NSTA Spring 2012 National Conference
National Science Teachers Association
March 29-April 1, 2012
2012 National Conference in Indianapolis
NSTA Indy Conference Presentations and Exhibits
Presentations
Thursday, March 29
8:00 - 9:00 AM
Difficult Life Science Concepts in Introductory College Courses
JW Marriott Indianapolis, White River Ballroom I
Learn how an interdisciplinary team of professors are creating online learning enhancement modules to help college students learn difficult science concepts in three introductory courses.
Presenter(s): Neil Knobloch (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Lisa Keefe (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Bryan Hains (University of Kentucky: Lexington, KY); Savannah Craddock (Purdue University: Lexington, KY)
FORMAT: Presentation
SUBJECT: Biology
GRADE LEVEL: College
9:30 - 10:30 AM
A 5E Learning Cycle Integrating Science, Health, and Language Arts
Indiana Convention Center, 231
Take part in an integrated 5E learning cycle that you can do with inexpensive materials to teach students about health and the spread of disease.
Presenter(s):Brenda Turgeon (Purdue University Calumet: Hammond, IN)
FORMAT: Workshop
SUBJECT: General Science
GRADE LEVEL: Elementary
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Decreasing Ambiguity in Spoken Mathematics
Indianapolis Marriott Downtown, Indiana Ballroom G
Ambiguity in spoken mathematics is problematic for students with print disabilities. Rules for nonambiguous speaking of mathematics will be demonstrated. Using these rules in the classroom will increase access by students with print disabilities.
Presenter(s):Mick Isaacson (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Workshop
SUBJECT: General Science
GRADE LEVEL: General
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Eat Your Way to Better Health
Indiana Convention Center, 210
Learn about a garden-based school nutrition education program full of activities and validated assessment tools. The program is geared toward increasing participants' fruit and vegetable consumption.
Presenter(s):Matthew Kararo (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Kathryn Orvis (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Workshop
SUBJECT: Biology
GRADE LEVEL: Elementary
9:30 - 10:30 AM
How Would You Find Out If Your Students Can Design Reasonable Biological Experiments?
Indiana Convention Center, 204
Can your students apply the process of science and use quantitative reasoning? Assessments can help you diagnose and improve your students' experimental approaches to biology.
Presenter(s):Kirk A. Janowiak (Delphi Community High School: Delphi, IN); Leslie G. Fatum (Shortridge Magnet High School for Law and Policy: Indianapolis, IN); Elvia Solis (Arsenal Technical High School: Indianapolis, IN); Annwesa P. Dasgupta (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Omolola A. Adedokun (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Nancy J. Pelaez (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Kari Clase (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Workshop
SUBJECT: Biology
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College
12:30 - 1:30 PM
The Gap Between Policy and Practice: The Impact of NCLB on Health and Science Education
JW Marriott Indianapolis, White River Ballroom J
Review research findings that illustrate the impact of No Child Left Behind on health and science instruction in the elementary classroom.
Presenter(s):Brenda Turgeon (Purdue University Calumet: Hammond, IN)
FORMAT: Presentation
SUBJECT: General Science
GRADE LEVEL: Elementary, Supervision
2:00 - 3:00 PM
I Thought Chemistry Was Just a Math Class: Textbook Reading Comprehension in High School Chemistry
JW Marriott Indianapolis, JW Grand Ballroom 9
Let's examine the importance of reading comprehension as it applies to chemistry and the other sciences.
Presenter(s): Taylor M. Owings (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Presentation
SUBJECT: Chemistry
GRADE LEVEL: High School, College
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Real Science, Real Stories: Using a Research-based Lab Module to Model the Scientific Enterprise
Indiana Convention Center, 127
Get pointers from high school chemistry teachers as they talk about their experiences and lessons learned with implementing a research-based lab module into their curriculum.
Presenter(s): Rebekah Rakoczy (New Tech High @ Arsenal Tech: Indianapolis, IN); Sarah Nern (Seeger Memorial High School: West Lebanon, IN); Gabriela C. Weaver (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Matthew Pilarz (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Presentation
SUBJECT: Chemistry
GRADE LEVEL: High School
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Searching for Starch in the Food Pyramid
Indiana Convention Center, 210
Elementary school students visualize starch in various food products, including fruits, vegetables, and beans. Students learn that nutrients are found in many plants in various quantities.
Presenter(s): Suzanne M. Cunningham (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Sherry Fulk-Bringman (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Workshop
SUBJECT: Biology
GRADE LEVEL: Elementary
3:30 - 4:30 PM
Featured Presentation: Forensic Science Education: Multidisciplinary Science—Bringing Critical Thinking, Interactive Learning, and Creativity to the Classroom
Indiana Convention Center, Sagamore Ballroom 7
The STEM education movement is testimony to the reality that we can no longer study scientific disciplines as separate entities. All of our sciences have become interconnected, interdependent, and overlapping. Science education is evolving. Forensic science is the quintessential example of multidisciplinary applied science and engineering. Forensic scientists use any and all scientific methods and techniques to help them give voice to physical evidence that cannot speak and thus relate it to civil and criminal acts. The education of forensic science students involves teaching many sciences and applying them in creative ways. It provides numerous opportunities to reinforce critical-thinking skills and directly involve students in their own learning…and, it can also be fun!
Presenter(s): Jay Siegel (Chair, Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and Professor of Forensic and Investigative Sciences, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis: Indianapolis, IN)
Bio: Dr. Jay Siegel has testified more than 200 times as an expert witness in 12 states, federal court, and military court. He is Editor in Chief of the Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences and has authored textbooks, including Fundamentals of Forensic Science and Forensic Science: A Beginner’s Guide. From 1980 to 2004, he was professor of Forensic Chemistry and director of the Forensic Science Program at Michigan State University in the School of Criminal Justice. In 2004, he moved to Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) to become director of the Forensic and Investigative Sciences Program, a position he held until August 2011. He received his PhD in analytical chemistry from George Washington University.
FORMAT: Featured Speaker
SUBJECT: Chemistry
GRADE LEVEL: General
3:30 - 4:30 PM
Take a Bus-free Field Trip: Purdue zipTrips™
Indiana Convention Center, 208
Connect students to real-world scientists through the magic of technology. This session covers how to integrate an electronic field trip into the science classroom.
Presenter(s): Jamie L. Loizzo (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Joan Crow (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Steven Doyle (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Wilella Burgess (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Presentation
SUBJECT: Biology
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, Informal Education
3:30 - 4:30 PM
Evaluate the Impact of an Electronic Field Trip on Students' Perceptions of Scientists with a "Draw a Scientist" Test
Indiana Convention Center, 208
Learn how an electronic field trip (zipTrips™) impacts student stereotypical views of scientists and examine viability of EFTs as an alternative to traditional field trips.
Presenter(s): Loran Carleton Parker (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Omolola A. Adedokun (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Wilella Burgess (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Ann M. Bessenbacher (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Jamie L. Loizzo (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Presentation
SUBJECT: Biology
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, Informal Education
3:30 - 4:30 PM
A District Journey on Integrating Design into Science Inquiry—with an Engineering Backdrop
Indiana Convention Center, 212
Engineering in the classroom? EEK! Elementary teachers share their experiences, activities, and student outcomes in using engineering as their backdrop for STEM classroom activities.
Presenter(s): Elizabeth Gajdzik (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Mariel Milano (Orange County Public Schools: Orlando, FL); Johannes Strobel (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Presentation
SUBJECT: General Science
GRADE LEVEL: Elementary
5:00 - 5:30 PM
Visualizing the Chemistry of Climate Change
JW Marriott Indianapolis, White River Ballroom I
Join us as we highlight a series of interactive web-based digital learning objects that can help high school and undergraduate chemistry students visualize and understand the chemistry underlying global climate change.
Presenter(s): Marcy H. Towns (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Leah Martin-Visscher (The King's University College: Edmonton, Alta., Canada); Brian Martin (The King's University College: Edmonton, Alta., Canada); Peter Mahaffy (The King's University College: Edmonton, Alta., Canada)
FORMAT: Presentation
SUBJECT: Chemistry
GRADE LEVEL: High School, College
8:00 - 9:00 AM
Science on the Cheap: Teaching Science Activities Without Spending a Ton of Money
Indiana Convention Center, 122
Join us and perform various inquiry activities that can be done on a tight budget!
Presenter(s): Amy J. Smith (Blue Ridge Primary School: Frankfort, IN); Steven C. Smith (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Kristen Poindexter (Spring Mill Elementary School: Indianapolis, IN)
FORMAT: Workshop
SUBJECT: General Science
GRADE LEVEL: Preschool, Elementary
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
F-3: Purdue University—Discovery Park and College of Agriculture
Ticketed Event: $38 advance; $43 on-site
Purchase tickets when you register online or on the Indianapolis Advance Registration Form.
Discover Purdue! Learn what we are doing to prepare and support educators around the world through a tour and hands-on activities during this day on campus. The day begins at Purdue’s Discovery Park, an innovative, interdisciplinary research complex, followed by visits to the Birck Nanotechnology Center’s Scifres Nanofabrication Laboratory, the Bindley Bioscience Center, and the Hall for Discovery and Learning Research. In the second half of the field trip, explore science within the agriculture discipline at Purdue’s College of Agriculture. Discover “The Nature of Teaching” program developed for educators to incorporate wildlife and the study of ecosystems into their classrooms. Take part in hands-on activities that you can take back to your classrooms. Final stop will be a visit to the Biochemistry Teaching Laboratory where participants will conduct experiments and demonstrations illustrating scientific concepts. Take home lesson plans and resources throughout the day. Lunch on own at Campus Dining Court. Click here for more details. Note: Wear comfortable shoes for walking and clothing suitable for outdoor conditions. Cameras are allowed in the facilities. Travel time will be roughly 75 minutes each way.
FORMAT: Field trip
Friday, March 30
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Featured Presentation: Cloud and Precipitation in a Future Climate: Why Isn’t There an App for This Yet?
Indiana Convention Center, Sagamore Ballroom 2
As the climate changes, society needs to know how clouds and precipitation will change: Will cloudy skies be the norm? Will there be more or less precipitation, and will it result from fewer, extreme events, or more frequent, weaker events? Will there be more hailstorms? The answers don’t come easily. The complexity of the problem regarding clouds and precipitation will be discussed, and also used to demonstrate the increasing need to educate our students in scientific uncertainty, as well as the changing nature of scientific knowledge. Understanding science, and all of its limitations, will assist current and future generations in making more informed decisions for global sustainability.
Presenter(s): Sonia Lasher-Trapp (Associate Professor, Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
Bio: You can say that Dr. Sonia Lasher-Trapp has her head in the clouds. She loves to go out into the field and collect data around and within the clouds, and then try to use models to explain what she sees in the observations, and to predict the behavior of clouds and precipitation in the future. She is an associate professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Purdue University. At Purdue, she formed the Cloud Microphysics Research Group that studies the details of precipitation processes in warm and mixed-phase cumulus clouds of various types, using both large observational data sets acquired with radar and aircraft during field programs, and hierarchies of high-resolution numerical models. She received her PhD in meteorology from the University of Oklahoma in 1998.FORMAT: Featured Speaker
SUBJECT: Environmental Science
GRADE LEVEL: General
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Let's Do Science! Increase Authentic Learning in Chemistry
Indiana Convention Center, 127
Learn about Authentic Learning and Science Practice in Chemistry Education (ALSPICE) and brainstorm inquiry-based research activities for use in your classroom.
Presenter(s): Gabriela C. Weaver (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Kim S. Kingery (Purdue University: Lafayette, IN); Lisa Kirkham (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Emily V. DiNoto (Purdue Universtiy: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Workshop
SUBJECT: Chemistry
GRADE LEVEL: High School
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Enzyme Assays for High School Labs
Indiana Convention Center, 245
High school students visualize and quantitate enzyme activity using corn seed, starch-agar gels, and an indicator. Puzzles and LEGOs® assist students to better understand enzyme function.
Presenter(s): Suzanne M. Cunningham (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Sherry Fulk-Bringman (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Workshop
SUBJECT: Biology
GRADE LEVEL: High School
12:30 - 1:00 PM
Institute for Accessible Science (IAS): Advancing Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Laboratory Science
JW Marriott Indianapolis, 201
Come hear about the efforts of the Institute for Accessible Science to support students with disabilities in pursuing careers in science.
Presenter(s): Susan M. Mendrysa (Institute for Accessible Science: West Lafayette, IN); Loran Carleton Parker (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Presentation
SUBJECT: Biology
GRADE LEVEL: High School, College
2:00 - 3:00 PM
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Lecture: FrankenClimate: The Perils of Engineering Our Way Out of Global Warming
Indiana Convention Center, Sagamore Ballroom 3
With the burning of fossil fuels resulting in a sharp increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide, a powerful heat-trapping gas, geo-engineers are looking at ways to suck carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as a means to combat global warming. One proposed method is based on the “natural” process of fertilizing the ocean surface with iron to enhance ocean algae blooms. Findings show that this method is not the natural way the surface ocean has acted in the past and is thus likely an unsustainable, and even dangerous, approach.
Presenter(s): Gabriel Filippelli (Professor of Earth Sciences, and Director, Center for Urban Health Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI): Indianapolis, IN)
Bio: Gabriel Filippelli is a professor of Earth Sciences at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), where he is also the director of the Center for Urban Health and an adjunct professor of Public Health. He specializes in environmental geochemistry and climate change science, developing and interpreting geochemical records of climate and climate change extracted from oceans and lakes, and he has studied heavy metal distributions, geochemistry, and human health impacts in wetland, soil, and riparian environments. He has more than 80 publications, and has been active in editing several volumes on past climate change in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica and on geochemical processes in ocean sediments. He received a PhD in Earth sciences from University of California Santa Cruz.Dr. Filippelli has been involved with scientific ocean drilling efforts for 20 years, beginning with serving as a scientist on board the Ocean Drilling Program vessel JOIDES Resolution in an expedition around Antarctica, and later through other expeditions with students and colleagues. He has served on a series of advisory panels for the Ocean Drilling Program, ultimately as the chair of the Science Planning Committee for the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, a $170M/year effort to explore the seafloor for evidence of past climate, the characterization of deep sea life, the formation processes of ocean basins, and the signals for seismic threats in the ocean realm.
FORMAT: Featured Speaker
SUBJECT: Environmental Science
GRADE LEVEL: General
2:00 - 3:00 PM
The Chemistry Conversation Pit
JW Marriott Indianapolis, JW Grand Ballroom 4
Join us for this unstructured opportunity for high school and college chemistry teachers to meet. Anyone with an interest in chemistry and conversation is welcome to attend.
Presenter(s): Edward A. Mottel (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology: Terre Haute, IN); William Bayley (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Presentation
SUBJECT: Chemistry
GRADE LEVEL: High School, College
2:00 - 3:00 PM
The Chemistry Conversation Pit
JW Marriott Indianapolis, JW Grand Ballroom 4
Join us for this unstructured opportunity for high school and college chemistry teachers to meet. Anyone with an interest in chemistry and conversation is welcome to attend.
Presenter(s): Edward A. Mottel (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology: Terre Haute, IN); William Bayley (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Presentation
SUBJECT: Chemistry
GRADE LEVEL: High School, College
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Soils—More Than the Dirt Under Your Feet
Westin Indianapolis, Grand Ballroom 1
Soil science is the best-kept secret to meeting Earth science, chemistry, and biology standards. In this active session, we will reveal this deep secret.
Presenter(s): Susan Chapman (Soil Science Society of America: Madison, WI); Missy Holzer (Chatham High School: Chatham, NJ); David Lindbo (North Carolina State University: Raleigh, NC); Sherry Fulk-Bringman (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Workshop
SUBJECT: Earth Science
GRADE LEVEL: Informal Education
2:00 - 2:30 PM
IUPUC Student Chapter—Launching Dreams
Indiana Convention Center, 231
Join us for an overview of an event organized by the NSTA student chapter of Indiana University - Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC) for local students and teachers. The event centered around aviation and science through art. Handouts!
Presenter(s): Stephanie S. Coy (IUPUC: Columbus, IN); Ashton R. White (IUPUC: Columbus, IN)
FORMAT: Presentation
SUBJECT: General Science
GRADE LEVEL: Elementary
3:30 - 4:30 PM
Research Goes to School: Incorporating Advanced Research on the Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels into High School STEM Classrooms
Indiana Convention Center, 111/112
Find out how high school STEM teachers incorporated advanced research on the conversion of biomass to biofuels into their courses. Lesson plans and strategies included.
Presenter(s): Georgia Everett (Tri-Central Middle School: Sharpsville, IN); Lisa Kirkham (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Kathy Daniels (Mississinew High School: Gas City, IN)
FORMAT: Presentation
SUBJECT: General Science
GRADE LEVEL: High School
3:30 - 4:30 PM
Discovering the Science of the Environment: Integrating Technology and the Environment to Inspire Future Scientists
Westin Indianapolis, Caucus
Learn about Discovering the Science of the Environment (DSE) program at Indiana Unversity - Purdue University Indianapolis, which features a mobile resource trailer that contains an interactive data collection/recording devices and web interface to deliver free field-based science programming to local schools.
Presenter(s): Brooke A. Furge (IUPUI: Indianapolis, IN); Kara A. Salazar (IUPUI: Indianapolis, IN); Lenore P. Tedesco (IUPUI: Indianapolis, IN)
FORMAT: Presentation
SUBJECT: Environmental Science
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, Informal Education
5:00 - 6:00 PM
Dive! Dive! Discovering Density Through a Virtual Submarine Simulation
Indiana Convention Center, 205
Engage participants in a curriculum themed around a web-based submarine simulation to develop the concept of density in middle school students.
Presenter(s): Mira Projovic ( Hammond, IN); Melissa Higgason (Purdue University Calumet: Hammond, IN); Janet Hart (Aurora Elementary School: Aurora, IN); Robert Rivers (Purdue University Calumet: Hammond, IN); Tracy Mis (Hammond Academy of Science and Technology: Hammond, IN); Cynthia Joy Etsler (Purdue University Calumet: Hammond, IN)
FORMAT: Workshop
SUBJECT: Physics
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School
5:00 - 6:30 PM
The "FAMOUS" Indiana and Ohio Earth Science Teachers Association Rock Raffle
Westin Indianapolis, Grand Ballroom 5
The Indiana and Ohio Earth Science Teachers Associations are sponsoring a combined Rock Raffle. Come bid on minerals, crystals, rocks, fossils, books, posters, videos, and DVDs for your classroom.
Presenter(s): Steven C. Smith (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Ron Fabich (Ohio Earth Science Teachers Association: Medina, OH)
FORMAT: Presentation
SUBJECT: Earth Science
GRADE LEVEL: Elementary, Middle School, High School
Saturday, March 31
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
NSTA/SCST Symposium: Nature Under Investigation—Forensic Science in the Classroom
JW Marriott Indianapolis, 204/205
The annual joint symposium by NSTA and the Society for College Science Teachers (SCST) attracts many science teachers with up-to-date teaching strategies and hands-on workshops. This year’s symposium focuses on the integration of forensic sciences into the middle school and high school as well as undergraduate college-level classroom. The symposium starts with presentations by two renowned educators in the field of forensic sciences followed by breakout sessions that provide attendees with hands-on experiences that can directly be translated into the classroom.
FORMAT: Special Session
8:00 - 9:00 AM
The Case for Forensic Science in the Classroom
JW Marriott Indianapolis, 204/205
Jay Siegel (Chair, Dept. of Chemistry, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis: Indianapolis, IN)
The explosion of crime scene investigation programs in the media has fueled interest in forensic science by just about everyone. This is a both a positive and a negative. This talk touches on why educators should use this hype to excite students about science and careers in science.
FORMAT: Special Session
9:15 - 10:15 AM
Implementation of Forensic Science in the Classroom
JW Marriott Indianapolis, 204/205
Kathy Mirakovits (Physics, Biology, and Forensic Science Instructor, Portage Northern High School: Portage, MI)
Forensic science offers educators ways to easily use problem-solving and inquiry techniques coupled with science content in their classroom. Whether it is by infusing a topic into an existing science program or developing a forensic science course, the results are excited students doing science!
FORMAT: Special Session
10:30 AM - 12 Noon
The Mystery of Lyle and Louise: A Forensic Science Curriculum with Hands-On Exercises
JW Marriott Indianapolis, 208
Cassie Vickers (Vandalia Research, Inc.: Salt Rock, WV)
To be announced
FORMAT: Special Session
SUBJECT: General Science
GRADE LEVEL: College
8:00 - 9:00 AM
Scientists Help Others: Student Experiences with an Electronic Field Trip
Indiana Convention Center, 242
What are students saying about interacting with scientist role models through an electronic field trip? Join us for a review of preliminary findings from a qualitative pilot study.
Presenter(s): Jamie L. Loizzo (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Bill R. Watson (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Presentation
SUBJECT: General Science
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, Informal Education
8:00 - 9:00 AM
Teaching Science in Rural Schools: Benefits, Challenges, and Factors Influencing Teacher Retention
Indianapolis Marriott Downtown, Marriott Ballroom 9
Discuss factors related to attrition and retention of rural science teachers, and examine benefits and challenges teachers experience in these settings.
Presenter(s): Kasey P.S. Goodpaster (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Sandra Laursen (University of Colorado: Boulder, CO); Wilella Burgess (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Gabriela C. Weaver (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Omolola A. Adedokun (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Presentation
SUBJECT: General Science
GRADE LEVEL: General
8:00 - 9:00 AM
Making Waves: Seismic Waves Activities and Demonstrations
Westin Indianapolis, Capitol III
Engage in hands-on activities and learn about effective animations and software that demonstrate important seismic wave characteristics and propagation.
Presenter(s): Sheryl J. Braile (Happy Hollow Elementary School: West Lafayette, IN); Lawrence W. Braile (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Workshop
SUBJECT: Earth Science
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School
8:00 - 9:30 AM
Fat Dogs and Coughing Horses: Delivery of a Ninth-Grade Curriculum, Part I
Indiana Convention Center, Wabash Ballroom 2
By applying examples from veterinary and human medicine involving the role of animals in keeping people healthy, explore a high school biology unit designed to teach standard concepts such as the scientific method, compound and dissecting microscope use, life cycles, cells, and biochemistry. This Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) workshop is supported by the National Center for Research Resources, a part of the National Institutes of Health and Purdue University.
Presenter(s): Jennifer Veatch (Crawfordsville High School: Crawfordsville, IN); Joe Ruhl (Lafayette School Corp.: Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Exhibitor Workshop
SUBJECT: Biology
GRADE LEVEL: High School
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Contextualizing Climate Change Within a Climate System
Westin Indianapolis, Capitol I
Join us for an overview of the teacher professional development program and tool kit for contextualizing climate change within a climate system.
Presenter(s): Daniel P. Shepardson (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Workshop
SUBJECT: Environmental Science
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School
9:30 - 10:30 AM
"I Actually Feel Like a Scientist!" Student Perceptions of a Research-based Chemistry Experience
Indiana Convention Center, 127
Learn about a high school students' research-based laboratory experience and how their discourse and self-confidence in the lab progressed.
Presenter(s): Kim S. Kingery (Purdue University: Lafayette, IN); Gabriela C. Weaver (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Matthew Pilarz (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Presentation
SUBJECT: Chemistry
GRADE LEVEL: High School
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Laboratory Goals in Undergraduate Chemistry
JW Marriott Indianapolis, 201/202
Learn about the diversity of faculty goals for undergraduate chemistry laboratory coursework based on interviews and faculty surveys from various institutions.
Presenter(s): Marcy H. Towns (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Stacey Lowery Bretz (Miami University: Oxford, OH)
FORMAT: Presentation
SUBJECT: Chemistry
GRADE LEVEL: College
10:00 - 11:30 AM
Fat Dogs and Coughing Horses: Delivery of a Ninth-Grade Curriculum, Part II
Indiana Convention Center, Wabash Ballroom 2
By applying examples from veterinary and human medicine involving the role of animals in keeping people healthy, explore a high school biology unit designed to teach standard concepts such as the scientific method, compound and dissecting microscope use, life cycles, cells, and biochemistry. This Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) workshop is supported by the National Center for Research Resources, a part of the National Institutes of Health and Purdue University.
Presenter(s): Jennifer Veatch (Crawfordsville High School: Crawfordsville, IN); Joe Ruhl (Lafayette School Corp.: Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Exhibitor Workshop
SUBJECT: Biology
GRADE LEVEL: High School
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
iPad Inquiry for the Inclusive Classroom
Indianapolis Marriott Downtown, Marriott Ballroom 2
iPads are an innovative way to differentiate instruction and meet various classroom needs. Through technology, teachers can scaffold and support students in their inquiry investigations.
Presenter(s): Bridget T. Miller (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Steven C. Smith (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Presentation
SUBJECT: General Science
GRADE LEVEL: General
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Creating and Fostering an Online Community of Practice through STEMEdhub.org
Indianapolis Marriott Downtown, Marriott Ballroom 2
Join us for a presentation of STEMEdhub.org, an online community of practice. STEMEdhub.org is a dynamic website where educational activities and scientific research meet.
Presenter(s): Ann M. Bessenbacher (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Wilella Burgess (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Gabriela C. Weaver (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Presentation
SUBJECT: General Science
GRADE LEVEL: General
12:30 - 1:30 PM
Using Your Probes in the Earth Science/Environmental Science Classroom
Westin Indianapolis, Capitol III
Dust off the probes you were excited to get! We will go through various areas and methods that aid students' understanding by using probeware.
Presenter(s): Steven C. Smith (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Shelly Anne Witham (High Tech High School: North Bergen, NJ)
FORMAT: Workshop
SUBJECT: Earth Science
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School
12:30 - 1:30 PM
Finding Time to Teach Science in Elementary Classrooms
Indiana Convention Center, 238
As part of a Math Science Partnership, a group of teacher researchers designed and created action research projects. Join us as six Elkhart teacher researchers discuss their research projects and report how science integration has helped them find time for science. Walk away with strategies, tools, resources, and assessments.
Presenter(s): Robert Rivers (Purdue University Calumet: Hammond, IN); Dana Knapp (Elkhart Community Schools/ETHOS: Elkhart, IN); Douglas Hunnings (Riverview Elementary School: Elkhart, IN); Malina Kleepbua (Osolo Elementary School: Elkhart, IN); Beckie Clawson (Pinewood Elementary School: Elkhart, IN); Carol Mohrman (Hawthorne Elementary School: Elkhart, IN); Rob Teitsma (Woodland Elementary School: Elkhart, IN)
FORMAT: Workshop
SUBJECT: General Science
GRADE LEVEL: Elementary
1:00 - 5:00 PM
SC-18: Developing Learner-centered STEM Experiences in the Life Sciences
Omni Severin, Gates
Ticketed Event: $32 advance; $37 on-sitePurchase tickets when you register online or on the Indianapolis Advance Registration Form.
An interdisciplinary team of formal and informal education specialists will demonstrate how to create engaging experiences using active, inquiry, and contextualized learning activities involving animal, plant, food, and environmental sciences. Two innovative models for STEM learning and career development will be discussed as a way to create more engaging experiences for middle and high school students to learn life science knowledge and skills for STEM careers. The Indiana Advanced Life Sciences Curriculum and the Learner-Centered Teaching Model will be shared as frameworks for developing STEM engagement and career pathways. Learn about new instructional tools developed by the Purdue University Life Science Education Team. Click here for more information. Note: Please bring an internet-enabled laptop.
Presenter(s): Neil Knobloch (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Natalie Carroll (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Kathryn Orvis (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Colleen Brady (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Levon Esters (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Short Course
SUBJECT: Biology
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School
1:30 - 3:00 PM
Shell Science Seminar: Climate Literacy and Global Change: Seeking Simplicity in Complexity
Indiana Convention Center, Sagamore Ballroom 4
Using his background teaching an undergraduate course on Weather and Climate for nonmeteorology majors and as a member of different geoscience and informal education project teams, Dr. Niyogi will share his experiences working with education researchers, middle school teachers, extension educators, and climate researchers on the topic of climate literacy and global change. He’ll discuss the need to develop guidelines to better foster student understanding of complex climate and environmental issues.
Presenter(s): Dev Niyogi (Associate Professor and Indiana State Climatologist, Dept. of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
Bio: Dr. Dev Niyogi’s research seeks to understand the impact of land-use and land-cover changes from agricultural intensification and urbanization on regional weather and climate; and identify ways to improve the representation of the land-surface processes within regional models. He joined Purdue in 2005 and has led and reinvigorated the State Climate Office as a premier data resource of weather and climate information particularly for topics pertaining to Indiana and the Midwest. In 2009 and again in 2011, Dr. Niyogi received Purdue’s ‘Excellence in Research/Seeds for Success’ recognition, as well as the National Science Foundation’s Career Award in 2009.His research has been cited in the popular press such as Yahoo!, MSNBC, Wired, CNN, and NASA press releases. Dr. Niyogi is a review editor for Climate Research, and associate editor for Water Resources Research and the AMS Journal of Applied Climatology and Meteorology. He holds a PhD in atmospheric sciences from North Carolina State University.
FORMAT: Featured Speaker
SUBJECT: Environmental Science
GRADE LEVEL: General
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Innovative Learning: Connecting STEM with Service-Learning Through Purdue University's EPICS High Program
JW Marriott Indianapolis, White River Ballroom F
EPICS stands for Engineering Projects in Community Service-Learning. Strategize on how to connect STEM learning with innovative, design-based student projects that benefit their local nonprofit community organizations.
Presenter(s): Pamela L. Dexter (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); William Oakes (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Workshop
SUBJECT: General Science
GRADE LEVEL: General
5:00 - 5:30 PM
Enhance Student Interest in Health Science with a Curriculum Module on Biomedical Research
Indiana Convention Center, 208
Come review findings from a pilot assessment of a curriculum module that uses biomedical research and ethical issues in science to enhance student interest in health science.
Presenter(s): Soo Yeon Shin (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Loran Carleton Parker (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Omolola A. Adedokun (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Wilella Burgess (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Sandra F. Amass (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Presentation
SUBJECT: Biology
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School
Sunday, April 1
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Modeling a Scaffolded, Guided Inquiry Lesson for Elementary Children
Indiana Convention Center, 241
Join us as we demonstrate standards-based instruction that emphasizes scaffolded, guided inquiry and problem-solving instruction in science and mathematics for young learners in grades 3-6.
Presenter(s): Signe Kastberg (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); John R. Staver (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Workshop
SUBJECT: General Science
GRADE LEVEL: Elementary, Middle School
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Cloudy with the Chance of Meatballs: Literacy and Weather Connection for Primary Grades
Indiana Convention Center, 211
Use fun stories to excite students in learning about the weather. Take home weather lessons, stories, demos, and hands-on activities!
Presenter(s): Amy J. Smith (Blue Ridge Primary School: Frankfort, IN); Kristen Poindexter (Spring Mill Elementary School: Indianapolis, IN); Steven C. Smith (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Workshop
SUBJECT: General Science
GRADE LEVEL: Preschool, Elementary
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Earthquakes in the Central United States
Indiana Convention Center, 103
Investigate earthquakes and seismicity of the central United States area using the free Seismic/Eruption software and USGS Central U.S. earthquake maps and satellite images.
Presenter(s): Michael Hubenthal (IRIS Consortium: Washington, DC); Lawrence W. Braile (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Sheryl J. Braile (Happy Hollow Elementary School: West Lafayette, IN)
FORMAT: Workshop
SUBJECT: Earth Science
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School
Booth Exhibits
Purdue
Purdue University, a major research university in central Indiana, presents programs, demonstrations, and curricular materials including an ongoing schedule of mini lessons aimed at K-12 schools that involve all campus STEM units: the Colleges of Agriculture, Education, Engineering, Health and Human Sciences, Science, Technology, Veterinary Medicine, and Discovery Park research.
FORMAT: Booth Exhibit
ISTEM Resource Network
The Indiana Science Technology Engineering Mathematics Resource Network The I-STEM Resource Network’s overarching goal is to help Indiana achieve its vision to be a national leader in student academic achievement in STEM disciplines and the in quality of its workforce. The Network focuses on the following goals:
Teaching, Learning, Applied Research, Assessment, and Evaluation, Community Partnerships and Network Development
FORMAT: Booth Exhibit
Graduate Science Education Program
The Purdue science education graduate program area offers education professionals opportunities to investigate contemporary issues related to science learning, teaching, assessing, and curriculum, in the context of K-12 schools and colleges, in the areas of Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Sciences, Geoenvironmental, and Physics at the master's and doctoral levels.
FORMAT: Booth Exhibit
USA Bio Olympiad
As the premiere biology competition for high school students in the United States, the USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) enriches the life sciences education of nearly 10,000 talented students annually. It provides the motivation, curricular resources, and skills training to take them beyond their classroom experience to the level of international competitiveness.
FORMAT: Booth Exhibit
Purdue zipTrips™
What does a scientist do? Where do they work? Introduce your students to real-life scientists through a FREE electronic field trip. Purdue zipTrips connect thousands of students across the country with real-life scientists doing cutting-edge research in real-time. Excite your students about science and STEM careers.
Organizing a physical field trip takes time, money, lunches, chaperones, and transportation – lots of logistics! Many schools are facing budget constraints and cutting field trip funding, leaving educators to look for alternative experiences for their students. Purdue zipTrips™ are designed to bring field trips to the students, through the magic of technology. This provides schools with opportunities they may not have otherwise.
Purdue zipTrips™ are electronic field trips (EFTs) in science-based education reaching thousands of students across the country and overseas. The EFTs connect students with real-world scientists at Purdue doing cutting-edge research, increasing science interest and enhancing perceptions of science, scientists, and science careers.
FORMAT: Booth Exhibit
INSPIRE
INSPIRE conducts basic and applied multidisciplinary research in early engineering; identity and gender; the development of students’ and teachers’ knowledge, attitudes, and behavior with regard to engineering. Our research focuses on four main areas–teacher professional development, assessment, student learning, and informal learning–each represented by a research team.
FORMAT: Booth Exhibit
Purdue Agriculture Traveling Exhibit Program
Every year thousands of children and adults experience our hands-on, interactive exhibits focusing on world-class research from Purdue University at the Indiana State Fair. Many more experience them at museums and science centers. We combine videos, computer games, and other fun features to bring cutting-edge science and technology to life for all ages.
FORMAT: Booth Exhibit
Purdue P-12 Portal
Purdue University has a rich history of serving the P-12 community. Many colleges, departments, faculty, staff, and student organizations offer an abundance of outreach options for school age children, parents, educators, and schools. The P-12 Outreach Portal connects you to all of those activities.
FORMAT: Booth Exhibit
Discovery Learning Research Center
The mission of the DLRC is to advance research that revolutionizes learning in the STEM disciplines. Through externally funded research projects, innovative programs, and collaborative partnerships, the DLRC is committed to redesigning educational practices and creating innovative learning environments that have immediate impacts and nurture lifelong learning for all students.
FORMAT: Booth Exhibit
Institute for Accessible Science
FORMAT: Booth Exhibit
Purdue Agriculture Traveling Exhibit Program
FORMAT: Booth Exhibit
Pest Tracker
Integrate global trade, biology and ecology in your lesson plan with current news of exotic agricultural and forest pests invading the country stowed away in cargo containers.
FORMAT: Booth Exhibit
NAPIS Users Services
(765) 494-9853
FORMAT: Booth Exhibit
The Education Store
FORMAT: Booth Exhibit
