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Join STEM thought leader and enterprise AI trainer Justin Shaifer to reframe the AI-in-the-classroom conversation from banning to redesigning. Learn three practical strategies that encourage deeper thinking by incorporating personal stake, process artifacts, and live explanation into student work. Discover how to create assignments that AI can support but cannot replace, and leave with a downloadable Assignment Audit Checklist you can use to strengthen existing lessons across any K-12 classroom. The Coffee Break Series is an online resource for educators designed to inspire and equip teachers with innovative STEM learning tools. Grab your coffee and join us for 15 minutes of fun and engaging STEM tips, activities, and inspiration for the classroom featuring fellow educators and STEM influencers. We are pleased to offer educators professional development credit for viewing this Coffee Break episode! Click here to request a certificate after viewing: usasciencefestival.org/pd-re… Download resources and request a professional development certificates here: usasciencefestival.org/video… Access the entire series on demand here: usasciencefestival.org/coffe…

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View the Lesson Plan here: usasciencefestival.org/video… Join @TheHipHopMD for a conversation with Isabella Jimenez-Melendrez. She's a Naval Architecture & Structural Design Engineer who is using her expertise to help make shipbuilding more environmentally friendly.

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Join the @TheHipHopMD for a conversation with Elley Ringo of Elley Knows Rocks. She's an economic geologist who searches the Earth to find the minerals and resources that power our technology and infrastructure. lesson plan here: usasciencefestival.org/video…

View the Lesson Plan here: usasciencefestival.org/video… Join Maynard Okereke @TheHipHopMD for a conversation with Mr. John Ornellas @PHNSYIMF. He's the Nuclear Engineering and Planning Manager for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard - Hawaii’s largest employer with highly skilled personnel who service the Navy’s Pacific Fleet of nuclear-powered submarines and conventionally powered surface ships. You may be surprised to learn just how much the work happening on the Hawaiian Islands impacts us here on the mainland. X-STEM All Access gives 6-12th grade students an inside look into the exciting careers and inspiring personal journeys of diverse STEM role models through a lively Q&A session. The 20-minute max episodes include an NGSS-aligned lesson plan with a career connection component so students can explore real-world career options. New episodes premiere all year long. Learn more and sign up to get updates about new episodes at usasciencefestival.org/xsaa/

View the Lesson Plan here: usasciencefestival.org/video… Join host Tamara Robertson @tlynnr85 for a conversation with Muriel Magloire. She's a nondestructive test inspector who uses advanced technology and tools to evaluate critical equipment - like airplanes, cars, bridges, and even amusement park rides - to prevent failures and keep people safe.

View the Lesson Plan here: usasciencefestival.org/video… Join the Hip Hop M.D. Maynard Okereke @TheHipHopMD for a conversation with Dr. Jessica Frick. She's a Microgravity Chemist & Materials Scientist who is using microgravity as a tool to pioneer the manufacturing of semiconductors in space!

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View the Lesson Plan here: usasciencefestival.org/video… Hear from a materials research engineer at the NASA Glenn Research Center where she works to understand how advanced materials behave in extreme environments like high altitudes and space. Learn how her work impacts not only space exploration, but our ability to travel here on earth!

View the Lesson Plan here: usasciencefestival.org/video… Learn how this Professor of Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Utah is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to discover new and improved materials that will transform the products we rely on.

Learn how optics is all around us and how this industry harnesses the power of light to drive innovation in STEM and everyday life.