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Featured Presentations at NSTA’s National Conference - March 29 - April 1
Take advantage of the best available professional development for science educators coming to Indianapolis, IN, March 29-April 1. NSTA’s National Conference on Science Education will lead the conversation on STEM, inquiry-based teaching, the Next Generation of Science Standards, assessment and other issues of importance to educators.
K-16 science teachers and administrators will be offered nearly 2000 workshops, sessions, seminars, and symposia that will raise the level of teaching, increase content knowledge, and tackle techniques and strategies that work in the classroom.
Highlighted are featured presentations from an outstanding group of PD experts, scientists, authors, and leaders who are sure to inspire. Have a look at some of our sessions.
Presentations: "Stem Cells and Cell Therapies," by Lydia Villa-Komaroff (Chief Scientific Officer, Cytonome/ST), "Ingenuity: A Work in Progress" by David Macaulay (Best-selling Author and Illustrator), "Climate Literacy and Global Change: Seeking Simplicity in Complexity" by Dev Niyogi (Associate Professor and Indiana State Climatologist, Dept. of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue)
Engineering Design Challenges That Drive Inquiry Science, (Elementary)
A 5E Learning Cycle Integrating Science, Health, and Language Arts, (Elementary)
Making Inquiry More Accessible for Students of All Skill Levels, (Middle)
Young Engineers—Integrate Engineering into Your Science Classes, (Elem-Middle)
Assessing Inquiry with Science Notebooks, (Elem-Middle)
Different Approaches to Help Students Understand Gases, (High)
Dive In with Physical Models: Impact of Water on Protein Structure (High-College)
Methods to Analyze Student Work to Improve Teacher Practice, (High/Supervision)
Developing 21st-Century Skills Through Issue-oriented Science, (Middle-High)
Full day, discipline-specific programs, field trips, the Exhibit Hall, institutes and a research dissemination conference are only a few of the many events to choose from.
Visit www.nsta.org/conferences/2012ind for more information and to register. Also, check out the personal scheduler to save your selection.
The earlybird deadline is Feb. 3 so don’t delay.
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