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

NSTA Symposia
NSTA symposia are blended professional development
opportunities that include a face-to-face
learning opportunity at the conference followed by
several online experiences—a discussion listserv
and two NSTA Web Seminars—to extend interactivity
between the participants and presenters.
Symposia attendance requires conference registration.
Graduate credit may also be available. To receive
graduate credit, participants must pay a nominal
fee and complete an action plan and a lesson plan.
Admission to NSTA symposia is by ticket
only. Tickets, if still available, may be purchased
at the Ticket Sales Counter in the
NSTA Registration Area.
Conference Program
NIH/NSTA Symposium: Exploring Bioethics: A New Model for
Classroom Instruction (SYM-1)
Ezekiel Emanuel, NIH Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health,
Bethesda, Md.
Millie Solomon (msolomon@edc.org), Education Development Center,
Inc., Newton, Mass.
Jeanne Chowning (jchowning@nwabr.org), Northwest Association for
Biomedical Research, Seattle, Wash.
Level: Grades 9–12
Date/time: Thursday, March 19, 1:00–5:30 PM
Location: Room 255, Convention Center
Limit: 80
Registration Fee: $54
NSTA is partnering with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to
present an exciting symposium for high school–level educators on the
topic of bioethics. This minds-on symposium introduces a new approach
to exploring bioethics in the high school biology classroom. Participants
will experience field-tested lessons that engage students in analyses of
some of the most challenging ethical issues raised by recent advances in
the life sciences. Topics range from the ethical issues related to genetic
testing to the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Leading experts will
guide participants as they gain a deeper understanding of the ethical concepts
of fairness, respect, weighing harms and benefits, and others. The
symposium will also present strategies for facilitating rich ethics discussions
in the science classroom.
All participants will receive educational materials from NIH. A drawing
for door prizes will take place at the end of the program and refreshments
will be provided.
Climate Change/NSTA Symposium: Earth Then, Earth Now: Our
Changing Climate (SYM-2)
Karen Flammer and Leesa Hubbard (astropoet@aol.com), Sally Ride
Science, San Diego, Calif.
Steve McNulty (steve_mcnulty@ncsu.edu), USDA Forest Service, Asheville,
N.C.
Heidi Cullen (hcullen@climatecentral.org), Climate Central, Palo Alto,
Calif.
Pieter Tans (pieter.tans@noaa.gov), NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, Colo.
Level: Grades 5–12
Date/time: Thursday, March 19, 1:30–6:00 PM
Location: Room 256, Convention Center
Limit: 80
Registration Fee: $54
NSTA is partnering with Sally Ride Science (SRS), NOAA, and the
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to present an exciting symposium on the
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