Saturday/Sunday

Saturday, 12:30–1:30 PM
SESSION 27
Teaching Problem-solving Strategies in the Elementary
Classroom: Helping Students See the Interconnectedness
of STEM
(Gen)
(General)
White River Ballroom F, JW Marriott
Donna L. Knoell (dknoell@sbcglobal.net), Educational Consultant,
Shawnee Mission, Kans.
Identify and discuss essential problem-solving strategies and
process skills. Learn how to develop these process skills
across curricula as well as discover a wide range of engineering
applications for these skills. Handouts!
SESSION 28
Publishing Student Work with Free Web 2.0 Technologies
(Gen)
(General) Indiana Ballroom A/B, Marriott Downtown
Eric D. LeMoine (eric_lemoine@beavton.k12.or.us), Kinnaman
Elementary School, Aloha, Ore.
Web 2.0 tools offer enhanced opportunities for students to
share their science knowledge with the world. Publish your
students’ work into the 21st century!
SESSION 29
Probes and Models Across the Curriculum (Gen)
(Elementary–High School) Marriott Blrm. 1, Marriott Downtown
Carolyn Staudt (carolyn@concord.org), The Concord Consortium,
Concord, Mass.
Implement more than 200 free, tested, and standards-based
student activities that use highly interactive computer models
and probes. Learn about associated online assessments and
professional development.
SESSION 30
Designing Professional Development for Scientific
Inquiry
(Gen)
(General)
Marriott Ballroom 2, Marriott Downtown
Christopher Teufel (c2fel@temple.edu), Uma Natarajan
(umanat@temple.edu), and Mandy Kirchgessner (tuc70552@
temple.edu), and Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.
Tackle the challenge of teaching through scientific inquiry.
Join us for an analysis of a promising and ongoing PD series
and walk away with lessons and strategies.
SESSION 31
Enhancing Scientific Literacy Through Humor in
the Classroom
(Gen)
(General)
Marriott Ballroom 3, Marriott Downtown
Susan Clay (suzie.clay@aol.com), Science Consultant, Parma,
Ohio
Diana M. Hunn (dhunn1@udayton.edu), University of
Dayton, Ohio
Comic strips and humor activities can help reinforce science
concepts vocabulary understanding…and can motivate learners.
We will share techniques, resources, and examples for K–12.
SESSION 32
Beyond the Basics: Tips, Tricks, and Strategies for
Effective School Science Nights
(Gen)
(General)
Marriott Ballroom 7, Marriott Downtown
Catherine E. Vrentas (cevrentas@gmail.com), U.S. Dept.
of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa
Hilary Gerstein (hgerstein@wisc.edu) and Thomas Zinnen
(zinnen@biotech.wisc.edu), University of Wisconsin–Madison
Learn about promising practices to enhance Family/School
Science Nights, including ways to strengthen the inquiry
component of activity stations and to engage ELL students
and their families.
SESSION 33
Transforming Classroom Interactions for Meaningful
Science Learning Experiences
(Gen)
(General)
Marriott Ballroom 8, Marriott Downtown
Jeff C. Marshall (marsha9@clemson.edu) and Robbie L.
Higdon (rhigdon@clemson.edu), Clemson University,
Clemson, S.C.
Discover strategies for classroom interactions that actively
engage students in inquiry-based learning environments.
Methods for questioning, facilitating discussions, and using
formative assessments will be modeled.
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