Each year, SEP shares its work at state, regional, and national conferences. Sessions presented in 2008-2009 are listed below. An overview of SEP’s programs and outcomes was presented at our 2008 Annual Partnership Celebration. Download PowerPoint Slides.
California Science Teachers Association
Upcoming in October 2009!
- Physical or Chemical Change? The Macro vs. the Micro View (Short Course) by Brigitte Bogert and Peter Hippard. Learn more here: http://www.cascience.org/csta/conf_shortcourses.asp
AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Annual Meeting
Upcoming in February 2010!
- Learn How to Effectively Communicate Science (Workshop) by Jennifer Chu and Sabine Jeske.
More at: http://www.aaas.org/meetings/2010/
National Science Teachers Association
March 2009
- Girls in Science: A Framework for Action (Session) by Katherine Nielsen, Liesl Chatman, Erin Strauss, and Kimberly Tanner.
- A Teacher-Scientist Partnership Model for Professional Development (Session) by Katherine Nielsen and Jennifer Chu. Download Powerpoint slides.
- Teacher-Scientist Partnerships – Everyone Benefits! (Session) by Katherine Nielsen and Nancy Moreno.
National Science Teachers Association - Regional Conference
November 2008
- The Black Box of Science (Workshop) by Katherine Nielsen and Patricia Caldera. View Lesson Plan.
California Science Teachers Association
October 2008
- Inquiry-Based Explorations and Investigations of Properties of Matter (Short Course) by Rebecca Smith and Jennifer Chu. View example lesson: What is matter?
- Demystifying the Language of Life: Chromosomes, Genes and DNA (Short course) by Patricia Caldera and Sabine Jeske. View example lessons: DNA Structure and Replication and Strawberry DNA Extraction.
- Classroom Investigations in Life Sciences: Modeling the Natural World (Workshop) by Ranyee Chiang and Linda Akiyama. View example lesson: Introducing Models to Elementary School Students.
National Association of Biology Teachers
October 2008
- Guiding early-career scientists to interactively present their research (Presentation) by Andrew Grillo-Hill and Mary Matyskiela.
- Preparing Scientists to Work Effectively in K-12 Classrooms and Beyond (Hands-on Workshop) by Sabine Jeske and Jennifer Chu.
- Journaling as Formative Assessment (Presentation) by Andrew Grillo-Hill, Sabine Jeske, and Jennifer Chu. Download Powerpoint slides.
American Association for the Advancement of Science
February 2008
- Scientist-Educator Partnerships: Their Benefits and How to Get Started, (Career Development Workshop) by Katherine Nielsen, Nancy Moreno, Cindy Keleher, Karen Oberhauser, Karen Kirk, Robert Choy, and Sue Kirch.