The 2014 national conference of the National Science Teachers Association will be held April 2-6 in Boston.  Science educators from around the world will gather to think and learn about the future of STEM education.  The schedule includes over 1600 sessions selected from a record-breaking 4000 proposals.  The following sessions will be presented by Newton Public Schools educators:

• Productive Talk.  Find out how to conduct a productive talk session by being actively engaged in the process.  Jason Souza and Mary C. Buttiglieri (Bigelow Middle School)
• Infusing Engineering into the High School Physics Curriculum.  An approach for infusing the engineering concepts of design, analysis, modeling, and systems into high school physics courses.  Shu-Yee Chen (Newton North HS) and Derek VanBeever (Newton South HS)
• Engage with Engineering:  Prepare a Science Department to Integrate Engineering Practices into Its Courses.   Baby steps, professional development, and fun!: One administrator’s experience preparing a science department to infuse engineering into its science instruction.  Amy Winston (Newton North HS)
• Greengineering the Future.  Big ideas, lessons learned, and action plans for creating an inspired, inquiry-based integration of science and engineering through the flipped and blended Greengineering program.  Steve Chinosi and Matt Anderson (Newton North HS) and Sam Shames (MIT, NNHS ’10)
• Canvas and PVC Boats as a Capstone for Senior Physics.  Students in senior level physics course design, engineer, construct and test boats capable of carrying two students across a pool.  Michael Hazeltine, Deborah Lund, Matt Anderson and Ellen Williams (Newton North HS)