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

Friday, 12 Noon–2:00 PM
12 Noon–2:00 PM NSTA/NMLSTA Middle
Level Luncheon
Alternative Teaching Strategies to Engage Middle
School Students (M-7)
(Tickets Required: $65)
Continental 8, Hilton
Tory Brady
Sandra Robins
Tory Brady (tbrady@exploratorium.edu), Science Educator,
Exploratorium Teacher Institute, San Francisco, Calif.
Sandra Robins (srobins@exploratorium.edu), New Teacher
Coach and Science Educator, Exploratorium Teacher Institute,
San Francisco, Calif.
We can give students an opportunity to take control of science
concepts and unleash their creative talents and humor
at the same time. Our presentation will look at the arts—
skits, TV interviews, songs and chants, posters, cartoons,
drawings, and games—as a way of helping middle-schoolers
shape (and retain) their learning. For teachers, there’s the
additional bonus of alternative assessments. Audience participation
is encouraged.
Tory Brady is a California native and University of California at
Berkeley alum. She initially began her career as a registered nurse
before switching to teaching. For 12 years, she taught science to elementary
and middle school students before joining the Exploratorium
as part of their Teacher Institute. At the institute, Brady works with
middle and high school teachers as they incorporate more hands-on
science into their curricula. She also helps manage the Leadership
Program, which trains and supports mentor coaches as they work
with new science teachers.
Sandra Robins is on staff at the Exploratorium as part of their
Teacher Institute Leadership Program. She is a new teacher coach and
science educator. Robins goes to new science teachers’ classrooms to
help model lessons and provide one-on-one support during inquirybased
activities and lessons. Her background also includes professional
development in math for a K–8 district and teaching college-level
sociology.
Tickets, if still available, must be purchased at the Ticket
Sales Counter in the NSTA Registration Area before 3:00
PM on Thursday.
12 Noon–2:00 PM Luncheon
SEPA Luncheon
(By Invitation Ony) Golden Gate Salon C3, Marriott
12 Noon–2:00 PM Exhibitor Workshop
Taking Science Outdoors with FOSS K–8 (Gen)
(Grades K–8)
130, Moscone Center
Sponsor: Delta Education/School Specialty Science–FOSS
Joanna Snyder and Erica Beck Spencer, Lawrence Hall
of Science, University of California, Berkeley
Learn about the groundbreaking work done by the Boston
Schoolyard Initiative (BSI) and about new Lawrence Hall of
Science environmental education initiatives. Explore how
to use effective strategies to engage children in powerful
science learning experiences in their own school yards and
local outdoor environments. Participants will go outside,
so dress accordingly.
12:30–1:20 PM Exhibitor Workshop
NASA Math & Science @ Work—From Launch to
Landing
(Gen)
(Grades 9–12)
309, Moscone Center
Sponsor: NASA Education
Natalee D. Lloyd (natalee.d.lloyd@nasa.gov), NASA Johnson
Space Center, Houston, Tex.
Inspire advanced math and science students to explore STEM
careers by introducing them to the work performed by NASA
scientists, engineers, and doctors.
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