New Orleans Program, Vol. 1 - National Science Teachers Association
New Orleans Program, Vol. 1 - National Science Teachers Association
New Orleans Program, Vol. 1 - National Science Teachers Association
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5:00–5:30 PM PRESENTATION<br />
SESSION 1<br />
Going for the Green: A Transformation of Organic Chemistry —<strong>Science</strong> Content—<br />
(Chem)<br />
(General) Oak Alley, Hilton<br />
Cynthia M. Lamberty (cynthia.lamberty@nicholls.edu), Nicholls State University, Thibodaux,<br />
La.<br />
Come learn about the challenges, struggles, and successes encountered as a traditional organic<br />
laboratory class is transformed to one focused on green chemistry principles.<br />
5:00–6:00 PM PRESENTATIONS<br />
★<br />
PDI<br />
Thursday, 5:00–5:30 PM<br />
SESSION 1<br />
Cotton, Trees, and Livestock: Promoting Awareness of Our Interdependency<br />
on the Natural World —<strong>Science</strong> Content— (Gen)<br />
(Elementary–High School) Room 238, Convention Center<br />
Susan Elizabeth Thomas (twothom@bellsouth.net), Alabaster, Ala.<br />
Susan R. Beseler (sbeseler@winona.edu), Winona State University, Winona, Minn.<br />
Presider: Susan R. Beseler<br />
These interdisciplinary activities foster students’ understanding of their state’s natural<br />
resources and our interdependence on the natural world.<br />
SESSION 2<br />
FDA Symposium Follow-Up Session: Food Allergies —<strong>Science</strong> Content— (Bio)<br />
(General) Room 257, Convention Center<br />
Stefano Luccioli, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Md.<br />
Learn about food allergens and allergies<br />
SESSION 3<br />
NGS Pathway Session: Help Your Students Find Their Own Walden: Putting<br />
Thoreau’s Words into Environmental Action —<strong>Science</strong> Content— (Env)<br />
(Middle Level–High School/Informal Education) Room 347, Convention Center<br />
Kim Hulse (khulse@ngs.org), <strong>National</strong> Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.<br />
Susan Frey (susan.frey@walden.org), Thoreau Institute at Walden Woods/The Walden<br />
Woods Project, Lincoln, Mass.<br />
Polly Vanasse (pvanasse@nbsc.org), Nashoba Brooks School, Concord, Mass.<br />
Learn five steps to help your students set up an environmental stewardship project in their<br />
community, then share their work online with classrooms worldwide.<br />
SESSION 4<br />
STEM in the Primary Classroom —<strong>Science</strong> Education <strong>Program</strong>— (Gen)<br />
(General) Belle Chasse, Hilton<br />
Gail J. Ballard (gballard@uidaho.edu) and Anne L. Kern, University of Idaho, Coeur<br />
d’Alene<br />
The primary classroom can be an exploratorium fostering STEM education. We’ll share<br />
philosophical groundings and concrete examples.<br />
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