STAO/APSO Conference November 8 – 10, 2018

The annual Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario conference will be held at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto Airport and Conference Centre, Toronto, Ontario.

University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ launches Open.Science

STAO, Thursday at 11:00 am

We are inviting chemistry teachers to take part in a professionalÌý
development program that provides the instruction and supportÌý
to plan and participate in the creation of online lessons. ParticipantsÌý
receive a resource package that provides guidelines forÌý
storyboarding an online lesson. Selected authors will collaborate
with instructors at À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ to transform the lesson into anÌý
open online resource.
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Laura Ingram in the lab behind cylinders with different coloured solutions

Laura Ingram, Lab Instructor &
Outreach Coordinator

Carey Bissonnette

ÌýCarey Bissonnette, Continuing Lecturer & Science Teaching Fellow
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Presentations of interest to high school chemistry teachers include:

Thursday, November 8, 2018

11:00 am
A collaborative initiative for the creation of interactive online chemistry lessons (see below)
Carey Bissonnette, Laura Ingram

12:30 pm
ÌýÌý ÌýUsing Manipulatives to Teach Chemistry
ÌýÌý ÌýJason Trinh

12:30 pm
ÌýÌý ÌýPerimeter Institute: How Do Scientists Think?
ÌýÌý ÌýKevin Donkers, Dave Fish

12:30 pm
ÌýÌý ÌýCan You Escape? (Escape room games for review and fun!)
ÌýÌý ÌýMegan Fox, Melinda Snyder

12:30 pm
ÌýÌý ÌýSmartphone Science
ÌýÌý ÌýSandra Eix, John Eix

2:00 pm
ÌýÌý ÌýRedesigning Labs for Inquiry
ÌýÌý ÌýMelanie Ball, Jennifer Shields

3:30 pm
ÌýÌý ÌýWTF? WHMIS 2015: GHS Survival Guide
ÌýÌý ÌýLori Bolander

3:30 pm
ÌýÌý ÌýSystems in Science
ÌýÌý ÌýJoe Ross
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Friday, November 9, 2018

9:00 am
ÌýÌý ÌýFocus on Science, NOT Grades
ÌýÌý ÌýAmy Szerminska

11:00 am
ÌýÌý ÌýScience and Our Future
ÌýÌý ÌýNeil Turok

2:00 pm
ÌýÌý ÌýChemistry of Colour-Oscillating clock reaction revisited
ÌýÌý ÌýMeenakshi Dowlut

2:00 pm
ÌýÌý ÌýInquiry-Based Learning in Senior Chemistry with Minor Tweeks in Your Lesson
Bluky Ng

Saturday, November 10, 2018

9:00 am
Forensic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: The Luminol Presumptive Test — Is it blood?
Amanda Orr, Sumiko Polacco

9:00 am
Green Chemistry and Sustainability
Richard Cooper

12:30 pm
Inquiry Ideas in Grade 12 Chemistry
ÌýÌý ÌýChristine Morris
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