Earth Then, Earth Now: Our Changing Climate
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NSTA is partnering with Sally Ride Science, (SRS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), to present an exciting
Symposium for middle school and high school level educators (grades 5-12) on the
topic of Global Climate Change. This event is a blended professional development
opportunity including this face-to-face symposium at the National Conference on
Science Education in New Orleans, LA, followed by two NSTA Web Seminars and a discussion
listserv to extend the interactions between the participants and symposium presenters.
Attendance to the Symposium requires conference registration.
Program Overview
During this half-day Symposium government agency scientists and education specialists
from SRS, NOAA, and USFS will talk to the audience about the basic science behind
our understanding of climate change, and global impacts on the atmosphere, ecosystems,
and oceans around the world. The conference will draw upon the latest science to
present the story of our changing climate and will include presentations by prominent
scientists, hands-on activities, and current ideas for facing our climate challenge
and creating a healthier planet. The presenters will perform activities that enhance
the participants' knowledge and serve as models for activities the teachers can
do with their students in the classroom. All participants will receive educational
materials from SRS, NOAA, and USFS funded programs.
The Earth Then, Earth Now: Our Changing Climate symposium promises to advance
your understanding of the Earth's global climate systems; provide resources for
teaching students about climate change; and help you fire up your student's enthusiasm
for future careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
A drawing of door prizes will take place at the end of the program. Refreshments
will be provided. Graduate credit may also be available. To receive graduate credit,
participants must pay a nominal fee and complete an action plan and a lesson plan.
Date/Time
Thursday, March 19, 2009
1:30 - 6:00 PM
In addition to the face-to-face Symposium at the Conference, two Web Seminars featuring the presenters of Earth Then, Earth Now: Our Changing Climate will be held in following weeks.
Location
The Symposium will take place in Room 256 of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, in New Orleans, LA. Participants are responsible for arranging their own travel and housing if necessary.
Cost/Registration
The cost for admission to participate in the Symposium is $47 through the advanced registration period and $54 after that. Travel, meals, lodging, general conference registration (required), and graduate credit fees (where applicable) are the responsibility of participants.
Presenters
In this section you will meet the Sally Ride Science, NOAA, and U.S. Forest Service
scientists and educational specialists who will be presenting at the Climate Change/NSTA
Symposium: Earth Then, Earth Now: Our Changing Climate.
Agenda
See the Symposium’s agenda, including learning outcomes for the program and alignment with the National Science Education Standards.
One-hour presentations to follow-up the Climate Change Symposium in New Orleans:
All sessions are in Convention Center, Room 256
Friday, March 20, 2009
8:00-9:00 AM
Sally Ride Science/NOAA/U.S. Forest Service Symposia Follow-up Session: Using i-Tree
Software to Inventory Trees and Assess the Benefits and Services They Provide
Presenter: Barbara McDonald (USDA Forest Service: Athens, GA)
9:30-10:30 AM
Sally Ride Science/NOAA/U.S. Forest Service Symposia Follow-up Session: The Forest
Service Natural Inquirer Climate Change Education Collection
Presenter: Debbie Biggs (Sally Ride Science: Front Royal, VA)
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Sally Ride Science/NOAA/U.S. Forest Service Symposia Follow-up Session: Using Hands-On
Activities to Teach Careers in Environmental Science
Presenter(s): Leesa Hubbard (Sally Ride Science: Lebanon, TN); Karen Flammer (Sally
Ride Science: San Diego, CA)
12:30-1:30 PM
Sally Ride Science/NOAA/U.S. Forest Service Symposia Follow-up Session: Voices from
the Classroom Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 256
Presenter: Jim Brown (Sally Ride Science: Front Royal, VA)
3:30-4:30 PM
Sally Ride Science/NOAA/U.S. Forest Service Symposia Follow-up Session: Climate
Resources for Teachers and Students
Presenter(s): Frank Niepold (NOAA: Silver Spring, MD); Vicky Arthur (U.S. Forest
Service: Washington, DC); Karen Flammer (Sally Ride Science: San Diego, CA)
5:00-6:00 PM
Sally Ride Science/NOAA/U.S. Forest Service Symposia Follow-up Session: Earth's
Carbon Cycle and Ocean Acidification
Presenter: Paulo Maurin (NOAA: Silver Spring, MD)
Web Seminars
Two web seminars will be scheduled after the face-to-face program in November. The Web Seminars will begin at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time.
Web Seminars are free, interactive, live sessions of online professional development.
The 90-minute sessions features presenters from the NSTA Symposia. You do not have
to attend the Symposium in order to participate in the Web Seminars.
For more information contact symposia@nsta.org
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Underwritten by Sally Ride Science, NOAA, and the U.S. Forest Service.
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