San Francisco Program, Vol. 2: Friday - National Science Teachers ...

Friday, 3:30–4:30 PM
SESSION 12
NOAA Follow-Up Session: Highlights from Ongoing
Climate and Wetland Research in San Francisco
Bay and at Other National Estuarine Research Reserves
(Gen)
(General)
Pacific B, Marriott
Sarah Ferner (daviess@sfsu.edu), San Francisco Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve, Tiburon, Calif.
Atziri O. Ibanez, NOAA National Estuarine Research
Reserve System, Silver Spring, Md.
How will climate change impact oysters, marsh plants, and
other inhabitants of estuaries Get the scoop on research
happening in San Francisco Bay right now!
SESSION 13
Field Trips: How to Get the Most Bang for Your
Buck
(Gen)
(General)
Pacific C, Marriott
Patricia L. Pierce (sciencelady@earthlink.net), South Carolina
Virtual Charter School, Myrtle Beach
Jaime C. Coomes Thom (thom@scaquarium.org), South
Carolina Aquarium, Charleston
Presider: Patricia L. Pierce
Learn about the research that supports learning in informal
environments and strategies for planning field trips that
correlate to national and state standards.
SESSION 14
AMSE Session: Teachers and Scientists Working
Together
(Gen)
(Elementary–Middle Level)
Pacific F, Marriott
Gloria Rodriguez Bañuelos (grb@edreap.org), REAP,
Santa Ana, Calif.
Discuss results from a study describing how scientist-teacher
teams integrated science and language for elementary-aged
English language learner students. Instructional practices
are applicable to all grade levels.
SESSION 15
Nourishing the Planet in the 21st Century (Bio)
(Elementary–High School)
Sierra A, Marriott
Nancy Bridge (nancy.bridge@ocps.net), Olympia High
School, Orlando, Fla.
Food, glorious food! Explore properties of soil, soil plant
interactions, plant mineral nutrition, and fertilizer usage.
Engage in ready-to-use hands-on lab activities and receive
the Nutrients for Life curriculum for elementary, middle,
and high school.
SESSION 16
Merging Local Resources and Cutting-Edge Technology
(Env)
(Elementary–High School)
Sierra I, Marriott
Hal A. Jenkins (jenkinsh@district65.net), Evanston/Skokie
School District 65, Evanston, Ill.
Megan McDermott (mcdermottmeg@district65.net), Nichols
Middle School, Evanston, Ill.
Jennifer Tobey (tobeyj@district65.net), King Lab School,
Evanston, Ill.
Discover an award-winning interdisciplinary action-research
curriculum that is easily replicable and technology infused.
This middle school curriculum is centered around local
environmental issues.
SESSION 17
Bring the Ocean into Your Classroom with Digital
Media
(Bio)
(Middle Level)
Willow, Marriott
Andrea Aust (scienceed@kqed.org), KQED Public Media,
San Francisco, Calif.
Incorporate media and marine science in your curriculum
to teach science content standards, including the concepts
of ecosystems, adaptations, and human impact on the environment.
SESSION 18
PDI LHS Pathway Session: Affordances of Technology in
Formative Assessment
(Gen)
(Elementary–Middle Level) Yerba Buena Salon 6, Marriott
Edys Quellmalz and Mike Timms (mtimms@wested.org),
WestEd, Oakland, Calif.
Explore how SimScientists simulation-based science assessments
support formative assessment through a series of
embedded assessments that provide feedback to students and
teachers. They can also make recommendations for you on
the next instructional steps with your classroom.
SESSION 19 (two presentations)
(General)
Yerba Buena Salon 8/Group 1, Marriott
Teacher Researcher Day Session: Using Technology
to Reflect on Teaching Practices
(Gen)
Janell N. Catlin (jcatlin@tc.edu), Teachers College, Columbia
University, New York, N.Y.
Explore new ways to conduct reflective teaching practices
in order to improve student learning and engagement in
science.
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