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

Friday, 11:00 AM–12 Noon
11:00 AM–12 Noon Exhibitor Workshops
Engage, Enhance, Explore with TI-Nspire Data
Collection, Analysis, and Assessment in the Chemistry
Classroom
(Chem)
(Grades 9–12)
110, Moscone Center
Sponsor: Texas Instruments
Todd D. Morstein (morsteint@sd5.k12.mt.us), Glacier High
School, Kalispell, Mont.
Take data collection to a new level with the latest Texas
Instruments/Vernier data collection solution for TI-Nspire
technology. Learn how TI-Nspire technology can enhance
inquiry learning using data collection, assessment, and
simulation. Observe student progress through chemistry
lessons and labs in real-time with the TI-Nspire Navigator
system.
Improving Standardized Test Scores with Engaging
Learning Systems for Middle and High School
Students
(Gen)
(Grades 7–12)
236/238, Moscone Center
Sponsor: Fisher Science Education
Kurt Gelke, New Path Learning, LLC, Victor, N.Y.
Experience how game-based learning reinforces key concepts
and helps middle and high school students prepare
for standards-based tests. Multifaceted games are perfect
for individual or group learning—the digital version allows
the entire class to participate and is ideal for differentiated
instruction, after-school programs, and parental involvement
programs. These game-based learning systems won a
2009 Teachers’ Choice Award in Learning Magazine. Take
home samples of the Curriculum Mastery Games for use in
your classroom.
Coordinated Science: Physical, Earth, and Space
Sciences
(Earth)
(Grades 9–12)
307, Moscone Center
Sponsor: It’s About Time
Glenda Pepin, Clemson University, Clemson, S.C.
This curriculum challenges students and introduces them
to the scientific concepts and processes in Active Physics,
Active Chemistry, and EarthComm in a student-friendly
approach. Find out what makes this curriculum unique and
how it works. Leave with a practical hands-on activity that
your students will find engaging, meaningful, and relevant
to their lives.
11:00 AM–2:00 PM Exhibitor Workshop
Lunch and Learn: Discover a New Inquiry Program
for Secondary Schools
(Gen)
(Grades 6–10)
122, Moscone Center
Sponsor: Carolina Biological Supply Co.
Carolina Teaching Partner
Be the first to see what’s new. Explore the new STC PRO-
GRAM for Secondary Schools from the National Science
Resources Center and the Smithsonian Institution. Participants
will lunch with the program developers and explore
the new materials through hands-on activities for dessert.
Tickets available at the Carolina Biological booth.
12 Noon–12:30 PM Presentation
SESSION 1
Teacher Researcher Day Session: The Science Inquiry
Group Network
(Gen)
(General)
Yerba Buena Salon 8, Marriott
Emily H. van Zee, Oregon State University, Corvallis
Join the conversation about ways to inquire into science
learning and teaching.
12 Noon–12:50 PM Exhibitor Workshop
Future of STEM Education
(Gen)
(Grades K–12)
310, Moscone Center
Sponsor: NASA Education
Dennis Bushnell (dennis.m.bushnell@nasa.gov), NASA Langley
Research Center, Hampton, Va.
A way to affordably make the difference in STEM education
that this administration rightly perceives is necessary is to
shift from technology in the classroom to technology IS THE
CLASSROOM, which is enabled by rapidly developing IT
technology and driven by a quest for excellence.
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