Saturday/Sunday

Saturday, 3:30–4:30 PM
SESSION 13
Making the Most of Your Joint NSTA/Society for
College Science Teachers Membership (Gen)
(College)
108, JW Marriott
Paul J. Dolan (p-dolan@neiu.edu), Northeastern Illinois
University, Chicago
Linda L. Tichenor (lticheno@uafortsmith.edu), University
of Arkansas at Fort Smith
SCST is dedicated to the study and advancement of college
science teaching. Learn how to make the most of a joint
SCST/NSTA membership.
SESSION 14
Building Better Elementary Teachers in Science
(Bio)
(Elementary/College)
201/202, JW Marriott
Nancy Steffel, Mary A. Gobbett (mgobbett@uindy.edu),
and Beverly A. Reitsma, University of Indianapolis, Ind.
Sue Keene (skeene@msddecatur.k12.in.us), West Newton
Elementary School, West Newton, Ind.
Learn about our biology/literacy program for preservice
teachers that builds science content knowledge along with
developing a positive attitude about teaching science in
elementary schools.
SESSION 15
Rubrics: Engaging Students in Constructing Assessments
(Gen)
(General)
313, JW Marriott
Lauren D. Rentfro (rentfrla@lewisu.edu), Lewis University,
Romeoville, Ill.
Rubrics can be labor intensive for the teacher and confusing
to students. This procedure involves students in developing
rubrics through analysis of examples and discussion.
SESSION 16
NSF Follow-Up Session: Thriving in the Polar Seas
(Bio)
(Middle Level–High School/Inf.) JW Grand Blrm. 2, JW Marriott
Christina Cheng, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Urbana
Natural selection for an ability to avoid freezing is so strong
that many fish species have independently evolved novel
“antifreeze” proteins that protect them from freezing. Come
learn the ways marine bony fish survive and even thrive in
freezing icy seawater.
SESSION 17
FlexBooks: Incorporating Interactive Elements in
Your Textbook
(Bio)
(Middle Level–High School/Supv.) JW Grand Blrm. 3, JW Marriott
Brooke Turner, CK–12 Foundation, Palo Alto, Calif.
Learn about the power of incorporating interactive hands-on
elements directly in your free customizable textbook.
SESSION 18
Teacher Researcher Day Session: Classroom Learning
Environments and Action Research (CLEAR) (Gen)
(General) JW Grand Ballroom 5/Group 1, JW Marriott
Catherine S. Martin-Dunlop (catherine.martin@morgan.
edu), Morgan State University, Baltimore, Md.
Learn how to adapt valid and reliable learning environment
surveys for use in your classroom. Informed decisions regarding
instructional improvements can then be made.
SESSION 19
Teacher Researcher Day Session: Science for All:
Inquiry Strategies for Scientifically Literate Citizens
(Gen)
(General) JW Grand Ballroom 5/Group 2, JW Marriott
Jeremy A. Ervin (jeremy.ervin@stockton.edu), Richard Stockton
College of New Jersey, Pomona
Review findings on action research for successfully implementing
inquiry strategies in a general education college
course to enable nonscience majors to be scientifically literate
citizens.
SESSION 20
NSTA Press Session: Top Ten Challenges of Learning
Science
(Gen)
(Middle Level–College/Supv.) JW Grand Blrm. 7, JW Marriott
Thomas P. O’Brien (tobrien@binghamton.edu), Binghamton
University, Binghamton, N.Y.
Explore “brain-powered” Minds-On Science Teaching
(MOST) with demonstrations and cartoons that critically
examine the “unnatural nature and uncommon sense” of
science and related pedagogical challenges.
SESSION 21
Backwards and Forwards: Differentiated Science
Lessons
(Gen)
(General)
JW Grand Ballroom 10, JW Marriott
Mary Lightbody (lightbody.1@osu.edu), The Ohio State
University, Newark
Effective use of differentiated instruction can help you meet
the needs of your students. Come learn some strategies that
research shows promote increased understanding.
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