Atlanta Conference Program

Thursday, 12:30–1:45 PM
12:30–1:45 PM Exhibitor Workshops
What Quality Science Instruction Has to Do with
Raising Achievement Scores K–8
(Gen)
(Grades K–8)
B207, GWCC
Sponsor: Carolina Biological Supply
Carolina Teaching Partner
Learn how inquiry-based science instruction increases student
achievement on assessments in reading, writing, and
mathematics. Leave with practical strategies that can help
you advocate for quality science instruction in your district.
Environmental Issues—What Can Students Really
Do to Help
(Env)
(Grades 6–9)
B208, GWCC
Sponsor: eCYBERMISSION
Brian P. Short (missioncontrol@ecybermission.com), Director,
Science Education Competitions, NSTA, Arlington, Va.
In this hands-on workshop, come experience how to get
grades 6–9 students excited and engaged in environmental
issues. Find out what students can actually do about environmental
issues rather than just reading about what others
are doing. Learn how to make these issues relevant to your
students and how to turn an issue into a problem that can be
solved using the scientific method. Sample lesson plans and
other resources will be distributed along with information
on how the new NSTA competition, eCYBERMISSION,
can be used to help students solve real community environmental
issues.
Investigating a Cliff Model
(Earth)
(Grades 6–8)
B209, GWCC
Sponsor: LAB-AIDS, Inc.
Bill Cline and Lisa Kelp, LAB-AIDS, Inc., Ronkonkoma,
N.Y.
When was the last time you engineered a coastal breakwater
Here’s your chance! Engineer a coastal breakwater
(from the Issues & Earth Science “Erosion and Deposition” unit
from LAB-AIDS) and analyze the trade-offs of the design.
Explore how the natural world is modified by engineering
design, which in turn creates more questions and issues for
research. Activities support the NRC Framework and show
how SEPUP embeds the engineering practices and uses real
issues to deliver content learning.
Integrate! A Better Way to Teach and Learn (Gen)
(Grades 2–6)
B210, GWCC
Sponsor: Wireless Generation
Traci Wierman and Carrie Strohl, The Lawrence Hall
of Science, University of California, Berkeley
Explore pedagogical approaches to integration focusing on
the synergies between science and literacy from the Seeds
of Science/Roots of Reading® program. Developed at
The Lawrence Hall of Science, this program is designed to
reflect the practices of real scientists and meet the needs of
all students.
Master of Science Degree in Geosciences Available
Online Through the Teachers in Geosciences Program
(Earth)
(Grades K–12)
B212, GWCC
Sponsor: Mississippi State University
Kathleen M. Sherman-Morris (kms5@msstate.edu), Mississippi
State University, Mississippi State, Miss.
Discover how you can earn an MS degree via distance
learning from Mississippi State University. The 12-course
graduate program includes courses in meteorology, geology,
astronomy, oceanography, hydrology, environmental geoscience,
and a 10-day capstone field course. We have alumni in
all 50 states, and all students qualify for in-state tuition rates.
Ecology Adventures: Motivating Students Through
Project Based Learning (PBL)
(Gen)
(Grades 3–8)
B309, GWCC
Sponsor: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Michael Heithaus, Florida International University,
North Miami
Do you want to get your students out in the field doing
science but can’t take a field trip Join Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt author Dr. Mike Heithaus to learn how you can
use exciting new video-based lessons to take your class on
scientific adventures! Videos take your class along with real
scientists studying sharks, sea turtles, dolphins, and more…
and guide students through all the steps of the scientific
method. Using high-paced video and exciting research,
students are challenged to develop their own hypotheses,
join research teams as they collect data, and then conduct
their own data collection and analysis.
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