ASTE-HICE 2020

Using Global Climate Change Related Phenomena to Develop an Understanding of the NGSS Shifts

1:15 - 2:45 PM / Saturday - 1/4/2020 / Room: South Pacific 1 

The participants will engage in a hands-on activity that starts with an environmental phenomenon. The participants will then use the practice of modeling to explain the phenomenon and this will be scaffolded with readings. Intentional time will be spent at the end on debriefing the pedagogical shifts needed by teachers to guide students through 3-dimensional NGSS lessons and how pre-service courses at the university can model these shifts. Vandergon, Virginia –— California State University, Northridge Gomez Zwiep, Susan –— California State University, Long Beach

Employing Remote-Sensing Data to Develop Models of Earth Systems 

8:00 - 9:30 AM / Monday - 1/6/2020 / Room: Kahili 2 Session Topic: STEM Education - Workshop Session Chair: Herr, Norman '

Herr, Norman –— California State University, Northridge Vandergon, Virginia –— California State University, Northridge

Participants will gain experience with technology-rich lessons that engage their students in the analysis of data obtained by earth-observing satellites to monitor the flow of energy and matter in Earth systems, and make reasonable inferences regarding the health of our planet. This workshop is designed to help teachers develop techniques for engaging their students in NGSS science and engineering practices using data collected by NASA earth-observing satellites to better understand issues related to the health of our planet. 

Engaging Learners in the Construction of Models of Complex Systems 

3:00 - 4:30 PM / Monday - 1/6/2020 / Room: Kahili 2

Vandergon, Virginia –— California State University, Northridge Herr, Norman –— California State University, Northridge

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) require students learn how to develop models of complex systems (SEP-3) and apply these models to test ideas in science and engineering (CCCt-4). This paper discusses a four-year collaboration between university science and science education faculty, local teacher-leaders, and non-profit environmental literacy organizations to provide professional development summer institutes that engage secondary school science teachers in techniques they can use to help their students develop models of complex systems.