Atlanta Conference Program

Thursday, November 1
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8:00–9:00 AM Presentations
SESSION 1
Sustainability and Service Learning: Supporting Your
Local Community Through Gardening (Bio)
(Middle Level–High School)
B215, GWCC
Mickey MacDonald (mmacdonald@pky.ufl.edu), P.K. Yonge
Developmental Research School, Gainesville, Fla.
Learn how to use gardening to teach sustainability, scientific
inquiry, and social responsibility among high schoolers;
support a local nonprofit; and integrate cross-grade-level
teaching and learning.
SESSION 2
NSTA Press® Session: Uncovering Earth and Space
Core Ideas in the NGSS Using Formative Assessment
Probes
(Earth)
(General)
B216, GWCC
Page Keeley (pagekeeley@gmail.com), 2008–2009 NSTA
President, and Author/Consultant, Jefferson, Maine
Learn how the Uncovering Student Ideas in Science probes can
be used as diagnostic and formative assessments of students’
thinking related to Earth and space science core ideas in
the highly anticipated Next Generation Science Standards
and how use of these probes supports the science practices.
SESSION 3
How to Integrate Technology into Your Classroom
(Gen)
(General)
B217, GWCC
Sabrina M. Helm (sabrina.helm@dcs.edu), Cedar Ridge
Middle School, Decatur, Ala.
Come find out how to successfully integrate technology into
the classroom in an easy, uncomplicated way using what you
have and exploring innovative technologies. Learn some ways
to get technology into the classroom on a budget.
SESSION 4
Data: It’s Not a Four-Letter Word
(Gen)
(General)
B301, GWCC
Britta Culbertson (britta.culbertson@noaa.gov), Einstein
Fellow, NOAA Office of Education, Washington, D.C.
NOAA’s data are not your grandfather’s data. Learn about
NOAA data resources that are readily available and easy to
use in the classroom.
The ideas and opinions expressed in the conference sessions, and in
any handout materials provided, are those of the presenter. They are
not those of the National Science Teachers Association nor can any
endorsement by NSTA be claimed.
Science Area
A science area category is associated with each session. These
categories are abbreviated in heavy type at the right immediately
following the session title. On page 133, you will find
the conference sessions grouped according to their assigned
science area category.
The science areas and their abbreviations are:
(Bio)
(Chem)
(Earth)
(Env)
(Gen)
(Phys)
= Biology/Life Science
= Chemistry/Physical Science
= Earth/Space Science
= Environmental Science
= Integrated/General Science
= Physics/Physical Science
Glossary
STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics.
Strands
The Atlanta Conference Committee has planned the conference
around the following three strands, enabling you to focus
on a specific area of interest or need. Strand events are identified
by icons throughout the daily program. For strand descriptions,
see page 26.
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Providing Access for All Students to the
Science in STEM
Effective and Engaging K–8 Science
No Student or Teacher Left Inside
The following icon will be used throughout this program.
NSTA Press Sessions
NSTA Atlanta Area Conference on Science Education
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