Steve,
One other item to point out - presenters are
expected to share a full paper at the presentations,
which are often longer than the traditional
GSA-style presentation. This is a good thing, as it
is a solid piece that others can read right away.
Selection of papers is also done using a formal
peer-review process, as well. Thus, the result is a
true peer-reviewed paper presentation.
Regards,
Eric
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Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:25:02 -0700
From: Steven Semken <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: NARST: Wish you were there
To: [log in to unmask]
Esteemed Colleagues:
I've just returned from the annual conference of
the National Association for Research in Science
Teaching (NARST) in Garden Grove, CA. NARST
publishes the Journal of Research in Science
Teaching and is also a locus for researchers who
edit and publish related journals such as Science
Education, IJSE, J. Env. Ed., and so on.
In the recent past there has been increasing
involvement in NARST conferences by geo-ed and
geocog researchers, but not this year. There were
very few of our community present and even fewer
geo-related talks and posters. The general
absence of the geo realm was noted by many, and
some of the conference organizers asked me to get
the word out about next year.
As others on this listserv can confirm, NARST is a
smaller (~1000 attendees), friendly conference,
particularly welcoming to first-time attendees
(you can be matched with an experienced colleague
who will show you around and introduce you).
The spectrum of expertise there is quite
different from one of our discipline-based
meetings like GSA/NAGT or AGU. There are many
social and statistical scientists, but also P/C/B
science and SFES faculty, and K-12 educators.
Our community has plenty to contribute to this
annual conference. Networking opportunities are
tremendous.
Next year's conference will be in Philadelphia the
week of 20-24 March 2010. It should be noted that
the submission procedure for NARST is quite
different from that of GSA or AGU. You can submit
a single paper or poster, or get together with
colleagues to submit a linked set of 4-5 papers
(which, if accepted, constitutes its own topical
session). Each submission is a presentation
"proposal" of up to 5 pages single-spaced. And
the deadline is early: typically mid-August for
the meeting in the following spring.
If you are not a NARST member but are interested
in the organization and/or the conference, visit
http://www.narst.org.
Thanks,
Steve
Eric J. Pyle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Geology and Environmental Science
James Madison University
MSC 6903
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
540.568.7115
7100A Memorial Hall
"The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it"
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
