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Everyone agrees—the magic of CAST is found in the variety and quality of its outstanding workshops and featured sessions. More information about the CAST24 Featured Speakers coming soon.
Explore the full schedule of sessions here. Use the search to locate sessions by these Featured Speakers.
Paul Andersen | Consultant & Content CreatorPaul Andersen is an educational consultant and YouTube creator living in Bozeman, Montana. Paul is an experienced educator having taught science in Montana for 20 years. He has spent the last 10 years providing professional development on inquiry and three-dimensional instruction around the world.
Jim Beasley & Maurie Beasley | AI ExpertsWith a degree in computer engineering, 20 years in the private sector, and 18 years as a technology director, Jim Beasley sees the potential of AI from multiple viewpoints. He believes that AI will revolutionize industries, and those who do not utilize its power will be replaced by those who do. With a master's degree in education and more than 17 years as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and network administrator, Maurie Beasley knows what it is like to feel the stress of not having enough time in the day to complete all the things you must do for tomorrow. She is determined to spread the word about AI to allow teachers to do more of what they love—spend time with the students and not on the paperwork.
Arlevia Davis | Science Instructional Specialist, TeacherArlevia Davis is a public educator, and her experience includes grades K–12 in the subjects of biology, chemistry, and physics. She has served as a teacher, teacher-mentor, team lead, department chair, and science specialist, and has taught a variety of students with various backgrounds and of various demographics, including at-risk, low socioeconomic, English language learners, and special education. Her teaching methods are the product of her passion to teach science in an engaging yet effective manner; the curriculum and activities she created are research-based and proven to help all learners retain information.
Brian Hughes | Innovator, MIT Corporation Life MemberBrian Hughes is a life member of the MIT Corporation, and chairs its Visiting Committee for Materials Science & Engineering, and has chaired Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nuclear Science & Engineering, and Music & Theater Arts. In 1977 he helped launch Explo.org, using MIT's Independent Activities Period as the model.
Dr. Julie Jackson | Science Education ResearcherJulie Jackson, Ph.D., (aka The Science Toolkit) is an associate professor at Texas State University, where she is actively involved in science education research. She has broad classroom teaching experience and has published research articles in international and national peer-reviewed journals. Her main research interest is the seamless integration of research-based practices into day-to-day planning and execution of highly effective, TEKS-aligned science instruction that benefits diverse population. She developed "interactive word walls," which have transformed K–12 science and vocabulary instruction, and has a record of sustained and powerful site-based interventions that have improved teachers' attitudes toward teaching science and teaching practices.
Page Keeley | Author, Speaker, ConsultantPage Keeley is a nationally recognized leader in science formative assessment and understanding of students’ thinking. She is a prolific author of 22 books, including several award-winning titles on uncovering students' ideas, and has authored over 60 journal articles, contributed to several book chapters, and developed formative assessment probes for McGraw-Hill's Inspire Science program. She is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and consults with school districts (including several Texas districts), universities, and organizations to build capacity for science formative assessment and teaching science for conceptual understanding.
Okhee Lee | Award-Winning National SpeakerOkhee Lee is a professor in the Steinhardt School at New York University. She is committed to advancing research, policy, and practice that promote STEM and language learning for all students, particularly multilingual learners. Lee served as leader for the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Diversity and Equity Team.
Jace Tunnell | Author, Speaker, ConsultantJace Tunnell is the director of community engagement at the Harte Research Institute at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. Jace directs and produces a video series about items washing up along the Gulf of Mexico beaches to help promote awareness on Gulf processes and interesting creatures in the ocean.
Matt Wells | Teacher, Consultant, TrainerMatt Wells is an award-winning teacher, science department chair, AP consultant, GT trainer and workshop presenter based in Houston, Texas. A dynamic speaker and Past President of both the Science Teachers Association of Texas and the Texas Association of Biology Teachers, Matt loves helping teachers apply neuroscience to the classroom.