Home Page

STANYS

Subject Area Representatives for Biology
SAR Page

sciencesupport.net

NEXT SAR Meeting: March 26th, 2011 in Albany, NY!!!

STANYS Subject Area Representatives for Biology

This is an informative page for the STANYS SAR's for Biology. Your efforts and work for the STANYS organization is very valuable. This page will be used to share information and to update you about meetings and future professional development opportunities. There are also some interesting links for biology at the bottom of the page.

Requirements for STANYS SAR's

Present at your section conference or put on a local Biology professional development workshop

Write two articles for your section newsletter

Attend the March planning meeting or if you cannot attend send a substitute representative

Attend and present at the Annual STANYS conference in the fall

SAR Spring Planning Meeting for 2011
To be held in ALBANY, New York

brain dancing

General Information:

MARCH 2011 DAL/SAR Planning Meeting

DATE: March 26, 2011

TIME: 9:00am-4:00pm

LOCATION:
Siena College

ACCOMODATIONS:
Best Western Sovereign
Albany
monkey jumping
DIRECTIONS

1228 Western Avenue
Albany, New York, 12203-3326, US

Phone: 518/489-2981

*Welcome Drink: 5 PM Friday, Dinner at 6 PM at Best Western Sovereign

*Please contact Harvey Weiner and let me know if you need overnight accomodations by February 10, 2011

SAR Presentations Annual STANYS Meeting 2010

dna test

Connections to STEM Education
"STEM starts with Science"

LisaBrosnick	Southwestern	G-42 Monday 1:45-2:45 iPod Touches Your Classroom Hyatt Regency
Michael DuPre	Central W.	A-16, B-16 & C-16 9:30-2:45 Family Secrets Riverside Convention Center H-07 Monday 8:00-9:00 Introduction to Nanotoxicology: Potentially Large Effects for Such Tiny Particles
Christine Mooney	North Central	C-44 SUNDAY 1:45-2:45 Wikis, Google Earth, and Voice Thread: OH MY! Hyatt Regency
Annick O'Reilly	Catskill-L	J-05 Tuesday 11:00-12:00 Powerpoint Killed the Lecture Star Riverside Convention Center
Joyce Valenti	Eastern	D-52 Monday 7:00-9:00 Biology Breakfast NABT Teacher of the Year Presentation Hyatt Regency Ballroom
Karen Huffman	Western	H-16 Monday 8:00-9:00 Video RAFT ’s Riverside Convention Center
Peter Jabolonski	Northwestern	B-01 SUNDAY 11:00-12:00 Hands on Living Environment Lab Activities for Students at Risk Riverside Convention Center
Alan Ascher	New York City	I-24 Tuesday 9:30-10:30 Why Inquiry? Radisson Hotel J-24 Tuesday 11:00-12:00 Horseshoe Crabs: An Ancient Monster on Our Shores,But for How Much Longer? Radisson Hotel
Alan Ascher Micheal Dupre Kathy Hoppe		A-16, B-16 & C-16 SUNDAY 9:30-2:45 Family Secrets Riverside Convention Center

Biology Breakfast, DAL Kathy Hoppe
D-52 7:00-9:00 Monday
Hyatt Regency Ballroom

We Welcome Dr. Ken Miller this year for our Annual Biology Breakfast which will be held on Monday morning from 7 am until 9 am. Welcome Everyone. Please let me know if you are planning to be there. I'd like to invite the SAR's to sit together at the front table.

F-53 Monday 11:00-12:00
Stem Cell Research: What’s Really Happening and How Do We Teach It?
Dr. Kenneth Miller, Pearson Curriculum / Brown University

Biology Chemistry Professional Development Network

The NYS Biology Mentor Network provides staff development and resources for teachers across the state. This site contains information on a variety of classroom strategies including POGIL, PBL, and literacy.
BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK

Dolan DNA Learning Center Website Page

This page is a link off of the Dolan Learning Center homepage and lists a number of useful links that can be used in the instruction of molecular genetics
DOLAN DNA WEB LINKS

Access Excellence

This web site provides current research articles written in a student friendly text. In addition, teacher activities are shared on the web site.
ACCESS EXCELLENCE

Problem Based Learning for Biology

This page contains PBL's that have been written for the Living Environment (Biology) curriculum. Students are allowed to work through interrupted case based lessons that also include integrated inquiry labs.
PBL PAGE

HOME

LIVING ENVIRONMENT

EARTH SCIENCE

ILS

ELS

SAR PAGE

SAR Page