In Praise of Science Teachers: Essential Partners in Researching, Reframing and Reforming Science Learning is this year's focus for the NARST annual conference. The event will be held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD. This year's conference aims to highlight and celebrate the essential work of science teachers, acknowledging their role in inspiring and enabling the work of science education researchers. Conference information is available here.
CREATE sessions are listed below - we would love to have you join us~
Monday, March 24:
Time: 8:15 - 9:45 am, Camelia 1. Umesh Ramnarain, Joseph Krajcik (organizers) Tebogo Moloi, Sechaba Koma, Lereko Mohafa, Katlego Leshabne, Nolutuando Mdlalose, Mafor Penn (panelists), Fostering Inquiry in Southern African Schools
Time: 1:30 - 3:00 pm, Baltimore 4, Strand 4. Ozlem Akcil Okan, Clausell Mathis, Lucky Nonyelum, Cultural Resources in Physics Education: A Study of Culturally Responsive Curriculum Development among Secondary Teachers
Time: 1:30 - 3:00 pm, Baltimore 4, Strand 4. Clausell Mathis, Lama Jaber, Sherry Southerland, Pedagogical Practices and Engagement Case Study for Underserved Students.
Time: 1:30 - 3:00 pm, Baltimore 4, Strand 4. Clausell Mathis, Joseph Krajick, Ehud Aviran, Ozlem Akcil Okan, Lucky Nonyelum, William Van Luven, Angie Valbuena Rojas, Barbara Schneider, Fostering Inclusivity: Transforming Physics and Chemistry Curricula for Diverse Classrooms
Time: 1:30 - 3:00 pm, Baltimore 5, Strand 12. Leonora Kaldaras, Tingting Li, Prudence Djagba, Kevin Haudek, Joseph Krajcik, Learning Progression-Guided AI Evaluation of Scientific Models To Support Diverse Multi-Modal Understanding in NGSS Classroom
Time: 1:30 - 3:00 pm, Baltimore 5, Strand 12. Selin Akgun, Kevin Haudek, Leonora Kaldaras, Joseph Krajcik, Collaborating with Teachers to Generate ML-Based Feedback: Contextualizing and Developing Meaningful and Relevant Feedback
Time: 1:30 - 3:00 pm, Baltimore 5, Strand 12. Tingting Li , Leonora Kaldaras, Kevin Haudek, Joseph Krajcik , Feedback on Utilizing Deep Learning AI to Analyze Scientific Models
Time: 1:30 - 3:00 pm, Baltimore 5, Strand 12. Peng He, Feedback to Support Students’ Three-Dimensional Learning: A Large Language Model Approach
Tuesday, March 25:
Time: 8:15 - 9:45 pm, Woodrow Wilson Ballroom, Strand 7. Christina V Schwarz, Amber S Bismack, Jessica Bautista, Martha Canipe, Kristin L Gunckel, James B Hancock II, Amal Ibourk, Kathryn Lanouette, TJ McKenna, Meenakshi Sharma, Elizabeth A. Davis (discussant), Grappling with Critical Problems of Practice within our Diverse Informal Elementary Science Teacher Education Community
Time: 12:45 - 2:15 pm, Baltimore 1, Strand 7. Wanjoo Ahn, Christina V Schwarz, Exploring How Equity Perceptions Are Manifested in Preservice Teachers' Practices in Elementary Science Methods Course
