.NSU to Host Mathematics and Science Teacher Association Event

NSU to Host Northeastern Oklahoma Mathematics and Science Teacher Association Event

TAHLEQUAH Northeastern State University will host the Northeastern Oklahoma Mathematics and Science Teacher Association (NOMSTA) Conference on January 31 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the University Center (Tahlequah campus). Open to PK-12 teachers, education students, administrators, and other mathematics and science educators, the conference includes the organization's annual meeting as well as workshops on a variety of topics.

Lynn Young, the District XIII Director for the National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) will discuss NSTA's views on "No Child Left Behind" and its implications for science and mathematics teachers PK-12 in the plenary session. The conference also includes three sessions of concurrent hands-on workshops given by area K-12 teachers, NSU faculty, and other area mathematics and science educators. Those sessions include:

- How to Teach Elementary Mathematics Using Manipulatives
- How to Use Graphing Calculators to Teach Mathematics and Science
- How to Participate in a Pacific Ocean Adventure
- How to Incorporate Birds Across the Elementary and Middle School Curriculum
- How to Teach Hands-on Algebra
- How to Use Literature to Teach Elementary and Middle School Mathematics
- How to Build Homemade Roller Coasters to Study Energy
- How to Use Computer Simulations to Teach Physical Science and Physics
- How to use Paper Airplanes to Study Energy and Force

Individuals attending the conference will learn about important resources for math and science education as well as the benefits of membership in the NSU Chapter of the National Science Teacher Association. Participants will earn six hours of professional development.

Registration begins in NSU's NET Building Auditorium Lobby at 8:30 a.m. There is a $15 registration fee. NSU faculty presenters include Dr. Joan E. Bell, Dr. Deborah Carment, Dr. Darryl Linde, Dr. Martha Parrott, and Dr. Wendell Wyat from the Department of Mathematics; Dr. April Adams, Dr. Terry Bradfield, and Dr. Calvin Cole from the Department of Engineering Physics and Physical Science; and Dr. Amy Smith from the Department of Biology. Area teacher presenters include Shiranjini Jeyarajah (Muskogee); Marty Peters (Tulsa); Cherinell Riley and Lexy Taylor (Tahlequah); Timmie Spangler (DePew); and Carrie Steele (Kansas). For more information, visit the NOMSTA web site or contact Dr. April Adams at 918-456-5511, ext. 3819.

Last year more than 130 PK-16 mathematics and science teachers and NSU education students attended the annual meeting, conference workshops, and other activities. NOMSTA is supported through the Mathematics and Science Teachers Enhancement Program (MASTEP) grant funded by the National Science Foundation.