2022 STEM Guitar Summit

The 2022 STEM Guitar Summit will be hosted virtually via Zoom on Saturday, April 2nd, with an optional face-to-face reception in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday, July 20th through Friday, July 22nd.

Summit Schedule: Saturday, April 2 

Session	Pacific Time	Eastern Time
Welcome	8–8:15 AM	11–11:15 AM
Opening Keynote: The STEM Guitar Experience	8:15–8:45 AM	11:15–11:45 AM
Panel 1: Student Engagement, Success, & Motivation to Learn Moderator: Nancy Wilson Chang Making a single-string “canjo” – middle school and beyond! -Alex Moll A Look Back at 10 Years of the STEM Guitar Project – Debbie French & Sean Hauze “Soft Skills” to Pay the Bills – Jamie Scott STEM to STRINGS – Keith Kelley Increasing diverse participation through a learning community using a blended curriculum – LaToya Chandler Life and Times at Guitar Summits – Tony Oneal	8:45–9:30 AM	11:45 AM–12:30 PM
Break	9:30–9:45 AM	12:30–12:45 PM
Panel 2: Faculty Outcomes Moderator: Sean Hauze Successful STEM Engagement for Underrepresented Populations – Alethea Ganaway STEM Guitar Successes from an Elementary Educator – Ben Hill Embracing the Era of Content – Carl Poeschl Fore-ground, On-Ground, Future-Ground in Guitar-Build with Program Evaluation – Imelda Castaneda-Emenaker A Look Back at the STEM Guitar Grant: Teacher Impacts – Sophia Dorsey Encompassing the gauntlet: The Future Based on the Past – Thomas Morrissey Giving Students More Design Flexibility without a CNC Router – Timothy Wilhelm	9:45–10:30 AM	12:45–1:30 PM
Break	10:30–10:45 AM	1:30–1:45 PM
Panel 3: Technical Innovation and/or Guitar Building Hacks Moderator: David Parker BBT Acoustic Guitar Kit Tooling & Alternate Top Bracing Development – Bill Hemphill An Evolution of Fret Slotting – Douglas Hunt Autobody Quality Finish on a Guitar – Jason Berg Upcycle Guitars: Turning Everyday items into musical instruments – Matt Peitzman Ultimate Hack: It’s Not Even A Guitar – Scott Coats Advanced Inlay Technique – Tyler Waller LED Fretboard Prototype – William Fenton	10:45–11:30 AM	1:45–2:30 PM
Closing Keynote: Reflecting on 12+ years of STEM Guitar	11:30 AM–12 PM	2:30–3 PM

Important Dates:

• February 25th: Deadline for Presentation Proposals
• February 28th: Presenter Selection Notification
• March 22nd: 15-minute video presentation submission deadline
• April 2nd: 2022 STEM Guitar Summit via Zoom
• July 20th–22nd: Face-to-Face STEM Guitar Summit Reception in Nashville, Tennessee

For any questions regarding the proposal process, please contact Sean Hauze, STEM Guitar Grant co-PI and STEM Guitar Summit Coordinator: shauze@sdsu.edu