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

Friday, 8:00–9:00 AM
SESSION 17
Macromolecules and Biogeochemical Cycles...
FUN!
(Bio)
(Middle Level–High School)
Pacific I, Marriott
Donna M. Hertel (dhertel@portageps.org) and Daniall
Poulsen (dpoulsen@portageps.org), Portage Northern High
School, Portage, Mich.
Energize lessons for biogeochemical cycles with these labs,
demos, and activities. Topics include biomass, productivity,
biogeochemical cycles, biofuels, global climate change, cellular
energetics, and more.
SESSION 18
NOAA’s Data Education Project: Integrating Data
to Support Increased Understanding About Ocean
and Coastal Systems
(Gen)
(Informal Education)
Willow, Marriott
Atziri O. Ibanez, NOAA National Estuarine Research
Reserve System, Silver Spring, Md.
Kenneth S. Casey (kenneth.casey@noaa.gov), NOAA National
Oceanographic Data Center, Silver Spring, Md.
Learn how to access four new modules that use NOAA’s
observing system data to help you teach about water quality,
sea level, El Niño, and ocean acidification.
SESSION 19
PDI ELL Pathway Session: Science Notebooks for English
Language Learners
(Gen)
(General)
Yerba Buena Salon 10, Marriott
Lori A. Fulton (fultola@interact.ccsd.net), Wendy Roselinsky
(roselinsky@interact.ccsd.net), Amy Bentel, and Christina
Guasto (mcguasto@yahoo.com), Jay Jeffers Elementary
School, Las Vegas, Nev.
Explore the development and use of science notebooks with
elementary students who are English language learners.
Strategies and ideas will be shared through examples and
vignettes of the developmental process and use of science
notebooks within a Title I school with many LEP and ELL
students.
SESSION 20
Affective Elements of a Science Learning Questionnaire
(Chem)
(General)
Yerba Buena Salon 15, Marriott
Kiesha J. Williams, Florida State University, Tallahassee
This questionnaire was used to measure students’ attitude
toward science.
SESSION 21
NSTA Avenue Session: Siemens We Can Change the
World Challenge: 21st-Century Tools for Project-
Based Learning
(Env)
(General)
113, Moscone Center
Lance Rougeux, Discovery Education, Silver Spring,
Md.
Project-Based Learning (PBL) enables students to explore
and develop solutions to real-world problems and challenges.
Empower your students to make a difference in their schools,
communities, and around the world through Siemens We
Can Change the World Challenge (www.wecanchange.com), the
premier national K–12 student sustainability competition. In
this session we’ll highlight a dozen free tools—from glogs to
wikis to Google Earth—to help you and your class make an
impact. You’ll walk away with new resources and giveaways
for your classroom.
SESSION 22
Inquiry Assessment: We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Assessments!
(Gen)
(General)
200, Moscone Center
Michael B. Deiter, Columbia (Pa.) Borough School District
Susan F. Deiter (sue_deiter@iu13.org), Lancaster-Lebanon
Intermediate Unit 13, Lancaster, Pa.
Presider: Michael B. Deiter
These questioning and probing techniques foster students’
problem solving using inquiry kits, leading to the use of trifold
performance assessments.
SESSION 23 (two presentations)
(General)
208/210, Moscone Center
U.S.-Russia Teacher Professional Development (US-
RTPD): Fostering Teacher Leaders
(Gen)
Wendy M. Frazier (wfrazier@gmu.edu), George Mason
University, Fairfax, Va.
We’ll share highlights and experiences from an international
professional development program designed to further teachers’
educational practices, leadership, and intercultural
understanding of the U.S. and Russia.
Science Resource Hunt in the U.S. by an Australian
Churchill Fellow
(Gen)
Nicolette A. Hilton (nhilton@une.edu.au), Australian
Churchill Trust, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
An Australian Churchill Fellow will share her travel plans in
the U.S. and the resources she hopes to collect.
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