Conferences
Plans for ISTA Conference 2009
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General Conference Chair Troy Simpson and the Conference Committee are hard at work with plans for the November 12-14 ISTA 42nd Annual Conference to be held at the Peoria Civic Center and Pere Marquette Hotel in Peoria. The theme will be "The Evolution of Science Education: From So Simple a Beginning...". One major change this year to better serve ISTA members will be online registration and credit card billing.
ISTA Announces the keynote speaker will be Prof. Rick Duschl, Pennsylvania State University, speaking on: The 20th Century Parade of Science Education: Progress and Its' Problems. Abstract: Science education during the 20th Century can be characterized by one reform after another. From 1950 onward there have been no fewer than 4 major changes to learning theory and 2 major changes to views about the nature of science. Prof. Duschl’s presentation will examine developments over the last 50 years in cognitive science and philosophy of science that have shaped both what we teach and how we teach K-12 science.
The conference CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS has been extended by the conference committee, to June 30, or when the program slots are filled.
- Click here for the Call for Presentations (Doc).
- Click here for NSTA Session Safety Guidelines.
- Click here for the form to use when registering by mail.
- Click here for exhibitor information letter.
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October 14-17, 2009 - Midwest Environmental Education Conference
“I” Center, Urbana/Champaign -
November 12-14, 2009 - ISTA Annual Conference
Peoria, Pere Marquette Hotel & Peoria Civic Center.