Conference highlights video
Check Lab Out Loud’s Conference Highlights video. scenes from the exhibit hall, interviews, and other fun clips. Watch at: http://wsst.org/nsta08/#v.
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Busy days, all day
With so much to see and do at the conference, I shouldn’t be surprised by the number of people I see no matter how early I arrive. If there’s a workshop going on, there are people in there. When I...
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A student mission to the Moon
This session prepared us to lead a one-week unit in which students take a “journey” to the Moon. Facilitators Tara Clopper and Heather Slatoff led us in hands-on activities, including designing our...
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Active learning
Some presenters had basic lectures with PowerPoints, some provided “think-pair-share” opportunities for participants, some had laptops for participants and guided us through simulations or software...
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Planting trees
Sunday morning is a tough time for a presenter. Early departures, church services, brunch dates, or too much Saturday evening make it difficult for some to attend sessions at this time. I’m sure that...
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Moodles, wikis, and blogs
So, you’re a presenter and your time slot is the last one of the conference, and your room is the farthest from the lobby. Will anyone come? In the case of Sami Kahn’s presentation on Wikis in the...
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Next year in New Orleans!
Well, this conference is history, and I’m exhausted in a good way— both physically and mentally. From talks by astronaut Barbara Morgan, Rodger Bybee, and Bill Nye the Science Guy to the awesome...
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So long, and thanks for all the fish
For me, the Boston Conference ended with a brilliant blue sky, a warm stroll through and around the public gardens and Beacon Hill, and a trip through Callahan Tunnel to the airport. I didn’t see any...
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Teachers tell it best
We interviewed teachers on the exhibit hall floor for our Conference Highlights Video to find out what they thought of the NSTA Conference. Here’s what they said.
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Report from the field
Richard Glueck, a member from Orono, Maine, offered these observations from the Boston Conference: NSTA National Conferences expose teachers to the newest in products and publications, offer tons of...
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NSTA conference tips
Are you attending the NSTA conference in Boston this spring? At this point, you should be registering, making arrangements for lodging and transportation, and thinking about your lesson plans for the...
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Share Your Conference Experience
This is my sixth conference with NSTA — my first, in 2008, was in Boston as well. When I tried to walk through the NSTA Science Store this morning, it was packed virtually shoulder to shoulder (the...
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NSTA conference in Boston: Reflection and making connections Part 1, Th and Fri
I didn’t see the swan boats in the Public Garden or tea in the Harbor, but I did see many things—skylines, modern art, sunrises and fabulous sessions at the conference. I got to use a Smart Pen, talk...
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NSTA conference in Boston: Reflection and making connections Part 2, Sat and Sun
Here are the descriptions of a few more sessions I attended at the 2014 NSTA national conference in Boston. These summaries are from my notes and may not accurately reflect the presentations or the...
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