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March 29, 2007: 09:00-09:30International Day Plenary Session: Creativity and Variety in the Science Classroom[Featured Speaker, Gen, General]Presenter(s): Hans Persson (Assistant Professor, Institute of Education, Stockholm, Sweden)Location: Majestic E, Renaissance GrandThis session will focus on how you can develop and spread examples of concrete and creative teaching strategies to be used on the elementary and secondary level. The purpose in the long term is that this will improve recruitment into mathematics, science, and technology.
This session will focus on how you can develop and spread examples of concrete and creative teaching strategies to be used on the elementary and secondary level. The purpose in the long term is that this will improve recruitment into mathematics, science, and technology.
March 29, 2007: 11:00-12:30General Session: A Morning of Exploration and Discovery[Featured Speaker, Gen, General]Sponsor: The JASON ProjectPresenter(s): Robert Ballard (Founder and President, Institute for Exploration, and Founder and Chairman, The JASON Project)Location: Ferrara Theater, America's CenterA renowned deep-sea explorer and discoverer of the RMS Titanic shipwreck, Dr. Robert Ballard will recount some of his notable adventures and reveal plans for future expeditions.
A renowned deep-sea explorer and discoverer of the RMS Titanic shipwreck, Dr. Robert Ballard will recount some of his notable adventures and reveal plans for future expeditions.
March 29, 2007: 12:30-13:30Mary C. McCurdy Lecture: Children’s Books and Conservation: How Lynne Cherry’s Books Inspire Preservation and How Kids Are Making a Difference[Featured Speaker, Gen, General]Presenter(s): Lynne Cherry (Children’s Book Author/Illustrator, Thurmont, Md.) Location: Room 274, America's CenterLynne Cherry has written and/or illustrated more than 30 award-winning children's books, including The Great Kapok Tree, A River Ran Wild, and her most recent The Sea, the Storm, and the Mangrove Tangle.
Lynne Cherry has written and/or illustrated more than 30 award-winning children's books, including The Great Kapok Tree, A River Ran Wild, and her most recent The Sea, the Storm, and the Mangrove Tangle.
March 29, 2007: 14:00-15:00Featured Presentation: From the Moon to Mars: Exploration at the Science Frontier[Featured Speaker, Earth, General]Presenter(s): Jim Garvin (Chief Scientist, Sciences and Exploration Directorate, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.)Location: Room 275, America's CenterThe ongoing NASA Mars Exploration Program has provided dramatic new discoveries about the red planet, while NASA is preparing for a renewed program of human and robotic exploration of Earth's Moon.
The ongoing NASA Mars Exploration Program has provided dramatic new discoveries about the red planet, while NASA is preparing for a renewed program of human and robotic exploration of Earth's Moon.
March 29, 2007: 15:00-16:00Featured Presentation: Mission Overview of STS-118[Featured Speaker, Earth, General]Presenter(s): Ricky Arnold (Educator Astronaut, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Tex.)Location: Room 275, America's CenterIn 2007, Space Shuttle Endeavour will lift off from Kennedy Space Center for the International Space Station. STS-118 will continue space station assembly by delivering a third starboard truss segment—another milestone as we continue our exploration of our solar system. Come learn how NASA and our partners are working to develop sustainable educational ties between the classroom and space exploration.
In 2007, Space Shuttle Endeavour will lift off from Kennedy Space Center for the International Space Station. STS-118 will continue space station assembly by delivering a third starboard truss segment—another milestone as we continue our exploration of our solar system. Come learn how NASA and our partners are working to develop sustainable educational ties between the classroom and space exploration.
March 29, 2007: 15:00-15:30International Day Plenary Session: Catching Science Teachers in South Africa and the Netherlands[Featured Speaker, Gen, General]Presenter(s): Peter Dekkers (Lecturer in Physics Education, Centre for Mathematics and Science Education, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands)Location: Majestic E, Renaissance GrandIn both South Africa and the Netherlands, qualified science teachers are becoming quite rare and have an average age creeping steadily towards retirement age. Internationally, we need more science teachers to commence and continue in their job.
In both South Africa and the Netherlands, qualified science teachers are becoming quite rare and have an average age creeping steadily towards retirement age. Internationally, we need more science teachers to commence and continue in their job.
March 29, 2007: 15:30-16:30Featured Presentation: Science and Literacy Essentials[Featured Speaker, Gen, General]Strand: Literacy and Science Instruction: Research and Practical ApplicationsPresenter(s): E. Wendy Saul (Allen B. and Helen S. Shopmaker Endowed Professor of Education and International Studies, College of Education, University of Missouri, St. Louis)Location: Room 274, America's CenterIn the science community, there is much talk about "big ideas"—those concepts and processes to which most new science knowledge can be meaningfully attached. But what are the "big ideas" in literacy? How can those notions be used to support science learning?
In the science community, there is much talk about "big ideas"—those concepts and processes to which most new science knowledge can be meaningfully attached. But what are the "big ideas" in literacy? How can those notions be used to support science learning?
March 30, 2007: 08:00-10:00The Planetary Society Lecture: Is Pluto a Planet? A Pedagogy Powwow[Featured Speaker, Gen, General]Presenter(s): Bill Nye (Spokesperson, Consultant, and On-air Host, Noggin Television [MTV Networks], Seattle, Wash.)Location: Room 275, America's CenterPluto is hot. While the surface of the tiny world is cold enough to freeze gases out of its atmosphere, the debate about Pluto's planetary status has heated up considerably in the last several months. Join Bill Nye for a fascinating and "way cool" discussion about Pluto and its place in our solar system hierarchy.
Pluto is hot. While the surface of the tiny world is cold enough to freeze gases out of its atmosphere, the debate about Pluto's planetary status has heated up considerably in the last several months. Join Bill Nye for a fascinating and "way cool" discussion about Pluto and its place in our solar system hierarchy.
March 30, 2007: 09:30-10:30Featured Presentation: Neptune’s Garden: Exploring the Secrets of the Deep Unknown[Featured Speaker, Gen, General]Strand: Wetlands, Coastal Processes, and River Systems: Research and Practical ApplicationsPresenter(s): David G. Gallo (Director of Special Projects, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Mass.)Location: Room 274, America's CenterWe've explored only a small percentage of the world beneath the waves and yet we have found the most incredible things. The world's highest mountains, deepest valleys, underwater rivers, waterfalls, lakes, and thriving communities of life all exist in a world without sun. Almost every expedition returns to shore with new information about our origins, evolution, and destiny. This presentation will use high-resolution video to share some of the most recent discoveries and introduce you to a new era of undersea exploration.
We've explored only a small percentage of the world beneath the waves and yet we have found the most incredible things. The world's highest mountains, deepest valleys, underwater rivers, waterfalls, lakes, and thriving communities of life all exist in a world without sun. Almost every expedition returns to shore with new information about our origins, evolution, and destiny. This presentation will use high-resolution video to share some of the most recent discoveries and introduce you to a new era of undersea exploration.
March 30, 2007: 10:30-12:00Shell Science Seminar: Sound Science Beyond Sound—Solutions for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students[Featured Speaker, Gen, General]Presenter(s): Corinne K. Vinopol (President, Institute for Disabilities Research and Training, Inc., Wheaton, Md.)Location: Room 275, America's CenterSince the passage of the Education for the Handicapped Act (EHA), now called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), public schools have been mandated to accommodate children with disabilities in the mainstream to the greatest extent appropriate.
Since the passage of the Education for the Handicapped Act (EHA), now called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), public schools have been mandated to accommodate children with disabilities in the mainstream to the greatest extent appropriate.
March 30, 2007: 10:30-12:00Shell Science Seminar: The Secret Life of Underwater Volcanoes[Featured Speaker, Earth, General]Presenter(s): Véronique Robigou (Research Scientist snd Director of the Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence–Ocean Learning Communities, and Director of the REVEL Project, University of Washington, Seattle)Location: Room 276, America's CenterIn 1977 the world was astounded by the discovery of seafloor hot springs hosting abundant oases in the deep ocean desert. This prolific life is supported by heat and gases released from submarine volcanoes. Over the past 30 years deep-sea exploration has revealed hundreds of these hydrothermal vent fields in the world’s ocean basins.
In 1977 the world was astounded by the discovery of seafloor hot springs hosting abundant oases in the deep ocean desert. This prolific life is supported by heat and gases released from submarine volcanoes. Over the past 30 years deep-sea exploration has revealed hundreds of these hydrothermal vent fields in the world’s ocean basins.
March 30, 2007: 11:00-12:00Robert H. Carleton Lecture: Commission on 21st-Century STEM Education: A Report to the Nation[Featured Speaker, Gen, General]Presenter(s): Jo Anne Vasquez (1996–1997 NSTA President, and Director of Policy and Outreach, CRESMET, Arizona State University, Tempe) Location: Room 274, America's CenterThe National Science Board Commission has been charged by Congress to make recommendations to the nation for a bold new action plan to address the nation’s needs in STEM Education. The main objective is to effectively employ federal resources, including those of NSF, to work cooperatively with stakeholders from all sectors to prepare the U.S. workforce for 21st-century skill needs. Not just another report, this is the report on reports. How might it boldly affect the future of science education?
The National Science Board Commission has been charged by Congress to make recommendations to the nation for a bold new action plan to address the nation’s needs in STEM Education. The main objective is to effectively employ federal resources, including those of NSF, to work cooperatively with stakeholders from all sectors to prepare the U.S. workforce for 21st-century skill needs. Not just another report, this is the report on reports. How might it boldly affect the future of science education?
March 30, 2007: 12:30-13:30Featured Presentation: A Living World: What Can We Do to Maintain It?[Featured Speaker, Gen, General]Presenter(s): Peter H. Raven (President, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis)Location: Room 274, America's CenterMost estimates of the rates of extinction of plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms during the course of the 21st century are at a level around 50%; in other words we are faced with the possibility of losing half of Earth's biological endowment, an endowment on which our lives depend. Worse, we have recognized only about a sixth of the estimated species other than bacteria, and only a tiny fraction of those. The beauty, healthfulness, food, medicines, ecosystem services, and all else on which we depend makes it mandatory for us to increase our efforts in many ways—the subject of this talk.
Most estimates of the rates of extinction of plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms during the course of the 21st century are at a level around 50%; in other words we are faced with the possibility of losing half of Earth's biological endowment, an endowment on which our lives depend. Worse, we have recognized only about a sixth of the estimated species other than bacteria, and only a tiny fraction of those. The beauty, healthfulness, food, medicines, ecosystem services, and all else on which we depend makes it mandatory for us to increase our efforts in many ways—the subject of this talk.
March 30, 2007: 13:30-15:00Shell Science Seminar: Rewiring Humans: Nerve-Muscle Reinnervation Giving Amputees Improved Control and Function[Featured Speaker, Gen, General]Presenter(s): Blair Lock (Managing Research Engineer, Neural Engineering Center for Artificial Limbs, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Ill.)Location: Room 275, America's CenterOur rewiring of amputees has so far seen us take nerves that used to go to the arm in patients with shoulder disarticulations and move them onto chest muscles. Similarly, we have transferred nerves associated with motions lower in the arm to residual limb muscles in above-elbow amputees.
Our rewiring of amputees has so far seen us take nerves that used to go to the arm in patients with shoulder disarticulations and move them onto chest muscles. Similarly, we have transferred nerves associated with motions lower in the arm to residual limb muscles in above-elbow amputees.
March 30, 2007: 13:30-15:00Shell Science Seminar: The Mars Exploration Rover Mission[Featured Speaker, Earth, General]Presenter(s): Raymond E. Arvidson (James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, and Chairman, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.)Location: Room 276, America's CenterSpirit and Opportunity have been exploring the Martian surface for well over 1,000 sols. They have uncovered evidence for ancient lakes and rocks that were highly modified by ground water. Results from the mission will be presented and placed in context of understanding past conditions on Mars and its habitability.
Spirit and Opportunity have been exploring the Martian surface for well over 1,000 sols. They have uncovered evidence for ancient lakes and rocks that were highly modified by ground water. Results from the mission will be presented and placed in context of understanding past conditions on Mars and its habitability.
March 30, 2007: 14:00-15:00American Geophysical Union (AGU) Lecture: Sustaining Coastal Wetlands for the 21st Century: Sediments, Salt, and Sea Level Rise[Featured Speaker, Gen, General]Presenter(s): Denise J. Reed (Professor, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science, University of New Orleans, La.)Location: Room 274, America's CenterThe past century has seen massive loss of coastal wetlands on the Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf coasts due to coastal development and hydrological changes both at the coast and in watersheds. The challenge for the 21st century is to apply our increasing understanding of these wetlands to enhance and maintain what we have left and reverse loss where we can. Opportunities exist in San Francisco Bay and in other West Coast estuaries to let the tide back into fields and salt ponds and recreate habitat for at-risk fish and birds. On the Gulf Coast, the loss of over 1,500 square miles of land in coastal Louisiana presents a greater challenge.
The past century has seen massive loss of coastal wetlands on the Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf coasts due to coastal development and hydrological changes both at the coast and in watersheds. The challenge for the 21st century is to apply our increasing understanding of these wetlands to enhance and maintain what we have left and reverse loss where we can. Opportunities exist in San Francisco Bay and in other West Coast estuaries to let the tide back into fields and salt ponds and recreate habitat for at-risk fish and birds. On the Gulf Coast, the loss of over 1,500 square miles of land in coastal Louisiana presents a greater challenge.
March 30, 2007: 15:30-16:30Featured Presentation: Your Ticket to Space[Featured Speaker, Gen, General]Presenter(s): Anousheh Ansari (Cofounder and Partner, Prodea Systems, Inc., Plano, Tex.) Location: Room 275, America's CenterMeet Anousheh Ansari, the world's first female private space explorer. Find our why she believes every educator should have the opportunity to personally see Earth from space, and learn what she and her colleagues are doing to make that possible…sooner than you might think.
Meet Anousheh Ansari, the world's first female private space explorer. Find our why she believes every educator should have the opportunity to personally see Earth from space, and learn what she and her colleagues are doing to make that possible…sooner than you might think.
March 30, 2007: 15:30-16:30Life Members' Special Presentation: Teaching Science and Fulfilling National Aspirations—Preparing a 21st Century Workforce[Featured Speaker]Presenter(s): Rodger Bybee (Executive Director, Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, Colorado Springs, Colo.)The science education community has a long history of responding to the needs and aspirations of society. In this presentation I will first explore this theme with reflections on the Sputnik era of reform.
The science education community has a long history of responding to the needs and aspirations of society. In this presentation I will first explore this theme with reflections on the Sputnik era of reform.
March 31, 2007: 10:30-12:00Shell Science Seminar: Ozone Depletion and Climate Change: A Tale of Two Environmental Issues[Featured Speaker, Env, General]Presenter(s): Susan Solomon (Senior Scientist, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colo.)Location: Room 276, America's CenterThis talk will explore two different global environmental concerns that have captured the attention of scientists, policymakers, and the public alike: ozone depletion and climate change. What are these two issues all about?
This talk will explore two different global environmental concerns that have captured the attention of scientists, policymakers, and the public alike: ozone depletion and climate change. What are these two issues all about?
March 31, 2007: 10:30-12:00Shell Science Seminar: The Importance of Gene Silencing: Where, Why, and How We Shut Down Expression of Most of Our Genome[Featured Speaker, Bio, General]Presenter(s): Sarah C.R. Elgin (Professor of Biology, Education, and Genetics, Washington, University in St. Louis, Mo.)Location: Room 275, America's CenterHigher organisms have very large genomes, a thousand-fold larger than bacteria, yet we only have five-fold more genes. Much of the extra DNA appears to be junk—fragments of transposable elements and viruses that invaded our genomes long ago.
Higher organisms have very large genomes, a thousand-fold larger than bacteria, yet we only have five-fold more genes. Much of the extra DNA appears to be junk—fragments of transposable elements and viruses that invaded our genomes long ago.
March 31, 2007: 11:00-12:00The Paul F-Brandwein Lecture: Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder[Featured Speaker, Gen, General]Presenter(s): Richard Louv (Futurist and Journalist, San Diego, Calif.)Location: Room 280, America's CenterRichard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, speaks about the transformation in the relationship between children and nature, how society is teaching young people to avoid direct experience in nature. That unintended message is delivered by schools, families, even organizations devoted to the outdoors, and codified into the legal and regulatory structures of many of our local communities.
Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, speaks about the transformation in the relationship between children and nature, how society is teaching young people to avoid direct experience in nature. That unintended message is delivered by schools, families, even organizations devoted to the outdoors, and codified into the legal and regulatory structures of many of our local communities.
March 31, 2007: 13:30-15:00Shell Science Seminar: An Update on the Current Practices and Challenges in ART (Assisted Reproductive Technologies)[Featured Speaker, Gen, General]Presenter(s): Rhonda Hearns-Stokes, MD (Reproductive Endocrinologist, Genetics and IVF Institute, Fairfax, Va.)Location: Room 276, America's CenterThe field of infertility has changed significantly since birth of the first IVF (in vitro fertilization) baby born more than 25 years ago. This presentation will feature new findings regarding IVF as it relates to fertility preservation, management of aging patients, and prevention of chromosomal abnormalities.
The field of infertility has changed significantly since birth of the first IVF (in vitro fertilization) baby born more than 25 years ago. This presentation will feature new findings regarding IVF as it relates to fertility preservation, management of aging patients, and prevention of chromosomal abnormalities.
March 31, 2007: 13:30-15:00Shell Science Seminar: Nanotechnology for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy[Featured Speaker, Gen, General]Presenter(s): Samuel A. Wickline, MD (Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Physics, and Cellular Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo.)Location: Room 275, America's CenterThe next generation of pharmaceutical agents will be targeted at specific molecular pathways and/or locales within the body.
The next generation of pharmaceutical agents will be targeted at specific molecular pathways and/or locales within the body.
March 31, 2007: 14:00-15:00Featured Presentation: Forensic Anthropology in the 21st Century—The Real CSI[Featured Speaker, Gen, General]Presenter(s): Mary H. Manhein (Professional in Residence, and Director, Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services Laboratory, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge)Location: Room 274, America's CenterIn this presentation I'll provide a detailed overview of the role of forensic anthropology in death investigation and review the technology and skills required in the 21st century to assist with identification of the dead and analysis of manner and cause of death. Case studies will serve as examples.
In this presentation I'll provide a detailed overview of the role of forensic anthropology in death investigation and review the technology and skills required in the 21st century to assist with identification of the dead and analysis of manner and cause of death. Case studies will serve as examples.
March 31, 2007: 14:00-15:00NSTA/ASE Honors Exchange Lecture: Language in Science[Featured Speaker, Gen, General]Presenter(s): Charlotte Clarke (Chairperson, The Association for Science Education, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, U.K.)Location: Room 280, America's CenterIn this lecture I’ll explore ways of developing students’ writing in science and their understanding and use of scientific vocabulary. I’ll share practical ideas for students aged four to sixteen. Be prepared to participate!
In this lecture I’ll explore ways of developing students’ writing in science and their understanding and use of scientific vocabulary. I’ll share practical ideas for students aged four to sixteen. Be prepared to participate!
March 31, 2007: 15:30-16:30Robert H. Karplus Lecture: Can String Theory Be an Educational Force Multiplier?[Featured Speaker, Phys, General]Presenter(s): S. James Gates, Jr. (John S. Toll Professor of Physics and Director, Center for String and Particle Theory, University of Maryland, College Park)Location: Room 274, America's CenterTopics at the forefront of science, such as string theory, can generate a substantial debate in media as shown by recent history. This presents an interesting question of how to harness such interest for educational goals. This talk will describe efforts to explore this question via a concrete project underway.
Topics at the forefront of science, such as string theory, can generate a substantial debate in media as shown by recent history. This presents an interesting question of how to harness such interest for educational goals. This talk will describe efforts to explore this question via a concrete project underway.
