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

Friday, 12:30–1:30 PM
SESSION 24
Teacher Researcher Day Session: Building a Cadre of
Professional Development Leaders for Implementing
a Research-based Inquiry Science Program (Gen)
(Middle Level/Supv) Yerba Buena Salon 8/Group 4, Marriott
Wendy M. Jackson (wjackso7@depaul.edu), DePaul University,
Chicago, Ill.
Carole P. Mitchener (cmitchener@gmail.com), University
of Illinois, Chicago
Misty J. Richmond (mjrichmond@cps.edu), Agustin Lara
Academy, Chicago, Ill.
Hethyr Tregerman (hander3@luc.edu), Loyola University,
Chicago, Ill.
Kathryn L. Eggert, Prescott School, Chicago, Ill.
Teachers from Chicago Public Schools will discuss the development
and evolution of a cadre of teachers as professional
development leaders.
SESSION 25
Begin with Great Literature—Don’t Tack It On!
(Phys)
(Elementary–High School) Yerba Buena Salon 15, Marriott
Juliana Texley (jtexley@att.net), Palm Beach State College,
Boca Raton, Fla.
Building inquiry around a core of great literature provides
a new model for integration. Here’s an example of a unit for
any level that starts by capturing the imagination with awardwinning
text, then provides easy labs and art, music, social
studies, mathematics, and language arts activities.
SESSION 26
NSTA Avenue Session: The Shell Science Teaching
Award—Learn More, Be Successful (Gen)
(Elementary–High School)
113, Moscone Center
Lovelle Ruggiero (lovelleruggiero@me.com), New Rochelle,
N.Y.
Join Shell awardees, finalists, and members of the NSTA/
Shell judging panel to learn what it takes to apply for and
win this prestigious and enriching $10,000 national award
from Shell Oil Company.
SESSION 27 (two presentations)
(General)
200, Moscone Center
Understanding STEM Education and STEM
Schools
(Gen)
Ann F. Wright-Mockler (ann.wrightmockler@pnl.gov), Pacific
Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Wash.
Is STEM just Science 2.0 Explore what is meant by STEM
education and see examples of STEM schools from across
the nation.
Fostering Innovative Teaching Practice Through
Science Teacher and STEM Undergraduate Partnerships
(Gen)
Mary Starr (mastarr@umich.edu), University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor
I’ll share the successes, challenges, and future directions of
a university-based program that pairs science undergraduate
students and practicing teachers.
SESSION 28
Increase Student Achievement with Virtual Science
Notebooks
(Gen)
(General)
224/226, Moscone Center
Teresa A. Le Sage (lesaget@uhv.edu), University of Houston–Victoria,
Tex.
Learn how to combine technology and inquiry with the
Virtual Science Notebook. A Virtual Science Notebook will
be demonstrated online.
SESSION 29
ISTE: Learning on the Holodeck: Theaters Without
Audiences
(Gen)
(General)
232/234, Moscone Center
David D. Thornburg (dthornburg@aol.com), Thornburg
Center for Space Exploration, Lake Barrington, Ill.
Presider: Ben Smith (ben@edtechinnovators.com), ISTE/Red
Lion (Pa.) Area School District
Lecture-based instruction provides tremendous challenges
to students and teachers alike. A flexible virtual environment,
the holodeck, was first proposed in the science fiction
series, Star Trek: The Next Generation. While a “true” holodeck
exceeds current technological capacity, a functional model
can be constructed within normal school budgets using
available technology.
SESSION 30
Make Science Learning Attractive Using Interactive
Technology
(Gen)
(General)
250, Moscone Center
Tahsin Khalid (tahsinkhalid@hotmail.com), Southeast Missouri
State University, Cape Girardeau
Presider: Paul J. Niehaus (niehaus_p@msn.com), Washtenaw
Community College, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Learn some strategies for making science learning fun and
interesting using interactive technologies. I’ll share a list of
videos and websites.
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