New Orleans Program, Vol. 1 - National Science Teachers Association

PDI
SESSION 2
SC Pathway Session: Virtual Strategies for Supporting Science Coaches —Professional
Development— (Gen)
(General) Room 348, Convention Center
Tom Peters (tpeters@clemson.edu), South Carolina Coalition for Mathematics & Science,
Clemson
Dorothy Earle, South Carolina Coalition for Mathematics & Science, Greenville
How do you make the success of science coaches a virtual certainty? We’ll share key strategies
for promoting professional growth and reflective practice with limited face-to face
interaction.
2:45–4:45 PM EXHIBITOR WORKSHOP
3:00–4:00 PM MEETING
Bio-Rad—What’s Next After pGLO Bacterial Transformation? —Science Teaching—
(Bio)
(Grades 7–12) Room 230, Convention Center
Sponsor: Bio-Rad Laboratories
Stan Hitomi (professional_development@bio-rad.com) and Kirk Brown (professional_development@bio-rad.com),
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, Calif.
Don’t stop at cloning the gene—identify the protein responsible for the green fluorescence!
Take white and green colonies from your transformed plates, prepare sample lysates, and
identify the pGLO protein on SDS-PAGE gels. DNA > RNA > PROTEIN > TRAIT —
Green Fluorescence!
Investment Advisory Board Meeting
3:00–4:00 PM EXHIBITOR WORKSHOP
Thursday, 2:30–4:00 PM
Estherwood, Sheraton
Immersive Space Science Curriculum: “Coordinates” in a Fulldome Classroom
(Earth)
(Grades K–12) Booth No. 1133, Exhibit Hall, Convention Center
Sponsor: Spitz, Inc.
David H. Bradstreet (dbradstr@eastern.edu), Eastern University, St. Davids, Pa.
Scott Huggins (shuggins@spitzinc.com), Spitz, Inc., Chadds Ford, Pa.
Dr. David H. Bradstreet presents an immersive “Coordinates” lesson using the dome environment
to communicate degrees, altitude, azimuth, and other concepts in a fun, engaging
lesson. The Spitz Fulldome Curriculum uses original 3-D visualization as a completely new way
to teach challenging space science concepts.
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