Saturday/Sunday

Saturday, 5:00–6:00 PM
SESSION 20 (two presentations)
(General)
Marriott Ballroom 1, Marriott Downtown
Digital Resources in the Science Classroom: TPACK
in Action
(Gen)
Lara K. Smetana (lksmetana@gmail.com), Loyola University,
Chicago, Ill.
Randy L. Bell (randybell@virginia.edu) and Jennifer L.
Maeng, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
T-what Come learn about Technological Pedagogical Content
Knowledge (TPACK) and how it is exemplified in the use of
digital resources in elementary science instruction.
Facilitating Inquiry Through Technology Databanks
vs. Authentic Data Collection
(Gen)
Sharon Schleigh (schleighs@ecu.edu), East Carolina University,
Greenville, N.C.
Find out how inquiry “looks” when science explorations
are based on databanks rather than authentic data collection.
Resources and global partnership opportunities via
technology provided.
SESSION 21
Teaching Science with Geospatial Technology: Projects
by Preservice Teachers
(Gen)
(General)
Marriott Ballroom 2, Marriott Downtown
Josephine Shireen Desouza, Jonathan Fisher (jafisher@
bsu.edu), Elizabeth Gould (ebngould@gmail.com), Katy
Preidt, Jamie Riebersal (jlriebersal@bsu.edu), Josh
Shuster, and and David Townsend (dwtownsend@bsu.edu),
Ball State University, Muncie, Ind.
Presider: Josephine Shireen Desouza
Join us for this presentation of middle school and high school
GIS projects by preservice teachers.
SESSION 22
Creating a Community of Self-directed Learners
(Gen)
(General)
Marriott Ballroom 3, Marriott Downtown
Larry Geni (larrygeni@gmail.com), Evanston, Ill.
Explore a new educational paradigm based on student ownership
of the learning process and a deep sense of community
in the classroom.
SESSION 23
NODC Ocean Data Help Answer How the Oceans Is
Saving Our Hides and Other Climate Q’s (Env)
(Informal Education)
Cabinet, Westin
Kenneth S. Casey (kenneth.casey@noaa.gov), NOAA
National Oceanographic Data Center, Silver Spring, Md.
Discover the ocean climate data available to you and your
students through the NOAA National Oceanographic Data
Center.
SESSION 24 (two presentations)
(Middle Level–College)
Caucus, Westin
Presider: Cliff Cockerham, Academy of Public Service,
Whites Creek High School, Whites Creek, Tenn.
If You Knew ATEEC Like I Know ATEEC… (Env)
Karen C. Merritt (karmerritt@aol.com), North Caddo
Magnet High School, Vivian, La.
The Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center
(ATEEC) in Iowa sponsors a fellows institute each summer
to study cutting-edge environmental technology issues and
engage in special projects designed to enhance the quality of
environmental technology education. Discover free ATEEC
resources, including learning modules, lab activities, and
instructional materials.
Pathways in Alternative Energy and Sustainability
Studies Increase Engagement of At-Risk Urban
Youth
(Env)
Cliff Cockerham (clifford.cockerham@mnps.org), Keith
Tobias (tobias@worksite-services.com), and Randall Tidwell
(randall.tidwell@mnps.org), Academy of Public Service, Whites
Creek High School, Whites Creek, Tenn.
Our model is replicable and we live to share! Build sustainability
studies that engage at-risk minority students while
leaping forward in both college preparedness and career
readiness for the new energy economy.
SESSION 25
Daytime Astronomy with Robotic Telescopes
(Earth)
(Middle Level–College)
Grand Ballroom 1, Westin
Robert T. Sparks (rsparks@noao.edu), National Optical
Astronomy Observatory, Tucson, Ariz.
Learn how to gain free access to robotic telescopes for your
students to take their own astronomical images. Free NASA
teacher’s guide.
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