.  Helium balloons are not allowed.

    8.  Any exhibitor wishing to offer food or beverage at their table must make all arrangements through Mariott East.  Contact  Exhibits Manager for more information.  Email:  ExhibitsManager@hasti.org

    Advertising

    All exhibitors will be highlighted in the online mobile app (WHOVA).  This app includes access to the conference program, networking,  and the attendees of the conference.  Each exhibitor will have a special place in the Exhibitor Hub.  The app is capable of sending out messages to the attendees for special events during the conference.


    Sponsorships


    Learn more about being a sponsor using the 2024 Exhibit and Sponsor Prospectus (1).docx document.  Contact Carolyn Hayes, Executive Director, executivedirector@hasti.org for more information.


    Opportunities for sponsorship include:


    Attendee Lanyards

    Afternoon Snacks (i.e. popcorn, chips, drinks)

    Prizes - Sunday Evening Sneak Preview

    Snacks - Sunday Evening Sneak Preview

    Morning Coffee and/or snacks

    Morning Continental Breakfast

    Monday evening event - Bring your own board game (pixza)

    Sponsor a break-out session room


    Use this registration to indicate your sponsorship.

    Want to stay at the hotel during the conference?

    We have secured a block of rooms at the Marriott - Indianapolis East at a group rate of $132.00 plus applicable taxes.   Click on the link provided:   Book Now   Booking a room at the Marriott helps to keep HASTI  & ICTM costs at a minimum.  Please consider making your reservation at the Marriott.  Deadline for the group rate is January 28 , 2024 at 5 pm


    QUESTIONS??


    Contact Exhibit Manager at:  exhibitsmanager@hasti.org








    • February 18, 2024
    • February 20, 2024
    • Marriott East, Indianapolis, Indiana
    Register


    Join us for the HASTI and ICTM Conference

    February 18 - 20, 2024

                  Marriott East - Indianapolis.West. 

    Featuring sessions spanning three days and an Exhibit Hall featuring leaders in the STEM industry, the HASTI/ICTM conference is the premier professional development in Indiana with networking opportunities for Hoosier mathematics and science teachers. 

    Why attend the conference?

    - Over 100 presentations and workshops.  

    - Over 50 commercial and non-profit organizations vendors

    - Poster presentations

    - Teacher give-away room for new and beginning teachers

    - Free Parking!

    - NETWORKING, NETWORKING, NETWORKING - Both in-person and through Whova

    Plenary Speakers:

    Tuesday - 9:00 am

    Speaker: Dennis Schatz

    Dennis Schatz co-authored the NSTA Press books, Solar Science and When the Sun Goes Dark, key resources for educators during the 2017 total solar eclipse. He is a recent Past President of NSTA and is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Learning Innovation.  He is the author of 23 science books for children that have sold almost 2 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 23 languages. He has received NSTA’s Distinguished Informal Science Educator Award, its Distinguished Service to Science Education Award, its Faraday Award for excellence in science communication and most recently the Robert H. Carlton Lifetime Achievement award.  He has an asteroid named for him in honor of his contributions to the public understanding of science.


    Tuesday - 9:00 am

    Conference Strands: 

    1. Leveraging Assessment  

    • Assessment as a way to show evidence of students’ varied strengths and gifts
    • Making a product and demonstrating knowledge via means other than tests, such as presentations, posters, models, etc.
    • Preference will be given to proposals that share rubric(s) or other grading criteria

    2. Developing Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable and Supportive Classrooms

    • Best practices and inclusive strategies for reaching ALL learners in ways that are equitable and affirming

    • Social-Emotional Learning activities

    • Preference will be given to proposals that describe how barriers to learning are removed for learners

    3. Inspiring Instruction 

    • Inventive ways of implementing Three Dimensional Teaching in science and Process Standards in mathematics
    • Strategies that encourage curiosity and discovery in learners (phenomena, projects, problems, etc.)
    • Preference will be given to proposals that include plans for complete lessons or units that teachers have actually run in their classrooms

    4. “To Boldly Go”...

    • Encouraging students to think about space, exploration of our universe, and eclipses

    • How can we use earth/space based phenomena to excite and engage students?

    • Teaching earth/space based learning within the NGSS framework

    5. Science & STEM Literacy

      • How literacy and science/STEM work together to cultivate science/STEM literate students

      • Presenters will share specific resources (books, websites, articles, blogs, etc) that they have used in their classroom

      • Teaching students how to read/write and use primary sources


    Field Trips

    February 19th  - CADAVER LAB EXPERIENCE 3-5pm

    This gross anatomy lab experience plans to begin with an introduction to cadaveric gross anatomy and covers the history of cadaveric dissection. The tour will allow you to learn more about how medical schools obtain cadavers and how they are used to educate physicians and other healthcare professionals. Following the introductory talk, you have an opportunity to work through a series of cadaveric activity stations in the gross lab. Each station emphasizes a different part of the human anatomy, including the musculoskeletal system, nervous system, respiratory system, cardiovascular system and digestive system. You will then have an opportunity to interact and engage with cadaveric specimens following the guidance and instruction of our medical educators and education graduate students.

    Location:  IU School of Medicine, 635 Barnhill Drive, MS-5035

    Transportation:  Self

    Parking:  Visitor Parking Garage (Lockefield), 951 Wishard Blvd, Indianapolis

    Limit:  25 participants

    Cost:  $0.  Just pay for individual parking 

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    February 19th - Indianapolis Zoo Tour 9-12

    Would you like to know more about what goes on behind the scenes at the Zoo? Spend time with zoo professionals learning about what it takes to care for and run a zoo. Will we take you on a special behind the scenes tour, explore some of the Zoo's animals and show you how you can use the Zoo to inspire student learning.

    Location:  Indianapolis Zoo, 1200 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46222

    Transportation: Self

    Parking: 

    Limit:  15 participants 

    Cost:  $30 per person

     --------------------------

    February 20th  - Children's Museum Tour 9-12

    Join a Children’s Museum science educator for a fun-filled morning of solar science! On April 8th, 2024, Indianapolis will experience its first total eclipse in nearly a millennium. Come prepare with us! Explore the orbits of the sun and moon, learn why eclipses happen, and even make some observations of the sun.

    Location:  The Children's Museum of Indianapolis

    Transportation: Self

    Parking: Free

    Limit:  25

    Cost:  $15

    WHOVA is back

    The HASTI program will be available through an online mobile app - WHOVA.  This format is available to those who register for the conference.  Features include providing evaluations to presentations, PCP credentials, networking with presenters, attendees, and vendors.  With the usage of Whova there will be NO printed program.


    Program Sessions

    Coming Soon

    HASTI Meals 

    Included with conference registration is a lunch for both Monday and Tuesday.  The planning committee recognized that there are special needs for our attendees.  If you require a special lunch that is not listed on the registration form please contact the Registration Manager with your request.  Pre-registration guarantees meals for the conference.  Onsite registration does not include meals.

    FREE Social Events

    Sunday Evening -

    Sneak Preview - Exhibit Hall

    Monday Evening -

    HASTI Awards Reception

    Bring your Own Board Game night


    Agenda - Sessions

    Sunday

    Break-out Sessions:  1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Exhibit Hall Sneak Preview - 6:00 - 7:30 pm


    Monday

    Break-out Sessions - 8:00 am - 8:45 am

    Plenary Speaker: 9:00 am

    Break-out Sessions - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

    Association Meetings - 4:00 pm

    Exhibit Hall Open - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

    Lunch - 11:00 am - 1:00 PM


    Tuesday

    Break-out Sessions: - 8:00 am - 8:45 am

    Plenary Speaker:  9:00 AM

    Break-out Sessions 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

    Exhibit Hall Open - 10:00 am - 2:30 pm

    Luncheon - 11:00 am - 1:00 pm


    Specific Session Schedule - Coming Soon.


    READY TO ATTEND?


    Pre-registration Fees

    Deadline for ONLINE registration - February 12, 2024

    HASTI Member*

    Full Conference - $154.00

    Sunday only - $35.00

    Sunday and Monday only - $124.00

    Monday or Tuesday only - $94.00

    Non-Member

    Full Conference - $204.00

    Sunday only - $50.00

    Sunday and Monday only - $179.00

    Monday or Tuesday only - $134.00

    Pre-service/First Year Teacher

    Full Conference - $49.00

    Sunday only - $10.00

    Sunday and Monday only - $39.00

    Monday or Tuesday only - $29.00

    Retired Teacher

    Full Conference - $99.00

    Sunday only - $25.00

    Sunday and Monday only - $109.00

    Monday or Tuesday only - $69.00

     * HASTI membership needs to be paid prior to registration.


    Onsite Registration - Fees are the same but will NOT include lunch meals.

    Refund Policy

    Conference registration is non-refundable after February 12, 2024


    HASTI Member Discounts


    HASTI members are eligible for discounted conference rates. Member dues are $30 for teachers and industry professionals, $15 for college students and retirees.  You must be a paid current/active member when registering for the conference to receive the member rate. Therefore, if you are a member with a lapsed or overdue membership and wishing to attend the conference at the discounted rate, you will need to renew and pay your membership prior to registration.


    College Student and Beginning Teachers Conference Scholarship 

    Application for the College Student  and Beginning Teacher Conference Scholarship to attend the 2024 HASTI conference is now open.  Conference fees will need to be paid first.  Those receiving scholarships will submit an invoice and report to receive reimbursement.


    Payment 

    Payment is expected once registration is completed online.  Payment completes registration.  Payment is made either through credit card, check or an approved purchase order.

    Mail checks to: 

    Greg McCurdy

    PO Box 383

    New Albany, IN  47150-2367


    Purchase Orders

    Purchase orders will be accepted.  A copy of the signed purchase order including the correct amount approved and the list of teachers attending the conference can be either mailed or emailed into the Registration Manager.   Payment is expected prior to the conference.

    Mail or email these forms to:

                            Registration Manager, Jane Hunn
                            601 North Wayne Street
                            North Manchester, IN 46962

    Email:  Registrationmanager@hasti.org

    ** If using a purchase order for onsite registration a copy of the completed and signed purchase order must be included at the time of registration. 


    Want to stay at the hotel during the conference?

    We have secured a block of rooms at the Marriott - Indianapolis East at a group rate of $132.00 plus applicable taxes.   Click on the link provided:   Book Now   Booking a room at the Marriott helps to keep HASTI  & ICTM costs at a minimum.  Please consider making your reservation at the Marriott.  Deadline for the group rate is January 28 , 2024 at 5 pm






    If you have any questions or concerns regarding registration, please contact the Registration Manager at RegistrationManager@hasti.org

CONTACT US

"The Hoosier Association of Science Teachers , Inc" is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. 

P.O. Box 383, New Albany, IN  47151

Email:  Executivedirector@hasti.org   


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