Atlanta Conference Program

NSTA 2012 Area Conference
on Science Education
Atlanta, Georgia • November 1–3, 2012
Committee Welcome ............................ 5
Atlanta Conference Committee. .................... 5
President’s Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Contributors to the Atlanta Conference ............... 7
NSTA Conferences Go Green! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Registration, Travel, and Hotels
Meeting Location and Times ...................... 10
Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Purchasing Ticketed Events. ...................... 10
Airlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Ground Transportation to/from Airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Getting Around Town. .......................... 10
Parking..................................... 10
Discounted Rental Cars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Atlanta Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Conference Hotels ............................. 11
Conference Resources
Exhibits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
NSTA Avenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
NSTA Science Bookstore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Meet the Presidents and Board/Council ................ 12
Information Desk.............................. 12
Housing Questions or Concerns ................... 12
GSTA Booth ................................. 12
Presenters and Presiders Check-In .................. 12
Graduate Credit Opportunity ..................... 12
NSTA Mobile Website. .......................... 13
Lost and Found. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Audiovisual Needs ............................. 13
First Aid Services.............................. 13
Conference Evaluation .......................... 13
Message Center ............................... 13
Business Services .............................. 14
Online Session Evaluations/
Tracking Professional Development ................ 14
National Science Teachers Association
1840 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22201-3000
703-243-7100, E-mail: conferences@nsta.org
www.nsta.org
Cover Photo
Courtesy of Leo Mason OLYMPIC GAMES PHOTOS/Alamy
Conference Resources, cont.
Special Offers for Georgia Aquarium and Zoo Atlanta. . . . 15
Floor Plans. .................................. 16
NSTA Headquarters Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
NSTA Officers, Board of Directors, Council, and
Alliance of Affiliates. .......................... 21
Future NSTA Conferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Call for Sessions. .............................. 22
NSTA San Antonio National Conference. ............. 23
Professional Development Documentation
Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . following p. 32
Conference Program
Conference Highlights. .......................... 24
Conference Strands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
NSTA Exemplary Science Program (ESP). ............ 28
Engineering Day at NSTA ........................ 28
Chemistry Day at NSTA ......................... 29
Physics Day at NSTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
NSTA Press Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Meetings and Social Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Short Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Field Trips................................... 35
NSTA Affiliate Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Thursday Daily Program. ............................ 41
Friday Daily Program. .............................. 69
Saturday Daily Program ............................ 103
Indexes
Exhibitor List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Index of Exhibitor Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Schedule at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Index of Participants .......................... 145
Index of Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
NSTA Affiliates
Association for Multicultural Science Education (AMSE)
Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE)
Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC)
Council for Elementary Science International (CESI)
Council of State Science Supervisors (CSSS)
National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)
National Middle Level Science Teachers Association (NMLSTA)
National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA)
Society for College Science Teachers (SCST)
NSTA Atlanta Area Conference on Science Education
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