National Association of Biology Teachers Professional Development Conference

The mission of the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) is to empower educators to provide the best possible biology and life science education for all students. BSCS science educators are members of NABT and have presented at the NABT Professional Development Conference for several years. NABT PD Conference features four days of renowned speakers, hands-on workshops, informative sessions, and special events. On this page you’ll find session presentations given by BSCS science educators at previous NABT conferences, all in downloadable PDF form. Click on session titles to download presentation.

Please note: PDFs of session presentations will be posted within two business days of presentations.

2012 Professional Development Conference
31 October - 3 November 2012
Dallas, TX

Wednesday, 31 October
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM  |  Rm - Cotton Bowl (Invitation Only, Special Program)
NABT & BSCS AP Biology Leadership Academy Workshop
Presenters: BSCS Executive Director Janet Carlson, BSCS Science Educator Brooke Bourdélat-Parks

Thursday, 1 November
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM  |  Rm - Gaston A
Toward High School Biology
Presenters: BSCS Executive Director Janet Carlson, BSCS Science Educator Brooke Bourdélat-Parks

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM  |  Rm - Gaston A
Understanding the Science of Type 2 Diabetes
Presenters: BSCS Science Educators Anne Westbrook and April Gardner

Friday, 2 November
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM  |  Rm - Cotton Bowl
Designing Effective Professional Development [AP Bio emphasis]
Presenters: BSCS Executive Director Janet Carlson, BSCS Science Educator Brooke Bourdélat-Parks

3:30 PM - 4:45 PM  |  Rm - Cotton Bowl
Introducing Inquiry into AP Biology Laboratories
Presenters: BSCS Science Educators April Gardner and Brooke Bourdélat-Parks
Additional Presentation Resource: AP Biology Science Practices and Levels of Inquiry

Saturday, 3 November
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM  |  Rm - Gaston A
Helping Students Construct Meaningful Scientific Explanations
Presenters: BSCS Science Educators Brooke Bourdélat-Parks and Anne Westbrook
Additional Presentation Resources: Scientific Explanation Tool

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM  |  Rm - Gaston A
Inquiry? Science Practices? What’s up with the Next Generation Standards?
Presenters: BSCS Science Educators April Gardner and Brooke Bourdélat-Parks
Additional Presentation Resource: AP Biology Science Practices and Levels of Inquiry



2011 Professional Development Conference
12-15 October 2011
Anaheim, CA

Thursday, 13 October
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
AP Biology Symposium Presentation: Making Inquiry Authentic, Not Just a Buzz Word
Presenter: BSCS Exectutive Director Janet Carlson

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Understanding the Practices of Science for Classroom Implementation
 Presenter: BSCS Science Educator Paul Numedahl

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Videocase Lesson Analysis for Increased Teacher Content Understanding
 Presenter: BSCS Science Educator Paul Numedahl

3:30 PM – 4:45 PM
Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) – Jargon or a Path to Improved Student Understanding?
 Presenters: BSCS Executive Director Janet Carlson and BSCS Science Educator April Gardner

Friday, 14 October
9:30 AM – 10:45 PM
Getting Ready for the Changes in AP Biology
Presenter: BSCS Science Educator April Garner

11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
The Science of Climate Change and Your Biology Class
 Presenter: BSCS Science Educator Paul Beardsley

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Virtual-Lab Gaming for Student Understanding of Genetics
 Presenter: BSCS Science Educator April Garner

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Understanding the Science of Type 2 Diabetes
Presenter: BSCS Science Educator Anne Westbrook

Saturday, 15 October
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Teaching Life Science So Students Learn

Presenter: BSCS Science Educator Paul Beardsley

 


2010 Professional Development Conference
3-6 November 2010

Minneapolis, MN

Wednesday, 3 November
Designing Effective Professional Development
Presenter: BSCS Executive Director Janet Carlson

Friday, 5 November
How "Educative" Curriculum Materials Help Teach for Understanding
Presenter: BSCS Science Educator April Gardner

Making Nanoscience Accessible to High School Students
Presenter: BSCS Science Educator Brooke Bourdélat-Parks

Looking for PCK (Pedagogical Content Knowledge) in All the Wrong Places?
Presenter: BSCS Science Educator April Gardner

Studying Rare Diseases to Experience Science as Inquiry
Presenter: BSCS Science Educator Mark Bloom

Illuminating the Role of Evolution in Medicine
Presenter: BSCS Science Educator Paul Beardsley

Thinking about the World's Resources-Decisions and Consequences

Presenter: BSCS Science Educator Anne Westbrook
 


2009 Professional Development Conference
11-14 November 2009
Denver, Colorado

Wednesday, 11 November
Inquiring About Drug Abuse, Without Actually Using Drugs
Presenter: BSCS Science Educator Anne Westbrook

Thursday, 12 November
Evolution across the Biology Curriculum
Presenters: BSCS Science Educator Paul Beardsley, Co-Presenter Gordon Uno

Using the World's Resources: Common Resources, Shared Consequences
Presenters: BSCS Science Educators Paul Numedahl and Anne Westbrook

A Climate of Change: Box Models for Climate Cycles Handout
Presenter: BSCS Science Educator Steve Getty

BSCS Biology: A Human Approach
Presenters: BSCS Science Educator Paul Beardsley and Co-Presenter Lynn Steines (Exhibitor Demonstration)

Friday, 13 November
BSCS Science as Inquiry Symposium

Presenters: BSCS Science Educators Anne Westbrook and April Gardner

Developing Evolutionary Concepts to High School Students
Presenter: BSCS Science Educator Paul Beardsley

Comparing Teaching Strategies: Continuum of Reason
Presenter: BSCS Science Educator Chris Wilson

Creating an Active Learning College Classroom
Presenter: BSCS Science Educator April Gardner

Using a Systems Approach to Analyze Biofuel Production: Fuel for the Future?
Presenter: BSCS Science Educator Paul Beardsley

Designing Effective K-12 Evolution Curricula: Challenges and Opportunities
Presenter: BSCS Science Educator Mark Bloom

Scientific Inquiry: What the Research Says
Presenter: BSCS Executive Director Janet Carlson