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STEM Guitar Summit

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

       

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