2022 Houston National Conference

April 31-2, 2022

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FILTERS APPLIED:PreK - 5, Presentation, Developing Scientific Literacy in the Classroom, General Science

 

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NSTA First-Timers Orientation Session

Thursday, March 31 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center - Grand Ballroom C


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Feeling overwhelmed by all there is to see and do at an NSTA conference on science education? Join us for an interactive exploration through the conference app and NSTA’s social media. By the end of the session, you will know just how to get the most from your conference experience in addition to building new networks with your science colleagues.

SPEAKERS:
Elizabeth Allan (University of Central Oklahoma: Edmond, OK)

Academic Language: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing to Learn Science

Thursday, March 31 • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 342D


STRAND: Using Science Inquiry to Facilitate Learning for Multilingual Learners

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Language learning occurs in content-rich and discourse-rich classrooms. Learn how to use interactive word walls to support listening, speaking, reading, and writing about academic language.

TAKEAWAYS:
How to: 1. organize science concepts and academic vocabulary to scaffold listening, speaking, reading, and writing about science; 2. identify vocabulary that has multiple meanings and may present comprehension challenges for multilingual learners; and 3. bridge academic language acquisition theory to classroom practice.

SPEAKERS:
Julie Jackson (Texas State University: San Marcos, TX)

Storying a Nature Storyline to Include Student and Family Knowing and Indigenous Knowledge

Thursday, March 31 • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 342C



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Storying a Nature Storyline Slides - Lori Zimmerman Michelle Brown NSTA 2022
Slides from our presentation, including links to storyline. Please add your resources!
Storying a Nature Storyline Slides - Lori Zimmerman Michelle Brown NSTA 2022
Please find slides, links to storylines, and resources :)
Storying a Nature Storyline Slides - Lori Zimmerman Michelle Brown NSTA 2022
Here are our slides from our presentation, along with links to our storylines.

STRAND: Strategies for Creating Inclusive Science Classrooms

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This presentation will share the design and outcomes of implementing a nature storyline that includes student, family, and community knowledge, along with an indigenous perspective.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will: 1. receive a template and learn how to create storylines that include opportunities for family and community knowledge; 2. see and reflect on an example of how to incorporate indigenous perspectives when learning about nature; and 3. observe video examples and written artifacts and consider how this approach led to rich student discourse, noticing, and wondering.

SPEAKERS:
Lori Zimmerman (Arthur Street Elementary School: Hazleton, PA), Michelle Brown (Penn State: University Park, PA)

Explore NSTA's High-Quality Elementary Lesson Plans and Units for Implementing New Standards

Thursday, March 31 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 322B



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Explore NSTA’s High-Quality Secondary AND Elementary Lesson Plans and Units for
Collection of resources

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Daily Do sensemaking lessons are designed to engage students in authentic, relevant science learning. Join us to explore how these phenomenon-driven lessons motivate students to engage in science and engineering practices to make sense of science ideas (disciplinary core ideas) they need to explain how or why the phenomenon occurs. Learn strategies for implementing Daily Do lessons  in both face-to-face and virtual settings. If you are a K–5 teacher, we have Daily Do sensemaking lessons for you!

TAKEAWAYS:
1. Explore how phenomenon-driven lessons motivate students to engage in science and engineering practices to make sense of science ideas; 2. Understand the critical attributes of sensemaking; and 3. Discuss strategies for implementing Daily Do lessons in face-to-face and virtual settings.

SPEAKERS:
Patrice Scinta (NSTA: Arlington, VA), Kate Soriano (NSTA: Arlington, VA), Kristin Rademaker (NSTA: Arlington, VA)

Storylines and Science Sensemaking: Expanding Formative Assessment with Emergent Multilingual Students

Thursday, March 31 • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 342D



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Science Storylines and Formative Assessment - NARST 2022
Our presnetation about storylines with emergent bilingual students. Go to science2020k-5.com for more resources and information. (Additional storylines will be added in the upcoming year).

STRAND: Developing Accountability Systems for Expanding STEM Participation

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This presentation will share examples of how science storylines create space to formatively assess students in productive ways, particularly emergent multilingual students.

TAKEAWAYS:
1. Storylines in science sensemaking provide teachers with flexibility to take up students’ wonderings, giving students more agency; 2. When teachers make space for students to share what they know and wonder, teachers can engage in more constant and open-ended formative assessment that lets students show just how much they know and how it ties to their lived experiences; and 3. When teachers make space for student sharing that spans languages and discourses, students can better share how much they know, and are more engaged.

SPEAKERS:
Allyson Trella (Heights Terrace Elementary Middle School: Hazleton, PA), Taylor Tarone-Sefchik (Heights Terrace Elementary Middle School: Hazleton, PA), May Lee (Penn State: University Park, PA), Jennifer Cody (Park Forest Elementary School: State College, PA), Michelle Brown (Penn State: University Park, PA), Teila McNulty (Heights Terrace Elementary Middle School: Hazleton, PA)

NSTA Press Session: Uncovering K–2 Students' Ideas About Science Concepts and Familiar Phenomena

Thursday, March 31 • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 342E


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Come learn how to use specially designed questions to reveal K–2 children's ideas and make instructional decisions based on the students' thinking while simultaneously promoting three-dimensional learning in diverse classrooms.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will: 1. be introduced to the Uncovering Student Ideas in Primary Science K–2 probes; 2. examine research-identified ideas young children in diverse classrooms have about concepts and phenomena in science, where these ideas may have come from, and how they affect learning in science; and 3. examine the role of productive talk and sensemaking when using the probes to promote learning.

SPEAKERS:
Page Keeley (NSTA Past President: No City, No State)

Using Debate in the Science Classroom

Thursday, March 31 • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 342F



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Debate Graphic Organizer
Debate Presentation
Flow Chart
Flow Chart

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Hold a successful formal debate in your classroom by having students construct logical arguments and debate issues pertinent to a science curriculum.

TAKEAWAYS:
How to: 1. select an appropriate topic; 2. help students find relevant information for a debate; and 3. structure a formal debate in the classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Rebecca Kurson (Collegiate School: New York, NY)

Science and Engineering in Preschool Through Elementary Grades: The Brilliance of Children and the Strengths of Educators

Friday, April 1 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 362F


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Authors of this report from the Board on Science Education of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will give an overview of the report’s key issues, conclusions, and recommendations.

TAKEAWAYS:
1. Science and Engineering education needs to be prioritized through fifth grade; 2. State policymakers should ensure these subjects are taught comprehensively, frequently, and consistently; and 3. Ways to support learning and engagement with science and engineering.

SPEAKERS:
Heidi Schweingruber (The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: Washington, DC)

How to Implement STEM and NGSS into Your Classroom Through the Use of NSTA Competitions

Friday, April 1 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 361A



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Presentation Slides

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Hear about various NSTA competitions and how they can bring STEM and the NGSS into the classroom, as well as give students and teachers a chance to earn recognition and prizes.

TAKEAWAYS:
Learn: 1. about NSTA competitions; 2. how NSTA competitions help integrate STEM and NGSS in the classroom; and 3. how students and teachers can win recognition and prizes.

SPEAKERS:
Acacia McKenna (NSTA: Arlington, VA), Matthew Hartman (BrainPOP: Pittsburgh, PA)

Developing Teacher Noticing Capacity of Sensemaking

Friday, April 1 • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 361F



(Only registered attendees may view session materials. Please login with your NSTA account to view.)
Session Resources
This resource document includes the slide deck, the lesson video, an article about teacher noticing, and the continuums used to develop noticing goals.

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Participants will learn how to use our  classroom observation sensemaking continuum to deepen one's student sensemaking noticing skills and set goals for instruction.

TAKEAWAYS:
1. Utilize a sensemaking continuum to observe a classroom; 2. Develop a noticing goal to attend to student sensemaking; and 3. Reflect on teaching practice and engage in discourse.

SPEAKERS:
Channon Jackson (Alameda County Office of Education: Hayward, CA), Dawn O'Connor (CSU East Bay: Danville, CA), Nancy Wright (Hayward Unified School District: Hayward, CA)

Connect, Deepen, Extend: Supporting Preschool Teachers to Design and Implement Culturally Relevant, Engaging, and Intellectually Rigorous Science, Technology, and Engineering Experiences Through Home-School Connections

Friday, April 1 • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 342D


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Presenters will describe an approach to creating culturally relevant curricula for preschoolers in science, technology, and engineering (STE) that places family engagement and home-to-school connections at the center of STE curriculum development and implementation.

TAKEAWAYS:
Learn how to: 1. foster home-to-school connections that value families’ cultures and funds of knowledge; 2. use children’s everyday knowledge from their families, homes, and communities to design culturally relevant science, technology, and engineering learning experiences for preschoolers; and 3. create powerful STE experiences that connect, deepen, and extend preschoolers’ STE learning.

SPEAKERS:
Betty Zan (University of Northern Iowa: Cedar Falls, IA), Daryl Greenfield (University of Miami: Miami, FL)

Children's Literature Connections for Preschool and Early Elementary Science

Friday, April 1 • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 342E


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High-quality children's literature in science can be difficult to identify and successfully integrate into science lessons in meaningful ways. In this session, we will focus on how to find, evaluate the quality of, and successfully integrate children's literature in science for young children. Participants will be provided with resources to support literacy connections in science, especially as it relates to hands-on, inquiry-based science using the three-phase learning cycle.

TAKEAWAYS:
Learn how to: 1. locate and evaluate the quality of children's literature in science; 2. successfully integrate children's literature into science; and 3. use the three-phase learning cycle with young children in science.

SPEAKERS:
Sara Raven (Texas A&M University: College Station, TX), Iliana De La Cruz (Texas A&M University: College Station, TX)

Including ALL Students in Science—Outside!

Friday, April 1 • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 361A



(Only registered attendees may view session materials. Please login with your NSTA account to view.)
CCCs in NGSS.pdf
Crosscutting Concepts Questions.pdf
SEP in NGSS.pdf
SEPs.pdf
Worksheet .pdf

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Learn how any teacher can use their school’s simple outdoor spaces to engage students of all backgrounds in more meaningful and authentic hands-on inquiry-based science.

TAKEAWAYS:
1. Most students, especially those in marginalized or minoritized communities, are denied access to the STEM career pipeline early on, because elementary students get only 18 minutes of Science per day, and interest in a STEM career solidifies by sixth grade. Middle and high-school interventions come too late; 2. Outdoor learning is inherently more inclusive, equitable, and accessible, and when paired with a constructivist pedagogy based on the 5E model, it can help students build memorable and inspiring experiences with Science that boost STEM, SEL, and 21st-Century skills; and 3. Open Educational Resources can help teachers everywhere augment their curricula to embed more outdoor Science into the school day, keep more students in the Science and STEM talent pool, and transform Math and Language Arts lessons into more culturally relevant, real-world student-driven experiences.

SPEAKERS:
Wendy Kelly (Out Teach: Dallas, TX), Jarri Goodman (Out Teach: Washington, DC)

Get Out, Reach Out: Collaborating with Community Partners to Design Interdisciplinary Outdoor Learning Experiences

Friday, April 1 • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 350B


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Tired of disconnected, one-day field trips? Join this interactive presentation on collaborating with community experts to embed outdoor science learning within an interdisciplinary PBL.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will leave with specific strategies for: 1. building strong relationships with community science partners; 2. linking outdoor learning experiences to standards-based science and interdisciplinary learning through Project-Based Learning; and 3. helping students explore real-world environmental issues and become advocates for change.

SPEAKERS:
Victoria Martinez (Artemisia Bowden Academy: San Antonio, TX), Jared Holmes (Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve: Johnson City, TX), Ellen Barnett (Trinity University: San Antonio, TX), Melissa Rodriguez (Mirabeau B. Lamar Elementary School: San Antonio, TX), Lyric Johnson (Trinity University: San Antonio, TX)

Spheres of Understanding

Saturday, April 2 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 342C



(Only registered attendees may view session materials. Please login with your NSTA account to view.)
Assessment Examples
Over 50 different types of assessments to use in your science classroom from formative to summative.
Spheres of Understanding Earths Spheres and Hurricanes
Session showcases embedded assessment strategies created for an elementary unit on Earth's geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere, adaptable for other NGSS-based instructional units.
Spheres of Understanding Investigating Earths Spheres though Hurricanes
Background material on hurricanes and through the lens of Earth's spheres including examples of assessments to use in unit on Hurricanes

STRAND: Promoting Effective Assessments in the STEM Classroom

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This interactive session showcases embedded assessment strategies created for an elementary unit on Earth's geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere, adaptable for other NGSS-based instructional units.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will: 1. learn a variety of effective assessment strategies that can be used before, during, and after instruction to determine student understanding and learning needs; 2. learn how to seamlessly integrate interactive formative assessments during instruction; and 3. apply what they have learned, by identifying and sharing one new assessment strategy to integrate into their own instructional practice.

SPEAKERS:
Ellen Schiller (Grand Valley State University, Robert C. Pew Campus: Grand Rapids, MI), Heather Miller (Austin Community College, Elgin Campus: Elgin, TX)

NSTA Press Session: Student Ideas Matter! Linking Formative Assessment to Instructional Sequence

Saturday, April 2 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 342E


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Learn how to use the Uncovering Student Ideas probes in an explore-before-explain instructional sequence to support a classroom where all students' ideas matter!

TAKEAWAYS:
1. Learn about a resource for formative assessment and explore-before-explain teaching; 2. Explore key points from research on learning that support critical planning considerations for lessons based on how students learn science best; and 3. Gain new strategies for building a classroom culture where everyone's ideas matter.

SPEAKERS:
Patrick Brown (Fort Zumwalt School District R-II: O'Fallon, MO), Page Keeley (NSTA Past President: No City, No State)

Make Time for Science with Project-Based Learning

Saturday, April 2 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 342A


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If we treat content areas as silos, we’ll never find time for Science! Discover how to create authentic, cross-curricular projects that increase engagement and critical thinking.

TAKEAWAYS:
1. Determine characteristics of authentic learning experiences; 2. Explore two projects, lesson by lesson, making connections to your science content; and 3. Discover a process for creating your own project-based learning units.

SPEAKERS:
Terra Tarango (Van Andel Education Institute: Grand Rapids, MI)

Using Science to Teach Common Core: A Classroom-Ready Curriculum for Nonfiction Books That Kids Love

Saturday, April 2 • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 342F



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Bibliography-New Trade Science Books with Curriculum for Teaching ELA
Curriculum for OUT OF THE BLUE HOW ANIMALS EVOLVED FROM PREHISTORIC SEAS
Presentation Using Science to Teach Common Core
Raffle Ticket!
IT'S A RAFFLE! Fabulous free books - new, top notch nonfiction from major trade publishers. Tickets also handed out at the door. Come join us at the session for a chance to win--plus fun activities and free bibliographies.
USING SCIENCE TO TEACH COMMON CORE - Flyer
Using Science to Teach Common Core: Classroom-Ready Curriculum for Nonfiction Books that Kids Love. Saturday April 2 at 9:30, Room 342F. Link to bibliography. FREE BOOK RAFFLE and books signing.

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This interactive session offers focused strategies for leveraging nonfiction books to integrate Common Core standards with content-rich science instruction. Handouts include bibliography of recommended resources.

TAKEAWAYS:
1. Discover classroom-ready tools for using nonfiction books to accomplish dual goals of reading comprehension and science learning for all students, regardless of background; 2. Explore ways to inspire budding scientists by leveraging nonfiction books that appeal to children’s love of stories, learning styles, and innate curiosity on a range of subjects; and 3. Obtain bibliography of recent high-quality nonfiction trade books with associated classroom-ready curricula that address specific Common Core standards.

SPEAKERS:
Elizabeth Shreeve (Science Writer: Mill Valley, CA), Sierra Satterstrom (Teacher: San Marcos, CA)

Dirty Hands: Using Children’s Literature to Inspire Authentic Hands-On Environmental Stewardship

Saturday, April 2 • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 342E



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Bird Observation (primary)
Book Resource List- Environmental Stewardship
Bug Hunt
Doing My Part Home Awareness.pdf
My Birds.pdf
Nature Walk (primary)
Types of Plastic.pdf

Show Details

Elementary teachers—let's read some awesome books and pair those books with opportunities to go outside to DO something. Targeted for preK–5, this session offers opportunities to connect environmental issues and aims to empower young learners to make pro-environmental choices every day. Session takeaways include an annotated list of trade books and sample classroom and at-home activities.

TAKEAWAYS:
1. Participants will use selected award-winning books as a foundation to build and deliver hands-on activities incorporating the crosscutting concept of cause and effect while practicing the science and engineering practice of asking questions and defining problems; 2. Presenter will lead activities focusing NGSS science and engineering practices extracted from texts with hands-on activities to promote students' growth in scientific processes and environmental stewardship; and 3. Participants will leave the session with a list of resources, books, and activity samples ready to be personalized for use in their classrooms.

SPEAKERS:
Melissa Parks (Stetson University: Deland, FL)

An Asset-Based Approach to 3-D Science Learning of English Learners

Saturday, April 2 • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 342D


STRAND: Using Science Inquiry to Facilitate Learning for Multilingual Learners

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What strengths do English learners bring to our science classrooms? Explore an asset-based approach to building on the experience of language learning to excel in science.

TAKEAWAYS:
1. Celebrating the assets that English learners bring to the science classroom; 2. Sharing opportunities for meaning-making in the science classroom; and 3. Challenging educators to keep the expectations high for all students.

SPEAKERS:
Ann Iott (AMSTI-University of Alabama, Huntsville: Huntsville, AL), Cayce Perry (AMSTI-University of Alabama, Huntsville: Huntsville, AL), Charles Holloway (The University of Alabama in Huntsville: Huntsville, AL), Mary Headrick (AMSTI-University of Alabama, Huntsville: Huntsville, AL), Shundra Morris (AMSTI-UAH: No City, No State)

Using NGSS Phenomena: Three-Dimensional Instruction in a Fascinating World

Saturday, April 2 • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 322B


STRAND: Developing Scientific Literacy in the Classroom

Show Details

Engage students in the three dimensions of the NGSS by using phenomena. We will help you reimagine the “how” and “why” of everyday occurrences.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will: 1. learn how to tap into students' natural curiosity using the NGSS; 2. use phenomena to engage in inquiry-led discussions; and 3. learn how to find and use the NGSS phenomena for standard-aligned lessons.

SPEAKERS:
Stephanie Wendt (Tennessee Tech: Cookeville, TN), Perihan Fidan (Tennessee Tech: Cookeville, TN)

Phenomenal STEM Learning for the K–8 Classroom

Saturday, April 2 • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 342E



(Only registered attendees may view session materials. Please login with your NSTA account to view.)
Ask a Biologist (Arizona State University)
Ask a Scientist (NASA Science Mission Directorate)
Houston 2022 Phenomenal STEM Session .pdf
PLU: Solving the Problem of Finding Authentic Problems
Skype a Scientist

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Join us to experience the role of phenomena in driving three-dimensional STEM learning. Through active engagement, you will learn about and discuss how building science ideas can empower students to engage in the practices of science and engineering to solve problems. Leave with strategies to support transforming STEM learning in your classroom.

TAKEAWAYS:
1. Experience the role of phenomena in driving 3-D STEM learning; 2. Understand the importance of applying science ideas to solve design problems; and 3. Discuss strategies for the effective integration of engineering.

SPEAKERS:
Michelle Phillips (NSTA: Arlington, VA)

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