Science Event of the Year!
Georgia Science Teachers Conference 2019
I LOVE Science!
Our passion is what fuels our journey and makes it worthwhile and enjoyable. This year’s conference is designed to recapture the passion that motivated us to become teachers and to inspire, rekindle, and build the capacity of teachers and educators as we stop and reflect while listening to the stories, insights, and reflections of our fellow educators, experts, and ourselves. Conference sessions this year will focus on sharing best practices, resources, and ideas based on the following strands:
- Passionate About Literacy to Fuel Deeper Scientific Understanding
- Passionate About Real-World Relevance of Science Through STEM/STEAM
- Passionate About Three-Dimensional Science Practices
Join us in Columbus and rekindle your passion for science education!
2019 Georgia Science Teachers Conference
Thursday, Feb 14, 2019, 08:00 AM
Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center, Front Avenue, Columbus, GA, USA
Keynote Speakers for All Grade Levels!
Picture Perfect Science & Picture Perfect STEM
Join Emily Morgan and Karen Ansberry, authors of the award winning NSTA Press Picture Perfect Science Lessons and Picture Perfect STEM series, as they help teachers deepen their content knowledge and integrate science and reading in a meaningful way.
The Picture Perfect Science Lessons and Picture Perfect STEM series combine science and reading in a natural way and provides easy-to-grasp background in physical science, life science, and Earth and space sciences. The classroom-tested lessons clearly identify the appropriate science standards and embed carefully selected reading strategies.
Karen and Emily are elementary classroom veterans who've honed their approach to teaching science through their presentation of Toyota TAPESTRY-funded workshops to teachers nationwide. They know that elementary teachers are usually crunched for science instructional time and could often use refresher explanations of scientific concepts.
These dynamic speakers will present sessions tailored to both K-2 and 3-5 teachers in which participants will participate in model lessons that demonstrate how to connect the Georgia Standards of Excellence in ELA with Georgia Standards of Excellence in science.
Storylines in Secondary Science
After engaging in over 200 hours of professional development with national experts, we knew that in order to really understand how to bring NGSS to classrooms, teachers needed to experience the same productive struggle that kids do in an NGSS classroom. With that in mind, we formed the first storylining working group, which is open to anyone to join at any time. The group is led by Dr. Jason Crean and Mrs. Kristin Rademaker and meets once a month to maintain that open collaboration. We are able to offer Professional Development Credits to participants with an open-door policy.
We began this project with 3 goals in mind:
Train educators in three-dimensional learning, teaching, and coherent curricular design through sustained collaborative work and by both experiencing and doing it themselves;
Create coherent storylines, including embedded three-dimensional assessment pieces that will evolve over time through continuous feedback from pilot teachers; and most of all
Share our work- for teachers, by teachers, for free- with any stakeholders interested in making the fundamental shift towards a three-dimensional classroom.
Our first working group met in 2016 and included educators from 5 districts with a passion for figuring out how to bring the NGSS to classrooms. We've since grown to represent over 100 districts from across the state and country and are hoping to begin working groups for other content areas and grade bands soon!
Georgia Science Teachers Association
Website: www.georgiascienceteacher.org
Location: 860 Johnson Ferry Road NE, Suite 140-334, Atlanta, GA 30342
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