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NASA Workshops and Presentations at a Glance
Education
Level 		Day 1
Thursday March 19, 2009 		Day 2
Friday March 20, 2009 		Day 3
Saturday March 21, 2009 		Day 4
Sunday March 22, 2009
All/Most Grade levels
  • What You Need to Know to Teach about Ice and Snow: The History of Winter Project
    8:00–9:00am • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C1
  • NASA: Bring Science into Your Classroom
    8:00–9:00am • Sheraton New Orleans, Bayside A
  • NSTA International Science Education Day
    8:30am–2:00pm • Hilton New Orleans Riverside, Napoleon Ballroom
  • Decoding Starlight—From Pixels to Images
    9:30–10:30am • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C2
  • International Science Education Day Posters: The GLOBE Program
    12:00–2:00pm • Hilton New Orleans Riverside, Napoleon Ballroom
  • T-6: How the Space Shuttle External Tank Is Built($)
    12:00–3:30pm • NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility, Field Trip
  • Electromagnetic Spectrum in 3-D
    2:00–3:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Salon 828
  • Using Technology to Promote Science Learning and Cultural Exchange in Diverse High Schools
    2:00–3:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C1
  • How to Travel the World on Someone Else's Money: NSTA Reports
    3:30–4:30pm • Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
  • Real-Time Graphing and Modeling: The NASA Kepler Mission's Method of Finding Planets
    8:00–9:00am • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C1
  • Introducing Students to Remote-Sensing Technology for Monitoring Earth Environments
    8:00–9:00am • New Orleans Marriot, La Galerie 5
  • Sun Earth Day 2009-–International Year of Astronomy: The Sun—Yours to Discover
    9:30–10:30am • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C1
  • ISTE: For Teachers by Teachers: The Cogs Website and NASA's Virtual Lab
    12:30–1:30pm • Convention Center, Room 242
  • NASA Brings You Newton's Laws of Motion
    12:30–1:30pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Salon 825 & 829
  • Shell Science Seminar: Expanding Hubble's Vision
    1:30–3:30pm • Convention Center, Room 352
  • ISTE: For Teachers by Teachers: NASA Brings a Standards-Based Shuttle
    2:00–3:00pm • Convention Center, Room 242
  • From Akron, Ohio to Cape Town, South Africa
    2:00–3:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Salon 828
  • NASA's High-Energy Vision—Chandra and the X-Ray Universe
    3:30–4:30pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C1
  • Increasing Student Achievement through Instructional Technology Using Astrobiology in an All-Inclusive Learning Environment
    9:30–10:30am • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon B3
  • NOAA Education Outreach in Alabama
    11:00am–12:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Edgewood A/B
  • Enhancing Diversity in Geosciences in Alaska through an Introduction of Geospatial Education and Digital Storytelling
    2:00–3:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C2
  • Stellar Bar Codes
    5:00–6:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C2
  • NASA: Black Holes— Dividing by Zero Is Allowed (Sometimes)
    8:00–9:00am • Convention Center, Room 209
  • Our Solar System: Out-of-This-World Professional Development
    8:00–9:00am • Convention Center, Room 228
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Preschool and/or Elementary
  • Looking at Earth from Space
    9:30–10:30am • Convention Center,Room 356
  • How Do We Know? Using the Electromagnetic Spectrum to Map the Universe
    12:30–1:30pm • Convention Center, Room 356
  • Soar through the Solar System
    12:30–1:30pm • Convention Center, Room 343
  • Earth System Science Education Alliance
    2:00–3:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon D3
  • SC-7: Third Rock from the Sun + Moon Rocks and Meteorites = Earth and Space Science in Your Classroom ($)
    2:00–5:00pm • Westin New Orleans Canal Place, Terrace
  • 3.2.1… Liftoff! Your Littlest Astronauts
    3:30–4:30pm • Convention Center, Room R03
  • Through the Eyes of Scientists
    3:30–4:30pm • Convention Center, Room 343
  • SC-9: Our Solar System—An Inquiry Tour ($)
    8:00am–2:30pm • Westin New Orleans Canal Place, Imperial
  • NESTA Session: National Earth Science Teachers Association Geology Share-a-Thon
    9:30–10:30am • New Orleans Marriott, Bissonet
  • Clear Skies Ahead: Clearing Up Confusion on Clouds
    9:30–10:30am • Convention Ctr, Rm 356
  • NESTA Session: National Earth Science Teachers Association Oceans and Atmosphere Share-a-Thon
    11:00am–12:00pm • New Orleans Marriott, Bissonet
  • Field Trip to Mercury!
    11:00am–12:00pm • Convention Center, Room 356
  • NESTA Session: National Earth Science Teachers Association Space Science Share-a-Thon
    12:30–1:30pm • New Orleans Marriott, Bissonet
  • From the Classroom to Outer Space, Are You Suited for Spacewalking?
    5:00–6:00pm • Convention Ctr, Rm 356
  • Storycaching GLOBE: iPods, GPS, Data and the GLOBE Project
    5:00–6:00pm • Convention Ctr, Rm 242
  • To the Moon, Alice! Or How to Build a Rocket to Send Someone Far Away
    8:00–9:00am • Convention Center, Room 356
  • NASA: Exploring Magnetism in Space Science
    8:00–9:00am • Convention Center, Room R07
  • NESTA Session: National Earth Science Teachers Association Natural Hazards and the Environment Share-a-Thon
    9:30–10:30am • New Orleans Marriott, Bissonet
  • Sun-Earth Elementary Share-a-Thon
    12:30–1:30pm • Convention Center, Room R08/R09
  • SC-22: International Year of Astronomy— Observe, Question and Explore Our Solar System ($)
    1:00–4:00pm • Westin New Orleans Canal Place, Imperial
  • Keeping Things in Motion: Using Newton's Laws to Understand the Universe
    2:00–3:00pm • Convention Center, Room 356
  • Physical Science Quickies
    3:30–4:30pm • Convention Center, Room R07
  • Creative Expressions in Science
    3:30–4:30pm • Convention Center, Room R03
  • Exploring Earth Begins at Home: Elementary GLOBE
    8:00–9:00am • Convention Center, Room 235
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Education
Level 		Day 1
Thursday March 19, 2009 		Day 2
Friday March 20, 2009 		Day 3
Saturday March 21, 2009 		Day 4
Sunday March 22, 2009
Middle School
  • Earth System Science: Problem-Based Learning Courses for Teachers through ESSEA
    8:00–8:30am • Sheraton New Orleans, Gallier A/B
  • NASA Smart Skies: The "Plane" Truth about D=RT
    8:00–9:00am • Convention Center, Rm 354
  • SC-1: Engaging Student Scientists in Climate Change Research—Using GLOBE Program Tools and Resources to Promote Local to Global Student Research on Climate Change ($)
    8:00am–12:00pm • Westin New Orleans Canal Place, Ballroom II
  • NASA: Solving the Mysteries in the Heart of a Supernova Explosion
    8:00–9:00am • Sheraton New Orleans, Borgne
  • Looking at Earth from Space
    9:30–10:30am • Convention Center, Rm 356
  • GIS: Painting an Environmental Picture
    11:30am–1:00pm • Convention Ctr, Rm 231
  • How Do We Know? Using the Electromagnetic Spectrum to Map the Universe
    12:30–1:30pm • Convention Center, Rm 356
  • FInding Earth Science Data Relevant to You, Your Students and Your Curriculum
    12:30–1:30pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C1
  • From Local to EXtreme Environments (FLEXE)
    1:30–2:30pm • New Orleans Marriott, Carondelet
  • Earth System Science Education Alliance
    2:00–3:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon D3
  • SC-7: Third Rock from the Sun + Moon Rocks and Meteorites = Earth and Space Science in Your Classroom ($)
    2:00–5:00pm • Westin New Orleans Canal Place, Terrace
  • NASA: Exploring the Boundary of Our Solar System with Visually Impaired and Dyslexic Students
    2:00–3:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C2
  • NASA: Cosmic Connection to the Elements
    3:30–4:30pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Bayside C
  • Space Exploration as a STEM Curriculum
    8:00–9:00am • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon B3
  • SC-9: Our Solar System—An Inquiry Tour ($)
    8:00am–2:30pm • Westin New Orleans Canal Place, Imperial
  • Inquiring about the Universe: Capture & Explore (Phase 2)
    9:30–10:30am • Sheraton New Orleans, Bayside C
  • NESTA Session: National Earth Science Teachers Association Geology Share-a-Thon
    9:30–10:30am • New Orleans Marriott, Bissonet
  • Scale the Universe with GLAST
    9:30–10:30am • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon D1 & D2
  • Clear Skies Ahead: Clearing Up Confusion on Clouds
    9:30–10:30am • Convention Center, Room 356
  • A Paper Moon Phases Computer
    9:30–10:30am • Convention Center, Room 254
  • NASA: Ready-Made Earth and Space Science Lessons from the THEMIS and FAST Missions
    9:30–10:30am • Convention Center, Room 354
  • NESTA Session: National Earth Science Teachers Association Oceans and Atmosphere Share-a-Thon
    11:00am–12:00pm • New Orleans Marriott, Bissonet
  • "Seeing" the Spectrum
    11:00am–12:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C3
  • Field Trip to Mercury!
    11:00am–12:00pm • Convention Center, Room 356
  • NESTA Session: National Earth Science Teachers Association Space Science Share-a-Thon
    12:30–1:30pm • New Orleans Marriott, Bissonet
  • NASA Family Science Night: Changing Perceptions One Family at a Time
    12:30–1:30pm • Convention Center, Room 356
  • NASA: Cool Astronomy
    12:30–1:30pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C2
  • SC-13: COSEE: The Oceans, They Are A-Changin'— How Might This Affect You? ($)
    1:00–4:00pm • Westin New Orleans Canal Place, Ballroom I
  • Using NASA's Great Observatories to Teach the EM Spectrum
    2:00–3:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Maurepas
  • The JASON Project: Connecting Students with Great Explorers and Great Events
    4:00–5:30pm • Convention Center, Room 236
  • Sun-Earth Middle School Share-a-Thon
    5:00–6:00pm • Convention Center, Room R08/R09
  • Storycaching GLOBE: iPods, GPS, Data and the GLOBE Project
    5:00–6:00pm • Convention Center, Room 242
  • From the Classroom to Outer Space, Are You Suited for Spacewalking?
    5:00–6:00pm • Convention Center, Room 356
  • To the Moon, Alice! Or How to Build a Rocket to Send Someone Far Away
    8:00–9:00am • Convention Center, Room 356
  • NASA: Exploring Magnetism in Space Science
    8:00–9:00am • Convention Center, Room R07
  • What Does Color Have to Do with It or Why Is Earth Red?
    8:00–9:00am • New Orleans Marriott, La Galerie 5
  • NESTA Session: National Earth Science Teachers Association Natural Hazards and the Environment Share-a-Thon
    9:30–10:30am • New Orleans Marriott, Bissonet
  • Scale the Universe
    11:00am–12:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon D1 & D2
  • NASA: Exploring Magnetism in Solar Flares with the RHESSI Mission
    12:30–1:30pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Salon 817 &821
  • SC-22: International Year of Astronomy—Observe, Question and Explore Our Solar System ($)
    1:00–4:00pm • Westin New Orleans Canal Place, Imperial
  • Web-Based Space Lessons Use Videos: Virtual Labs with Pizzazz
    1:30–4:30pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C3
  • Keeping Things in Motion: Using Newton's Laws to Understand the Universe
    2:00–3:00pm • Convention Center, Room 356
  • A Wide Spectrum of Solar Science for After-School Astronomy Clubs
    2:00–3:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon B3
  • Measuring the Monster in the Middle: Black Holes and Active Galactic Nuclei
    3:30–4:30pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon B2
  • GLOBE's Earth System Science Project: Watershed Dynamics
    3:30–4:30pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon B3
  • Physical Science Quickies
    3:30–4:30pm • Convention Center, Room R07
  • Addressing Societal Issues That Require Understanding of Science: Global Systems and NASA's Digital Earth Watch
    9:30–10:30am • Convention Center, Room 239
  • NASA: The Size and Scale of the Universe
    11:00am–12:00pm • Convention Center, Room 229
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High School
  • Earth System Science: Problem-Based Learning Courses for Teachers through ESSEA
    8:00–8:30am • Sheraton New Orleans, Gallier A/B
  • ASTE Session: "Did We Really Go to the Moon?" Teaching Skepticism and Scientific Habits of Mind
    8:00–9:00am • JW Marriott NewOrleans, St. Claude
  • SC-1: Engaging Student Scientists in Climate Change Research—Using GLOBE Program Tools and Resources to Promote Local to Global Student Research on Climate Change ($)
    8:00am–12:00pm • Westin New Orleans Canal Place, Ballroom II
  • NASA: Solving the Mysteries in the Heart of a Supernova Explosion
    8:00–9:00am • Sheraton New Orleans, Borgne
  • GIS: Painting an Environmental Picture
    11:30am–1:00pm • Convention Center, Room 231
  • FInding Earth Science Data Relevant to You, Your Students and Your Curriculum
    12:30–1:30pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C1
  • From Local to EXtreme Environments (FLEXE)
    1:30–2:30pm • New Orleans Marriott, Carondelet
  • Earth System Science Education Alliance
    2:00–3:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon D3
  • SC-7: Third Rock from the Sun + Moon Rocks and Meteorites = Earth and Space Science in Your Classroom ($)
    2:00–5:00pm • Westin New Orleans Canal Place, Terrace
  • NASA: Exploring the Boundary of Our Solar System with Visually Impaired and Dyslexic Students
    2:00–3:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C2
  • NASA: Cosmic Connection to the Elements
    3:30–4:30pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Bayside C
  • Space Exploration as a STEM Curriculum
    8:00–9:00am • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon B3
  • Inquiring about the Universe: Capture &Explore (Phase 2)
    9:30–10:30am • Sheraton New Orleans, Bayside C
  • NESTA Session: National Earth Science Teachers Association Geology Share-a-Thon
    9:30–10:30am • New Orleans Marriott, Bissonet
  • Scale the Universe with GLAST
    9:30–10:30am • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon D1 & D2
  • NESTA Session: National Earth Science Teachers Association Oceans and Atmosphere Share-a-Thon
    11:00am–12:00pm • New Orleans Marriott, Bissonet
  • "Seeing" the Spectrum
    11:00am–12:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C3
  • NESTA Session: National Earth Science Teachers Association Space Science Share-a-Thon
    12:30–1:30pm • New Orleans Marriott, Bissonet
  • NASA: Cool Astronomy
    12:30–1:30pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C2
  • SC-13: COSEE: The Oceans, They Are A-Changin'— How Might This Affect You? ($)
    1:00–4:00pm • Westin New Orleans Canal Place, Ballroom I
  • Using NASA's Great Observatories to Teach the EM Spectrum
    2:00–3:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Maurepas
  • Storycaching GLOBE: iPods, GPS, Data and the GLOBE Project
    5:00–6:00pm • Convention Center, Room 242
  • NASA: An Introduction to Cosmic Times— Astronomy History and Science for the Classroom
    8:00–9:00am • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C3
  • What Does Color Have to Do with It or Why Is Earth Red?
    8:00–9:00am • New Orleans Marriott, La Galerie 5
  • NASA: Inquiry Activities for Learning about Light and the EM Spectrum and Multiwavelength Astronomy
    9:30–10:30am • Sheraton New Orleans, Salon 817 & 821
  • NESTA Session: National Earth Science Teachers Association Natural Hazards and the Environment Share-a-Thon
    9:30–10:30am • New Orleans Marriott, Bissonet
  • Scale the Universe
    11:00am–12:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon D1 & D2
  • NASA: Exploring Magnetism in Solar Flares with the RHESSI Mission
    12:30–1:30pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Salon 817 & 821
  • Web-Based Space Lessons Use Videos: Virtual Labs with Pizzazz
    1:30–4:30pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C3
  • A Wide Spectrum of Solar Science for After-School Astronomy Clubs
    2:00–3:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon B3
  • Measuring the Monster in the Middle: Black Holes and Active Galactic Nuclei
    3:30–4:30pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon B2
  • GLOBE's Earth System Science Project: Watershed Dynamics
    3:30–4:30pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon B3
  • Addressing Societal Issues That Require Understanding of Science: Global Systems and NASA's Digital Earth Watch
    9:30–10:30am • Convention Center, Room 239
  • NASA: The Size and Scale of the Universe
    11:00am–12:00pm • Convention Center, Room 229
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Education
Level 		Day 1
Thursday March 19, 2009 		Day 2
Friday March 20, 2009 		Day 3
Saturday March 21, 2009 		Day 4
Sunday March 22, 2009
Undergraduate
  • ASTE Session: "Did We Really Go to the Moon?" Teaching Skepticism and Scientific Habits of Mind
    8:00–9:00am • JW Marriott New Orleans, St. Claude
  • NASA: Solving the Mysteries in the Heart of a Supernova Explosion
    8:00–9:00am • Sheraton New Orleans, Borgne
  • GIS: Painting an Environmental Picture
    11:30am–1:00pm • Convention Center, Room 231
  • FInding Earth Science Data Relevant to You, Your Students and Your Curriculum
    12:30–1:30pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C1
  • NASA: Cool Astronomy
    12:30–1:30pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C2
  • NASA: Exploring Magnetism in Solar Flares with the RHESSI Mission
    12:30–1:30pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Salon 817 & 821
  • NASA: The Size and Scale of the Universe
    11:00am–12:00pm • Convention Center, Room 229
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Informal Education
  • GLOBE at Night: Students as Citizen-Scientists
    8:00–9:00am • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon B1
  • NASA: Exploring the Boundary of Our Solar System with Visually Impaired and Dyslexic Students
    2:00–3:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C2
  • Challenge Your Students through NASA's Digital Learning Network
    3:30–4:30pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Salon 817 & 821
  • GLOBE at Night: How Dark Is Your Sky?
    3:30–4:30pm • New Orleans Marriott, Mardi Gras G/H
  • Inquiring about the Universe: Capture &Explore (Phase 2)
    9:30–10:30am • Sheraton New Orleans, Bayside C
  • Sun Earth Day 2009–International Year of Astronomy: The Sun—Yours to Discover
    9:30–10:30am • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C1
  • NASA Family Science Night: Changing Perceptions One Family at a Time
    12:30–1:30pm • Convention Center, Room 356
  • What Does Color Have to Do with It or Why Is Earth Red?
    8:00–9:00am • New Orleans Marriott, La Galerie 5
  • NASA: Inquiry Activities for Learning about Light and the EM Spectrum and Multiwavelength Astronomy
    9:30–10:30am • Sheraton New Orleans, Salon 817 & 821
  • Science and Snowflakes: Join the Global Snowflake Network!
    11:00am–12:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Bayside C
  • ISS Toys in Space: Science on the Station
    2:00–3:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Bayside C
  • A Wide Spectrum of Solar Science for After-School Astronomy Clubs
    2:00–3:00pm • Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon B3
  • What's Up? Part 1: Classroom Activities from the Association of Astronomy Educators (AAE)—Sun, Earth and Planets
    9:30–10:30am • Convention Center, Room 208
  • What's Up? Part 2: Classroom Activities from the Association of Astronomy Educators (AAE)—Beyond the Solar System
    11:00am–12:00pm • Convention Center, Room 208
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