College & University Science Education: Proposals for this strand will address issues such as conceptual change, content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, etc. that are pertinent to higher education science faculty who work with science teachers or science teacher educators, community, and after-school programs.

Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Assessment: Proposals for this strand will be in the form of practice or research pieces that inform science teacher educators about curriculum, pedagogy and assessment for current and future science teachers as used by science teacher educators and in science departments.

Chairs: 

Khushbu Singh & Aaron Sickel

Educational Technology: Proposals for this strand will be in the form of practice or research pieces that inform science teacher educators about technology use and training for present and future science teachers as used by science teacher educators.

Chairs:  

Bridget Miller & Danielle Malone

Equity & Diversity: Proposals for this strand will foreground and critically examine issues of equity, inclusion, and diversity that are central to science teacher education, science education, and science. 

Chairs:  

Jacob Pleasants & Julie Brown

Ethnoscience and Environmental Education: Proposals for this strand will be in the form of practice or research pieces that inform science teacher educators about culture, diversity and environmental education for current and future teachers.

Chairs: 

Hong Tran & Mutiara Syifa

History, Philosophy, and Nature of Science: Proposals for this strand will be in the form of practice, theory or research pieces that inform science teacher educators about history, philosophy and the nature of science (not limited to science practices) for current and future science teachers.

Chairs:  

Vicente Handa & Brendan Callahan

Informal/Out-of-School Science Education: Proposals for this strand will be in the form of practice or research pieces that inform science teacher educators about informal science education for current and future science teachers.

Chairs: 

Holly Plank & Demetrice Smith-Mutegi

Policy, Advocacy and Reform: Proposals for this strand will be in the form of practice, white papers, position statements or research pieces that inform science teacher educators about policy and reform and how each impacts science teacher educators and education.

Chairs: 

Carrie-Ann Sherwood & Emily  Lehnardt

Preservice Science Teacher Preparation-ELEMENTARY: Proposals for this strand will be in the form of practice or research pieces that inform science teacher educators about science teacher preparation programs.

Chairs:  

Sarah Carrier & Jeffrey Radloff

Preservice Science Teacher Preparation-MIDDLE/SECONDARY: Proposals for this strand will be in the form of practice or research pieces that inform science teacher educators about science teacher preparation programs.

Chairs:  

Amanda Obery & Emelia Pelliccio

Science Teacher Professional Development-ELEMENTARY: Proposals for this strand will be in the form of practice or research pieces that inform science teacher educators about science teacher professional development.

Chairs: 

Heidi Cian & Heather Shaffery

Science Teacher Professional Development-MIDDLE/SECONDARY: Proposals for this strand will be in the form of practice or research pieces that inform science teacher educators about science teacher professional development.

Chairs:   

Preethi Titu & Jennifer Bateman

STEM Education: Proposals for this strand will be in the form of practice or research pieces that inform science teacher educators about STEM education, our understanding of what STEM means and the National Standards for STEM for future and current science teachers.

Chairs: 

Stacey Britton & Drew Gossen

Student Learning P-12: Proposals for this strand will be in the form of practice or research pieces that inform science teacher educators about the relationship between student learning and current and future science teachers.

Chairs: 

Chris Ham & Melissa Mendenhall