STANYS-Central Western Section

CWS-Spring WorkshopMonday, April 7, 2014

                                                     

Workshop A – “Productive Talk in Science”

Productive discussions in the science classroom enhance students’ understanding of the content and help thembecome thinkers in the discipline. In this session, we will emphasize the importance of productive talk in theclassroom and provide information on the various “talk moves” that can be used in your classroom tomorrow.

Antonietta Quinn, Elementary CWS SAR, Elementary Science Program, Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES

Workshop B - “Tides – The Real Story”

What causes tides? It’s not just the Moon’s gravity that we have been teaching students. We will discuss thetrue cause of tides and look at both the interactions of the Moon-Earth system and the physics involved inproducing the tides on Earth. Teachers will leave with a demonstration and student activities that will reinforcethe concepts.

Joe Zuniga NBCT, Math Coach Schools #5, #17, #44 and Wilson Foundation CWS-STANYS Chairman

Workshop C – “Chemistry Share-a-thon”

Bring your best lab, activity, or review strategy to share with your Chemistry colleagues. Please bring 15 copiesto share AND an electronic copy that will be distributed to participants.

Candace Schneggenburger, CWS Chemistry SAR; Palmyra- Macedon High School

ScheduleRegistration 4:00-4:30

Peckham Hall #26 on mapIntegrated Mathematics and Science Building

Workshop Sessions 4:30-5:30Peckham Hall #26 on map

“The Forum”- Otto A. Shults Community Center#4 on map

Vendors 5:30-6:00 and Dinner 6:00-7:00Invited Speaker and Raffle 7:00 – 8:00

Workshop D - Science and Engineering Practices

This workshop will focus on the Science and Engineering Practices outlined in the K-12 Science Framework. Participants will identify the practices using hands-on activities. Discussion will center on the components ofthe practices and the guiding principles included in the Next Generation Science Standards. Educatorsunfamiliar with the eight practices would benefit the most from participation in this workshop.

Edel Maeder, CWS Secretary, Greece Central School District

Workshop E - “STEM Physics labs”

Instead of using the normal Regents Physics lab why not turn them into a STEM Physics lab? I will bring afew examples of different labs for participants to play with. Feel free to bring your own to share with the group.This will be a hands-on workshop.

Vince Stornello, SAR - Physics, Fairport High School

Workshop F - “Common Core/Science”

What you might already be doing and do not know it. Learn strategies to help teach your content with thecommon core.

Michelle Ebert, NBCT, CWS Earth Science SAR, Greece Arcadia High and Tracy Page, Greece ArcadiaHigh

Workshop G - “STEM and NASA”

In April, three Fairport High School students will fly an experiment of their own creation on NASA's ReducedGravity plane. Come hear from the students and their teachers about what they are doing and how you too canconnect your classroom with NASA. There is no better K-12 STEM partner to have if you want to excite yourstudents!

Gene Gordon STANYS DAL Physics, STANYS Vice President, Donna Himmelberg, Beth Burns,Andrew Johnson, Chris Stahl and two students from Fairport High School

Workshop H - ”VEX Robotics 101”Learn how to incorporate a robotics program in your school as a club or within your curriculum. Test youroperating skills with a few robotic challenges using the VEX IQ and VEX robot. You will also see the RobotVirtual World program which allows students to design, program, and build robots virtually.

Scott Read, Education Account Manager, iDESIGN Solutions

Central Western SectionSTANYS Annual Spring Workshops and Dinner

Campus Map: http://www.naz.edu/campus‐map/Map and links to directions – last sheet•      Questions about the program?        Email CWS Vice Chairperson ‐ Sheila Brady‐Root• Questions about registration or payment?

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Registration Form – please return, completed and with your payment, by

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

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Check here ______ if you wish CWS Professional Development hours Certificate given that evening.Registration includes workshop session of your choice, dinner, vendors, and the Invited Dinner SpeakerRegistration Fee: $25.00 ($20.00 for current STANYS members and pre‐service students).Check(s) should be enclosed and made out to: CWS-STANYS. Please return this form below with yourpayment by Wednesday, April 2, 2014 to:

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Invited Dinner Speaker

Douglas Llewellyn, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY- dllewellyn@sjfc.edu

Ready or Not, Here They Come – The New National Standards and TheirImplication for Scientific Argumentation

The Common Core State Standards (2010), A Framework for K-12 Science Education (2012), and the NextGeneration Science Standards (2013) provide clear-cut indications to what’s ahead for classroom teachers,curriculum specialists, and professional development providers in science. A key component of all threedocuments is the incorporation of argumentation into the science curriculum. However, if you ask any numberof practicing science teachers if they can describe the essential features of scientific argumentation, or if theyhave their students write arguments from inquiry investigations, most answer a resounding "no." To preparescience educators for implementing argumentation in their classrooms, the session will focus on followingquestions:

1. What is scientific argumentation?2. What do the Common Core, the Framework, and the Next Generation Science Standards say about

scientific argumentation?3. What is the role of argumentation in science instruction?4. How does scientific argumentation support language arts literacy?5. How can students learn to make and defend arguments in science?6. How can inquiry-based labs be modified to accommodate students constructing and justifying

arguments?Douglas Llewellyn teaches science education courses at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY. Previously,he was the K-12 Director of Science at the Rochester City School District, a junior high school principal, and amiddle school science teacher. His interests are in the areas of scientific inquiry and argumentation,constructivist teaching, and science leadership. Doug is a frequent speaker at state and national conferences oninquiry- and argument-based teaching.

Doug has three books published by Corwin Press:

• Inquire Within: Implementing Inquiry- and Argument-Based Science Standards in Grades 3-8, 3rd ed.(2014)

• Teaching High School Science Through Inquiry and Argumentation, 2nd ed. (2013)

• Differentiated Science Inquiry (2011)

Nazareth College Map, Directions, and Buildings for CWS Spring WorkshopDinner 2014

Otto A. Shults Community Center #4 - Vendors and Dinner/Speaker

Peckham Hall/Integrated Center for Math and Science #26 - Registration and Workshops

Parking lot gates will be up at 3:30 for parking. No pass will be needed for Spring Workshop Dinner 2014

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