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2012 NARST Annual International Conference

Re-Imagining Research in 21st Century Science Education for a Diverse Global Community

Sunday, March 25 - Wednesday, March 28, 2012
JW Marriott Indianapolis, 10 S. West Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
This new hotel opened in February 2011 as the largest JW Marriott in the world. The downtown Indianapolis hotel overlooks a gorgeous art-filled plaza. It is adjacent to the convention center and close to the White River State Park, the Indianapolis Zoo, many museums and within walking distance of the Circle Centre Mall with over 100 shopping, dining and entertainment options.

Registration

2012 conference registration: click here

Please note this is a new registration process. You should find this much nicer than the previous system — and much more user friendly. Please go through the registration form in its entirety and answer all relevant questions regarding your registration. This will ensure a smooth process when you check in and pick up your registration packet on site.

Advance conference registration ends March 2, 2012

Keynotes

Sunday, March 25
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Towards an Empirically-Grounded Theory of Action for Improving the Quality of Subject Matter Teaching at Scale


Paul Cobb
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, USA

Kara Jackson
McGill University
Montreal, Canada

Click here for abstract and bios.

Tuesday, March 27
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Student Diversity and Science Education Research in a Global Context:
Research Agenda and the Role of NARST


Okhee Lee
New York University

Click here for abstract and bio.

Book Your Hotel at the JW Marriott Indianapolis now!

Reservations may be made by either calling the Central Reservations number at 1-888-236-2427 (ask for the NARST Conference) or by clicking onto the Booking Link at https://resweb.passkey.com/go/NARST12

NARST has negotiated a special room rate of: $186.00 S/D

For your planning — Indianapolis Tourism

Slideshow of Indianapolis — click here

Please visit the site at: www.visitindy.com

Draft Scheduleclick here.
Edits accepted until Tuesday, January 10, 2012. Edits to Toni Sondergeld at tonis519@aol.com

Schedule at a Glanceclick here.

2012 Annual Meeting Participant Schedule — click here

Committee Meetings — Monday, March 26 from 7:30am - 8:15am and Tuesday, March 27 from 7:00am - 8:30am.

Strand Meetings are scheduled for Wednesday, March 28 from 7:00am - 8:30am.

Pre-Conference Workshops begin at 8:00am on Sunday, March 25 and the final concurrent session ends at 4:15pm on Wednesday, March 28.

Exhibit and Advertisement opportunitiesclick here

NARST CD Instructionsclick here

Poster Specifications click here


 

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