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Bringing Science to Life with PhET Simulations and PocketLab Sensors

Empowering Students Through Interactive Science Experiences 

PD WEBINAR

 

Our mission at PocketLab is removing barriers to unlock the
potential for more engaged STEM classrooms.

 

 

 

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What You’ll Learn

Join us for this interactive webinar where you'll learn how to use PhET’s free, research-based interactive simulations to make abstract science concepts more tangible and engaging, discover how to enhance student experiments using real-time data from PocketLab sensors, and gain practical strategies for integrating both tools into your curriculum. The session features Linda Stegemann from PhET Interactive Simulations and David Madden, a teacher in Tallahassee Florida. They will provide hands-on teaching ideas, ways to boost student interactivity, and a fresh approach to help reinforce complex science concepts. 

 

 

Here’s how PocketLab removes barriers to engaged STEM learning:

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Modern Probeware

Easy to use multi-function sensors for the STEM classroom. Spend less class time prepping and more time teaching, learning, collecting, and applying.

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NOTEBOOK

 

Curriculum and Lab Support

The Notebook web app offers more than intuitive sensor data collection. Here you’ll find thousands of interactive, free and premium standards-aligned lessons, labs, and knowledge-checks created in partnership with popular curriculum and content creators teachers trust.

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Community

PocketLab aims to inspire, educate and reinvigorate educator’s love of teaching STEM through their Science is Cool (ScIC) community: FREE PD events, virtual field trips, engaging podcasts and more.

Webinar Agenda

 
5:00 - 5:05 CT: Welcome & Introductions (Dave Bakker)

Dave Bakker welcomes attendees from around the world.

 
5:05 - 5:20 CT: PhET Interactive Simulations (Linda Stegemann)

Linda Stegemann from PhET Interactive Simulations explains everything you need to know to start using PhET sims with your students right away.

5:20 - 5:45 CT: Real World Classroom Implementation and Integration with PocketLab Sensors (David Madden)

David Madden, a Florida teacher, explains everything you need to know about using PhET Simulations and PocketLab sensors with your students to level up the engagement in the classroom.


5:45 CT: Q&A with Attendees (Dave, Linda and David)

We are going to take all your questions from the chat and answer them LIVE!

 

* All LIVE attendees will receive a PD certificate via email after the event concludes

 

 

 

Featured Products in this Webinar

PocketLab Sensors

Easy to use multi-function sensors for the classroom

• Multiple measurement capabilities in every PocketLab

• Students collect their own authentic data

• Increases student engagement and enhances learning

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Notebook Platform

Free web app featuring:

• Seamless sensor pairing

• Hundreds of ready-to-use lessons

• Real-time data visualization

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Our PD Webinar Speakers

Linda Stegemann | PhET Interactive Simulations

Linda Stegemann works with the PhET Partnerships team, supporting the organizations that help PhET to become a sustainable venture. Prior to joining the team, she spent nearly a decade in the classroom as a high school chemistry and physics teacher, then joined the EdTech landscape in 2020 in partner success. She has a BA in Chemistry from the University of West Florida and an MS in Chemistry from South Dakota State University. 

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David Madden | Teacher

David Madden is a science educator in his 27th year of teaching. He currently teaches AP Biology and general biology, and over the years has also taught AP Environmental Science, Physics, Marine Biology, and Integrated Science (biology, chemistry, and physics). Beyond the classroom, David has coached basketball, volleyball, tennis, and track. He has taught in Chicago and Seattle and now lives in Northwest Florida with his family.

David is a life-long learner and passionate about giving students access to deep, meaningful science experiences. He has led student expeditions to the Peruvian Amazon, was named a NOAA Teacher at Sea in 2019, and was honored as the Big Bend Leon Association of Science Teachers (BLAST) Teacher of the Year in 2020. He has a BS in biology at University of Notre Dame, Masters in Education at University of Notre Dame, Masters in Biomimicry at Arizona State University.  

To further engage students and the public with the beauty and complexity of science, he created Madden Science, a YouTube channel devoted to exploring biology, biomimicry, and the physics of the natural world. Videography is more than a teaching tool—it’s a joyful, creative outlet that helps David refine ideas, stay inspired, and share the wonders of science with a wider audience.

 

 

 

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