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—Photo courtesy of Adam Thompson, Zoo Atlanta 102 NSTA Atlanta Area Conference on Science Education
Saturday, November 3 ' p 8:00–9:00 AM Presentations SESSION 1 Teaching Research Skills in Low-Income and Minority Schools (Gen) (General) B214, GWCC Anne E. Artz (aartz@ucsd.edu) and Shannon Baird (s1baird@ucsd.edu), The Preuss School UCSD, La Jolla, Calif. Join us as we cover methods and lessons used in teaching students at low-income and predominantly minority schools in which resources may be limited. SESSION 2 Teaching Climate and Energy with the CLEAN Collection: Peer-reviewed Climate and Energy Resources at Your Fingertips! (Gen) (Middle Level–College) B215, GWCC Marian Grogan (marian_grogan@terc.edu) and Candace Dunlap (candace_dunlap@terc.edu), TERC, Cambridge, Mass. The CLEAN collection provides activities, visualizations, and videos that can help you engage your students as you teach climate and energy with confidence. SESSION 3 NSTA Press® Session: Uncovering Physical Science Core Ideas in the NGSS Using Formative Assessment Probes (Phys) (General) B216, GWCC Page Keeley (pagekeeley@gmail.com), 2008–2009 NSTA President, and Author/Consultant, Jefferson, Maine Learn how the Uncovering Student Ideas in Science probes can be used as diagnostic and formative assessments of students’ thinking related to the physical science core ideas in the highly anticipated Next Generation Science Standards and how use of these probes supports science practices. SESSION 4 Forget the Rain Forest—SAVE My Campus! (Gen) (General) B218, GWCC Lisa N. Hinson (lisahinson@timetoteach.com), Center for Teacher Effectiveness, Fayetteville, Ga. Educators on average are losing 5–9 hours a week on lowerlevel discipline challenges. Academics and discipline go hand in hand. Learn how to increase academics, decrease discipline challenges, and empower all educators. SESSION 5 What Do You Need to Begin Benchmark Testing (Bio) (General) B303, GWCC Leann F. Iacuone (liacuone@gmail.com), Laurens County School District 55, Laurens, S.C. As schools and districts develop and use assessment programs to monitor student progress, it can be costly and expensive. Laurens County School District 55 uses its teachers to create a districtwide science benchmark process to monitor student progress and address student needs. Districts, teachers, and schools who are considering their own benchmarking process should attend to gain background knowledge on pitfalls and successes of this valuable tool. SESSION 6 Bioplastic—Going from Synthetic to Natural Polymers (Chem) (Middle Level–High School) B308, GWCC Sherri Conn Rukes (sherri.rukes@d128.org), Libertyville High School, Libertyville, Ill. Many of the items that we use today are becoming more Earth friendly. Learn how a bioplastic is made and what plant materials are used. Take home a CD with information and activities. SESSION 7 Student Movie-making to Enhance the Science Curriculum: Examples and Lessons Learned from an Elementary School (Gen) (Elementary–Middle Level) B314, GWCC Nicholas F. Bourke (nbourke@aum.edu), Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala. Ruth Glenboski (rglenboski@montgomerycatholic.org), Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School, Montgomery, Ala. View examples of movie projects shot and edited by students. We’ll share our lessons learned to help you implement these creative projects in your classroom. SESSION 8 Science Is STEMtastic (Gen) (General) B315, GWCC Patti Grammens (pgrammens@forsyth.k12.ga.us), Lakeside Middle School, Cumming, Ga. Dynamic teachers show you easy ways to incorporate STEM into your teaching. Leave with an activity that can be used in your class on Monday! NSTA Atlanta Area Conference on Science Education 103
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