NSTA Sessions and Activities

NAGT is pleased to be part of a variety of sessions, workshops, short courses, and meetings at the Spring 2023 NSTA Conference in Atlanta, GA, March 22-26. Please consider attending the following sessions highlighting key issues of importance to geoscience educators at all levels. More information about NAGT activities at NSTA will be added to this page as it becomes available.

About NAGT for K-12 Educators (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 24.5MB Mar18 23)

NAGT's Resources for K-12 Educators

Connect with NAGT at NSTA

Look for our leaders in the exhibit hall:

President Christy Visaggi and Past President Don Haas will be at the Fossil Connections Booth (#1708)
Councilor Michael Hubenthal will be at the EarthScope Booth

Check out these sessions:

Speed Sharing: Middle School Tools and Resource (Teach the Earth highlighted)
Saturday, March 25 - 10:20 AM - 11:20 AM
Georgia World Congress Center - B313a

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Are you a middle school teacher looking for resources for your classroom? Join these educators as they share creating units teaching metric measures, discover the Teach the Earth Portal, and hear about one educator's experience of incorporating the 5E model into their lessons.

Designing Units
Learn how to create designer units based on standard metric measures. These units will be built based on volume measurements so students will be able to make connections to liquid measurement containers that students see and use in everyday life.

5 E's Made EEEEEasy!
The 5 E Model in science education is a great tool to help promote hands-on learning. Learn what the 5 E's are and how to effectively use them in your classroom. Help students make sense of their learning and make connections to the real world with the 5 E's.

Teach the Earth: A Portal to Earth Education Resources
The National Association of Geoscience Teachers manages the Teach the Earth portal, where educators can search for online resources in the geosciences and related fields. Instructional approaches, classroom activities, course descriptions, and sample assignments make up the many resources in TTE.

SPEAKERS:
Elaine Thurmond (Mercer University: Lithia Springs, GA), Mary Kay Bacallao (Mercer University: Atlanta, GA), Kristi Gnage (Science Teacher: St. Petersburg, FL), Christy Visaggi (Georgia State University: Atlanta, GA)

High School Share-a-thon (NAGT President Christy Visaggi)
Saturday, March 25 - 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Georgia World Congress Center - A411