Scott Kelly Retired Astronaut and Retired U.S. Navy Captain, New York, NY The Sky Is Not the Limit: Lessons from a Year in Space Thursday, April 11 9:15–10:30 AM Halls 1/2, America's Center NSTA wishes to thank Knopf Doubleday and Random House Children’s Books for sponsoring this speaker. |
Sean M. Carroll Research Professor of Physics, California Institute of Technology The Many Worlds of Quantum Mechanics Wednesday, April 10 6:00–8:00 PM Ferrara Theatre, America's Center NSTA wishes to thank Penguin Random House for sponsoring this speaker. |
Joseph Davis Superintendent, Ferguson-Florissant School District, Hazelwood, MO |
Tiffany Besse Chief Academic Officer, Ferguson-Florissant School District, Hazelwood MO |
HHMI Tangled Bank Studios INVENTING TOMORROW Thursday, April 11 6:00–8:30 PM Ferrara Theatre, America's Center The event is free but tickets are required. Click here to reserve your seat. NSTA wishes to thank HHMI Tangled Bank Studios for sponsoring this event. |
Cary Sneider Visiting Scholar, Portland State University Robert H. Carleton Lecture: Connecting the Dots: The Critical Role of Crosscutting Concepts Friday, April 12 9:30–10:30 AM Room 274, America's Center |
Paul Andersen Educational Consultant and YouTube Creator, Bozeman, MT Featured Presentation: Unlocking the Power of the NGSS Friday, April 12 11:00 AM–12 Noon Room 274, America's Center |
Theresa Damiani Chief of the Spatial Reference System Division at NOAA's National Geodetic Survey (NGS), Silver Spring, MD AGU-NESTA Sponsored Lecture: Finding Our Way: The Science Behind Today's GPS Revolution Friday, April 12 2:00–3:00 PM Ferrara Theatre, America's Center NSTA wishes to thank American Geophysical Union and The National Earth Science Teachers Association for sponsoring this speaker. |
Leslie Cook Senior Director, Teacher Learning Center, Teton Science Schools, Jackson, WY |
Kevin Krasnow Graduate Faculty and Research Specialist, Teton Science Schools, Jackson, WY |
Joe Petrick Vice President of Field Education, Teton Science Schools, Jackson, WY |
Nalini Nadkarni Professor of Biology, The University of Utah The Fred Kavli Keynote: Tapestry Thinking: Weaving Diverse Threads of Science and Society Saturday, April 13 8:00–9:00 AM Room 276, America's Center NSTA wishes to thank The Kavli Foundation for sponsoring this speaker |
Michael Weiss Nature Photographer and Photojournalist, Silver Spring, MD Featured Presentation: Exploring Nature's Beauty and Teachings Saturday, April 13 11:00 AM–12 Noon Room 274, America's Center |
Linda Froschauer 2006-2007 NSTA President, and 2009-2018 Field Editor, Science and Children, Pasadena, CA Mary C. McCurdy Lecture: Facing Challenges, Making Changes, Changing Lives Saturday, April 13 12:30–1:30 PM Room 276, America's Center |
Peter H. Raven President Emeritus, Missouri Botanical Garden and George Englemann Professor Emeritus of Botany at Washington University in St. Louis Paul F-Brandwein Lecture: Saving Life, Saving Ourselves Saturday, April 13 12:30–1:30 PM Ferrara Theatre, America's Center NSTA wishes to thank Brandwein Institute for sponsoring this speaker. |
Kiana Frank Assistant Professor, Pacific Bioscience Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa Featured Presentation: Hulahula and Learn Something...Expressing Science Through Culture and Dance Saturday, April 13 2:00–3:00 PM Room 274, America's Center |
Mary Whitehouse Chair of the Association for Science Education and Honorary Fellow at the University of York Science Education Group, UK NSTA/ASE Honors Exchange Lecture: The Role of Assessment in Developing a New Science Curriculum Saturday, April 13 2:00–3:00 PM Grand Ballroom A, Hyatt Regency Hotel NSTA wishes to thank The Association for Science Education (ASE) for sponsoring this speaker. |