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LOCATION:NSTA National Conference\, Philadelphia\, PA
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SUMMARY:IRIS Professional Development for Teachers
DESCRIPTION:Below are the IRIS sponsored sessions at the National Scienc
 e Teachers Association 2010 National Conference in Philadelp
 hia.  For full details on the conference or to register ple
 ase visit the NSTA website.\n\nThursday\, March 18 8:00–9:00 
 AM\n\nMore Than Just Crossing Circles: Overhauling Your Earthq
 uake Location Exercise \n\nSheraton Philadelphia City Center H
 otel\, Philadelphia South\n\n \n\nDo your students locate earthq
 uakes from old textbook seismograms? Learn how to access onl
 ine data from recent newsworthy earthquakes.\n\nPresenter(s): 
 Robert M. de Groot (University of Southern California: Los A
 ngeles\, CA)\; Michael Hubenthal (IRIS Consortium: Washington\,
  DC)\nFORMAT: Workshop\n SUBJECT: Earth Science\n GRADE LEVEL: 
 Middle Level-High School\n\nThursday\, March 18 3:30–4:30 PM\n
 \nSimulating Earthquakes for Science and Society: New Earthqu
 ake Visualizations Ideal for Use in Science Education \n\nSher
 aton Philadelphia City Center Hotel\, Independence B\n\nHigh-pe
 rformance computing has revolutionized the modeling and visu
 alization of complex natural phenomena. Learn how these tool
 s can enhance teaching and learning.\n\nPresenter(s): Robert M
 . de Groot (University of Southern California: Los Angeles\, 
 CA)\; Michael Hubenthal (IRIS Consortium: Washington\, DC)\nFOR
 MAT: Presentation\n SUBJECT: Earth Science\n GRADE LEVEL: Midd
 le Level-College\n\nFriday\, March 19 12:30–1:30 PM\n\nUsing th
 e Seismograph in Your Student's Backpack: Teaching Earth Sci
 ence Content with iPods\, Laptops\, and other Portable Acceler
 ometers \n\nSheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel\, Philadelp
 hia North\n\nExplore strategies for using accelerometers in mo
 dern "gizmos" as a hook to teach students about seismic wave
 s and earthquakes.\n\nPresenter(s): John Taber (IRIS Consortiu
 m: Washington\, DC)\; Michael Hubenthal (IRIS Consortium: Wash
 ington\, DC)\; Michael Wysession (Washington University in St.
  Louis: St. Louis\, MO)\nFORMAT: Workshop\n SUBJECT: Earth Scie
 nce\n GRADE LEVEL: Middle Level-High School\n\nFriday\, March 19
  5:00–6:00 PM\n\nNeed a New Medium for Performance Assessmen
 ts? How About Museum Kiosks? \n\nLoews Philadelphia Hotel\, Was
 hington A\n\nEngage students in learning through the easy crea
 tion of free\, computer-based\, museum-style kiosks as an inte
 rdisciplinary performance assessment. Finished products are 
 displayed in school's public spaces!\n\nPresenter(s): Patrick 
 McQuillan (IRIS Consortium: Washington\, DC)\nFORMAT: Workshop
 \n SUBJECT: General Science\n GRADE LEVEL: Middle Level-High S
 chool\n\nFriday\, March 19 5:00–6:00 PM\n\nUsing Secondary Data
  Sets to Explore Earthquakes and Climate.\n\nSheraton Philadel
 phia City Center Hotel\, Independence A\n\nThe IRIS earthquake 
 database and NYC Central Park Weather Data Set provide rich 
 opportunities for developing testable hypotheses\, for data r
 eview and synthesis\, and for developing conclusions based on
  real-world data.\n\nPresenter(s): Jay Holmes (American Museum
  of Natural History: New York\, NY)\; Hudson Roditi (American 
 Museum of Natural History: New York\, NY)\nFORMAT: Workshop\n S
 UBJECT: Earth Science\n GRADE LEVEL: Middle Level-High School
 /Informal Education\n\nFriday\, March 19 5:00–6:00 PM\n\nTeachi
 ng Core Physics Concepts Through the Lens of Seismology \n\nPh
 iladelphia Marriott\, Franklin 5\n\nAdd relevance to core physi
 cs topics such as Newton's laws\, waves\, and work through a s
 uite of "anticipatory or exit questions" using the lens of s
 eismology.\n\nPresenter(s): Michael Hubenthal (IRIS Consortium
 : Washington\, DC)\; John Taber (IRIS Consortium: Washington\, 
 DC)\nFORMAT: Workshop\n SUBJECT: Physics\n GRADE LEVEL: High Sc
 hool\n\nSunday\, March 21 11:00 AM–12:00 PM\n\nDiscovering Eart
 h's Layered Interior with Seismic Waves \n\nPennsylvania Conve
 ntion Center\, 105A/B\n\nFinally an activity that addresses thi
 s standard! Explore new discoveries about Earth's dynamic in
 terior through an activity that allows students to discover 
 or dispel the presence of Earth's layers using seismic data.
 \n\nPresenter(s): Michael Wysession (Washington University in 
 St. Louis: St. Louis\, MO)\; Michael Hubenthal (IRIS Consortiu
 m: Washington\, DC)\; John Taber (IRIS Consortium: Washington\,
  DC)\nFORMAT: Workshop\n SUBJECT: Earth Science\n GRADE LEVEL: 
 Middle Level-High School
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