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Dale A. Rosselet, NJSC 2023 Banquet Speaker

3/6/2023

 
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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
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Welcome 2023

2/19/2023

 

New Jersey Science Convention

Celebrating 47 Years of Service to Science Education

Bringing 21st Century Science Skills to the Classroom

2023 Theme: Creating Future Stewards of Our Planet

October 17 & 18, 2023
at the Princeton Marriott Forrestal
On behalf of the New Jersey Science Convention Steering Committee, we welcome you to the 47th annual science convention. The convention has a history of providing science teachers in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania with professional development over the course of two days. Our goal is to provide a variety of sessions addressing K-12 three dimensional/NGSS lessons in all science areas. Sessions will focus on demonstrating methods of creating culturally responsive science classrooms that promote equity and inclusion, engaging students in studies of climate change through research, discourse, and problem solving, and exploring local problems.

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.

Interested in becoming a presenter? Submit a proposal.

Angela Best and Coleen Weiss-Magasic, Executive Co-chairs
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Angela Best
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Coleen Weiss-Magasic

NJSC Applauds Presenter | Science Teacher Christine Girtain Named New Jersey State Teacher of the Year 2022-23

10/16/2022

 
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On October 12 the New Jersey Department of Education announced that Christine Girtain, a Science Teacher and the Director of Authentic Science Research at Toms River High School North and South, was named the 2022-2023 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year.  The New Jersey Science Convention congratulates Girtain on this impressive honor recognizing her achievements in science education as it pertains to students and colleagues seeking real world solutions.

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. 
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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.

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Show me the Moo-ney! Determine the Genetics of a CA$H-Cow
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

Page Keeley, NSELA President | NJSC 2022 Invited Presenter | ALL Students' Ideas Matter!

9/19/2022

 
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​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

Heidi Schweingruber, Director for Board on Science Education, NASEM | NJSC 2022 Invited Presenter | Call to Action for Science Education: How New Jersey Educators Can Help

9/10/2022

 
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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

Elizabeth Mulkerrin, NSTA President | NJSC 2022 Invited Presenter | Strategic Priorities of the National Science Teaching Association

9/10/2022

 
Elizabeth Mulkerrin
Strategic Priorities of the National Science Teaching Association
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The National Science Teaching Association adopted a new mission and strategic initiatives in 2022. Learn about our new direction and how your organization can be instrumental in NSTA’s national efforts.

Session 038 | Tuesday 11:00-12:00 | Wilson

John Wilkin, NJSC 2022 Banquet Speaker & Invited Presenter

9/10/2022

 
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Robots, Radars, Satellites, Trawlers, Computers, Calculus and Turtles: The Future of Coastal Ocean Environmental Forecasting
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Dr. Wilkin will also be presenting a program at the Convention.

Robots, Radars, Satellites, Trawlers, Computers, Calculus and Turtles: The Future of Coastal Ocean Environmental Forecasting 

Global change is impacting how the coastal ocean serves our needs for food, transportation, energy, and health. Come see some of the exciting new technologies and computer methods that are enhancing our ability to predict this change.

​Session 141A | Wednesday 1:00-2:00 | Bainbridge

Welcome 2022

3/9/2022

 

​New Jersey Science Convention

Bringing 21st Century Science Skills to the Classroom
​2022: Helping All Students Find Their Voice
October 18 & 19, 2022
at the Princeton Marriott Forrestal

NJSC: Celebrating 46 Years of Service to Science Education
On behalf of the New Jersey Science Convention Steering Committee, we welcome you to the 46th Annual science convention. The convention has a history of providing science teachers in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania with professional development over the course of two days. Our goal is to provide a variety of sessions over two days addressing K-12 three dimensional/NGSS lessons in all science areas, and those demonstrating methods of creating culturally responsive science classrooms that promote equity and inclusion, engage students in climate change through research, discourse, and problem solving and include the explanation and exploration of local problems.
 
Please join us for one or two days at the NJ Science Convention and for our Tuesday night banquet. This year we are pleased to present as our banquet speaker Dr. John Wilkin from the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.  “Dr. Wilkin is a member of NASA’s Ocean Surface Topography Science Team (OSTST) and is active in promoting uses of radar altimetry in the coastal ocean. He represents OSTST on the Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment (GODAE) Science Team (GOVST). Wilkin also co-chairs the User Working Group for NASA’s Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO-DAAC), and is a member of the Ocean Observing panel for Physics and Climate (OOPC) of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS).” https://marine.rutgers.edu/team/john-wilkin/ In alignment with our 2022 theme, Dr. Wilken will share ​his presentation on the future of coastal ocean environmental forecasting.
 
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.
 
Interested in becoming a presenter? Submit a proposal at: http://www.njscienceconvention.org/submit-a-program-proposal.html

Angela Best and Lola Szobota, Executive Co-Chairs
Lola Szobota, NJSC Co-chair
Lola Szobota
Angela Best, NJSC Co-chair
Angela Best

Eric J. Pyle, NSTA President | NJSC 2021 Invited Presenter | How About a Field Trip...to Mars!

10/13/2021

 
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How About a Field Trip...to Mars!

Using JMARS software, classroom-based investigations can be integrated with ground-based rover data to create virtual field trips on Mars.  Bring a computer--the software is available at  https://jmars.asu.edu/.

​Session 130 | Wednesday 12:00-1:00 | in Carnahan

Dr. William Gutsch | NJSC 2021 Banquet Speaker & Invited Presenter | Science Education: A Grand Adventure

10/13/2021

 
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Science Education: A Grand Adventure
Building Bridges Between the Formal and Informal Sectors
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Dr. Gutsch will also be presenting a program at the Convention.

Science Goes to the Movies: Exploring Themes and Techniques for a Variety of Curricula

Science fiction movies provide a great “hook” for teaching science and the socio-political matrices in which they are created. We'll explore themes as well as the science and art behind Hollywood special effects.

​Session 123 | Wednesday 10:00-11:30 | in Carnahan
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