SEPUP-related presentations at NSTA National Conference in Atlanta, 2018
THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2018
Modeling and the Three Dimensions of the NGSS in Middle School Genetics
Room: B401
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Participate in hands-on genetics activities that integrate the scientific practice of modeling into a three-dimensional approach supporting the NGSS for heredity.
Presenters: Maia Binding (SEPUP, The Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley, CA)
Tiffany Quan (SEPUP, The Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley, CA)
Using Issues as a Context to Enhance Students’ Three-Dimensional Learning
Room: A404
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Participate in hands-on middle school ecology activities that use biotic and abiotic ecological disruptions to engage students in the three dimensions of the NGSS.
Presenters: Maia Binding (SEPUP, The Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley, CA)
Dora Kastel (New Visions for Public Schools: New York, NY)
FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018
Developing Science Practices: Constructing Explanations and Engaging in Argumentation
Room: C209
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Learn how to use scaffolding tools to help students construct NGSS-focused explanations and engage in argument from scientific evidence.
Presenters: Dora Kastel (New Visions for Public Schools: New York, NY)
Maia Binding (SEPUP, The Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley, CA)
Bioengineering Challenges and Middle School Life Science
Room: C211
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Participate in a hands-on activity that integrates engineering practices and three-dimensional learning in the context of middle school life science.
Presenters: John Howarth (SEPUP, The Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley, CA)
Tim Hurt (SEPUP, The Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley, CA)
NGSS@NSTA Forum Session: Disruptions in Ecosystems: An NGSS-Designed Middle School Unit and PD Model
Room: B102
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
We will explore the key features of instructional materials designed to translate three-dimensional standards into practice. Learn about this NSF-funded project and the findings from three years of field testing.
Presenters: Dora Kastel (New Visions for Public Schools: New York, NY)
Anna MacPherson (American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY)
Maia Binding (SEPUP, The Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley, CA)