A tour of the key debates that are happening in science education in the UK will be provided. The impact of these issues across different age-phases, on differing stakeholders and how they have shaped the curricula that can be found in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales will be outlined.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the key debates in education within the UK and compare and contrast these with their educational setting.

SPEAKERS:
Alex Sinclair (Senior Lecturer: HAMPTON, 0)

This session is a panel discussion about an innovative partnership. Panelists include teachers and district staff from the innovation zone within a highly diverse urban school district, and preservice teachers and faculty from a teacher preparation scholarship program at an urban commuter university.

TAKEAWAYS:
This interactive session will serve as an exchange about ideas for both preservice and inservice professional learning that is focused on closing STEM opportunity gaps. Session attendees will have ample time to interact with panelists.

SPEAKERS:
Christina Perez (Brighton 27j School District: Brighton, CO), Mahexabel Garcia Nunez (Metropolitan State University of Denver: Denver, CO), Janelle Johnson (Metropolitan State University of Denver: Denver, CO)

Dive into data about a range of math and science careers and how these compare to teaching as a profession. While you’re here, share your story!

TAKEAWAYS:
Teaching is an attractive highly competitive career if you love young people! We want to hear from you too!

SPEAKERS:
Jia Wern Hue (Research Associate: Golden, CO)

Learn to use Explicit Instruction (EI) to teach Python programming as part of a science course or a standalone course. EI can help reach ESL, lower socio-economic backgrounds, and special education students. It can also keep ALL students engaged in the lessons as it involves hands-on practice.

TAKEAWAYS:
Develop an Explicit Instruction (EI) lesson for Python ‘if statements’ and have the knowledge to develop a full EI curriculum in Python programming to reach all students, including underserved students.

SPEAKERS:
Gargi Adhikari (Holland Brook School/Readington Township Schools: Whitehouse Station, NJ), Mary O'Donnell (Penn State University)

Preparing and supporting teacher candidates with coherent and engaging learning experiences requires the collaborative efforts of different sectors of the education system. We will discuss the strategies and resources developed and implemented to ensure K-5 science teachers are classroom-ready.

TAKEAWAYS:
Gain concrete strategies and resources to consider a similar collaborative process within your regional and local context.

SPEAKERS:
Tana Luther (Louisiana Dept. of Education: Baton Rouge, LA), Susan Gomez Zwiep (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO), Nancy Hopkins-Evans (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO)

This presentation will introduce a problem-solving experiment using Beer's Law to find the concentration of tartrazine in a high school chemistry class.

TAKEAWAYS:
This session's takeaway is a fun and novel lab that attendees can implement into their own chemistry class.

SPEAKERS:
Kevin Mason (University of Wisconsin-Stout: Menomonie, WI), Gregory Matthias (University of Wisconsin-Stout: Menomonie, WI)

Teachers in many rural districts around the country operate as singletons and very rarely have the opportunity to collaborate with teachers of the same subject area. The presenter will discuss the steps she took that led to significant growth as indicated by state test scores.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will learn the strategies that are necessary to support teachers in rural school districts, which in turn, supports all learners.

SPEAKERS:
LATASHA LAMPKIN (District Science Coach: , GA)

Take part in a punctuated case study led by four preservice students on how to utilize, modify, and adapt case materials in the classroom. Hear from the author about how her experiences in Costa Rica led to the writing of a published case study (NCCSTS/ NSTA) of Costa Rican sustainability.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees in this session will take part in a punctuated case study and be provided instruction on how to write, utilize, and adapt case studies to fit in the secondary or lower-level postsecondary classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Madison Lockhart (Olivet Nazarene University: No City, No State), Emily Blucker (Student: No City, No State), Matthew Aude (Olivet Nazarene University: Bourbonnais, IL), Haley Lloyd (Olivet Nazarene University: No City, No State), Aggie Veld (Olivet Nazarene University: Bourbonnais, IL)

Have you read great articles in the NSTA journals that changed or added to the ways you and your students do science for the better? You could inspire other educators across the country in the same way by sharing your teaching ideas, activities, or lessons as an NSTA journal author!

TAKEAWAYS:
Instructions and tips on how to prepare and submit your manuscript for publication in NSTA's journals.

SPEAKERS:
Dr. Patty McGinnis (NSTA), Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn (National Science Teaching Association), Ann MacKenzie (Miami University: Oxford, OH), David Wojnowski (Georgia State University: Atlanta, GA), Beth Murphy (Science from Scientists: Woburn, MA), Peter Lindeman (NSTA: Arlington, VA)