WestEd researchers will present at the 2024 National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) International Conference in Denver, Colorado, March 17–20, 2024.
This year’s conference theme is Science Education for the Rest of Us. NARST President Jomo W. Mutegi writes, “the theme is intended to foreground the purpose of science education, and to draw our collective attention to the many socio-scientific issues that are increasingly important in modern society but have yet to find a place in the standard K-12 curriculum.”
View details on WestEd’s presentations below.
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WestEd Presentations
Sunday, March 17
Pre-Conference Workshop: Indigenous STEM Education: Perspectives from the Pacific Islands, the Americas and Asia
Strand: Research to Practice
Time: 8:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
Location: Governor’s Square 12
Organizer: Sharon Nelson-Barber (WestEd)
Panalists: Jerry Lipka (University of Alaska, Fairbanks), Dora Andrew-Ihrke (University of Alaska, Fairbanks), Bhaskar Upadhyay (University of Minnesota), David Zandvliet (Simon Fraser University), Janice Mak (Arizona State University), Paichi Shein (National Sun Yat-sen University), Peresang Sukinarhimi (National Sun Yat-sen University), Lenora Crabtree (University of North Carolina, Charlotte), and Pauline Chinn (University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa)
Monday, March 18
Roundtable Session: Assessing Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Data Fluency for Middle School STEM Teachers
Strand: Science Teaching — Middle and High School (Grades 5-12): Characteristics and Strategies
Time: 8:15 a.m.–9:45 a.m.
Location: Plaza Ballroom ABC/DEF
Speakers: Rasha Elsayed (WestEd), Nicole Wong (WestEd), Leticia Perez (WestEd), Kirsten Daehler (WestEd), Pai-rou Chen (WestEd), and Corynn Del Core (WestEd)
Poster Session: Science Professional Learning that Offers Growth in Engineering Self-Efficacy for Rural School Elementary Teachers
Strand: In-service Science Teacher Education
Time: 5:30 p.m.–6:15 p.m.
Location: Plaza Foyer
Speakers: John Galisky (University of California, Santa Barbara), Meghan Macias (WestEd), Ashley Iveland (WestEd), Martha Inouye (University of Wyoming), Rebekah Hammack (Purdue University), Julie Robinson (University of North Dakota), Cathy Ringstaff (WestEd), and Ryan Summers (University of North Dakota)
Poster Session: Data Fluency Landscape Analysis: Identifying Strengths, Needs, and Resources for Data-Rich Instruction in Earth Science
Strand: Science Teaching — Middle and High School (Grades 5-12): Characteristics and Strategies
Time: 5:30 p.m.–6:15 p.m.
Location: Plaza Foyer
Speakers: Nicole Wong (WestEd), Rasha Elsayed (WestEd), Kirsten Daehler (WestEd), Katy Nilsen (WestEd), and Svetlana Darche (WestEd)
Tuesday, March 19
Sponsor Session: Embedding Indigenous Science Knowledge and Ways of Knowing to Promote Biocultural Diversity and Sustainability
Strand: Science Teaching — Middle and High School (Grades 5-12): Characteristics and Strategies
Time: 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Location: Governor’s Square 16
Organizer: Sharon Nelson-Barber (WestEd)
Speakers: Julie Robinson (University of North Dakota), Joshua Hunter (University of North Dakota), Michelle Kooman (Gustavus Adolphus College), David Zandvliet (Simon Fraser University), Stacy Potes (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa), Pauline Chinn (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa), Jared Tenbrink, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor), David Owens (University of Montana), Dana Zeidler (University of South Florida), and Bhaskar Upadhyay (University of Minnesota)
Paper Session: Rethinking the Design of 3D Elementary Assessments: Considering the Role of Language in Science Learning
Strand: Curriculum and Assessment
Time: 2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Location: Directors Row J
Speakers: Alison Billman (University of California, Berkeley), Jill Wertheim (WestEd), Lauren Brodsky (University of California, Berkeley), and Christopher Harris (WestEd)
Poster Session: Toward a Theoretical Framework for Data Fluency Teaching and Learning in Middle School STEM
Strand: Science Teaching — Middle and High School (Grades 5-12): Characteristics and Strategies
Time: 4:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Location: Plaza Foyer
Speakers: Nicole Wong (WestEd), Rasha Elsayed (WestEd), Leticia Perez (WestEd), Kirsten Daehler (WestEd), and Pai-rou Chen (WestEd)
Paper Session: Fostering Teachers’ Ambitious Teaching Practices for Supporting the Implementation of Performance Assessments in Science
Strand: In-service Science Teacher Education
Time: 5:15 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
Location: Governor’s Square 15
Speakers: Miray Tekkumru-Kisa (RAND Corporation) and Jill Wertheim (WestEd)
Wednesday, March 20
Symposium: Fostering Teachers’ Ambitious Teaching Practices for Supporting the Implementation of Performance Assessments in Science
Strand: Curriculum and Assessment
Time: 9:15 a.m.–10:45 a.m.
Location: Plaza Court 6
Speakers: Eben Witherspoon (American Institutes for Research), Jonathan Margolin (American Institutes for Research), Dorothy Bennett (New York Hall of Science), Ibrahim Dahlstrom-Hakki (TERC), Jessica Bailey (EDC), Jackie DeLisi (EDC), Emily Relkin (EDC), Leiny Yesenia Garcia (WestEd), Yvonne Kao (WestEd), and Arif Rachmatullah (SRI)
Roundtable Session: Developing a Background Survey to Measure Teachers’ Knowledge and Practices Around Environmental Justice
Strand: Environmental Education and Sustainability
Time: 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Location: Plaza Ballroom ABC/DEF
Speakers: Katy Nilsen (WestEd), Ashley Iveland (WestEd), and Melissa Rego (WestEd)
Roundtable Session: Teachers’ Attention to Student Interest in Selecting Anchoring Phenomena in an Environmental Justice Project
Strand: Science Teaching — Middle and High School (Grades 5-12): Characteristics and Strategies
Time: 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Location: Plaza Ballroom ABC/DEF
Speakers: Susan Gomez Zwiep (BSCS Science Learning), Katy Nilsen (WestEd), Jill Grace (WestEd), Zoe Buck Bracey (BSCS Science Learning), and Ashley Iveland (WestEd)