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New STAT Ocers STAT Awards Nominations Teaching Tips Board Retreat Pics ...and much more!
Volume 56, Number 2 May 2012
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TheOfcial Newsletter of the Science Teachers Association of Texas
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About UsWe are STAT, the Science Teachers Association of Texas.
STAT is commied to the enhancement of the teaching of science in Texas at all levelsand in all science disciplines.
For STAT Position Statements, go to: http://www.statweb.org/positions
STAT is:o A statewide organization of elementary, middle level, and high school
teachers, college educators, supervisors of science, and others dedicated tomaintaining the highest levels of science and education in our schools.
o A chapter of the National Science Teachers Associationo Visit the NSTA site
STAT seeks to:o Serve as a unied voice for the science teachers of the state.o Keep science teachers and other members informed about current trends in
science education.o Provide opportunities for members to examine techonology, curriculum,
materials, and services.o Inform members of local, state and national meetings, conferences, seminars
and workshops related to sciences.
o Cooperate with other science oriented organizations and teacher associationsin the promotion of teaching of science.
History:STAT, Science Teachers Association of Texas, was formally organized in 1957 duringthe 4th Annual Conference for the Advancement of Science & Mathematics Teaching(CASMT). STAT membership is now more than 7,000 strong!
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CAST 2012: Registration OpenSTEM Strategies: Project-Based LearningTeaching Mitochondrial GeneticsSTAT STAAR ResourcesPictures from the May BOD Retreat
STAT Contacts Standing Commiees
Elected Ocers Appointed Positions Aliate Congress Texas State Board of Education
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JuneCAST 2012 Presenters Notied
June 8, 2012
STAT Award Applications DueJune 15, 2012.
ACT2 Biennial ConferenceJune 24, 2012
JulyNCSE CAAGS Conference
July 11-14Albuquerque, NM
CAST Extra Earlybird ClosesJuly 15
AugustCAST 2012 Early Registration OpenAugust 15, 2012
November
CAST 2012: Get Your Geek On!November 8-10Corpus Christi, TX
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A Message from President KamasChangewe experienceit every day of our lives.Most of it happens and
we dont even realizeit, until one day our fa-vorite song gets playedon the oldies station.Some change happens
quickly and we react, adjust, andmove on. Then there is the changethat happens somewhere in the mid-
dle, the kind you know is coming andhave time to prepare for, but have ahard time with it just the same. Alongwith changes come all the associatedemotions. The changes happening ineducation now may seem extreme oreven unfair and they have denitelycaused emotions to are, but rest as-
sured that change is here and we wantstudents to ourish as a result.
I have had a remarkable year as Pres-ident-Elect with many memorablemoments, including a truly educa-tional trip to Washington DC, twotestimonies in front of the State Boardof Education and one in front of statelegislators at an Education Commieepublic hearing. I have also served our
organization by chairing the Policiesand Procedures Commiee to over-haul the STAT Bylaws. We have been
diligently working for our members.For most members, STAT is known forthree days of outstanding professionaldevelopment at CAST, the best con-ference in the country. The ExecutiveCommiee is commied to increasingour member benets and making usknown for more than CAST. For ex-
ample, we found that the experiencein Washington DC was so insightfulthat we want to give our members op-portunities to get involved in state leg-islation. We want to make sure teach-ers have access to the information theyneed to be successful in the classroom.
Science educators have such positiveaitudes. I am fortunate to have hadso many role models and mentors tohelp me stay positive and lend an earto solve problems and stop any ex-cuses I may come up with. When youstart feeling angry or frustrated by thechanges, nd the person who inspiresyou and lifts you up and listen to whatthey have to say. Find a way to reener-gize yourself.
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STAT is leading science educators through this time of increasing account-ability, larger class sizes and demands on classroom teachers. Join us on Face-book and Twier or contact a member of the executive commiee to voice yourneeds, the events happening in your area, as well as your celebrations. We want
to hear from you!
In the meantime, I am eager to see what the next year brings and I cant wait toGet My Geek On in Corpus. I am honored to serve the science educators ofTexas.
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The Votes Are In!Congratulations to the new STAT Executive Commiee.
Ocers will take their positions June 1, 2012.
President Sharon Kamas, Crosby ISD
Past-President Ross Ann Hill, Idalou ISD
President-Elect Donald Burken, Spring Branch ISD
Vice President Lola Henning, Region 16 ESC
Secretary Jo Anne Jackson, Lubbock ISD
Treasurer Terry Ward, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
Member At Large Kiki Corry, Texas Parks and Wildlife
Member At Large George Hademenos, Richardson ISD
Member At Large Denise Hill, Texas A&M University
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Next Generation Science Standards
The First Public Draft of the Next GenerationScience Standards is Ready for Review!
The NGSS have been wrien as student performance expectationsgrouped by topics, and can be viewed in the topical groupings or in-
dividually. The draft performance expectations are composed of thethree dimensions from the NRC Framework. These draft performanceexpectations describe how students will demonstrate their
understanding. Click on the links to the left to learn more about thestandards, and choose one of the buons below to explore and
provide comments on the standards.
Feedback collected during the comment period will be organizedand shared with the leading states and writing team members. Afterthe feedback is considered, a feedback report will be issued that will
explain how feedback was handled and why.
Click Here to Read and Provide Comments
For More Details, View the NGSS Site
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ACT2
Biennial ConferenceChemistry Makes the World Go Round
When: June 24-28, 2012Where: The University of Baylor Mary Hardin in Belton, TX
(173 miles from Houston, 140 miles from Dallas, 61 miles fromAustin, 140 miles from San Antonio)
Cost:$250 includes registration, all meals from Sunday night through breakfast Thursday, and lodging in adorm room from Sunday night until Thursday. (or $125 for registration and all meals except breakfast-nolodging)
This is early bird pricing until May 25th!!!! After May 25th the price will increase $50 (so it will be $300 or$175)
Presenters:We still need presenters for the conference. Your willingness to share is what makes a great conference. Tohelp entice you remember that presenters save $50 o the above prices!!! We will be accepting proposalsuntil June 4th.
Schedule of events:Sun 12-4 registration/check in4-5 Dinner5-6:00 Welcome6:00-8:00 Chemistry Games
Mon 7:30-8:30 Breakfast8:30-11:30 Sessions11:30-12:30 Lunch12:30-4:30 Sessions
4:30-5:30 Dinner5:30-7:00 Make n Take8:00-10:00 Demos in the Dark
Tue 7:30-8:30 Breakfast8:30-11:30 Sessions11:30-12:30 Lunch12:30-4:30 Sessions
4:30-5:30 Dinner5:30-7:00 Show and tell
7:00-9:00 Chemistry Movies/clips
Where can I go to register and submit proposals?hps://sites.google.com/site/act2tx/
Wed 7:30-8:30 Breakfast8:30-11:30 Sessions11:30-12:30 Lunch12:30-4:30 Sessions6:00-9:00 Banquet
Thur 7:30-8:30 Breakfast8:30-10:30 Sessions10:30-12:30 closing plenary
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STAT Award Nominations
Its time to nominate yourself, afriend, colleague, or mentor for a
2012 STAT Award.
Applications will be accepted untilJune 1, 2012.
Show your appreciation for anexcellent teacher who deserves
recognition!
Please Note:
Only current STAT members may be nominated.
Click Here to go to theonline awards page.
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Farewell from the Past Presidentby Ross Ann Hill
Wow, how time hasown! With an enormoussigh of relief followed bya plethora of conictingemotions, I leave the of-ce of STAT President.Although it has been anincredible run, it isnt yet
over.Once again, I encourage
all of you to become involved in the ScienceTeachers Association of Texas. Over the lastseveral years, our membership has growntremendously, indicative of the exciting andstimulating yet challenging actions transpir-ing within our organization.
Recognizing the ever-changing politicalatmosphere in our future, each of you be-comes an important ambassador for scienceeducation. This next year when the legisla-ture is in session, we will have a new StateBoard of Education. The STAT executiveboard has planned several events that willaddress our critical issues and assist us to
become beer advocates for science educa-tion. How thrilled I am that the STAT boardis expanding our role in aiding science edu-cation while asking those in power to help,not hinder, us.
As my role changes to Past President, myfocus has shifted to a more singular goal, theConference for the Advancement of Science
Teaching (CAST) in Corpus Christi Novem-ber 8-10. Currently hundreds of proposalsfor ingenious and creative workshops andshort courses are being reviewed. You can
register for CAST now and get the ExtraEarly Bird Discount of $115.00 (certainly notbirdfeed to science teachers). The housingsite is now accepting reservations also. CASTis one of the largest, if not THE largest, gath-ering of science teachers in the entire nation.However, we pride ourselves on presentinga conference especially targeted for the Texas
science teacher. Addressing our TEKS andSTAAR is unique to our convention, for ex-ample. If you need professional developmentin one of those areas or others, Get YourGeek On and aend CAST!
Also, the STAT award site is currently takingnominations and information for the numer-ous awards presented during CAST. Please
take the time to nominate an outstandingscience educator, or simply encourage himor her to apply since we recognize those inour profession who exemplify the best in ourorganization. (http://www.statweb.org/awards )Remember, the award nomination site closesJune 15th.
Serving as your President has been one of
the highlights of my life. The friends I havemade, the mentors I have met, and the advo-cates for our subject maer have enriched metenfold. Thank you for this exceptional op-portunity.
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CAST 2012 Registration
Click Herefor CAST 2012
Extra Earlybird Registration!Only $115 until July 15!
Also Be Sure to Get a
Jump on CAST Housing
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STEM Strategies: Project Based Learning in Earth/Space Systemsby Terry Talley, EdD
I had the pleasure of working with the eighthgrade students in Mrs. Melanie Burnes classesat La Marque Middle School using Project-basedLearning (PBL) and integrating the EngineeringDesign Process into their learning. Their currentunit of study is in Earth Systems in which theyexplained the processes that cause the phases ofthe moon, the seasons of the Earth, as well as tides.Based on my doctoral research into Inquiry Learn-
ing and the book How Students Learn Science bythe National Research Council, the use of modelsand the design process have been shown to behighly eective in students initially knowing howthese systems work and in dispelling misconcep-tions they may have about the aects of Earth beingcloser to the Sun during certain times of the year.
The students began their study of rotationand revolution with the construction of spinning
tops. The PBL challenge was presented through anentry document in the form of a leer from a cti-tious company called Our Tops are Tops! seek-ing a model of a top that could spin for 20 secondsand cost no more than $70 in materials. It needed toappeal to children between the ages of 10 and 14. Inaddition to the creation of a spinning top, the teamalso needed to plan a marketing campaign strategydesigned in a manner as to gain a market share oftoys for their age group. After dividing into designteams, and assigning roles, students began preview-ing the materials available and drawing two pos-sible prototypes. After discussing the pros and consof each, they were given a budget and told theycould purchase any item available from the sup-ply store. Items such as pencils for spindles were$10 each and paper plates of many sizes and mate-rial were from $20 to $30 each. Additional materialssuch as pennies for weights, paper clips for stability,
marking pens for designs, masking tape, and rub-ber bands provided options that could enhance theperformance of their tops but also added to theirboom line.
Students worked in their design teams dili-gently for 30 minutes, Burne and I were availableas consultants; never directly answering questions,but asking questions about their rational for selec-tion of materials as well as sharing the principles ofmomentum, inertia, center of gravity, balance androtation as a way to move the student along in theirunderstanding of how the spinning top works as asystem and how to improve their models.
The following day, students made oral presenta-tions featuring their models and their marketingcampaign, which included an explanation of whytheir top was able to sustain a spin as well as thebenets of the added modications.
The contract was awarded to multiple teams,in each period. Those who came in under budget,met the specications of the entry document, andwere able to clearly explain the processes of thesystem were provided actual tops and similar toysthat used rotation or revolution for their movement.In each class, through the design experience, model
building, and presentations, students demonstratedthat they were able to express their understandingof rotation and revolution in a way that showed adepth of knowledge - not just the memorization of
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STEM Strategies: Project Based Learning (contd.)
facts and denitions.
As part of the reection about the Tops De-sign Experience, students completed two rubrics.One rubric was to evaluate the quality of theirproduct and the other to self-evaluate their collabo-ration in their team eort. Although each group ofstudent worked on their own model, through thedesign teams presentations and explanations of the
models created, all students were equally knowl-edgeable and prepared for the content-based objec-tive assessment, which will be given at the close ofthe Earth/Space System Unit. When asked for feed-back about the activity, students shared the follow-ing comments, This was fun. I can see how toimprove our top by adding more pennies for mo-mentum like their group did. Ill bet ours wouldspin longer if we would have lowered the base fora lower center of gravity. Our top spun like the
Earth on its axis.
The follow-up activity which addressed theTexas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) con-tent standards was grounded in the construction of
models of the earth/space system of their choosingusing Project Based Learning and the EngineeringDesign Process. Mrs. Burne and I collaborated onthe design and instruction of that unit as well.
As evident from the above descriptions, ProjectBased Learning has many benets which increaselevels of student achievement. Hands-on learning,student directed inquiry and research, designingand building models for development of concepts,as well as student-generated scientic discourse areall strategies that lead to high levels of engagement.As highlighted in Project-Based Learning (Capraro& Slough, 2009), when actively engaged in PBL,
No maer whether schools have low achievingstudents or high achieving students, a high percent-age of students nd working with real-world proj-ects to be exciting, engaging, fun, satisfying, andmeaningful. When students are actively engagedin their learning and are asking questions aboutwhat they want to know a rich learning environ-ment is created.
When compared to this same unit taughtin a traditional approach (a lecture enhanced witha PowerPoint presentation, a teacher demonstra-tion using a model, students recording notes, theteacher asking comprehension questions, assigningvocabulary to be dened, student completion of an
assignment either a worksheet or questions andproblems from the book, and nally taking a quizor test over the material to show mastery), STEM-based instructional strategies may be the needed
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STEM Strategies: Project Based Learning (contd.)
alternative. As many teachers are seeking increased student achievement, increased student motivation tolearn, and decreased student apathy towards preparation for future careers in Science, Technology, Engi-neering, and Mathematics, the integration of these STEM strategies may make the dierence. These dif-ferences ultimately may manifest themselves as: (1) signicantly changes appear in academic achievementresults that teachers are seeking and (2) dierences in more students choosing a STEM career pathway thatstrengthens our future economy.
Dr. Terry Talley is Co-Director or Education Outreach and Instruction at the UTMB SRT-STEM Center.For more inormation about the SRT-STEM Center and the Ofce o Education Outreach, you are invited to visitour website at www.utmb.edu/TSTEM. Dr. Talley can be reached email: [email protected].
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K-12 STEM Workshop
K-12 STEM Workshop AddressingScience and Engineering Education
Come learn how to enhance K-12 science instruction through engineering edu-cation. ASEEs ninth annual K-12 Workshop on Engineering Education -
Employing Engineering for STEM Learning - will take place June 9 at theHenry B. Gonzales Convention Center, San Antonio, Tex.
This unique low cost, high quality event is designed to introduce K-12classroom teachers and administrators to innovative, practical, and eective
engineering education resources, including engaging hands-on activities. Theworkshop also provides an unparalleled opportunity for K-12 and
postsecondary educators to exchange ideas, form collaborations, and share in-
formation as states consider the forthcomingNext Generation ScienceStandards.
For program details and to register, go to:http://www.asee.org/conerences-and-events/conerences/k-12-workshop/2012
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Teaching Mitochondrial Geneticsby Ryan Reardon
AbstractThis report describes a novel, inquiry-
based learning plan developed as part of theGENA educational outreach project. Focusing onmitochondrial genetics and disease, this inter-active approach utilizes pedigree analysis andlaboratory techniques to address non-Mendelianinheritance. The plan can be modied to t avariety of educational goals and is now commer-cially available.
Educational outreach by college and uni-versity faculty has been shown to have tangible
benets for participating students (NationalScience Foundation, 2007). In an eort to in-crease these activities, the American Society ofHuman Genetics partnered with the NationalScience Resources Center in 2006 to establish aprofessional development/research project called
GENA (Geneticist-Educator Network of Allianc-es; http://www.ashg.org/education/gena.shtml), whichwas funded by the National Science Foundation.This initiative sought to promote educationaloutreach on a national level by establishing rig-orous, long-term partnerships between univer-sity geneticists and high school biology teachers.The eld of genetics was deemed an appropri-ate focus of this project because of the explosivegrowth of this discipline in recent years and itsanticipated impact on healthcare in the future,making this an important area of educationalemphasis. Here, we describe the results of oneGENA partnership, a novel high-school-levellearning plan focused on mitochondrial geneticsand its important role in human disease.
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Are You Lost in the Mess ofSTAAR-Related Materials?
Not sure what to believe, or where to turn?
Visit our compilation of the mostimportant STAAR Links @
www.statweb.org/staar
Were trying to make the transition easier on you,so you can spend more time teaching
and less time worrying.
Have a helpful tip or article that youd like to share?
Send it to [email protected] and well put it up on theSTAAR page.
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STAT Board Retreat Pics
Vice President DonaldBurken, newly elected
Member at Large GeorgeHademos and PastPresident Joel Palmershare a laugh
President Ross Ann Hillawards Past President
Joel Palmer for his workon the STAT board.
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President-Elect SharonKamas receives her gavel- her term as presidentbegins June 1
STAT AfliateRepresentatives weigh in
on the discussion of howSTAT can better help all
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Awards Commitee
Chair Ross Ann [email protected]
NominationsCommitee
Chair Patsy Magee
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Chair Sandra [email protected]
CAST Commitee
Chair Ross Ann [email protected]
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Archives CommiteeChair Karen [email protected]
Policy & Procedures CommiteeChair Donald Burken
STAT Standing Commiees
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ACT2
Associated ChemistryTeachers of Texas
Jamie Flint
ISEAInformal Science
Education Association
Amy Moreland
TABTTexas Association of
Biology Teachers
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TAEETexas Association for
Environmental Education
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