Bringing 21st Century Skills to the Classroom

Tuesday 10/17 - Wednesday 10/18, 2023
​Princeton Marriott at Forrestal

2023 Focus: Creating Future Stewards of Our Planet

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Our Mission: The New Jersey Science Convention provides a forum for educators to meet, collaborate, and formulate new ideas to support science education. 

​The Convention is co-sponsored by
New Jersey Science Teachers Association and
​New Jersey Science Education Leadership Association

The New Jersey Science Convention is the best professional development opportunity in the Mid-Atlantic area for science educators, including teachers, administrators, and student interns. 

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Congratulations to the 2022 NJSC Award Recipients

Roseanne Gillis Award 
Tom Smith

The Roseanne Gillis Award is given to a person who has served on the Steering Committee for a minimum of 15 years, has contributed extraordinarily to the success of the Convention, and has had a significant impact on the success of the Convention.

Lola Szobota, Tom Smith, Angela Best, Sandra Buleza

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Tom Fangman Award
Stacey van der Veen
​Wil van der Veen

The Tom Fangman Award is given to a person who has contributed exemplary service to the Convention over a long period of time.
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Wil van der Veen, Stacey van der Veen, Lola Szobota, Angela Best, Sandra Buleza

Congratulations to the 2022-23 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year

Christine Girtain is a high school science teacher and the Director of Authentic Science Research at Toms River High School North and Toms River High School South in Toms River, NJ.  She is also a past and present presenter at NJSC, and will be recognized for her achievements at the banquet on Tuesday evening.

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Anton Banko Award

for Excellence in Teaching Elementary Science

This award honors Anton Banko, an engineer who co-invented small incision cataract surgery. The technologies and procedures he pioneered are still used by surgeons today, and represent a true milestone in the evolution of STEM applications. It is in his memory that we celebrate an exceptional elementary teacher from New Jersey who is inspiring the next generation of inventors, scientists, and engineers.

Congratulations to the 2022 Anton Banko Award recipients.

Winner

Kathleen Mikalsen | Kindergarten Teacher
Flemington Raritan School District | Barley Sheaf Elementary
 
Honorable Mentions

Kristen Marlatt | STEM Teacher
Neptune Township School District | Green Grove Elementary School

Brienna Woeller | 5th Grade Math/Science General Education Teacher    
Hillsborough Township Public Schools | Auten Road Intermediate School    

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​The Anton Banko Award is made possible through the sponsorship of Knowing Science.

Thank you to our Sponsors for supporting NJSC 2022

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View the complete list of 2022 Exhibitors on the Exhibit Hall page.
If you would like to know more about sponsoring NJSC, visit the Exhibitor / Sponsor page.

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​Share Your Excitement!

​The connections we make with other science teachers, the shared ideas, creates excitement ​to bring back to your classroom and to excite students about science.
(NJ.com article 10/14/2014)

New Jersey Student Learning Standards - Science
www.state.nj.us/education/aps/cccs/science/

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​WestEd: Improving learning, healthy development, and equity in schools and communities
www.wested.org/

Pamphlet: Keep Teaching Science! Successful Strategies to Adapt K–12 Science Experiences for Distance Learning

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"The voice and vision of science education for the states"
cosss.org/

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