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Featuring

LSTA’s 2013

Professional Development Institute

Science Education for

PK-16+ Teachers, Principals, Supervisors,

Non-Formal Educators, and

Professional Development Providers

Louisiana Science Teachers Association

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Message from our LSTA 2013 Institute Committee We are excited about the upcoming 2013 Professional Development Institute! This year’s Institute promises to be a hit—

from our Spooky Oct. 31st Thursday Extended Sessions/Field Trips and Exhibits Showcase Social, to our Friday and Saturday

one-hour Workshop Sessions with a bonus Saturday Extended Session! There is no professional development available

that matches what the Institute will offer to better prepare us to teach science! If you only have one Institute that you can

attend, you will do well to make this one your choice selection!

It is clear from our past Institute evaluations that LSTA Institutes are life changing as they open up a whole new community

of colleagues with whom to learn from and share information across the state of Louisiana and beyond! You will have

access to 15 Extended Sessions and nine one-hour Workshop Sessions presented by your peers and expert professional

developers. Highlights of the 2013 Institute include: the Exhibit Hall where you will find all of the current innovative

science education materials; meeting our 2013 NSTA President, Bill Badders and attending an Extended Session and a

Workshop Sessions by Debbie Silver, and Workshop Sessions by Michael Dispezio, meeting with the Louisiana Association

of Science Leaders (LASL), and many more opportunities to make connections and gain expertise!

As a Professional Learning Community, we encourage all of our members to join us in our “Each One Bring One” initiative.

We are requesting that each LSTA member share the wealth and recruit at least one fellow science teacher to attend the

Institute with you! We also encourage you to give back and share the knowledge you have gained through teaching!

Follow this link to submit your own ONE-HOUR FRIDAY OR SATURDAY SESSION for consideration.

The LSTA New Frontier Next Generation Science Standards Professional Development Institute is for ALL PK-16+ teachers

of science, principals, supervisors, non-formal educators, and professional developers! This three-day event is designed

to provide science educators and leaders the knowledge, skills, and instructional tools to effectively address the science

learning needs of their students. There are a variety of engaging sessions that target all grade-bands and science topics.

Each session offers effective learning strategies to teach science to all levels and interests of your students. The

opportunities to learn from peer teachers, and those who are experts in the field, are unprecedented. Once you

experience your first LSTA Institute, you will want to attend every year as your experiences will arm you with the resources

necessary to teach your students more effectively. REGISTER TODAY before the September 20 DEADLINE to take

advantage of the Pre-Conference Registration $60 fee that includes the LSTA Awards Luncheon!

Thursday Pre-Conference (9am-8:30pm): Day One consists of a variety of 3-hour or 6-hour extended sessions and field

trips that require the conference registration and an additional fee of $10 for morning or afternoon 3-hour sessions, or

$20 for all day, 6-hour sessions. EXTENDED SESSIONS are your opportunity to “dig into” the content and learn essential

concepts at a more comprehensive, in-depth level. This day also “kicks-off” the conference for all registered participants

with an Exhibits Showcase Social Thursday evening 5pm-8:30pm with hors d’oeuvres served 6pm-8pm! You will

definitely want to attend this important social! Meet new and veteran LSTA members and presenters while enjoying

delicious food and becoming familiar with the innovative new products and publications that address the NGSS and help

you become a more effective teacher or supervisor!

Friday: (8am-4:30pm) Day Two is filled with one-hour workshop sessions that target all grade bands and science

topics! The Louisiana Association of Science Leaders (LASL) will offer teacher-leaders and supervisors the information to

keep abreast of new information and upcoming changes in science education. Sessions begin at 8am and continue through

4:30pm. The Exhibit Hall is open 8am-4:30pm with the AWARDS LUNCHEON 11:30am-1pm.

Saturday: (8am-11:30am) Day Three provides a final chance to attend sessions that meet your instructional needs! There

is also an extended session focusing on classroom engineering applications to help teachers interested in incorporating

engineering design practices to prepare students for STEM careers.

Institute Overview

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Upcoming 2013 Institute Highlights

The LSTA Board is pleased to welcome Bill Badders, 2013 NSTA President,

to our annual science institute October 31-November 2 in Baton Rouge.

For more than four decades, Bill has been a devoted teacher and dedicated

leader in science education. In 1971, he began his teaching career as an

elementary science teacher in Cleveland. Badders is retired from the Cleveland

Metropolitan School District (CMSD) in Cleveland, Ohio, where he last served

as the director and principal investigator for the Cleveland Math and Science

Partnership program. Bill received a Presidential Award for Excellence in

Mathematics and Science Teaching (1992) and is a Fulbright Memorial

Teacher Fund recipient (2000).

A passionate member of NSTA, he served as a division director on NSTA's

board of directors. Bill has worked on several committees, panels and tasks

forces and regularly presents sessions at NSTA national and area conferences.

Michael DiSpezio is one of the most recognized, entertaining and sought-after

presenters at educator conferences throughout the world. In addition to offering

his unique style of dynamic, theatrical, and often interactive presentations, he

is a prolific author with over thirty published trade books and an equal number

of science textbook co-authorships.

As all agree, his enthusiastic, high-energy style is an infectious vehicle for his

delivery of a wide range of topics. Michael's research science background, days

on the stage and over a decade in his most noble career as a classroom teacher

have produced a speaker's speaker. Exploiting his background as a science

writer and educational consultant for organizations that range from the

Discovery Channel to the World Bank, Michael DiSpezio carries his messages

with validity and resolution. He is a true friend to LSTA and has given many

hours to students in classrooms in Louisiana.

With 30 years spent as a teacher, staff development instructor, and university

professor, Debbie Silver doesn't just know her way around the classroom – she

is familiar with the challenges educators face at every level, from kindergarten

to college. The former Louisiana Teacher of the Year has given presentations

around the world (including 49 states, Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle

East, and Asia), helping audiences to interact with students on a deeper level.

Her newest book, Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8: Teaching Kids to Succeed, is

being heralded by parents, teachers, and administrators as a “fresh approach to

getting kids to work smarter and better.” In it she explains motivational theory

and provides down-to-earth examples of concrete, applicable guidelines for

helping students overcome setbacks and failure to foster lifelong success. Her

mission is to remind teachers of how important they are in the lives of children,

highlighting both learning theory as well as tools for communication.

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Thursday, October 31

Friday, November 1

Saturday, November 2

9:00 am - 4:00 pm All Day Extended Sessions/Field Trips

9:00 am - Noon Morning Extended Sessions

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Afternoon Extended Sessions

4:30 pm - 7:30 pm Participant Check-In and On-Site Registration

5:00 pm - 8:30 pm Exhibits Showcase

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Exhibits Showcase Social

7:00 am - 4:00 pm Participant Check-In and On-Site Registration

8:00 am - 5:00 pm Exhibits Showcase Open—Visit TODAY! No Exhibits Saturday!

8:00 am - 4:30 pm Concurrent One-Hour Workshop Sessions

11:30 am - 1:00 pm Awards Luncheon

7:00 am - 9:00 am Participant Check-In and On-Site Registration

8:00 am - 11:30 pm Concurrent One-Hour Workshop Sessions

9:00 am - Noon Extended Session—Engineering Applications for the Classroom

# Thursday All Day Sessions 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

1 Engineering Extravaganza Native, Exotic, Invasive! Oh my! Give a WHOOP! (Offsite—Waddil Wildlife Refuge BR) Next Generation STEM LIGO: A Field Trip to Hear the Universe (Offsite-Bus leaves 8:15)l

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# Thursday Morning 9:00 am - Noon # Thursday Afternoon 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

6 NASA Engineering Design: Next Generation… 9 Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8

7 Crazy Traits and Crazy Chromosomes 10 Wind Turbine: Energy Transformations

8 Energizing with Energy 11 The Parabolic Reflector

12 The Jason Project

13 Going Boldly: Next Generation….

14 From Dimensions to the Core

# Saturday Morning 9:00 am - Noon

15 Teacher In-Service Program: IEEE Engineering Applications in the Classroom

Birds-Eye View of the Institute

Thursday Extended Sessions/Field Trips

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Things to Remember When Registering for Extended Sessions/Field Trips

√ Register early to improve the chances of securing your first choice. Every effort will be made to honor

your first choice. There is a maximum of participants for the extended sessions. Please see the session

listing. These sessions must have at least ten participants to be held.

√ Extended sessions require pre-registration. It is critical to planning that you complete the registration

form for the 2013 LSTA Institute by the Early Bird deadline of October 4, 2013. A confirmation e-mail will

be sent to you. Check spam mail. If you have not received a confirmation e-mail by October 15, 2013,

contact Gayle Glusman at gayleglusman@bellsouth.net.

√ There is a $10 charge for each 3hr. extended session and a $20 charge for the all-day sessions. All

sessions will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Baton Rouge, unless otherwise

noted. **Transportation for off-site sessions and field trips are the responsibility the participant unless

otherwise noted.

√ By number, make a 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice for each time period (AM/PM). List choices on the extended

registration form by session number. For All-Day Sessions, enter the session number in both the AM and

PM choices.

Example:

1st Choice 2nd Choice 3rd Choice

Session/Field trip number(s) 6 2 10

REGISTRATIONS FOR EXTENDED SESSIONS/FIELD TRIPS MUST BE

POSTMARKED by

October 4, 2013

All Day Sessions ($20): 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Thursday October 31

All-day

Session

Number

1

Engineering Extravaganza General

Cathy Cox-Boniol and Missy Wooley

Lincoln Parish Schools ACHIEVE

Be a part of a short course extravaganza that actively engages participants in engineering-focused

learning experiences that highlight 21st Century skills while modeling how to effectively facilitate

collaborative yet challenging learning experiences and connecting each to specific content and concepts.

All-day

Session

Number

2

Native, Exotic, Invasive! Oh my! 6th –12th

Diane Lindstedt

Louisiana Sea Grant LSU

Engage students in real ecological problems through aquatic invasive species. Learn about their ecological

and economic impacts, how they spread, and what makes them tick. Practice activities to use in your

classroom and consider developing a student stewardship project.

All-day

Session

Number

3

GIVE A WHOOP! 6th-12th

Carrie Salyers, Sue Ellen Lyons and Amy LeGaux

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Holy Cross and Audubon Institute

Learn about the whooping crane reintroduction program. Geared toward teachers of middle and high

school students and informal educators, this workshop will explain the reintroduction program,

demonstrate classroom lesson activities, and engage participants in fieldwork using GPS units.

**** Offsite Location: Waddill Wildlife Refuge and Outdoor Education Center, 4142 North Flannery,

Baton Rouge, LA 70814 (You must provide your own transportation.)

Extended Sessions/Field Trips

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All-day

Session

Number

4

Next Generation STEM 6th-12th

Lou Papai, Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center

Sarah Carter and Niki Becker, TPT National Productions

Let SciGirls help you discover how to engage all learners, including boys, girls and underrepresented youth

through activities and learning strategies that are inquiry and research-based, hands-on and include free

high quality activities, resources and videos. NGSS standards and Common Core connections will be shared

and explored.

All-day

Session

Number

5

LIGO: A Field Trip to Hear the Universe 4th-12th

Tien Huynh-Dinh, Kathy Holt and William Katzman

Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory

Visit a world-class science facility - one of 5 worldwide - looking for gravitational waves (ripples in space-

time). Learn more about engineering & science while creating science interactives to take with you to

engage your students. “Make and Take” materials & lunch provided!

**** Offsite Location:

Transportation will be provided. The bus will leave promptly at 8:15 AM. Information about where to

meet the bus will be provided in your session confirmation.

Morning Sessions ($10): 9:00 A.M. – 12 Noon Thursday, October 3

AM

Session

Number

6

NASA Engineering Design: The Next Generation of STEM Learning 6th–12th

Steve Culivan

NASA John C. Stennis Space Center

“Beam me up, Scotty”, demonstrates Engineering Design, which is an NGSS core idea in each grade level.

We’ll explore Engineering Design using NASA STEM missions, design challenges and hands-on learning.

Make Engineering Design empower your curriculum. “Resistance is futile.”

AM

Session

Number

7

Crazy Traits and Crazy Chromosomes 6th–12th

Kat Woodring, CPO Science; Sally Dudley, School Specialty;

Scott Vetter, Centenary College

Experience a unique model for understanding how genetic traits are passed on to offspring. Concepts

such as traits, alleles, phenotypes, genotypes and heredity will come alive as you create crazy creatures

with a unique kit and study the resulting population. Play the Adaptation Survivor Game. Handouts and

door prizes provided.

AM

Session

Number

8

Energizing with Energy K-12th

Judy Reeves, National Energy Education Development (NEED), Tina Savoy, Cameron Parish Kayla

Booth, St. Margaret Catholic, Tonya Knollmeyer, Immaculate Conception Cathedral

This workshop will accommodate several areas of the NEED project programs from the Science of Energy

to conservation of energy at school and home. We will also Talk Trash in the end! Hands on experiments

and real life connections to the importance of energy in your life. Door prizes, hand-outs, and free

resources.

Afternoon Sessions ($10): 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Thursday, October 31

PM

Session

Number

9

Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8: Teaching Kids to Succeed General

Debbie Silver

Debbie Silver Presents

Dr. Debbie Silver explores what teachers must do to ensure that students become independent, resilient

learners. Based on her new book, Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8, she offers surprising breakthrough

research that challenges audiences with important ideas for helping students to become successful

lifelong learners.

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PM

Session

Number

10

Wind Turbine: Energy and Energy Transformations 6th–12th

Scott Vetter, CPO Science

Sally Dudley and Cory Ort, School Specialty

Explore how electrical energy is generated and transformed from one form to another by building a

working turbine. Use the engineering cycle to build, test and revise your model so that it generates as

much electrical energy as possible. Take away STEM activities and an understanding of how to apply the

Engineering Cycle in science classrooms.

PM

Session

Number

11

The Parabolic Reflector 6th-12th

Dr. Esperanza Zenon

River Parishes Community College

Teachers will use algebra, optics, and electricity concepts, along with engineering design principles to

build a parabolic reflector. They will also investigate everyday applications of the parabolic reflector.

PM

Session

Number

12

The Jason Project 3rd-8th

Shelly Dupre and Rebecca Clark

St. Martin Parish School District

The mission of The JASON Project is to improve science teaching and learning by connecting students

with the world's leading researchers and experts engaged in real scientific exploration. From this

collaboration, JASON seeks to develop exceptional science multimedia curricula based on these real-

world missions of exploration and discovery.

PM

Session

Number

13

Going Boldly: Taking the Next Generation and Common Core as Opportunities General

for Exploration Admin

Robert Wallace, ReNEW Schools

The new science standards, and the Common Core standards in ELA, challenge us to teach more deeply,

and prepare students for college. Get some practical help in exploring this new sector of the teaching

universe.

PM

Session

Number

14

Frameworks for K-12 Science Education K-12th

Louisiana Science Teachers Association

Paulette Perrin and Kim Wood

Learn how to understand and effectively implement the Three Key Dimensions of The Framework for K-12

Science Education. In this session you will also review the Common Core State Standards aligned with the

science extended-response assessment items.

Morning Sessions ($10): 9:00 A.M. – 12 Noon Saturday, November 2

AM

Session

Number

15

Teacher In-Service Program (TISP) IEEE Engineering Applications in the Classroom 3rd-12th

Neeraj Bhatia and Dusty Fisher

IEEE-USA K-12 STEM Literacy Committee

The Teacher In-Service Program (TISP) provides a forum for IEEE volunteer engineers to demonstrate

the application of engineering, science and mathematics concepts by sharing their real-world experiences

with K-12 educators in a fun, hands-on workshop. Classroom- ready lesson plans will be included.

REGISTER FOR THE INSTITUTE by September 20 for the $60.00 fee WITH your Awards Luncheon ticket! You must also register for the Institute to participate in an Extended Session or Field Trip!

Go to www.lsta.info and click on the Institute logo:

The Institute page has additional information and links! You will be able to register for the Institute and include your selected Extended Sessions/Field Trips!

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Remember—the deadline for registering for the Extended Sessions is October 4!

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LSTA 2013 Professional

Development Institute

Crowne Plaza Hotel 4728 Constitution Avenue

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808

Did you know that you are supporting your Institute if you stay at the Institute’s hotel?

Fees are based on the number of participants staying in a room at the host hotel.

So, if you need a hotel room, please support your event and stay at the Crowne Plaza.

Remember that all of the Extended Sessions, except for those offsite, will be held at the Crowne Plaza.

All one-hour workshop sessions will be held at the hotel as well. It’s easy to reserve your room at the Crowne Plaza!

Special Negotiated Rate: ONLY $92.00 per night (without tax)!

To receive your reduced rate when you register, be sure to make your reservation EARLY and use the following code:

LST

All reservations need to be made by October 16 for the reduced rate!

REGISTER ON-LINE: www.crowneplaza.com/execcenterbtr Find group code link on left website band. Click “Have a Group Code?”

Enter LST

REGISTER BY PHONE: 800-678-4065 Provide the LST Code for your $92 rate

Have Questions about the Institute? Call the LSTA Institute HOTLINE: 225-205-2680

Institute Hotel—Crowne Plaza Baton Rouge

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Travel Grants are Available to Members to Attend the LSTA Institute

LSTA is awarding 10 travel grants for $300 each to offset the expense of attending the LSTA conference in Baton Rouge. The money can be used to cover conference registration, short course registration, lodging, meals, parking, or travel. Grant applicants will be notified of their status at least one month prior to the conference. The money will be awarded at the conclusion of the conference. Awardees must attend the conference through the conclusion of the Saturday program.

Applications must be submitted no later than 12 midnight on September 9, 2013. The LSTA Awards Coordinator will select a committee of science leaders from throughout the state to score the applications. Order of receipt or geographic location will not necessarily be considered in the awarding of the travel grants.

Qualifications and regulations for grant eligibility are as follows:

1. Applicants must be LSTA members on or before August 1, 2013.

2. Awardees are expected to attend the full conference and take maximum advantage of the sessions.

3. Awardees are expected to use information and skills gained at the conference to improve their teaching skills and classroom instruction.

4. Awardees are not eligible to reapply for the travel grant for the next three Annual LSTA Conferences.

5. Awardees who decline to attend the 2013 LSTA Conference cannot apply the money to other conferences or transfer it to another individual.

6. Awardees who decline to attend the 2013 LSTA Conference and who have not given a minimum notice of two weeks to the LSTA Awards Coordinator are not eligible to reapply for the travel grant for the next three Annual LSTA Conferences.

7. LSTA Officers, Board Members, or Travel Grant Committee Members are not eligible for the grant.

8. Awardees cannot submit expenses that will be paid by other funding sources.

Entries that do not meet the requirements will be disqualified. All entry components must be electronically submitted no later than 12 midnight on September 9, 2013. Submit the application documents to Jan Graff (jlgraff@bellsouth.net). The subject line should include the name of the applicant and LSTA Travel Grant. Do you know outstanding teachers or educators who deserve special recognition? Encourage them to apply or nominate them for an LSTA award! The awards include the following categories. Our winners are honoured during the annual LSTA Awards Luncheon.

Outstanding Science Teacher of the Year Award in Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Categories Essie Beck “Rising Star” Science Education Award Claudia Fowler Distinguished Service to Science Education Award Distinguished Informal Science Education Award William W. Craig University Educator Award

Visit LSTA Awards for more information!

Travel Grants

Remember our “Each One Bring One” Campaign and Invite a Colleague! It will be tons of FUN!

LSTA Annual Awards Deadline September 9!

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An affiliate of the National Science Teachers Association, LSTA strives to maintain close ties with other state science teacher organizations in an effort to remain abreast of current issues and challenges facing science education. Membership in LSTA ensures that science educators have a forum for promoting science education. The LSTA newsletters, LASER and FOCUS, apprise members of the status of science education in Louisiana as well as nationally. LSTA members receive numerous benefits, including:

An annual Institute that highlights award-winning presentations, share-a-thons, networking opportunities, exhibits, etc.

Advance announcements of local, state, and national professional development opportunities

Grant availability notifications Recognition of outstanding service to science education Membership affiliation with NSTA Representation on various science advisory councils, including the Louisiana Department of

Education

Exercise your right to have a voice in science education issues! Become an active member today! Annual dues are ONLY $15!

Access the Membership form here!

Map of LSTA Membership Districts

Be sure to be “In the Know” about upcoming science education changes! Check the

LSTA website often for updates! www.lsta.info

LSTA Membership