NSTA 2013 National Conference on Science Education

Saturday, 8:00–9:00 AM
SESSION 14
Perspectives on the Next Generation Science Standards:
Thoughts from Two Teacher Members of the
NGSS Writing Team
(Gen)
(General)
Lone Star Ballroom F, Grand Hyatt
Kenneth Huff (kenneth.huff@roadrunner.com), Mill Middle
School, Williamsville, N.Y.
Mary C. Colson (mcolson@moorheadschools.org), Horizon
Middle School, Moorhead, Minn.
Join us for a conversation about the development of NGSS and
how we see the new standards impacting classroom teaching.
SESSION 15
NMLSTA Session: Win Big! Write a Grant (Gen)
(General)
Mission B, Grand Hyatt
Kitchka Petrova (kpetrova7@dadeschools.net), Ponce de Leon
Middle School, Coral Gables, Fla.
Patty McGinnis, <strong>NSTA</strong> Director, Middle Level Science
Teaching, and Arcola Intermediate School, Eagleville, Pa.
Do you have a dream? What is stopping you? You can’t win
if you don’t apply! Learn grant proposal writing tips from
two successful grant writers.
SESSION 16
Timeless
(Gen)
(General)
Republic A, Grand Hyatt
Michele L. Marquette and Marguerite Sognier
(masognie@utmb.edu), The University of Texas Medical
Branch at Galveston
“Meet” and learn about Grace Murray Hopper, pioneer computer
scientist, as she merges science history and technology
by generating multimedia timelines.
SESSION 17
Bad Acid: Engaging Students in an Inquiry-based
Online Ocean Acidification Study
(Env)
(High School–College/Informal) Seguin A, Grand Hyatt
Jason Hodin and Pamela J. Miller (pam.miller@stanford.
edu), Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University, Pacific
Grove, Calif.
Geraldine Fauville (geraldine.fauville@loven.gu.se), University
of Gothenburg, Fiskebäckskil, Sweden
Acid Ocean is an inquiry-based virtual lab that investigates
the problem of ocean acidification. Students use a virtual lab
bench to set up an experiment, use authentic research data,
and measure larva to see possible effects of climate change.
Located next to Exhibitor Registration,
Street Level of Convention Center.
Look for signs.
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