Welcome to our Spring Conference Website Celebrating

Westchester STANYS Science Conference

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

Miller Hall, Pace University, Pleasantville, New York 

8:30 AM - 1:30 PM

$35.00 per Participant-Online Registration (Includes Lunch , Door Prize and PD certificate )

$ 40.00 at the door

5  Hour Professional Development Certificate Provided for Online Registrants

This year's program includes presentations in the following areas:

Science Area Physics Chemistry Environmental Science Biology (The Living Environment) Earth Science Elementary / Intermediate Science
 

Methods of Teaching Physics to the New Generation of Young Scientists

 Demonstrations – Howard will share his favorite demonstrations that are guaranteed to generate interest and enthusiasm in all students. 

Teaching Strategies and Tips – Howard will share his daily routines that were successful that l will include but not be limited to videos, homework, projects, worksheets, tests, PowerPoint presentations, objectives, dry erase boards, ordering equipment and supplies, magic, and cartoons.

Presented by
Howard Myers, Retired Veteran Physics Instructor, Ossining HS.
 

Howard Myers has been selected teacher-of-the-year at Ossining HS three times during
his teaching career and was one of five finalists in the IBM Education Fellows Award
Program. Howard was awarded a United States Fulbright Teacher Exchange and taught a
year in England. He is a PTE (Pasco Technology Educator) for the PASCO Scientific
Equipment company.

 

"Joy of Toys and Other Ordinary Items"

How can we use things we find around the home to illustrate scientific principles and vice versa? Science should not be so mysterious as to turn people off! It should draw them in. How better to pique their curiosity than to use mundane objects to show what science can "do?" Then, ask, "Why?" Then the learning begins...

Presented by Joan Loredo Liddell and Abby Sommer Kurnit

Joan Laredo Liddell and Abby Sommer Kurnit are two veteran Chemistry teachers who still haven't lost the wonder and like to have fun! Come play with our toys

 

 

“The Genesis Project”

Presented by Robert J. Connick Jr.

 Robert will share with the group how starting with a neglected stream running in front of his school building he has created a self sustaining outdoor classroom for all science department teachers  to use in their curriculums. Educators will be lead through a variety of activities that will help them to develop a better understanding of how they can use local ecosystems to enhance their curriculum. 

The teachers will then be shown how these techniques can be used to get across the “Key Ideas” and how to assess students using the “Performance Indicators” found in the NY State Living Environment Curriculum.  B.S. in Biology and Chemistry; M.S. in Earth, Space and Environmental Science

Robert Connick  is a Veteran Biology (all levels), Chemistry (Regents and Honors) and AP Environmental Science teacher at  Mahopac High School, Mahopac, N.Y., GLOBE Certified with over 30 years teaching experience.

 

"The Homeostasis and Disease Unit"

This Double session hands on presentation will provide Lessons, Labs, Tips, and technology for teaching the Homeostasis and Disease Unit for a Living Environment Course.  Lots of lesson plans and handouts to be used in your classroom.

Presented by Chris Loud, STANYS Biology SAR

"Misconceptions in the Earth Science Classroom". 

 

This workshop includes information on identifying misconceptions in order to have students discover the misconceptions and to correct their thinking to accommodate the appropriate information.

Presented by Rose Sanders

Rose Sanders  is the Westchester Earth Science SAR 

Connecting Science to ELA with Digital Cameras – Create Your Own Books

 This workshop will go beyond using the usual trade books to connect science to English Language Arts. Learn how to create your own books with a digital camera and customize them for the SMART board, station learning, remediation or home learning.

Presented by Dr. Helen Pashley

Dr. Helen Pashley taught High School Biology in her native England before co authoring the popular Science 21 Elementary program. She is a Westchester STANYS SAR, and has a particular interest in science, technology and literature, starting her own children’s book publishing company, Little Science Books LLC

 
 

"Focus on Solar"

( Grades 9-12)
NYSERDA is pleased to announce  “Focus on Solar” workshops.

This  workshop is based on NYSERDA’s School Power…NaturallySM
lessons that teach students about energy and, in particular, the role solar electric power – photovoltaics – can play in providing
clean energy for our homes, schools, and workplaces. These solar workshops offer classroom teachers free lesson plans and
kits that can be used to teach solar energy applications.

 

"Techniques for the New Millennium"
 

The general theme of this presentation will be “rather than tell your students about science, let them experience it for themselves.” With the use of modern technology, such as Vernier’s Logger Pro Software, one can add a new repertoire of demonstrations and a heightened level of understanding to existing activities. Instead of telling your students what happens after a demonstration, they can now see for themselves and form their own mental images. Using techniques such as fast data collection, data collection integrated with videos, and frame by frame video analysis, teachers can introduce phenomena never seen before which becomes the basis for interesting classroom discussions.


Presented by Walter Rohr

 "1999 Science Educator of the Year" by Westchester STANYS, he was honored as a featured presenter at the Irish Science Teachers Convention in Galway, Ireland, well known for his work in New York State’s "New Teachers for Regents Chemistry" program and for teacher training programs at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, and the State University of New York at Purchase. His inventions and activities are featured in the current Flinn Scientific catalog.

"The Hudson-Greenland Connection".

This is a story of the connections between local and global environmental issues. In 2007 and 2009, Clearwater had the opportunity of sailing with Inuit teens from Greenland. In 2007, they came to tell their story of how chemicals from the industrialized world, likely including Hudson River PCBs, have contaminated their food chain and how climate change has impacted their traditional way of life. This represents a different kind of environmental justice issue. Clearwater founder Pete Seeger joined us for both sails to share his perspective. A melting Greenland also has potentially serious consequences for a Hudson Estuary that is only a few feet above sea level. Clearwater education director Dave Conover is currently planning a trip to Greenland to explore the possibility of a Hudson-Greenland youth exchange program.

Presented by Dave Conover

Dave Conover first joined Clearwater in 1991 as an education specialist onboard the sloop. After his time on the boat, Dave worked for Dutchess Community College as a site naturalist and adjunct instructor at Norrie Point and for the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve. Dave has experience with American shad research in the Connecticut River, water treatment for the NYC DEP, and as an environmental educator at the Ashokan Center. He has also traveled to Russia and Syria as part of citizen exchange programs and he is currently an adjunct instructor at Marist College and SUNY New Paltz. Dave returned to Clearwater in 2007 as education director after serving as a high school teacher for the Dutchess Academy of Environmental Studies. Dave received a BS in forest biology from SUNY ESF and an MS in environmental studies with a teaching certification from Antioch University New England.

 

 

 

 

.“Using Demos as your Anticipatory Setting”

Presented by Larry Weisberg

In this presentation, dozens of demonstrations, activities and labs will be shared with teachers of all instructional levels. The demonstrations are easy to set up and thought provoking, fun , educational, and adhere to the Living Environment curriculum.  Every demo, activity, and lab can be utilized in all seven units of the Living Environment as mandated by NYS Department of Education.

Larry Weisberg is an Adjunct Biology Professor, Marist College, Veteran Biology and Chemistry Instructor, Mahopac HS, Mahopac, NY

 

 

Keynote Presentation

Industrial Scars:

The Consequences of Our Consumption

Proposal for a global awareness high school curriculum

What is the role of the artist in the dialog of current events? Often relegated to the background, art in fact does play a much larger role in our society: as a trend setting mechanism, a vent for disquiet, and to spread social awareness. 

Every time we turn on a light, we are stealing from future generations, forcing on them an unpayable debt. J Henry Fair makes art of those debits.

 Artist and environmentalist J Henry Fair will project his Industrial Scars photographs and discuss issues plaguing our planet, from mountain-top removal coal mining to factory farming. The goals of this presentation are: to visualize the environmental issues of the day in a dramatic way and to discuss their real meanings and our connections to them.

 Presented by J Henry Fair

J Henry Fair adopted the camera as his medium at a very early age. He began taking pictures at 14, concentrating on the subjects that still capture his attention to this day: icons of society in decay, faces of working people, ancient ruins, and petrochemical industria. Mr. Fair’s work has been exhibited internationally, from New York City to Singapore, and has garnered impressive editorial coverage with features in National Geographic, Harper’s Magazine, Discover, The Boston Globe, and New York Magazine, as well as a segment on NBC’s The Today Show. In addition, Mr. Fair is co-founder of the Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) in South Salem, NY. WCC is an environmental organization that houses, protects and propagates wolves, and educates the public about the world’s many endangered wolf species. 

Networking  Breakfast and Lunch Provided

Free Giveaways from our Corporate Sponsors

PACE University Journal of Chemical Education

PWISTA  Flinn Scientific, Inc   Educational Innovations
      
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Please check which presentations you are planning on attending

Methods of Teaching Physics to the New Generation of Young Scientists

"Joy of Toys and Other Ordinary Items"

"Techniques for the New Millennium"

“The Genesis Project” 

“"The Hudson-Greenland Connection"

"The Homeostasis and Disease Unit"

"Misconceptions in the Earth Science Classroom"

 Connecting Science to ELA with Digital Cameras – Create Your Own Books

“Using Demos as your Anticipatory Setting”

"Focus on Solar"

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Executive Board Contacts

Rosemary Lee

Chairperson,

Environmental Science SAR

rlee@swboces.org

 

Joseph Sciame

Vice-Chairperson

Science Honor Society

JSciame@sfponline.org

 

Doris Olsen

Secretary

Membership Co-Chair

dorisolsen@optonline.net

 

Joan Laredo-Liddell

Treasurer

JLaredoLiddell@aol.com

 

Mark Langella

Professional Development  SAR-

Membership Co-Chair

langella@pwista.com

 

Peter Corfield

SAR-Colleges

PWRC@zephyr.ns.Purchase.edu

 

Jean Delfiner

Safety

JADelfiner@aol.com

 

Uriel Goldsmith

BaP Liaison,

SAR-Retirees

UrielG@aol.com

 

Abby S. Kurnit

Newsletter Editor

AbithaK@aol.com

 

Rosemarie Sanders

SAR-Earth Science

RosemarieSanders@yahoo.com

 

 

Helen Pashley

SAR-Elementary

drpashley@optonline.net

 

Barbara Poseluzny

NY State STANYS

Poseluzny1@aol.com

 

 

Chris Loud

SAR Biology

loudc@aol.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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