 CALIFORNIA
SCIENCE
EDUCATION CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 19-21, 2012 • SAN JOSE, CA
Primary Strand Keynote Speaker:
 WRITING
AND SCIENCE: SCAFFOLDING INSTRUCTION TO DEVELOP SCIENTIFIC
THINKING, UNDERSTANDING, AND WRITING
Betsy Rupp-Fulwiler,
Consultant
Learn about a research-based approach (developed, in
part, with NSF funding) in which teachers use scaffolding
and modeling to help elementary students learn how to
think, speak, and write as scientists do. The focus
of instruction in this approach is not literacy but
science, which determines the forms of communication
that students learn. Through student notebook entries
and a video of a classroom in which a teacher is implementing
the approach, the session will present strategies that
you can use immediately in your own classrooms.
The following sessions will make up the Primary (K-2)
strand [PRIMARY]:
Friday, October 19, 8:00 am - 9:00 am
AMAZING
AIRCRAFT
Take your students on an aerial adventure in science
with the Hiller Aviation Museum! Experiment with forces
using inexpensive gliders, airplanes and helicopters
in an exciting make-and-take workshop. [PRIMARY]
PHYSICAL SCIENCE, PEDAGOGY/I&E
Jon Welte, Education Programs Manager, Hiller Aviation
Museum
Grades: K,1,2,3
Friday, October 19, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
SUCCESSFULLY
INTEGRATING FIELD TRIPS WITH CLASSROOM CURRICULUM
Learn about the benefits and barriers to taking students
on field trips, including current research findings
about integrating field trips and classroom curriculum,
and essential components of exemplary field trips. (COSEE/SWMEA)
[PRIMARY]
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, INFORMAL SCIENCE
Emily Arnold, Marine Science Education Specialist, Lawrence
Hall of Science, UC Berkeley; Sarah Pedemonte, Marine
Science Curriculum Specialist, Lawrence Hall of Science
Grades: K,1,2,3,4,5,6
TEACHING
ENERGY SOURCES THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY ACTIVITIES
Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of our
nation’s ten sources of energy using innovative, grade
appropriate activities that engage all learning types.
[PRIMARY]
MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE, STEM/CAREERS/WORKFORCE
Rebecca Lamb, Program Director, National Energy Education
Development
Grades: K,1,2,3,4,5,6
Friday, October 19, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
SC01:
Putting the Focus on Primary (PreK-2) Science Education
Part 1: Science Content and Pedagogy
Finding time to teach physical science in primary (PreK-2)
grades is daunting! Come delve into the world of physical
science, learn about exciting possibilities for integrating
science and literacy, and explore our new Common Core
and Next Generation Science Standards. [PRIMARY] (This
Short Course is six hours in total. The second part
of the course will be presented on Saturday, Oct. 20,
9:00 am - 12:00 pm.) Ticket: $20
Physical Science, Pedagogy/I&E
Valerie Joyner, Retired Elementary Science Educator
and Michelle French, Staff Developer and Classroom Teacher,
Wilson Elementary School
Grades: PreK,K,1,2
SC05:
Living Inquiry for Early Learners
Using strategies focused on observation, questioning,
predictions, and communication, we'll explore our innate
curiosity of the natural world. Join us to gain confidence
in doing inquiry in your classroom and leave with tools
to help engage your students in this important process.
Ticket: $30
Life Science, Pedagogy/I&E
Helena Carmena, Manager of Teacher Services, California
Academy of Sciences and Sarah Soule, Teacher Services
Educator, California Academy of Sciences
Grades: PreK,K,1,2
Friday, October 19, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
ELEMENTARY
FAMILY SCIENCE: AN APPROACH FROM THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM
Ready to expand your Family Science Night? Learn about
implementing a multi-night program using hands-on science
and conservation activities. Find out about ideas to
get started, and roadblocks to avoid. (MBAQ)
[PRIMARY]
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, INFORMAL SCIENCE
Mary Whaley, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Grades: PreK,K,1,2,3,4,5
FROM
MAGIC TO MISCONCEPTIONS...DEVELOPING ACADEMIC LANGUAGE
THROUGH SCIENCE FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS
This hands on workshop will include participants involved
in "joint productive activities" using science
observations and misconceptions integrated with literacy
strategies to build academic language and vocabulary
for English Learners. (CSP) [PRIMARY]
MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE, LITERACY/EL
Suzanne Nakashima, Teacher Liaison, California Science
Project
Grades: 2,3,4,5,6
Friday, October 19, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
KEY
TO THE SEA - CONNECTING STUDENTS TO THEIR COASTAL ENVIRONMENT
Learn about Key to the Sea, a marine environmental education
program for teachers and elementary school children.
Engaging, hands on activities will focus on watersheds,
coastal environment, and environmental stewardship.
[PRIMARY]
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, INFORMAL SCIENCE
Amber Maron, Heal the Bay
Grades: K,1,2,3,4
Friday, October 19, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
SATURN
IN YOUR CLASSROOM: NASA'S "READING, WRITING AND
RINGS"
Learn about NASA’s “Reading, Writing and Rings” program,
which teaches both science and language arts, based
on the Cassini Mission to Saturn. Teachers will receive
instructional materials for classroom use. [PRIMARY]
[LITERACY]
EARTH/SPACE SCIENCE, LITERACY/EL
Rachel Zimmerman Brachman, Solar System and Technology
Educator, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Grades: 1,2,3,4
Saturday, October 20, 8:00 am - 9:00 am
K-2
PHYSICAL SCIENCE AND THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS
Lively K-2 Hands-On Science and Common Core Standards!
Come experience engaging physical science activities
integrated with ELA. Work through the grades levels,
progressing through science content and ELA skill building.
(K-12A) [PRIMARY] [CCSS]
PHYSICAL SCIENCE, LITERACY/EL
Kathleen Jones, Teacher, K-12 Alliance/Shasta Elementary;
Michael Harris, Staff Developer, K-12 Alliance
Grades: K,1,2
Saturday, October 20, 9:00 am - 11:00 am
SC01
(Cont’d): Putting the Focus on Primary (PreK-2) Science
Education Part 2: Science Content and Pedagogy
Finding time to teach physical science in primary (PreK-2)
grades is daunting! Come delve into the world of physical
science, learn about exciting possibilities for integrating
science and literacy, and explore our new Common Core
and Next Generation Science Standards. [PRIMARY] (This
Short Course is six hours in total. The first part of
the course will be presented on Friday, Oct. 19, 1:00
pm - 4:00 pm.) Ticket: $20
Physical Science, Pedagogy/I&E
Valerie Joyner, Retired Elementary Science Educator
and Michelle French, Staff Developer and Classroom Teacher,
Wilson Elementary School
Grades: PreK-2
Saturday, October 20, 9:30 am - 10:30 am
A
HEAD START ON SCIENCE
Early childhood educators will be engaged in hands-on
developmentally appropriate science activities that
not only engage your young learners with science content
but also provide strong literacy and math connections.
[PRIMARY] [LITERACY]
INTEGRATED SCIENCE, LITERACY/EL
Gregory Potter, Assistant Professor, Benerd School of
Education, University of the Pacific; William Ritz,
Professor Emeritus, CSU Long Beach
Grades: PreK,K,1,2
MAKING
MEANING: SCIENCE, LITERACY, AND ENGLISH LEARNERS
Science instruction can support ELs with strategies
such as Discourse Circles, Graphic Organizers, Conversation
Stems, and Vocabulary Cards. Leverage instruction in
science and literacy through text structures and visual
literacy. [PRIMARY] [LITERACY]
MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE, LITERACY/EL
Rachel Jordan, Science Resource Teacher, Palo Alto Unified
School District; Pam Price, Science Teacher, Hoover
Elementary
Grades: K,1,2,3,4,5
Saturday, October 20, 11:00 am - 12:00
pm
GET
GREEN - EARLY CHILDHOOD ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERIENCES
Try out fresh ideas that engage young students in exploring
the natural world. Take home Project Learning Tree’s
new early childhood guide and a music/movement CD.
(CEEIN) [PRIMARY]
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, PEDAGOGY/I&E
Linda Desai, Education Director, Placer Nature Center;
Kay Antunez de Mayolo, Project Learning Tree Coordinator,
CA Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection
Grades: PreK,K,1,2
DON'T
BE AFRAID TO FEEL THE FORCE
COME FEEL THE FORCE - Second grade physical science.
Experience lively activities that build background knowledge
for teachers and students. Identify common student misconceptions
through student work and assessments. (K-12A)
[PRIMARY]
PHYSICAL SCIENCE, PEDAGOGY/I&E
Michael Harris, Staff Developer, K-12 Alliance; Kathleen
Jones, Teacher, K-12 Alliance/Shasta Elementary
Grades: 2
Saturday, October 20, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Primary Strand Keynote Speaker:
WRITING
AND SCIENCE: SCAFFOLDING INSTRUCTION TO DEVELOP SCIENTIFIC
THINKING, UNDERSTANDING, AND WRITING
Betsy Rupp-Fulwiler,
Consultant
Learn about a research-based approach (developed, in
part, with NSF funding) in which teachers use scaffolding
and modeling to help elementary students learn how to
think, speak, and write as scientists do. The focus
of instruction in this approach is not literacy but
science, which determines the forms of communication
that students learn. Through student notebook entries
and a video of a classroom in which a teacher is implementing
the approach, the session will present strategies that
you can use immediately in your own classrooms.
Saturday, October 20, 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
TAKING
SCIENCE OUTDOORS FOR THE PRIMARY GRADES
Expand your K-2 classroom walls and embrace the schoolyard
environment. You will learn about outdoor teaching techniques
and go outside to experience primary outdoor activities
firsthand. [PRIMARY]
LIFE SCIENCE, CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Joanna Totino, Co-Director FOSS Professional Development,
Lawrence Hall of Science
Grades: K,1,2
DINNER
WITH A SCIENTIST
Learn the nuts and bolts of planning an amazing Dinner
with a Scientist event where students and teachers meet
local scientists, engage in science activities, and
participate in great conversations. [PRIMARY, STEM]
MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE, STEM/CAREERS/WORKFORCE
Caleb Cheung, Program Manager, Science, Oakland Unified
School District
Grades: K,1,2,3,4,5
EXPERIENCING
SCIENCE THROUGH MORE TALK, LESS STUFF
See how using visuals, realia, graphic organizers and
plenty of accountable talk supports all students, especially
ELs. Learn to organize instruction by focusing on big
ideas, tools and strategies. [PRIMARY] [LITERACY]
MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE, LITERACY/EL
Rachel Jordan, Science Resource Teacher, Palo Alto Unified
School District; Michelle Robell, Walter Hays Elementary
Grades: K,1,2
Saturday, October 20, 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
PARACHUTING
INTO THE INQUIRY PROCESS
Excite your students by parachuting into the inquiry
process. Learn how to develop an investigatable question,
design a parachute, test it, and modify the design to
make a better parachute! [PRIMARY]
MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE, PEDAGOGY/I&E
Craig Wicks, Teacher, Mary Collins School at Cherry
Valley
Grades: K,1,2,3,4,5,6
SCIENCE
AND WRITING INTEGRATION AS ASSESSMENT
Learn how student work can be used to integrate elementary
science and English Language Arts objectives while serving
as a formative assessment of student learning in our
district level project. [PRIMARY] [NGSS] [CCSS] [LITERACY]
PHYSICAL SCIENCE, ASSESSMENT
Claudio Vargas, Director, Bay Area Science Project,
UC Berkeley
Grades: K,1,2,3,4,5,6
Sunday, October 21, 9:20 pm - 10:20 pm
THE
WATER CYCLE
Teach literacy through science instruction on the Water
Cycle. Science teaching can support English Learners
with techniques such as discussion circles, concept
maps, poetry, and songs. [PRIMARY]
EARTH/SPACE SCIENCE, INFORMAL SCIENCE
Rachel Jordan, Science Resource Teacher, Palo Alto Unified
School District; Carol Miller, Addison Elementary
Grades: 1
Sunday, October 21, 10:40 pm - 11:40 pm
ENGAGING
YOUNG LEARNERS IN SCIENCE WITH PBS MEDIA-RICH EDUCATIONAL
RESOURCES
Explore the value of using media to help young learners
deepen connections in science, build critical thinking
skills, and reach diverse learners with free online
media resources from PBS. (KQED) [PRIMARY]
MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
Nancy Yamamoto, Project Supervisor, KQED; Almetria Vaba,
KQED
Grades: K,1,2,3,4,5
Sunday, October 21, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
EXPLORE
THE SUN AND SOLAR ENERGY WITH READY-TO-GO ACTIVITIES
FOR THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM
Join us to explore our amazing Sun with hands-on science
activities created especially for elementary students.
Discover new strategies for integrating science, language
arts, mathematics and art in your classroom. [PRIMARY]
[LITERACY]
EARTH/SPACE SCIENCE, LITERACY/EL
Ruth Paglierani, Coordinator, Public Programs, Space
Sciences Laboratory, UC Berkeley
Grades: 1,2,3,4,5
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