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2010 WSTA Conference Call for Presentations 2010 WSTA Conference
Call for Presentations
Evolving: Science Education in a Changing World
Washington State Science Teachers Association 2010 Conference on Science Education
Henry M. Jackson High School, Mill Creek, WA
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, March 12 - 14, 2010
Priority will be given to proposals received by Friday, July 31st, 2009

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR SESSION.

Terms and conditions for submitting a session:

This proposal is submitted with the understanding that:

• The Washington Science Teachers Association (WSTA) reserves the right not to accept a session in order to meet deadlines and/or maintain quality and balance of the program.
• All rules and regulations regarding copyright are to be followed.
• If you are promoting a product within your session, this MUST be made clear by indicating that it is a ‘Commercial Presentation’ on this form.
• All presenters MUST REGISTER for the conference and will be required to pay a registration fee when the final program information is confirmed. Failure to register for the conference by the presenter registration date will result in your presentation being removed from the final program. The deadline for presenters to register will be included in the notice confirming that your presentation has been accepted.
• All presenters will conform to NSTA safety guidelines.
• All communications regarding this proposal will be sent to the PRIMARY PRESENTER only.

The WSTA Spring Conference emphasizes the presentation of materials which incorporate the Washington State Science Standards. It is hoped that the focus of these presentations will help teachers be more aware of and effectively use research-based, best-practice instructional and assessment strategies which will help students become more scientifically literate.

We are looking for speakers who can address issues of Evolving Student Populations with Implications for Instruction and Assessment; Evolving Teachers as Collaborators, Innovators and Life Long Learners; and Science, Technology, Policy and the Environment.

The criteria, convention strands, and proposal forms can be found below.
Criteria: All proposals will be evaluated on the extent that they:
• Align with one or more strand goals.
• Align with National Science Education Standards or Washington State Standards.
• Are based on current and available research and issues in science.
• Address instruction and assessment strategies for diverse student populations.
• Involve participants through activities and/or discussion.
• Address current instructional science and technology resources.
• Focus directly on science educators building professional relationships.
• Focus on current environmental trends or changes in legislation.
• Model successful strategies for using digital technology in the learning environment.

Strand 1: Evolving Student: Implications for Instruction and Assessment

Have you noticed your students are becoming less able to synthesize complex information? Is there a greater diversity of students walking into your classroom? This strand will examine how to reach, inspire and motivate our increasingly diverse student population to engage in complex thinking.

Goals: To provide workshops and presentations focused on:
• Increasing literacy in science.
• Teaching through inquiry.
• Identifying and addressing student misconceptions.
• Using notebooks more intentionally to increase student reflection and science learning.
• Integration of math, reading, writing, and social studies in the science curriculum.
• Using differentiated instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners.
• Developing standards-based formative and summative assessments and units.
• Efficient and effective ways for analyzing student work to help inform instruction.
• Developing strategies for reaching ELL, Special Needs and struggling students.

Strand 2: Evolving Teacher: Collaborators, Innovators and Life Long Learners.

How do teachers find the time to work collaboratively with colleagues? How can collaboration transform student learning? This strand will provide strategies, tools, and successful models for teachers, teacher-leaders, administrators, and others to support professional development for teachers of science.

Goals: To provide workshops and presentations focusing on:
• Tools, resources, and strategies that support structures for professional learning.
• Methods to build the capacity of schools or systems to use embedded forms of professional development.
• Models of transformative professional learning that have demonstrated evidence of success.
• Collaboration in the digital world.
• Collaborative models for curriculum and assessment development.

Strand 3: Planning for the Evolving World: Science, Technology, Policy and the Environment.

Our world is changing at a fast pace. Knowledge of current science issues and changes in policy is critical in science education. This strand will examine technological approaches to enhancing science education, the integration of environmental issues into curriculum, and the challenge of meeting state and federal requirements.

Goals: To provide workshops and presentations focusing on:
• Expanding educators’ understanding of environmental issues and opportunities for curriculum integration.
• Investigating the tools and resources needed to equip a technologically rich learning environment.
• Creating opportunities for students and science educators to digitally interact (e.g., pod casting, blogs, e-texts).
• Understanding changes in science or education policy and its impact on curriculum and instruction.
• Connecting with current science findings and research in our changing world.

All proposals will be submitted electronically. Helpful hint: This form cannot be saved. It is recommended that you type your extended responses in Word then copy and paste into this form.

Click here to submit your proposal

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