The 71st ASTA Annual Conference, "Cultivating Curiosity: Empowering Every Learner through 3D Science, Innovation, and
Event Details
The 71st ASTA Annual Conference, "Cultivating Curiosity: Empowering Every Learner through 3D Science, Innovation, and STEM", will be held on Thursday, November 6, and Friday, November 7, at DoubleTree Hilton Hotel in Tempe, AZ.. This professional learning event will bring together more than 300 PreK through post-secondary educators to learn and celebrate science education.
Thursday the conference will consist of professional development that will help Arizona science teachers implement scientific notebooking with John (Jack) Muir Laws, principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. On Friday conference participants will have the opportunity to attend four professional learning sessions focused on one of the three following strands:
Cultivating Curiosity and Sparking Innovative Thinking with 3-Dimensional Science
On Friday morning, Jack will deliver the keynote address. ASTA will recognize four outstanding science teachers and an exhibit hall will be open on Friday for attendees to learn about resources to help them teach their scholars.
KEYNOTE PRESENTER: John (Jack) Muir Laws
John (Jack) Muir Laws is a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. Jack is a scientist, educator, and author, who helps people forge a deeper and more personal connection with nature through keeping illustrated nature journals and understanding science. His work intersects science, art, and mindfulness. Trained as a wildlife biologist and an associate of the California Academy of Sciences, he observes the world with rigorous attention. He looks for mysteries, plays with ideas, and seeks connections in all he sees. Attention, observation, curiosity, and creative thinking are not gifts, but skills that grow with training and deliberate practice. As an educator and author, Jack teaches techniques and supports routines that develop these skills to make them a part of everyday life.
