I n d i a n a p o l i s

Friday, 9:30–10:30 AM
SESSION 12
Get That Textbook Out of My Classroom! (Gen)
(Elementary–Middle Level) 239, Convention Center
Sarah Reeves Young (youngs@einsteinfellows.org), Einstein
Fellow, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Va.
Move away from textbooks and into a library. Use recent
young adult literature to teach physical science principles.
SESSION 13
Making Biology Matter Through a Blended Classroom
(Bio)
(High School) 240, Convention Center
Kimberly Spangenberg (kspangenberg@govhs.org), Virtual
High School Global Consortium, Maynard, Mass.
Engage students in biology in nontraditional ways using open
educational resources to explore content, extend inquiry,
improve awareness of biotechnology, and investigate associated
careers.
SESSION 14
A Place for Inquiry (Gen)
(Elementary–Middle Level/Informal) 242, Convention Center
Brian McDowell (brian.mcdowell@mason.kyschools.us) and
Grant Felice (grant.felice@mason.kyschools.us), Mason County
Middle School, Maysville, Ky.
Join us as we share outdoor inquiries created for our nature
trail. Inquiries include a fossil dig site, dinosaur track way,
bird blind, butterfly garden, and many more.
SESSION 15
How to Teach to the Test Without “Teaching to the
Test” (Gen)
(Middle Level) 243, Convention Center
Noelle C. Quigley (nquigley4166@columbus.k12.oh.us),
Southmoor Middle School, Columbus, Ohio
Using available technology, data, and hands-on learning, students
learn the standards as shown on high-stakes assessments.
SESSION 16
Teach Hands-On Science with the Super Power of
Rap Music (Gen)
(Informal Education) 244, Convention Center
Tyraine Ragsdale (grandhank@grandhank.com), Grand
Hank Productions, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa.
This high-energy program is designed to assist participants in
helping students get a handle on the fundamentals of science
through the use of hip-hop music. This multimedia approach
incorporates multiple intelligence and inquiry-based teaching
and learning strategies that connect science theory to
hands-on applications.
SESSION 17
NSELA Session: Preservice Teachers and Science Leadership:
Collaborating in Support of New Teachers to
Impact Student Learning (Gen)
(General) 201, JW Marriott
Susan Koba (skoba@cox.net), NSELA President, Omaha, Neb.
Janey Kaufmann (janeykaufmann@msn.com), NSELA Retiring
President, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Elizabeth Allan (eallan@uco.edu), University of Central
Oklahoma, Edmond
Jon Pedersen (jep@unl.edu), University of Nebraska–
Lincoln
William Veal (vealw@cofc.edu), College of Charleston, S.C.
This session examines what new teachers are supposed to
know and do, and what can be done to improve their skills
and their students’ performance.
SESSION 18
NARST Session: Promoting Detailed and Accurate
Observations in Elementary Science Classrooms
(Gen)
(Elementary) 206, JW Marriott
Eileen G. Merritt (egm8e@virginia.edu), University of Virginia,
Charlottesville
Receive an introduction on meaningful criteria to use when
assessing students’ written observations, and have opportunities
to look at strong grade 2 journal observations from a
problem-based plant unit in a rural district.
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