Kansas City is the destination and NSTA’s Conference on Science Education is the activity planned for Oct 28-30, 2010. Register by Sep 17 to save the most on topnotch professional development for science educators. Teachers at every stage in their careers should consider the benefits of a getaway to build skills and get inspired. Workshops, presentations, short courses and renowned speakers will offer wide-ranging options at this conference. Choose to be inspired.
Take a look at some of the scheduled sessions.
- Evolution: Variation, Selection, and Time, Middle-High School
- Modeling the Spectrum-Explore a complete unit from pre to post assessment that looks at different methods to examine the electromagnetic spectrum. Middle-High
- Science and Math Lessons for the Biological Sciences-Integration and differentiation included. Middle School
- Polymerically Perfect Sodas: Teaching the Science and Technology of Plastics, Middle-High, Informal
- Amazing Thing Cells Can Do, Middle-High School
- Climate Change: Classroom Tools to Explore the Past, Present, and Future-Middle-High, Informal
- STEM in Action: The Bridge to the Real World, Elem-High School
- Improving Assessments, Increasing Rigor, High School
- Activities from Across the Earth System, hands-on, inquiry-based activities spanning the five “spheres” of Earth system science. Handouts provided. Elem-High School
- Science + Writing + Learning-implement science notebooks in your classrooms. Notebook components, math integration, supporting data, and assessments will be addressed using student examples. Elem-Middle
- Inquiry Matters: Incorporating Inquiry into Elementary and Middle School Physical Science, Elem-Middle School
- Featured Presentation-Kenneth Wesson, Understanding the History of the Brain as the Foundation for Future Learning
- Wind Energy Science for the Classroom, Short Course (ticketed), Middle-High School. Learn about the science and engineering behind wind energy. Activities and lesson plans.
- Biology Day, Physics Day, and Chemistry Day: Focus on your discipline
- Symposia: Exemplary Science Program-Best practices for producing superior student learning.
- Field trip (ticketed): Conservation Connections-Hands-on nature in the heart of Kansas City. Think about “Tree Trackers” and “Backyard Birds.”
For more information on the conference, visit www.nsta.org and use the personal browser to view sessions in which you’re interested.