GOAL #1 THINKING BIG

1. conventional behavior

task

attend a 'fantasy NSTA Convention' by reading an old Convention Program. Make a daily schedule: workshops; main speakers; field trips; visit the exhibition center; parties; dances; flirting; dinners; etc.

write a letter to your principal requesting professional leave to attend the convention. Include your itinerary ... rationale for attendance ... and of course, the costs! For starters, the air fare is $350 ... & hotel is $90 / nite.

as you peruse the catalog look for session titles that stress the teaching strategies on which this course is based.

These 'buzz words' are everywhere. Ahh, this course is preparing you for the real world.

PROCESS SCIENCE
THE LEARNING CYCLE
DISCREPANT EVENTS
SYNECTICS
S-T-S: SCIENCE-TECHONOLOGY-SOCIETY

rationale

most elementary teachers never ever even dream of attending a science teachers convention. This is because they really don't 'see themselves' as science educators.

from the convention booklet you'll see that most of presentations are by elementary teachers for elementary teachers.

By jove -- you CAN do it. Think big.

JOIN NSTA and receive a journal of your choice:

NSTA: 1840 wilson blvd - arlington, va - 22201-3000 -- call: 703-243-7100

science and children (elem) -- 1 journal -- $52
science scope ( middle school ) -- 2 journals --$79
the science teacher ( shs ) -- 3 journal -- $100
j. of college sci teaching -- 4 journals -- $115

WOW: student : $22 / yr & 1st yr teacher : $26 / yr - with one journal

National Conventions

1996 --- St Louis --- Mar 28-31 - / - 1997 --- New Orleans --- April 3-6
1998 --- Las Vegas --- Apr 16-19 - / - 1999 --- Boston --- Mar 25-28
2000 --- Orlando --- Mar 30-Apr 2 - / - 2001 --- St Louis --- Mar 22-25

International Conventions

1995: Ocho Rios. Jamaica / 1996: San Francisco -- Dec 27-30

Area Conventions

1995: Salt Lake City / Baltimore / San Antonio

I996: Rapid City: Feb; Phoenix: Oct 17-19; Atlanta: O 31-N 2; Toronto: N 21-23

1997: Pittsburgh -- Oct 3-Nov 1 / Denver -- Nov 2-22 / Nashville -- Dec 4-6

1998: Seattle -- Oct 29-31 / Birmingham -- Nov 19-21 / Albuquerque -- Dec 3-5

1999: Detroit /Windsor -- Oct 21-23 / Tulsa -- Nov 18-20 / Reno -- Dec 2-4

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