2024 New Orleans National Conference

November 6-9, 2024

Additional sessions will be added as they are accepted and confirmed over the next several weeks.
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Leaders Institute: Building Capacity for the Implementation of High-Quality Instructional Materials

Wednesday, November 6 • 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM

Hilton New Orleans Riverside - Fulton


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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How can we use high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) to design more equitable systems? Join us to consider how leaders rally interest and build internal capacity for the selection and effective implementation of high-quality instructional materials. Work with other leaders to consider strategies to make the case for change toward more equitable systems that support all learners in the system and the role of HQIM in leading ongoing science improvement efforts.
Ticketed event - register here: https://my.nsta.org/event/2024NEW_LEADERSHIP

TAKEAWAYS:
Consider how high-quality instructional materials can be used to design more equitable systems. Discuss how to share the vision, support implementation, and build internal capacity for ongoing support for curriculum implementation.

SPEAKERS:
Janna Mahfoud (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO), Susan Gomez Zwiep (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO), Jody Bintz (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO), Bianca Deliberto (Central Community School System: Baton Rouge, LA), Jim Short (Carnegie Corporation of New York: Ridgefield, CT), Jenine Cotton-Proby (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO)

Leadership for Evaluating and Selecting Instructional Materials Using NextGen TIME

Thursday, November 7 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 267


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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NextGen TIME is a free suite of tools and processes that supports districts in preparing to evaluate instructional materials for quality and design for NGSS. This collaborative process helps you plan for next steps including customization to improve student outcomes and effective implementation.

TAKEAWAYS:
Learn how NextGen TIME supports the evaluation of current instructional materials to strengthen their design for NGSS and how NextGen TIME tools and processes can serve as critical components of curriculum-based professional learning. You’ll walk away with free access to NextGen TIME resources.

SPEAKERS:
Jenine Cotton-Proby (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO)

Science and ELD: Providing designated ELD in Science Classroom

Thursday, November 7 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 275


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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This workshop addresses the NGSS by showcasing how designated ELD standards are embedded in an 8th grade integrated course and a 9th grade Physics in the Universe course. Both NGSS and ELD standards are in the model provided to the participants.

TAKEAWAYS:
Long term English Language Learners are marginalized as they are denied elective courses by being placed in an ELD class. Research also shows that language is better acquired through experience, of which an NGSS class is the perfect setting for both science and language.

SPEAKERS:
Susan Gomez Zwiep (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO), Shay Fairchild (Norwalk La Mirada Unified School District: Norwalk, CA)

Leadership for Equity through the Implementation of High-Quality Instructional Materials

Thursday, November 7 • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 267


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Far too often, equity efforts are relegated to the sidelines instead of being embedded in core curriculum leadership tasks. Join us to consider how anchoring science leadership in equity principles can remove barriers to science teaching and learning through curriculum implementation efforts.

TAKEAWAYS:
The implementation of HQIM can lead to more equitable systems when barriers to equity are confronted and removed. The process of confronting barriers includes collaborating for justice, taking small actions to learn, and continual reflection and revision of implementation plans based on data.

SPEAKERS:
Susan Gomez Zwiep (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO), Jenine Cotton-Proby (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO), Janna Mahfoud (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO)

Adapting OpenSciEd Materials to Address Local Phenomena and Community Priorities

Thursday, November 7 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 391



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Full Resource Slides
Please feel free to use this deck to communicate about adaptation strategies with your teachers.
PPT Slides for Presentation

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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It is powerful to connect science instruction to local phenomena and community priorities—but it is challenging work! Join us to explore benefits and cautions of adapting OpenSciEd instructional materials to local contexts and to learn multiple strategies for localization of resources.

TAKEAWAYS:
Leave with practical strategies and resources to adapt OpenSciEd effectively, making science education more culturally relevant, engaging, and impactful for their students.

SPEAKERS:
Kate Henson (University of Colorado Boulder: Boulder, CO), William Penuel (University of Colorado Boulder: Boulder, CO)

Course: Building Capacity for Adapting High-Quality Instructional Materials for Local Standards

Thursday, November 7 • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 272


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Many schools need high-quality units to meet their state standards, especially if they vary significantly from the NGSS. BSCS Science Learning has extensive experience with designing, and adapting Storylines units. Come to this session to apply a BSCS design tool that can be used for adaptation.

Please note: space is limited.

TAKEAWAYS:
Experience with a tool to unpack and compare target standards by clarifying key ideas, listing prerequisites and challenges, and considering what students should “figure out” and not just “learn about." Consider and share how to apply tools and processes for adapting HQIM in your local context.

SPEAKERS:
Elaine Klein (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO), Jean Flanagan (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO)

Escape Traditional Assessment - Building Physical Escape Rooms and Bringing Learning and Logic Together

Thursday, November 7 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 384



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Escaping Traditional Assessment.pptx

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Have you ever been to an escape room? Want to turn your classroom into the same experience and not just have kids open envelopes? This session will show you an escape room designed for the Physics classroom and tools to help build your own on a concept of your choosing in any Science classroom.

TAKEAWAYS:
This session will help you see the actual thought behind the puzzle making for a meaningful escape room and how it transforms the learning and engagement of students when you bring the room to life. This style of assessment has proved to have the best engagement of any strategy we have used.

SPEAKERS:
Gregory Brown (Gila Ridge High School: Yuma, AZ)

Using Recent Extreme Weather Phenomena to Anchor Storylines About Climate Change

Thursday, November 7 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 398



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Wysession_NSTA_NewOrleans_Climate_Part1.pdf
Talk slides, Part 1
Wysession_NSTA_NewOrleans_Climate_Part2.pdf
Talk SLides, Part 2

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Dr. Michael Wysession, NGSS co-author and geophysics professor, will explore ideas for using recent NASA and NOAA data for recent extreme-weather-related phenomena, such as heat domes and severe flooding, to anchor storylines that make climate science relevant and engaging for students.

TAKEAWAYS:
The 2023-2024 severe weather events, analyzed with NASA and NOAA data, can drive climate-related storylines that can engage students and prepare them for assessments for the HS-ESS2-4 and HS-ESS3-1&5 performance expectations, covering climate systems, natural disasters, and environmental justice.

SPEAKERS:
Michael Wysession (Washington University in St. Louis: Saint Louis, MO)

Overcoming Climate Fatigue-Using Cross Curricular PBL learning to help develop climate literacy while staying focused on solutions

Thursday, November 7 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 383



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Google drive with presenation and Resources for climate literacy

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Learn how one educator used cross-curricular PBL units to help students understand the effects of climate change while staying solution focused. In one unit students wrote and proposed climate driven migration legislation. The other explored ocean acidification through science fiction writing.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will leave with two ready to use units developing climate literacy as well as real life examples of how to use PBL in the science classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Sara Plowman (Santa Monica High School: Santa Monica, CA)

How Do We Study Paleoclimate? Using the Fossil Record to Track Changes in Earth’s Climate

Thursday, November 7 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 387



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Foram-Activity-Graph.pdf
Foram-Activity-Paleoclimate.docx
Foraminifera-Fossils-Left-Coiling.pptx
Foraminifera-Fossils-Right-Coiling.pptx
FORMATIVE-ASSESSMENT-Climate-Analysis-Using-Planktonic-Foraminifera (KEY).docx
FORMATIVE-ASSESSMENT-Climate-Analysis-Using-Planktonic-Foraminifera.docx
Introduction-to-Foraminifera.docx
Using the Fossil Record to Track Changes in Earth’s Climate Presentation.pptx

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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How do scientists study Earth’s historical climate? Are ice cores the only source of data? The fossil record can provide insight into cyclical changes in Earth’s climate. Teamwork, data analysis, and more scientific skills are used to analyze fossil data to study ocean temperature and level changes.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will receive hands-on activities that use fossil evidence which indicates changes in ocean temperatures and levels, showing fluctuations in Earth’s climate over time. Activities can be easily modified based on the needs of the teacher and grade level.

SPEAKERS:
Sabrina Ewald (The University of Texas at Austin: Austin, TX)

Using the NGSS to Explore the Human Body: Engaging Students in the Scientific Modeling of Homeostasis

Thursday, November 7 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 386



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https://tinyurl.com/NSTA-HumanBody-2024

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Learn how to engage your students with the rich phenomena of a runner that fails to maintain homeostasis, using an open-source NGSS-driven unit.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will deepen their understanding of how to use phenomena-driven three-dimensional instruction to attend to student interest and relevance, develop a clear vision for how to use modeling to teach homeostasis, and will learn how to access, use, and a use, and adapt a free EQuIP-reviewed unit.

SPEAKERS:
Devin Foschi (New Visions for Public Schools: New York, NY), Joy Otibu (Mott Hall Bronx High School: Bronx, NY)

Encourage Curiosity, Spark Inquiry: Teach students to ask their own questions

Thursday, November 7 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 388



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Presentation PowerPoint

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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The Question Formulation Technique (QFT), created by the Right Question Institute, will be explored in a hands-on, multidisciplinary, teacher-to-teacher training session exploring “How can we work together on creating more opportunities for all students to ask their own questions?”

TAKEAWAYS:
This session will give educators a proven and novel instructional strategy, and teachers who participate in the session will understand the mechanics of the QFT strategy, have experience practicing the QFT strategy, and obtain concrete examples of how to use the QFT strategy in their classrooms.

SPEAKERS:
Katy Connolly (Right Question Institute: Cambridge, MA), Maureen McGrail (University of Notre Dame: Notre Dame, IN)

STEM Renaissance: Making Meaningful CTE and STEM Graduation Tracks Happen.

Thursday, November 7 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 385


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Louisiana's 9-12 CTE aligned STEM pathways for both college & non-college bound students. After 7 years innovations, data, student course choices, & programs are emerging. Computing , Pre-health & Pre-veterinary , Pre-Engineering, Digital Design & Emergent Media, & Enviro Protection/Sustainability.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will get research data on the success of 5 CTE/STEM pathways, take-aways on using state/federal funds, ideas for curriculum, and models for schools to implement vetted Louisiana curriculum. Participants will learn how to maximize their resources to offer a pathway.

SPEAKERS:
Jamie Mixon (Louisiana Dept. of Education: Baton Rouge, LA)

Performance Assessments: Engaging and Assessing STEM with Higher Order Thinking

Thursday, November 7 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 396



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Constructing a Performance Assessment.pdf
Consider the following set of stem statements as you construct a scenario for a performance task. Note: These are idea starters. Resist the urge to fill in all of the blanks.
Possible Assessment Products.pdf
What student product(s) and/or performance(s) will provide appropriate evidence of understanding and/or proficiency? The following lists offer possibilities. (Remember that student products and performances should be framed by an explicit purpose or goal and an identified audience.)
Student Roles and Audiences.pdf
What student roles and possible audiences will provide an authentic experience for your students? The following lists offer role possibilities.
Task Verbs.pdf
List of task verbs based on the six facets of learning.

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Research has shown that real-world performance is how students learn best. Using Performance Assessments allow teachers to genuinely assess students with a task that closely mirrors the responsibilities of a scientist and elevates the learning to higher-order thinking.

TAKEAWAYS:
Speakers will identify the goals of performance-based assessments, provide structure and examples for development, and discuss the real-classroom applications. Participants will work to develop a performance assessment that can be used in the classroom of the core sciences.

SPEAKERS:
Megan Judd (Bishop McNamara High School: District Heights, MD)

How are "traditional" chemistry topics addressed in OpenSciEd HS Chemistry?

Thursday, November 7 • 2:20 PM - 3:20 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 391



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Chemistry Topics OSE Alignment_Matter Progressions.pdf
Alignment of OSE HS Chemistry + Earth & Space Science units with ACS Guidelines. Matter progressions throughout the five units.
Chemistry Topics Teacher Reflection.pdf
Teacher reflection handout for current chemistry alignment thinking.
Traditional Chemistry Topics.pdf
Presentation slides

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Where are “traditional” chemistry topics such as naming compounds, stoichiometry, and gas laws addressed in OpenSciEd High School Chemistry? Discover how we approached and have incorporated “traditional” chemistry topics into the five OpenSciEd units.

TAKEAWAYS:
Educators will leave with information on opportunities to incorporate “traditional” chemistry topics into OpenSciEd High School Chemistry storylines without breaking coherence or giving away students’ aha moments.

SPEAKERS:
Michael Novak (Northwestern University: Evanston, IL), Nicole Vick (Northwestern University)

Leading Learning for ALL Students Using the Anchored Inquiry Learning (AIL) Instructional Model

Thursday, November 7 • 2:20 PM - 3:20 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 267


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Explore how leaders can use the new BSCS Anchored Inquiry Learning (AIL) instructional model to support teachers in creating learning experiences that motivate students with significant, real world phenomena and problems! Learn how AIL cycles of inquiry and sensemaking culminate in student agency!

TAKEAWAYS:
The research-based BSCS Anchored Inquiry Learning instructional model succeeds the 5Es and forms the basis for high-quality instructional materials. Leaders can leverage this model to support teachers in creating a student centered classroom that provides effective teaching and learning for all.

SPEAKERS:
Cynthia Gay (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO)

Effectively Using Lab Notebooks in the Physics Classroom

Thursday, November 7 • 2:20 PM - 3:20 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 384


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Bound lab notebooks are excellent records of student growth and their journey in learning the scientific method. But they tend to be difficult to implement in the lab itself, and horrible to grade. We will share our story of how we use (and effectively grade!) lab notebooks in the classroom.

TAKEAWAYS:
Teachers will leave with proven strategies that reduce the heavy burden of a robust lab program. Participants will gain access to resources to a large collection of physics labs (and rubrics!) that are easy to set up, engaging to students, and easy to grade.

SPEAKERS:
Oather Strawderman (Lawrence Free State High School: Lawrence, KS), John Pinizzotto (Director, AP Physics: Whitman, MA)

Transitioning to Standards-Based Grading Using the NGSS Science and Engineering Practices

Thursday, November 7 • 2:20 PM - 3:20 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 393



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NSTA 2024_New Orleans_Standards Based Grading.pdf

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Learn a possible pathway for facilitating your science department's transition from traditional grading to standards-based grading. See examples showcasing the integration of the SEPs to guide instruction and assessment, and foster your students' journey toward mastering essential science skills.

TAKEAWAYS:
You will see how the SEPs can be used to frame standards-based instruction and assessment in an authentic way. Participants will gain insights from specific examples of rubrics, success criteria, practice, and assessments that have been classroom-tested in biological and physical science classrooms.

SPEAKERS:
Molly Sponseller (Adlai E. Stevenson High School: Lincolnshire, IL), Kellie Dean (Adlai E. Stevenson High School: Lincolnshire, IL)

Using the Ways that Geologic Events Have Shaped Human History as Phenomena to Anchor Earth Science Storylines

Thursday, November 7 • 2:20 PM - 3:20 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 398



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Wysession_NSTA_NewOrleans_Civilization.pdf
Here are the slides from my presentation

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Dr. Michael Wysession, NGSS co-author and geophysics professor, will explore fascinating Earth and space science (ESS) storylines of how geologic events such as volcanoes, earthquakes, and climate swings have shaped the rise and fall of civilizations and altered human history.

TAKEAWAYS:
The unusual and sometimes bizarre history of human impacts from geological events provides engaging phenomena and storylines that help students understand not only the impacts of natural disasters (NGSS HS-ESS3-1) but the potential impacts of human changes to Earth’s surface (HS-ESS3-4/5/6).

SPEAKERS:
Michael Wysession (Washington University in St. Louis: Saint Louis, MO)

Developing Culturally Relevant Physics Instructional Units Using the NGSS

Thursday, November 7 • 2:20 PM - 3:20 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 388



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Materials.pdf
Materials: Projector and Screen: For displaying the PowerPoint slides. Laptops/Devices for Participants: Encourage participants to bring laptops or tablets to access any digital resources, Mentimeter, or work on lesson redesigns. Wi-Fi Access: Make sure there’s reliable Wi-Fi for the interactive elements like Mentimeter, and for participants to access online resources. Mentimeter Account: For collecting survey responses from participants during the Framing the Problem section. Printed Hando

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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This workshop will focus on describing methods that physics teachers can use to develop instructional units leveraging students' cultural resources as a way to engage with physics ideas. We will go through the process of developing these units and designing assessments.

TAKEAWAYS:
The takeaway from this workshop is that physics teachers will gain a reference and a clear outline of steps for developing instructional units. These units will be especially useful for students from backgrounds where physics is not typically emphasized.

SPEAKERS:
Clausell Mathis (Assistant Professor: , MI)

Accessing and Elevating Children’s Ways of Communicating and Negotiating Ideas for Sensemaking - Part of the COESEE strand

Thursday, November 7 • 2:20 PM - 3:20 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 266


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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We will explore expansive ways we can notice students’ sensemaking assets and use those ideas to engage students in deeper learning. This session supports educators who are exploring modification or creation of instructional materials to better serve all students.

TAKEAWAYS:
Explore the expanded ways of communicating and negotiating meaning children use as they engage in sensemaking at all ages. Work with us as we share ways to becoming more attuned to the multiple ways children engage in meaning making

SPEAKERS:
Mary Starr (Michigan Mathematics and Science Leadership Network), Miranda Fitzgerald (University of North Carolina Charlotte: No City, No State)

Help Students Show What They Know with 3D Transfer Tasks

Thursday, November 7 • 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 391


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Many high-quality curricula use transfer tasks, phenomenon-based assessments where students demonstrate their three dimensional understanding while exploring a novel scenario. In this session, educators will work through an example of a transfer task and an activity structure.

TAKEAWAYS:
Leave with an understanding of what transfer tasks are and an activity structure to use with students learning how to engage in this assessment practice.

SPEAKERS:
Kate Henson (University of Colorado Boulder: Boulder, CO), Melissa Campanella (University of Colorado Boulder: Boulder, CO), William Penuel (University of Colorado Boulder: Boulder, CO)

Adapting Instructional Materials to Focus on Climate Justice: A High School OpenSciEd Physics Example

Thursday, November 7 • 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 276



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Drive with slides and resources

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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We show how instructional materials can be adapted for local contexts—and how to elevate issues of climate justice and ethical responses to the climate crisis. Participants will learn about how a high school physics unit from OpenSciEd was adapted to attend to Indigenous land rights and sovereignty.

TAKEAWAYS:
In relation to science and engineering projects in society (e.g., associated with the energy transition, ecological restoration, urban development), teachers will learn how to engage students in exploring moral and ethical dimensions of trade-offs in project approaches.

SPEAKERS:
Kelsie Fowler (University of Washington: Seattle, WA), Philip Bell (University of Washington: Seattle, WA)

Model-Based Inquiry in Biology: Three-Dimensional Instructional Units for Grades 9–12

Thursday, November 7 • 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 264



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Presentation Slides
Website

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

Show Details

We will introduce our forthcoming NSTA book containing a collection of units and resources to help teachers engage students in three-dimensional learning through model-based inquiry.

TAKEAWAYS:
Learn about four chemistry model-based inquiry units for rigorous and equitable instruction. Developed with secondary science teachers, the session guides three-dimensional learning, anchoring phenomena, modeling, and scientific explanations.

SPEAKERS:
Ron Gray (Northern Arizona University: Flagstaff, AZ), Todd Campbell (University of Connecticut: Storrs Mansfield, CT)

Argumentation and Debate in the Science Classroom

Thursday, November 7 • 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 393



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Argumentation and Debate in the science classroom.pptx

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Learn a variety of implementation strategies to include debating/ argumentation into your science curriculum. Strategies include ideas such as Four Corners, tabletop debate, and full class debate. Ways to differentiate strategies to accommodate different learning abilities will be discussed.

TAKEAWAYS:
Educators will be able to implement different debating/ argumentation strategies into their science curriculum.

SPEAKERS:
Melanie Craig (Croatan High School: No City, No State)

Teaching Physics Using Multiple Representations

Thursday, November 7 • 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 384


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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This session will focus on using multiple types of representations to foster a deeper understanding of physics concepts. More than just math, using graphs, charts, pictures, and more gives students many opportunities to demonstrate their understanding and dive deeper into content.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will leave with engaging classroom strategies that can be used to deepen students' understanding of physics content. In addition to teacher-made classroom resources, teachers will gain the tools to develop their own materials that they can adapt to their own unique needs.

SPEAKERS:
Oather Strawderman (Lawrence Free State High School: Lawrence, KS), John Pinizzotto (Director, AP Physics: Whitman, MA)

Nature's Doppelgangers: Understanding Convergent Evolution and Phylogenetic Trees

Thursday, November 7 • 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 386


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Explore the relationship between adaptations and niches using an interactive lesson from the National Center for Science Education. This activity uses phenotypes and karyotypes to illustrate the complexities of creating phylogenetic trees of marsupials and placental mammals.

TAKEAWAYS:
The goal of this session is for participants to experience a lesson from students’ perspective and take the free materials back to their own classrooms. The purpose of the activity is to address the NGSS standards related to evidence for evolution, natural selection, and adaptation.

SPEAKERS:
Blake Touchet (National Center for Science Education: Oakland, CA)

Polishing Students’ Argumentation Skills: Using Discussion Diamonds to Support Evidence-Based Discourse and Writing

Thursday, November 7 • 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 388



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Polishing Students’ Argumentation Skills.pptx

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Experience how discussion diamonds can help support students’ argumentation skills and Claim Evidence Reasoning writing through peer discourse. This workshop will introduce the discussion diamond protocol and allow participants to engage in the activity from the students’ perspective.

TAKEAWAYS:
The discussion diamond protocol is a versatile tool that can be adapted for students of varying skill levels and across any subject. It provides a supportive environment for students to engage in discourse and develop their argumentation skills.

SPEAKERS:
Nicole Ciccarello (Beverly Hills High School: Beverly Hills, CA)

It's All Fun and Games in High School Chemistry

Thursday, November 7 • 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 397



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It's All Fun and Games in HS Chemistry
It's All Fun and Games in HS Chemistry printable and downloadable files - rules and materials

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Academic games can support the understanding of challenging concepts. Come play device-free comprehensive unit review games that are designed to provide an opportunity for all chemistry students to problem solve and think critically while working as a team in a growth-mindset environment.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will walk away with device-free game materials and proven strategies that encourage collaboration and communication while increasing students' application of concepts in 14 units of the high school chemistry curriculum. All resources are free, editable & adaptable to various levels taught.

SPEAKERS:
Laura Hessling (New Trier High School, Winnetka Campus: Winnetka, IL), Elaine Kollar (New Trier High School, Winnetka, IL (retired)), Tracy Smith (New Trier High School, Winnetka Campus: Winnetka, IL)

Model-Based Inquiry in Chemistry: Three-Dimensional Instructional Units for Grades 9–12

Friday, November 8 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 264



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Presentation Slides
Website

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

Show Details

We will introduce our forthcoming NSTA book containing a collection of units and resources to help teachers engage students in three-dimensional learning through model-based inquiry.

TAKEAWAYS:
Learn about four chemistry model-based inquiry units for rigorous and equitable instruction. Developed with secondary science teachers, the session guides three-dimensional learning, anchoring phenomena, modeling, and scientific explanations.

SPEAKERS:
Ron Gray (Northern Arizona University: Flagstaff, AZ), Todd Campbell (University of Connecticut: Storrs Mansfield, CT)

Creating Storyline-Driven Lessons for Your Science Class

Friday, November 8 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 284



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Bio_3.2_Explore_Student Learning Guide.pdf
Bio_Unit 3_Roadmap.pdf
Teacher Narrative 3.2.pdf
Unit 3 Diversity of Life Instructional Sequence.pdf

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Unlock the potential of narrative-driven instruction in your science classroom with our interactive workshop on creating storyline-driven lessons. We will provide educators with practical strategies and tools to infuse storytelling elements into their science curriculum.

TAKEAWAYS:
During the workshop, participants will explore the power of storytelling in science education and discover how to develop cohesive storylines that guide the learning journey.

SPEAKERS:
Nicole Holman (Hillsborough County Public Schools: Tampa, FL)

Formative assessment through memes, puzzles, and games

Friday, November 8 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 285


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Memes are a powerful learning tool, helping teachers assess understanding and drive deeper learning through Bloom’s taxonomy. Memes challenge students to articulate and audit their understanding through powerful puzzles. Explore how to use memes in your classroom as a formative assessment tool.

TAKEAWAYS:
In this session, participants will gain an introduction to memes as a learning tool, see good and bad examples of memes in learning, and explore three unique meme activities that can be used in your science classroom to support the development of NGSS Science and Engineering Practices.

SPEAKERS:
Jonathan Libov (CEO)

Rebel Women of STEM

Friday, November 8 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 299


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Looking to spice up your STEM classes and help the material come alive? Check out the contributions of historical and current rebel women of STEM to infuse new connections into your units. Align their ideas to your content standards and elevate the ways women shape the world of STEM.

TAKEAWAYS:
From this session participants will learn about important historical and current women of STEM and the impact of their contributions along with engaging ways to infuse this information alongside their content standards.

SPEAKERS:
Rachelle Haroldson (University of Wisconsin-River Falls: River Falls, WI)

Unlocking Science Through Tangible Learning: Exploring Manipulatives for Teaching about DNA , Atomic Models, Neurons and Beyond

Friday, November 8 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 393


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Join us as we delve into the transformative power of manipulatives in science education. This workshop offers a hands-on approach to teaching intricate scientific concepts. Discover how simple no-cost paper models can transform your teaching method and enhance student comprehension.

TAKEAWAYS:
This session will allow attendees to increase their teacher toolbox by learning about several no-cost hands on activities. Participants will take part in paper folding, coloring, and cutting to create materials that can be used to teach a wide variety of science topics.

SPEAKERS:
Molly Swanson (Teacher: Edmonton, AB)

HOT STUFF!! Thermochemistry made fun and easy!

Friday, November 8 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 397



(Only registered attendees may view session materials. Please login with your NSTA account to view.)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EE7fKrB4heLE7LkoeAzCWXlEmG84FvBd?usp=sharing

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Use manipulatives and drawings to bring meaning and sense to the world of thermochemistry all while reviewing other topics like VSEPR and Lewis structures along the way.

TAKEAWAYS:
How to get students to "see" the reasoning behind Enthalpy and the structures of molecules.

SPEAKERS:
Stacy Thibodeaux (Southside High School: Youngsville, LA), Chris Coker (Camden Fairview High School: Camden, AR)

Customize a Climate Change Storyline Unit with locally relevant phenomena and solutions that connect with students’ interests and communities

Friday, November 8 • 9:20 AM - 10:20 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 272



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Climate Education Pathways Resources
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STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Participants will engage with a unit on climate change designed to be localized. They will use tools to brainstorm local anchoring phenomena and ways to make the unit relevant for their students, community, and teaching context. All materials are freely available.

TAKEAWAYS:
Climate change units should help students understand the impacts they are experiencing and prepare them to participate in solutions. Localizing students’ climate learning is one way to do that. Storyline design tools and resources can support teachers in developing this kind of localized learning.

SPEAKERS:
Candice Guy-Gaytán (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO), Betty Stennett (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO), Audrey Mohan (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO), Lindsey Mohan (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO), Emily Harris (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO)

Building District Capacity to Design and Use Common Assessments for 5D Science

Friday, November 8 • 9:20 AM - 10:20 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 391



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5D Assessment Website
This website has links to tools for designing common assessments that are "5D" -- that is where students use all three dimensions of science to explain phenomena that connect to students' interests and identities
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STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Want to improve learning through common assessments? To do so, you need a way to design assessments efficiently that cover a wide range of standards and a way to score assessments that fits your capacity as a school or district. In this workshop, join us to explore practical common assessment design.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will leave with a process for designing, administering, and scoring common assessments that require students to apply three dimensions of science to explain phenomena and solve problems that are meaningful to students and important to their communities.

SPEAKERS:
Abraham Lo (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO), Kate Henson (University of Colorado Boulder: Boulder, CO), William Penuel (University of Colorado Boulder: Boulder, CO)

Developing Teacher Driven Storyline-Based Curriculum in Science

Friday, November 8 • 9:20 AM - 10:20 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 284



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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Yv7Bk3ap5oooSaa47LLREDfEs8E2GdTv?dmr=1&ec=wgc-drive-globalnav-goto

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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This presentation explores empowering teachers to drive curriculum change. Using the storyline approach, educators gain buy-in, guiding them to create engaging curriculums, and fostering student empowerment.

TAKEAWAYS:
Empower teachers to drive curriculum change using the storyline approach, fostering student-centered learning and ownership.

SPEAKERS:
Nicole Holman (Hillsborough County Public Schools: Tampa, FL)

5D Assessment: Using student interest & identity to design meaningful, phenomenon-driven assessment opportunities for students

Friday, November 8 • 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 272



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5D Assessment Website
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STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Learn how student interest & identity are co-equal dimensions with disciplinary core ideas, science & engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts when designing phenomenon-driven assessments. Participants will learn how to use tools to elicit information about students for use in design.

TAKEAWAYS:
Educators engage with the 5D Assessment Project's tools to elicit and use information about students' interests and identities to design meaningful, phenomenon-driven assessment opportunities. Work with examples of meaningful assessment aligned to the elements of the NGSS.

SPEAKERS:
Elaine Klein (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO), William Penuel (University of Colorado Boulder: Boulder, CO), Abraham Lo (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO)

Customizing Curriculum: Increasing Relevance for Students

Friday, November 8 • 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 273


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Wondering how to customize your curriculum to be more relevant for your students? Using examples from OpenSciEd as a context, we’ll share tools and strategies for customizing curriculum to increase relevance. Come ready to work! 90 minute session

TAKEAWAYS:
If curriculum enactment pairs great materials with support for teachers to make those materials even better, amazing things can happen. Customizing the use of phenomena in quality materials to support relevance for students is a great way to increase engagement.

SPEAKERS:
Erika Palys (OpenSciEd: No City, No State), Austin Moore (Graduate Student: , MA), Renee Affolter (OpenSciEd: New York, NY), Matt Krehbiel (OpenSciEd: New York, NY)

Leading Change

Friday, November 8 • 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 267


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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The implementation of high-quality instructional materials requires support as teachers make the shifts needed for effective use. Dig into Change Management from The Elements of curriculum based professional learning to figure out how key lessons can help you lead change.

TAKEAWAYS:
Join other leaders to consider key lessons from change and dig into Change Management from The Elements: Transforming Teaching through Curriculum-based Professional Learning.

SPEAKERS:
Jody Bintz (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO), Jim Short (Carnegie Corporation of New York: Ridgefield, CT)

Elevating Learning Through Modeling: Techniques for Enhancing the Practice of Developing and Using Models.

Friday, November 8 • 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 298



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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Fpo0Y4yNQDhGNOgCppRxHfbwcymZTUdD?usp=drive_link

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Models are essential resources for encouraging deeper knowledge, simplifying challenging concepts, and encouraging critical thinking in students. This workshop explores how effective development and utilization of models can enhance learning outcomes by offering specific classroom strategies.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will leave the session with applicable and useful knowledge and strategies for developing and using models in the classroom. Resources will be provided at the conclusion of the session.

SPEAKERS:
Augustine Owusu Achiaw (Graduate Assistant: Clemson, SC), Summer Landreth (educator: , SC)

Adding Dimensionality to Your Assessments

Friday, November 8 • 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 397



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Adding Dimensionality to Your Assessments 2024
We live in a 3D world. Do your assessments? Come learn how to measure the dimensionality of your assessments and how to write two- and three-dimensional questions. Participants will be given time to apply their learning to their own assessments to integrate the CCCs and SEPs.

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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We live in a 3D world. Do your assessments? Come learn how to measure the dimensionality of your assessments and how to write two- and three-dimensional questions. Participants will be given time to apply their learning to their own assessments to integrate the CCCs and SEPs.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will learn how to write two- and three-dimensional questions and edit current assessment questions to integrate the cross-cutting concepts and science and engineering practices.

SPEAKERS:
Laura Cohen (Lake Zurich High School: Lake Zurich, IL), McKenna Serowka (Lake Zurich High School: Lake Zurich, IL)

Don’t Believe Everything You Believe

Friday, November 8 • 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 284



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Don't Believe Everything You Believe Presentation Generation Skeptics Melanie Trecek-King.pdf
https://generationskeptics.org

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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By 2025, it’s estimated that 463 exabytes of data will be created daily; that’s like 212,765,957 DVDs/day! How can our students know if the information they receive is credible? Generation Skeptics teaches the necessary skills with lessons and guest speakers. (www.generationskeptics.org)

TAKEAWAYS:
Generation Skeptics arms educators with free resources to instill skepticism in students. Recognizing the proliferation of misinformation, GenSkeps seeks to equip the next generation with the enduring principles of the scientific method and the importance of substantiating claims with evidence.

SPEAKERS:
Melanie Trecek-King (Thinking Is Power)

Cats of Electrochemistry! Purrrrrfect understanding of Galvanic/Voltaic Cells!

Friday, November 8 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - Exhibit Hall, Poster Session Aisle


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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See how cats help with chemistry. Using acronyms, simulations, particle diagrams, and simple manipulatives get students to "see" how the cell operates and works. Get concrete understanding of what seems to be a complex system.

TAKEAWAYS:
How to use manipulatives and memory mnemonics to give students a concrete understanding of an electrochemical cell.

SPEAKERS:
Chris Coker (Camden Fairview High School: Camden, AR)

Leadership for Launch--Getting the Right People on the Bus!

Friday, November 8 • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 267


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Once you’ve adopted high-quality instructional materials, how do leaders ensure effective and sustained implementation, especially at high school? Join us to explore features of transformative professional learning that address a range of concerns teachers may have about implementation and change.

TAKEAWAYS:
Effective and sustained implementation of high-quality instructional materials requires planning for change prior to implementation, generating excitement, providing transformative professional learning, monitoring implementation progress and using data to support continuous improvement.

SPEAKERS:
Jody Bintz (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO), Jim Short (Carnegie Corporation of New York: Ridgefield, CT), Cynthia Gay (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO)

Science Lab Hacks for Teachers

Friday, November 8 • 1:20 PM - 2:20 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 399


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Quick and easy techniques to improve lab experience in the classrom from preparation through tear down.

TAKEAWAYS:
Practical tips on how to set up a lab to reduce clean up, spills, and ease transition to the next class.

SPEAKERS:
Brian Hamilton (Southland Center CCS: Columbus, OH)

Choosing Phenomena for Standards-Based Assessments that Connect to Students’ Interests and Community Priorities

Friday, November 8 • 1:20 PM - 2:50 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 272



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5D Assessment Website
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STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Want to create 3D assessment tasks that students enjoy completing and leave wanting to learn more? Join us for this session where we will explore three different approaches to choosing phenomena and problems for assessments that align to standards and connect to students’ interests and identities.

TAKEAWAYS:
Educators will leave with a plan for learning about your students’ interests and the priorities of their communities pertaining to a 3D standard you are teaching and assessing next semester.

SPEAKERS:
Elaine Klein (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO), William Penuel (University of Colorado Boulder: Boulder, CO), Abraham Lo (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO)

How does a cross-disciplinary approach help support the development of chemistry ideas?

Friday, November 8 • 1:20 PM - 2:20 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 391



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Cross Disciplinary Approach in Chemistry.pdf
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STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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OpenSciEd High School Chemistry incorporates physical science, Earth and space science, and engineering, technology, and applications of science NGSS performance expectations into its five units. Hear how using this cross-disciplinary approach supports student development of chemistry ideas.

TAKEAWAYS:
OpenSciEd High School Chemistry incorporates physical science, Earth and space science, and engineering, technology, and applications of science NGSS performance expectations into its five units. Hear how using this cross-disciplinary approach supports student development of chemistry ideas.

SPEAKERS:
Michael Novak (Northwestern University: Evanston, IL), Nicole Vick (Northwestern University)

Smart Learning: Empowering Education through Artificial Intelligence-Bridging gaps through application

Friday, November 8 • 1:20 PM - 2:20 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 394


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Explore the transformative potential of AI the educational setting in this dynamic session. We'll delve into how AI can be used to tailor and support student learning, streamline administrative processes for educators, and enhance data analysis.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will learn practical skills in crafting AI prompts, selecting optimal platforms, and leveraging AI to create custom educational resources. This session is designed to equip teachers and administrators with the tools to integrate AI effectively into their practices.

SPEAKERS:
Ericka Jones (Cleveland ISD: No City, No State)

Unraveling the Mysteries of Black Worms: Using Hands-on Research to Engage Students in Learning and Literacy

Friday, November 8 • 1:20 PM - 2:20 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 386



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11-8-24 Black Worms CER Worksheet.pdf
11-8-24 Student Sample - Black Worms Claims_Evidence_Reasoning.pdf
Brisk Black Worms Grade Level 9 - Lesson Plan and Worksheet.pdf
CER-Checklist.pdf
Feedback Form
Google Slides - Unraveling the Mysteries of Black Worms
All presenter documents are linked in speaker notes.
Sentence Stems for CER.pdf
Unraveling the Mysteries of Black Worms ClaimsEvidenceReasoning
Watch blackworms unknot themselves in a flash | Science News

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Participants will receive a worm culture to interact with, record observations, and conduct research to determine and list facts about the worms. They will then use the results of this research to write a nuanced claim about the worm culture, using facts as evidence to explain their reasoning.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will learn about hands-on activities that engage students in science and research, and strategies to improve evidence-based writing in the science classroom including a CER checklist, scaffolding techniques for struggling writers, vocabulary banks, sentence frames, and peer feedback.

SPEAKERS:
Maureen Barclay (Captain Shreve High School: Shreveport, LA), Amy Douglas Kendrick (Jena High School: Jena, LA)

Teaching Wave Particle Duality using Phenomena

Friday, November 8 • 1:20 PM - 2:20 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 388


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Using phenomena to teach Wave Particle Duality (WPD) helps students understand this crazy property of light that is critical for understanding how technology works. By sequencing several activities appropriately, students can understand that light is both a particle and a wave. Mystery solved.

TAKEAWAYS:
Clarification of how light has dual properties; sequencing of phenomena, and activities help guide students to a deeper understanding. Teachers will have instructional resources to teach WPD.

SPEAKERS:
Karen Matsler (University of Texas Arlington: No City, No State)

Fluids! Help Your AP Physics 1 Class Go With the Flow

Friday, November 8 • 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 384


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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This goal of this session is to give teachers the tools they need to adjust to the addition of Fluids to the AP Physics 1 curriculum. During this session, we will reinforce content understanding, and provide classroom-ready resources such as instructional materials, labs, and more!

TAKEAWAYS:
Teachers will walk away with alleviated anxiety about the addition of a new unit to AP Physics 1, and perhaps even excitement! Participants will leave with a stronger understanding of fluids concepts, labs, problems, modeling activities, as well as finding a new group of collaborative friends!

SPEAKERS:
Oather Strawderman (Lawrence Free State High School: Lawrence, KS), John Pinizzotto (Director, AP Physics: Whitman, MA)

Empowering Student Agency: Differentiated Instruction Through SEPs

Friday, November 8 • 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 383



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NSTA- New Orleans Empowering Agency and Differentiating.pdf

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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This will focus on successful implementation of teaching strategies that aim to challenge diverse learners using differentiation. Examples include: dynamic models as alternatives to lectures, note-taking strategies, creating leveled practices, and review sessions with differentiated stations.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will walk away with several ideas to create materials for a range of learner needs that have been implemented in a variety of science disciplines as well as multiple levels including Special Education & AP. Learn ways to adjust the curriculum to encourage student independence & agency.

SPEAKERS:
John Deppong (Adlai E. Stevenson High School: Lincolnshire, IL), Kellie Dean (Adlai E. Stevenson High School: Lincolnshire, IL), Lauren LaSota (Adlai E. Stevenson High School: Lincolnshire, IL), Molly Sponseller (Adlai E. Stevenson High School: Lincolnshire, IL)

Genetic Tech Investigations

Friday, November 8 • 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 386



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Public-facing materials
Teacher guide and links to student materials.

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Reinforce genetics concepts by exploring the molecular processes technologies employ to understand genetic disorders. Experience an interactive curriculum module that is a window into biochemical processes at different levels from DNA to protein, and the technologies that illuminate them.

TAKEAWAYS:
How to access and use a free, NGSS-friendly curriculum module that helps students gain a deeper understanding of molecular genetics and the ways genetic disorders affect the pathway from DNA to a functioning protein by exploring the biochemical processes that technologies employ to detect a disorder.

SPEAKERS:
Molly Malone (The University of Utah: Salt Lake City, UT)

Thinking Routines to Achieve Equity

Friday, November 8 • 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 390


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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In this workshop teachers will get a hands-on experience using Harvard's Project Zero Thinking Routines, which are routines designed to guide students as they explore and organize their thoughts about a new topic. Teachers will leave with routines and activities they can start implementing ASAP!

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will gain familiarity with and learn how to embed Harvard's Project Zero Thinking Routines into their curriculum, which help them to successfully have all students explore and organize their thoughts around a topic while participating in academic lessons.

SPEAKERS:
Dani Maloney (Mamaroneck High School: Mamaroneck, NY)

Exploring Extreme Heat with Understanding Global Change

Friday, November 8 • 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 399



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Materials and Resources Landing Page
This is a landing page with links to all the materials and resources shared during the workshop.
San Diego Science Project Website
Understanding Global Change Website

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Explore an extreme heat based phenomenon with the Understanding Global Change (UGC) framework’s modeling practices. Learn UGC practices and tools to help incorporate an Earth systems perspective into your curriculum and adapt existing resources.

TAKEAWAYS:
Experience the nature and processes of science by constructing explanations about a global change phenomenon with the Understanding Global Change framework and explanatory modeling practices.

SPEAKERS:
Alec Barron (UC San Diego: No City, No State)

Argumentation and Debate in the Science Classroom

Friday, November 8 • 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 298



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Argumentation and Debate in the science classroom.pptx

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Learn a variety of implementation strategies to include debating/ argumentation into your science curriculum. Strategies include ideas such as Four Corners, tabletop debate, and full class debate. Ways to differentiate strategies to accommodate different learning abilities will be discussed.

TAKEAWAYS:
Educators will be able to implement different debating/ argumentation strategies into their science curriculum.

SPEAKERS:
Melanie Craig (Croatan High School: No City, No State)

Transforming Assessment to Maximize Learning in AP courses

Friday, November 8 • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 385



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https://reimaginedschools.com/nsta-conference-presentations/
Presentation, artifacts, and other useful resources

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Embrace a competency-based approach to any Advanced Placement science course by focusing on the practices without sacrificing content or pace. The strengths-based, feedback-oriented assessment approach supports student success on the AP exam, transitioning from a traditional grading to the LPM.

TAKEAWAYS:
Create learning progressions based on the SEPs and adjust the target levels to provide enough time for students to grow to AP expectations. Attendees will leave knowing how they can implement this consistent, reliable method immediately in their classrooms even in a traditional grades school.

SPEAKERS:
Elise Naramore (Pascack Hills High School: Montvale, NJ)

Implementing Social Justice Standards in the High School Science Classroom

Friday, November 8 • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 383



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NSTA_ Social Justice Standards in the Science Classroom.pdf

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Work through NSTA's Beyond Representation and BSCS Science Learning's Humane Genetics Program, has given me the tools to transform more traditional curriculum to include Social Justice Standards as a way of teaching and learning in science classes. Transformed units and lessons will be shared.

TAKEAWAYS:
Social Justice Standards can and should be a way of teaching and learning science along side NGSS. Attendees will see examples of how this can be done in the Biology and Environmental Science classrooms.

SPEAKERS:
Lizabeth Peterson (Highland Park High Schoo Dist 113: Highland Park, IL)

Synergy in STEM: Optimizing Project-Based Learning through Strategic Student Grouping

Friday, November 8 • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 390


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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An innovative session designed to integrate STEM, project-based learning and student grouping such as progressive task grouping, triad grouping, jigsaw grouping, project product grouping!
NGSS aligned! Learn specific PBL strategies to take back with you! Real world problem solving and more!

TAKEAWAYS:
Integrating STEM with PBL and group strategies focuses on solving real-world problems through teamwork and interdisciplinary projects, enhancing engagement and fostering essential skills.

SPEAKERS:
Ericka Jones (Cleveland ISD: No City, No State)

STEM Capstone | Bringing Authentic Student-Led Inquiry into the Classroom

Friday, November 8 • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 392


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Starting a STEM research course or including authentic student research opportunities in an existing course can be daunting. The learning curve is steep, so let me help! I have built my school's STEM Capstone course from the ground up and am excited to share what I have learned with you.

TAKEAWAYS:
I will share my experiences, course outline, and the resources I have created to give structure to an unstructured endeavor. One such resource is a lab notebook that guides students through their independent research journey. I will also share tools for tracking progress and accessing men