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Dr. Sabine Kastner | NJSC 2019 Banquet Speaker & Invited Presenter

9/23/2019

 
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Annual Banquet*
Tuesday, October 22
​6:00 PM

Educational Neuroscience for the 21st Century
Session
Wednesday, October 23
10:00-11:00 AM
Room: Fitzgerald

Visual Perception: The Art of the Brain

Most people think that perception is passive – like a camera.  I will give many examples of how the brain processes information in a much more active and creative way.  Your brain is the greatest artist you ever met!
Educational Neuroscience for the 21st Century

​The human brain consists of 100 billion neurons (or nerve cells) that give rise to 100 trillion connections.  Brain scientists like myself have begun to understand how specialized networks of neurons give rise to cognitive functions such as attention, language, memory and learning.  We have also started to understand how the brain forms networks during development that are specific to human cognition and relevant for the school setting, e.g. networks for reading and math.  In my talk, I will give examples how neuroscientific knowledge can inform educational interventions and serve our students to become more efficient learners.

Sabine Kastner is a Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology in the Princeton Neuroscience Institute and Department of Psychology and serves as the Scientific Director of Princeton’s neuroimaging facility.  Kastner joined the faculty at Princeton University in 2000 after earning MD and PhD degrees and receiving postdoctoral training at the Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry andthe National Institute of Mental Health.  Kastner studies the neural basis of visual perception, attention, and awareness in the healthy, adult primate brain as well as in patients with brain lesions and during development.  Kastner serves on several advisory and editorial boards and is the Editor-in-Chief of Progress in Neurobiology.  Kastner is passionate about public outreach such as fostering the career of young women in science, promoting neuroscience in schools and public education (as chief editor of Frontiers for Young Minds – Understanding neuroscience) and exploring the intersection of visual neuroscience and art.  In her spare time, Sabine enjoys spending time with her two children and playing drums and bass guitar.
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*Convention attendance is not required to attend the banquet.  To purchase banquet tickets: ​(1) Register as a professional.  (2) Fill out personal information. (3) Register as "Not Attending." (4) Enter the number of banquet tickets. (5) Pay to complete your purchase.

Welcome 2019

1/30/2019

 
​​Bringing 21st Century Science Skills to the Classroom

​2019: Science is for Everyone, Everyday!
October 22 & 23, 2019
at the Princeton Marriott Forrestal

Celebrating 43 Years of Service to Science Education
On behalf of the New Jersey Science Convention Steering Committee we welcome you to the 43rd annual convention. We are delighted to provide a variety of sessions addressing K-12 science education. The convention has a history of providing science educators in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania with professional development over the course of two days. This year we are pleased to present as our banquet speaker Dr. Sabine Kastner Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology in the Princeton Neuroscience Institute and Department of Psychology. Dr. Kastner is passionate about public outreach such as fostering the career of young women in science, promoting neuroscience in schools and public education.
 
NJSC is the only convention offering science educators a unique venue to explore NGSS/NJSLS-S, gain practical skills for the classroom, view the newest materials in science education, as well as time to collaborate with colleagues from different districts. Please join us for one or two days at the convention and for our Tuesday night banquet and catch the energy of the New Jersey science educators.
 
Be sure to check our site periodically for updates to this blog.

Lisa Doyle and Lola Szobota, Co-chairs
Lisa Doyle
Lola Szobota

2018 Anton Banko Award

9/28/2018

 

Congratulations to the 2018 Anton Banko Award recipients.

Winner:  Tracey Maiden, Second Grade Teacher, Highland Park, NJ

Honorable Mention:  Dana Skillman, Fourth Grade Teacher, Charter School, Trenton, NJ

Honorable Mention:  Peter Morris, Fifth Grade Teacher, Stanhope, NJ 

​​The award recipients will be honored at the NJSC Annual Banquet on Tuesday, October 23, 2018.  The Banquet Speaker will be Mireya Mayor.  Convention attendance is not required to attend the banquet.
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​The Anton Banko Award is made possible through the sponsorship of Knowing Science.

2018 NJSC Award Recipients

9/28/2018

 

Congratulations to the 2018 NJSC Award Recipients

Roseanne Gillis Award  - Jim Messersmith

Established in 2006 by members of the Science Convention Steering Committee, this 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.

Tom Fangman Award - John Szobota

Established in 2002 by members of the Science Convention Steering Committee, this award is given to a person who has contributed exemplary service to the Convention over a long period of time.

​The award recipients will be honored at the NJSC Annual Banquet on Tuesday, October 23, 2018.  The Banquet Speaker will be Mireya Mayor.  Convention attendance is not required to attend the banquet.

Michael Heinz, NJDOE Science Coordinator - NJSC Invited Speaker - Tuesday 10/23 and Wednesday 10/24

9/11/2018

 
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Title: Designing and Using 3-D Formative Assessments to Support Meaningful NJSLS-S Investigatons

Abstract: Come examine samples of student responses and explore how to design assessments of three-dimensional learning and engage in sense-making to interpret student responses.

Times:
Tuesday 12:00-1:00
​Wednesday 10:30-11:30

Title: OpenSciEd 6-8 Free Curriculum Materials

Abstract: OpenSciEd is a multi-state collaborative to develop a comprehensive NJSLS-S DESIGNED curriculum. Learn about the scope and sequence and see sample units.​

Times:
Tuesday 10:00-11:00
​Wednesday 1:00-2:00

Mireya Mayor, Sponsored by National Geographic Learning - NJSC 2018 Banquet Speaker - Tuesday 10/23

9/10/2018

 
How does a city girl and former NFL cheerleader who'd never been camping and whose family thought becoming a Girl Scout was too dangerous find herself sleeping in a rain forest hammock amid poisonous snakes, being charged by gorillas, chased by elephants, pawed by leopards, scaling rocky cliffs, and diving with great white sharks?
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Mireya Mayor - Areas of Expertise: Species Discovery, Mouse Lemur, DNA
It all started when Mireya Mayor's college anthropology class began studying primates. "It's true that I was a cheerleader who had grown up taking ballet and piano lessons," Mayor says. "But I was seized by the fact that some of these incredible animals on the verge of extinction had never been studied, and that in some cases, not even a mere photograph existed to show their existence. The more questions I asked the more it became clear to me that much about our natural world still remained a mystery."

Mayor has since dedicated her life to solving that mystery, studying rare primates in the wild throughout the world and working closely with local populations. Today, Mayor is a Fulbright scholar and National Science Foundation Fellow, dividing her time between research in Madagascar, appearing as a correspondent on the National Geographic Ultimate Explorer television series, and completing a Ph.D. in anthropology.

Mayor's discovery of a new species of mouse lemur in Madagascar put her own work in the spotlight. Documenting her find in hopes of obtaining full protection for its habitat required arduous fieldwork during the monsoon season. Based on her hard-won documentation, Mayor convinced Madagascar's president and prime minister to declare the new mouse lemur species' habitat a national park. The president has since committed to triple the number of protected areas in the nation and established a $50 million conservation trust fund.

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Convention attendance is not required to attend the banquet.  To purchase banquet tickets: ​(1) Register as a professional.  (2) Fill out personal information. (3) Register as "Not Attending." (4) Enter the number of banquet tickets. (5) Pay to complete your purchase.

Helen Pashley, STANYS Past President - NJSC 2018 Invited Presenter - Tuesday 10/23

9/10/2018

 
Title: Take off the training wheels! - Move students towards mastering NGSS Practices

Abstract: Learn a variety of classroom tested strategies and scaffolds to help your students use NGSS Science Practices confidently in your classroom. Experience a hands-on example. Take away age appropriate resources K-8.

Time: 9:30-10:30
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Kim Feltre, NSELA Region A Director - NJSC 2018 Invited Presenter - Tuesday 10/23

9/10/2018

 
Title: Providing Feedback to Advance Teacher Success in Science - How to speak about 3D learning

Abstract: 3D feedback is critical for teachers to meet the intent of the NGSS. See how leaders can provide targeted, science-specific feedback to teachers using some simple techniques for gathering evidence. 

Time: 1:00-2:30
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Bob Sotak, NSELA Past President - NJSC 2018 Invited Presenter - Wednesday 10/24

9/10/2018

 
Title: Leadership Strategies and Tools Ensuring Each Student has a STEM Future

Abstract: Investigate strategies using the NGSS Framework, CTE and local resources to develop a program that ensures each student, K-12 has high quality challenging STEM opportunities-creating a STEM School District.

​Time: 1:00-2:00
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Welcome 2018

4/4/2018

 
Bringing 21st Century Science Skills to the Classroom

​2018: Science Shapes our Changing World
October 23 & 24, 2018
at the Princeton Marriott Forrestal

Celebrating 42 Years of Service to Science Education
On behalf of the New Jersey Science Convention Steering Committee we welcome you to the 42nd annual convention. We are delighted to provide a variety of sessions addressing K-12 science education. 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. Please join us for one or two days at the convention and for our Tuesday night banquet featuring Mireya Mayor, Primatologist and Conservationist and National Geographic Explorer. Plan to attend and catch the energy of the New Jersey Science Convention. Be sure to check our site periodically for updates to this blog.

Lisa Doyle and Lola Szobota, Co-chairs
Lisa Doyle
Lola Szobota
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