There Are 10 Terrific Reasons to Attend NSTA's Minneapolis Conference on Science Education, October 2931, 2009

Reason #1: PERFORMANCE—Because you and your students deserve to excel in the science classroom
With over 300 concurrent presentations, sessions and workshops designed to increase your content knowledge, sharpen inquiry skills, teach assessment, improve performance, and assist you in your journey towards becoming the best educator you can be, you'll want to consider attending this professional development conference in the fall. Register by the earlybird deadline, September 18, to get the most affordable rates.Check out a sampling of our sessions:
• Keynote and author Richard Louv—Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
• Inquiry-based Hands-On Activities and Demonstrations—On energy, magnetism, diffusion, heat transfer, hydrophilic/hydrophobic materials, and forensic potentials. (Elem-High Level).
• Students Show What They Know—Learn how formative assessment can have a powerful, positive effect on student learning. Graphic organizers, Thinking Works, and Foldables® are combined to illustrate students' thinking. Handouts included. (General)
• Forensic Science Is the Across-the-Curriculum Course—Learn about forensic scientists' skills—setting the scenario; collecting, analyzing, and modeling data to predict results; and reporting. (Middle-High Level)
• Technology Binds Mathematics and Science—Multiple representations allow students to truly understand science concepts through links between data and graphical representations. Handouts included. (Middle-High Level)
• Ecological Footprints—We'll look at sustainability in a shrinking world and life styles. (Elem-Middle Level)
• Scale the Universe—How big is big? How small is small? Let's "scale the universe" and investigate the powers of ten. Free NASA materials. (Middle-High Level)
• Exploring Bioethics: A New Model for High School Instruction—Engage students in a new approach to examining biomedical practices, such as genetic testing, and developing their own well-justified positions on the ethical issues involved. (High School Level)
• Field Trip: St. Anthony Falls Laboratory: Hydrology on a Big Scale
• Field Trip: Great River Energy: Splendor in the Glass
• Exhibit Hall: Bring an extra tote to carry home the many giveaways from top exhibiting companies across the country

Visit www.nsta.org/minneapolis or call 1-800-722-6782 for more information or to register.
 

Posted on Thursday, July 16, 2009