Saturday/Sunday

Sunday, 8:00–9:00 AM
SESSION 15
Powerful and FREE Simulations for Biology Teaching
(Bio)
(General)
204, Convention Center
Chad Dorsey (cdorsey@concord.org), The Concord Consortium,
Concord, Mass.
Come discover how free NSF-funded molecular, genetics,
and evolution simulations and curricula from The Concord
Consortium can add a new dimension to your biology teaching.
Take home a free software CD and resources. Don’t forget to
bring your laptop.
SESSION 16
Enhancing Science Lessons Through the Use of
Technology
(Gen)
(Elementary)
212, Convention Center
Timothy Brown (brown.tim@wgmail.org), Bristol Elementary
School, Webster Groves, Mo.
Patrick L. Brown, DuBray Middle School, St. Peters, Mo.
Incorporate more technology into your elementary science
classroom via web-based blogs, webquests, and interactive
PowerPoints to help students develop and refine scientific
ideas.
SESSION 17
“Is This a Forgery” Real-World Connections and
STEM Education
(Gen)
(Informal Education)
234, Convention Center
Elizabeth Niehaus (niehaus_p@msn.com), Niehaus and
Associates Inc., South Lyon, Mich.
Kathleen Heikinnen, Lincoln Middle School, Warren,
Mich.
Presider: Paul Niehaus (niehaus_p@msn.com), Washtenaw
Community College, Ann Arbor, Mich.
When trying to engage students in inquiry and the core
contents of science and math, a real-world connection can
serve as an innovative format.
SESSION 19
Inquiry for ALL: Developing a Successful Schoolwide
Science Fair Program
(Gen)
(High School)
238, Convention Center
Kristen L. Cacciatore (kcacciatore@boston.k12.ma.us), East
Boston High School, East Boston, Mass.
Come learn how teachers at a large urban high school lead
a schoolwide science fair program that engages hundreds
of students at all levels of academic proficiency in authentic
scientific inquiry.
SESSION 20
Black Tie Meets Blue Jeans: Formal/Informal Educator
Collaboration in Curriculum Design (Bio)
(Middle Level–High School/Informal) 243, Convention Center
David M. Heiser (david.heiser@yale.edu) and Beth Hines
(beth.hines@yale.edu), Yale Peabody Museum of Natural
History, New Haven, Conn.
Chris Willems (chris.willems@new-haven.k12.ct.us), Wilbur
Cross High School, Branford, Conn.
Presider: David M. Heiser
The possibilities are limitless when classroom teachers and
museum educators join forces to develop inquiry-based
curricula anchored by actual events and real specimens and
objects.
SESSION 21
NSTA Press Session: Watershed Investigations: 12 Labs
for High School Science
(Env)
(High School)
White River Ballroom B, JW Marriott
Jennifer L. Soukhome, Zeeland West High School,
Zeeland, Mich.
Join me for a discussion of tips for conducting field work and
open-ended inquiry-based experiments as well as a highlight
of the labs in the book, Watershed Investigations.
SESSION 18
The Reflective Assessment Technique: 15 Minutes
to Improved Instruction
(Gen)
(Elementary–Middle Level)
236, Convention Center
Kathy Long (klong@berkeley.edu), Lawrence Hall of Science,
University of California, Berkeley
Learn a quick assessment technique that pinpoints what
students need to learn next—without giving a quiz. See how
it improved student performance and teacher effectiveness
in a national study.
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