2022 Houston National Conference

April 31-2, 2022

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FILTERS APPLIED:Postsecondary, Developing Scientific Literacy in the Classroom, Preservice Science Education

 

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Unleashing the Science of Learning to Assess Science Learning

Thursday, March 31 • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 352A



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This session will describe how I used key strategies based on the research of the science of learning to assess the science learning of elementary preservice teachers.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will learn: 1. tThe role of retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving, and metacognition in planning and implementing assessment for learning; 2. kKey strategies for assessing learning virtually in elementary science methods courses and STEM classrooms in general; and 3. quick assessment ideas that engage ALL students in the learning of science.

SPEAKERS:
Demetrice Smith-Mutegi (Old Dominion University: Norfolk, VA)

Building a Culture of STEM: Engaging Our Communities!

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

George R. Brown Convention Center - 360 A/D



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Sponsoring Company: DoD STEM

Build STEM culture through community engagement! Develop interest and awareness, leading to increased demand for STEM programming and STEM career pathway courses.

TAKEAWAYS:
1. Learn strategies for hosting community engagement events, including family STEM nights; 2. Explore the role of partnerships in supporting engagement events; and 3. Walk away with resources to support establishing and hosting community engagement events.

SPEAKERS:
Lisa Blank (Watertown City School District: Watertown, NY), Tiara Davis (Teacher: Charlotte, NC), Heather Overkamp (Portsmouth Public Schools: Portsmouth, VA), Patty Brunet (Cypress High School: Cypress, CA)

Making Inquiry Visible

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

George R. Brown Convention Center - 360 A/D



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Sponsoring Company: DoD STEM

Engage the power of visible thinking to heighten learning through scientific inquiry and authentic questioning while fostering connections with and between students in your classroom.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will: 1. understand and explain visible thinking; 2. describe multiple benefits of applying visible thinking in the classroom; and 3. learn strategies to apply visible thinking in inquiry-based science learning.

SPEAKERS:
Lisa Blank (Watertown City School District: Watertown, NY), Patty Brunet (Cypress High School: Cypress, CA), Tiara Davis (Teacher: Charlotte, NC), Heather Overkamp (Portsmouth Public Schools: Portsmouth, VA)

ASTE-Sponsored Session: NSTA Student Chapter Roundtables

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

George R. Brown Convention Center - 350B



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NSTA Student Chapter Information
This poster features key links and information about NSTA student chapters.
NSTA Student Chapters Main Page
Starting, Growing, and Sustaining an NSTA Student Chapter
This website has been created by NSTA student chapter members and advisors, with the support of Preservice Director Donna Governor, to provide resources for those interested in starting, growing, or sustaining an NSTA student chapter.
UPDATED 2022 NSTA Student Chapter Guide

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Members and advisors of NSTA Student Chapters, and those interested in starting a student chapter, are invited to network, collaborate, and learn from each other!

TAKEAWAYS:
Connect with other NSTA Student Chapters and Advisors Learn more about the new NSTA National Preservice Chapter and other initiatives Develop strategies for engaging and growing your student chapter at your institution

SPEAKERS:
Debi Hanuscin (Western Washington University: Bellingham, WA), Melanie Reap (Winona State University: Winona, MN)

ASTE-Sponsored Session: Secondary Science Methods Share-a-Thon

Friday, April 1 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 352A


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All instructors of secondary science methods courses are invited to bring a favorite activity or assignment to share with colleagues.

TAKEAWAYS:
1. Network with other science teacher educators who teach secondary science methods courses; 2. Share your own practice and get feedback from others; and 3. Gather new ideas for use in your own courses.

SPEAKERS:
Sarah Haines (Towson University: Towson, MD)

NSELA-Sponsored Session: Sharing What You Know: Working Toward Publishing Your Own Research

Friday, April 1 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 352C


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This session will provide practical assistance to those who wish to produce research studies for peer-reviewed journals. Robert Tai, co-editor and science educator, will lead this session.

TAKEAWAYS:
1. How to structure a research study; 2. How to develop research questions; and 3. How to write up a research study for review by research journals.

SPEAKERS:
Robert Tai (University of Virginia: Charlottesville, VA)

CSSS-Sponsored Session: Tools for Abolition Science Teaching: Race, Racism, and Science Education

Friday, April 1 • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 352F


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Come explore tools to support counter-racism activity within science classroom settings, an activity we are all responsible to engage in to build equitable learning environments.

TAKEAWAYS:
1. Awareness on how science education has and does perpetuate racism; 2. Participants will build a repertoire of inclusive science strategies that address race productively; and 3. Methods for creating and adapting curriculum that are equitable and justice centered.

SPEAKERS:
Deb Morrison (University of Washington), Maya Garcia (Colorado Dept. of Education: Denver, CO)

ASTE-Sponsored Session: Elementary Science Methods Share-a-Thon

Friday, April 1 • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 310C



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ASTE Methods for Methods Forum Site
Use this website to share and access syllabi, assignments, learning activities, and resources for teaching elementary science methods!
CKT Science Website
Provides assessment tools and instructional materials for use in elementary teacher education related to content knowledge for teaching about matter (CKT).

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All instructors of elementary science methods courses are invited to bring a favorite activity or assignment to share with colleagues.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will: 1. network with other science teacher educators who teach elementary science methods courses; 2. share their own practice and get feedback from others; and 3. gather new ideas for use in their own courses.

SPEAKERS:
Debi Hanuscin (Western Washington University: Bellingham, WA)

Data-Driven Digital Storytelling: Analysis of COVID-19 Race Statistics Provides Academic Grounding for Personal Narratives of Inequality

Friday, April 1 • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 350C



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Statistics to Storytelling - COVID-19 and Race in Boston
Statistics to Storytelling. Video shows excerpts from student videos discussing their statistical analysis of COVID-19 cases and fatalities by race in Boston. Students connect the statistical outcomes to their own life experiences and describe the struggles and strategies for success during the pandemic. The project demonstrates strategies to address racial inequality in STEM courses by grounding discussion in hypothesis testing and statistical verification.

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Storytelling highlights student cultural wealth. Students create story videos that connect their pandemic experiences with evidence from their analysis of racial inequities in COVID-19 cases.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will: 1. see how to scaffold assignments from data analysis to digital story creation; 2. create their own mini digital story about their pandemic experience; and 3. learn how to demonstrate that arguing from statistical evidence can provide an "academic grounding" for discussion of systemic racism.

SPEAKERS:
Scott Benjamin (Bunker Hill Community College: Charlestown, MA)

University and College Instructors—Engage Your Students with NSTA!

Friday, April 1 • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 352A



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NSTA-National-Conference-TX-4-1-2022-Instructors-Final.pdf

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Are you an instructor of preservice teachers of science? Learn about NSTA's digital resources, virtual experiences, and website tools to help your students become the BEST teachers they can be. More than membership, learn about what’s on the NSTA website that you can use to teach your course.

TAKEAWAYS:
1. Preservice teachers create a library of resources, grow their network of professional colleagues, and enhance their content and pedagogical knowledge of science by actively engaging with NSTA digital resources and online tools within the NSTA website; 2. Instructors receive a class landing page to manage their course and a private forum for asynchronous discussions, and gain access to an administrator's dashboard to monitor and assess their students' engagement within the NSTA website; and 3. All instructors using NSTA as their textbook get a free NSTA membership and their students become members of the Association through their graduation date at a cost that is competitive and gives the students access in perpetuity to the entire suite of NSTA’s Interactive E-Books+ Professional.

SPEAKERS:
Flavio Mendez (NSTA: Arlington, VA), Michelle Phillips (NSTA: Arlington, VA)

Engaging In and Designing Project-Based Learning Simultaneously: A Model for Preservice STEM Teacher Preparation

Friday, April 1 • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 370D


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Hear how a university prepares preservice STEM teachers for project-based learning (PBL) while they simultaneously experience a PBL curriculum for teacher preparation. Leave with resources.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will: 1. be able to identify the importance of rigor, relevance, and relationships in the design of a STEM teacher preparation program that threads PBL throughout teacher candidates’ preparation; 2. be able to identify opportunities and challenges of threading PBL throughout such a program; and 3. reflect on how provided resources can be utilized and integrated into their own STEM teacher preparation programs.

SPEAKERS:
Deborah Sachs (University of Indianapolis: Indianapolis, IN), Katherine Stickney (University of Indianapolis: Indianapolis, IN), Kimberly Baker (University of Indianapolis: Indianapolis, IN), Jean Lee (University of Indianapolis: Indianapolis, IN), Laura Gardner (Riverside High School: Indianapolis, IN)

Preservice Teacher and Museum Virtual Partnerships for Science Education of All

Friday, April 1 • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 352A


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Museum staff and education professors will present a multi-state service-learning project. Attendees will brainstorm experiential learning partnerships for preservice teacher in their own communities.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will: 1. learn about a multi-state service-learning project completed by elementary education preservice teachers enrolled in Creative Writing and Science Methods courses (at a rural university in Texas) for a Musuem of Natural Sciences (in North Carolina), completed entirely online during the global pandemic; 2. learn about the benefits of service-learning projects for future science educators, local organizations, and local communities…including how the PSTs’ lesson plans met Next Generation Science Standards; and 3. be prompted to consider possible experiential learning partnerships for preservice teachers based on the known needs of their local community organizations. Presenters (including museum staff and university professors) will offer tips for those ideas shared.

SPEAKERS:
Lauren Burrow (Stephen F. Austin State University: Nacogdoches, TX), Tonya Jeffery (University of Houston - Downtown: Houston, TX)

Exploration of Questions Proposed by Preservice Elementary Teachers in Inquiry-Based Science Lesson Planning

Saturday, April 2 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 352B


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Presentation of graduate research on depth of questions used by elementary teacher candidates. Participants will use results to evaluate their questions to enhance student learning.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will: 1. get an overview of a research study and learn about resulting tools used to evaluate depth of questions in elementary science lessons; 2. learn and contribute to recommendations for preservice and inservice teachers in developing questioning techniques to promote student discourse and understand student thinking; and 3. practice developing and refining questions in science.

SPEAKERS:
Cynthia Lima (The University of Texas at San Antonio: San Antonio, TX), Liz McMillan (The University of Texas at San Antonio: San Antonio, TX)

Pathways to Professions: Using Micro-Clinical Rounds to Improve Educator Cultural Competency in STEM Classrooms

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

George R. Brown Convention Center - 352C



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NSTA USM P2P Consortium Presentation Houston April2022 .pdf
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This presentation showcases a federally funded educator preparation and professional development model that gives teachers experiences in high-impact micro-clinical rounds in multiple diverse school settings and is designed to specifically address the  cultural competency needs of current and future science educators.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will: 1. learn strategies for designing high-impact clinical rounds that are grounded in culturally responsive pedagogical principles; 2. learn and apply a set of specific strategies for designing and sustaining micro-clinical rounds for current and future science educators; and 3. hear video excerpts of principals, teachers, and teacher candidates about the positive effect the micro-clinical rounds make on new and experienced teacher effectiveness.

SPEAKERS:
Dewayne Morgan (University System of Maryland: Adelphi, MD)

Strategies for Preparing Culturally Responsive Secondary STEM Teachers

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

George R. Brown Convention Center - 370C


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Learn about ways to support preservice STEM teachers in centering equity and culturally sustaining STEM pedagogies in their future classrooms.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will: 1. learn about specific strategies for preparing secondary STEM teachers in designing classrooms and lessons that are culturally sustaining; 2. hear from Noyce Scholars about the powerful ways in which they have been impacted by the designed experiences; and 3. have an opportunity to engage with each other to imagine ways to integrate these strategies into their preservice STEM teacher curriculum.

SPEAKERS:
Giuliana Rutigliano (Sacred Heart University: Fairfield, CT), Mark Beekey (Sacred Heart University: Fairfield, CT), Bonnie Maur (Sacred Heart University: Fairfield, CT), Jessica Eng (Sacred Heart University: Fairfield, CT), Mary Servino (Discovery Science Magnet School: Bridgeport, CT)

Giving Everyone a Seat at the Lab Table: Uncovering Effects of Gender Biases Within Science Instruction

Saturday, April 2 • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

George R. Brown Convention Center - 342C


STRAND: Strategies for Creating Inclusive Science Classrooms

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Explore gendered stereotypes within STEM/science education that influence unconscious biases and strategies to mitigate them, focusing on gaps in female student participation.

TAKEAWAYS:
1. Identify societal cues that can increase implicit biases and the effects they can have on minoritized students in science/STEM education; 2. Learn practical skills to address his/her own implicit biases in the classroom decision-making; and 3. Learn reflective and introspective strategies to mitigate unconscious bias.

SPEAKERS:
Uchenna Emenaha (The University of Texas at San Antonio: No City, No State)

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