MAST 2025 Conference
The Importance of Sensemaking in Science
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center, Marlborough, MA
Presentations
- Instructional Strategies for Sensemaking - Making Sense of Data - Connecting to Local Phenomena - AI Tools, Ethics and Classroom Implementation
Sched App& Website
Our conference is now live in the Sched App. In the app you can view sessions and also see our exhibitors. Registering for sessions is not required but can simplify your day if you want to use that function. This will be where presenters share resources.
2025 MAST Conference Committee
- Betsey Clifford - MAST President Elect (presidentelect@massscienceteach.org)
- Sandy Pearl - Registrar (registrar@massscienceteach.org)
- Rachel Buckley - Assistant Registrar & Webmaster (webmaster@massscienceteach.org)
- Valerie Finnerty - Commercial Exhibitors (middlesex1@massscienceteach.org)
- Barbara Ferri - Non-Profit Exhibitors (nonprofits@massscienceteach.org)
- Marilyn Richardson - Hospitality (marilyn@pcom.com)
- Bob Gilmore - Sponsorship (sponsorship@massscienceteach.org)
- Laura Carlin - Awards (awards@massscienceteach.org)
- Caryl Adamowitch - Volunteer Coordinator (assistanttreasurer@massscienceteach.org)
Questions? Email Betsey Clifford at presidentelect@massscienceteach.org
2024 Conference Information
Click the link to see the workshops we had in 2024. Keynote presentation was DESE discussing our path to educational equity in science.
2023 Conference Information
Click the link below to see the workshops we had in 2023. Keynote presentation was Andy Zucker discussing learning to find trustworthy scientific information.
2023 Conference Information
Click the link below to see the workshops we had in 2022. Keynote presentation was Richard Primack discussing the effects of climate change on plants and animals in Mass
2021 Conference Information
Click the link below to see the workshops we had in 2021. Keynote presentation was Dr. Laurie Nsiah-Jefferson discussing applying DEIA to science education.
