NSTA / SCST College Symposium
Dangerous Microbes in the 21st Century! Pandemics, Emerging Diseases, and the Threat of Bioterrorism: Implications for Teaching
Saturday, March 29, 8:00 AM–4:50 PM
Waterfront II, Seaport World Trade Center
NSTA and SCST will cosponsor this timely, daylong symposium organized especially for college and university faculty. The symposium will provide you with the content, process, and pedagogy necessary to develop a learner-centered curriculum of your own on these topics of pressing interest.
Presentations by leaders in the field and panel discussions in the morning will be followed by workshops and presentations in the afternoon. The afternoon activities will be geared toward linking the morning presentations to effective teaching strategies. Join us in Boston for this exciting series of presentations and workshops.
Agenda
| 8:00–8:20 AM |
Registration, Coffee, and Conversation |
| 8:20–8:30 AM |
Welcome and Introductions |
| 8:30–9:15 AM |
Featured Presentation: From Bioterrorism to Pandemics |
| 9:15–10:00 AM |
Featured Presentation: Infectious Disease, Climate, and Human Health: The Cholera Paradigm |
| 10:00–10:30 AM |
Break and Refreshments |
| 10:30–11:15 AM |
Featured Presentation: Superbugs and Wonderdrugs: The Antibiotic Paradox |
| 11:15 AM–12 Noon |
Featured Presentation: Modern Applications of Biodetection and Training to Build a Safer World |
| 12 Noon–1:30 PM |
NSTA/SCST College Luncheon (tickets required) |
| 1:30–2:20 PM |
Breakout Sessions |
| 2:30–3:20 PM |
Breakout Sessions |
| 3:20–3:40 PM |
Break and Refreshments |
| 3:40–4:30 PM |
Breakout Sessions |
| 4:30–4:50 PM |
Wrap-Up Session |
For a complete list of NSTA/SCST College Symposium sessions, click here.