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

Friday, 2:00–3:00 PM
SESSION 31 (two presentations)
(General)
262, Moscone Center
Assessment 2.0: Rethinking How We Assess Science
Inquiry with Technology-based Assessments
(Gen)
Jody Clarke-Midura (jec294@mail.harvard.edu) and Jillianne
Code (jillianne_code@gse.harvard.edu), Harvard
University, Cambridge, Mass.
We will demonstrate our technology-based assessments
for measuring science inquiry. Our immersive assessments
document inquiry processes as students develop hypotheses,
conduct experiments, and analyze data.
Teaching Strategies to Support Reading and Descriptive
Writing Skills on Open-Response Questions
(Gen)
Timothy R. Gay, Brighton High School, Boston, Mass.
Here is a reading and descriptive writing skills intervention
plan designed to improve student success on open response
items on standardized tests. The plan consists of several key
units that have been implemented across all content areas and
courses within our high school science department.
2:00–3:00 PM Workshops
Take Two: A Molecular Story of Reprogrammed
Stem Cells
(Bio)
(High School–College)
Continental 1, Hilton
Tim Herman (herman@msoe.edu) and Shannon Colton
(colton@msoe.edu), Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee,
Wis.
Learn how proteins are used to reprogram adult cells into
pluripotent stem cells—the theme for a Science Olympiad
protein modeling event.
NSTA Press Session: Picture-Perfect Science, Grades
3–6 (Gen)
(Elementary)
Continental 2, Hilton
Emily R. Morgan (emily@pictureperfectscience.com), Picture-
Perfect Science, West Chester, Ohio
Learn how to use picture books to guide inquiry in the upper
elementary classroom.
Making Flexbooks with CK12.org Software (Phys)
(General)
Continental 3, Hilton
James H. Dann (jamdann@gmail.com), Menlo School, Menlo
Park, Calif.
James J. Dann (dannja22@hotmail.com), Natomas Unified
School District, Sacramento, Calif.
Make your own textbook to fit your students, or use our
freely available online textbooks. The free software is easy
to use. Bring your laptop.
Clear Skies Ahead: Clearing Up Confusion on
Clouds
(Earth)
(Elementary–Middle Level)
Continental 7, Hilton
Tina J. Cartwright and Katie A. McDilda (katie.mcdilda@marshall.edu),
Marshall University, Huntington, W.Va.
Does teaching about clouds make you feel ominous and overcast
By incorporating classifications and simple dichotomous
keys, your confusion over clouds will evaporate away!
Compost: The Rot Thing for Our Earth (Earth)
(Preschool–Elementary)
Golden Gate 3, Hilton
Fred Estes and Carolee Fucigna (cfucigna@nuevaschool.
org), The Nueva School, Hillsborough, Calif.
Build Earth awareness and activism in young students
through the use of classroom composting and gardening to
integrate science, math, and social studies.
Cotton with a Twist
(Env)
(Elementary–Middle Level)
Golden Gate 4, Hilton
John W. Fedors (jfedors@wavecable.com), Science Activities,
Lincoln, Calif.
Dissect a cotton boll, examine a fabric’s microscopic composition,
explore the interdisciplinary curriculum potential,
and imagine a day without cotton.
Shades of Green
(Gen)
(Preschool–Elementary)
Golden Gate 6, Hilton
Glenda M. McCarty (glendamccarty@gmail.com) and Jennifer
Hope, University of Missouri, St. Louis
You and your students will be amazed by the shades of green
that surround your school yard. This multidisciplinary investigation
incorporates science, art, journals, and literacy.
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