New Jersey Science Convention |
Strengthening Opportunities For Science Teacher Learning Over the years, I have been interested in how newly hired science teachers learn. Drawing upon several studies over the years, I want to share and engage the audience in a discussion about these findings. Session 059 | Tuesday 2:30-3:30 | Lowrie |
STEM Teaching Tools: Professional Learning Modules Introduction to free professional learning modules available to science educators. Modules include templates for introducing Three-D Learning to Teachers and Administrators, Selecting Phenomena, Argumentation, etc. Session 144 | Wednesday 12:30-2:00 | Wilson |
Number Sense as a Prerequisite for Success in Quantitative Science Classes Surprisingly, success in my physics class is predicted by number sense more than anything else. I’ll discuss how I know, why number sense is important, implications for 7-16 science ed, and possible solutions. Session 015 | Tuesday 10:00-11:00 | Fitzgerald |
Dale A. Rosselet, Vice President for Education at New Jersey Audubon Education Department A Jersey Girl’s Passion for Nature and STEM: Using Birds as a Springboard for Learning |
New Jersey Science Convention
Bringing 21st Century Science Skills to the Classroom
2023 Theme: Creating Future Stewards of Our Planet
at the Princeton Marriott Forrestal
Please join us for one or two days at the New Jersey Science Convention and for our Tuesday night banquet. This year we are pleased to present as our banquet speaker Dale Rosselet, Vice President for Education at New Jersey Audubon Society Education Department.
If you are looking for new classroom ideas and strategies or if you are willing to share your successes with colleagues join us and catch the energy of the New Jersey Science Convention.
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Angela Best and Coleen Weiss-Magasic, Executive Co-chairs
The Governor’s Educator of the Year program is constantly evolving. It starts at the local level with those who are selected by their individual schools. The local district Teacher of the Years are encouraged to apply for recognition as County Teachers of the Year. The timely application process is fairly intense as it establishes criteria that a teacher is not only an asset at their own local school but is also connected within a larger societal footprint. According to her County Teacher of the Year description, Christine has forged an alliance with the Army and Navy “to establish a K-12 STEM pipeline with a goal of ensuring the sustainability of the STEM workforce in the United States.” She has taken students on educational tours in Europe and to do research in Costa Rica. Some of her students even presented their final work to a panel of scientists from the US, Israel, and Switzerland. Additionally, she has exemplified this same spirit of dedication to colleagues by funding local teachers and hosting others from 6 states in search of new potential antibiotics. County Teachers of the Year are encouraged to apply for recognition as a New Jersey State Teacher of the Year (NJSTOY). Criteria at this level "highlights educational innovation, student achievement, the rewards of teaching, and important services outside the classroom environment that lead to student success." Christine clearly exemplifies that important aspect of societal impact in addition to her local excellence.
Christine has presented programs at New Jersey Science Convention for many years and exemplifies NJSC’s mission to provide a forum for educators to meet, collaborate, and formulate new ideas to support science education. She will be sharing her expertise in Authentic Science Research by presenting three programs this year. She is also a New Jersey state finalist for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics & Science Teaching. NJSC will recognize Christine’s achievements at the annual banquet on Tuesday evening.
In this real-world selective breeding workshop, attendees will use gel electrophoresis to determine which bull and cows a farmer should purchase to receive the highest return on investment.
Session 005 | Tuesday 8:30-9:30 | Maclean
Student Research with Corn Genotype to Phenotype
Students can collect data for plant researchers at the Danforth Center measuring phenotypes such as leaf angle in corn, & examine the variability of the phenotypic parameter leaf angle among corn genotypes.
Session 042 | Tuesday 1:00-2:00 | Nassau 27
Nourish the Future - Connect Students to Modern Agriculture
Learn about agriculture based curriculum that fosters critical thinking and inspires students to solve real-world problems. Reaching students is critical to filling the jog gap in agriculture related careers.
Session 108 | Wednesday 8:30-9:30 | Wilson
ALL Students' Ideas Matter! All students come to the classroom with ideas about concepts and phenomena. A responsive classroom uses engaging questions that stimulate ALL students' thinking, taking into account the ideas ALL students bring to their learning to build a bridge between students' initial ideas and conceptual understanding of scientific ideas. Session 04A | Tuesday 2:00-3:00 | Bainbridge |
Call to Action for Science Education: How New Jersey Educators Can Help This session is an overview of a report from the National Academies of Sciences that lays out a vision for making science education a national priority. Participants will discuss how science educators can help. Session 014 | Tuesday 9:00-10:00 | Bainbridge |
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