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

Conference Program
NSTA Professional Development Institutes
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NSTA Professional
Development Institutes
Wednesday, March 18, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
Registration Fee: $295*
Location: New Orleans Morial Convention
Center
Learn from the experts how to design and
implement high-quality professional development
for science teachers. Thirteen professional
development institutes are offered at
the New Orleans conference. In addition
to the full-day session on Wednesday, each
institute is followed by selected “pathway”
sessions throughout the conference.
*PDIs were available by preregistration
only.
Developed with partial funding from the National
Science Foundation.
Inquiring into Inquiry (PDI-1)
Offered by the BSCS Center for Professional Development (www.bscs.org)
Sam Spiegel (sspiegel@bscs.org), Elizabeth Edmondson (eedmondson@
bscs.org), and Betty Stennett, BSCS Center for Professional Development,
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Level: General
Location: Room 333, Convention Center
Experience the many facets of the role inquiry plays in student learning
and teacher professional development. BSCS, known for the BSCS 5E Instructional
Model and inquiry-based instructional materials, will take you
through an inquiry experience based on this powerful instructional model.
Pathway Sessions
All sessions are located in Room 333. See daily program for details.
Thursday, March 19
8:00–8:30 AM
What Is Inquiry? Setting the Stage
9:00–10:30 AM
Teaching for Inquiry: Meeting the Goal with Rubrics
11:00 AM–12:30 PM
Doing Science—Inquiry Moves to the Head of the Class!
3:30–5:00 PM
The BSCS 5E Instructional Model
Friday, March 20
8:00–10:00 AM
Can Inquiry Lead to Content Deepening?
11:00 AM–1:00 PM
Inquiry Through the Eyes of an Elementary Learner
2:00–5:00 PM
Classroom Inquiry: A Tool for Reflection
CANCELED
Integrating Science and Engineering Technology (PDI-2)