National and International Meetings

Gess-Newsome, J., Luft, J., and others. (January, 2004). Professional meetings, professional conversations: What should be the nature of AETS sessions?” A paper proposed for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, Nashville, TN.

Gess-Newsome, J. (April, 2003). “Implications of the definitions of knowledge and beliefs on research and practice in science teacher education.” A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Gess-Newsome, J., Clark, J., & Menasco, J. (January/February, 2003). “Ubiquitous computing: Seeds of a technological or pedagogical revolution?” A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, St. Louis, Missouri.

Smith, L., & Gess-Newsome, J. (January, 2002). “Are elementary science methods courses preparing teachers to address the National Science Education Standards.” A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Luft, J., Gess-Newsome, J., Abell, S., Staver, J., Van Sickel, M. (2002) Scholarly writing for science educators workshop.” A pre-session workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Gess-Newsome, J., Southerland, S.A., Johnston, A & Woodbury. (March, 2001). "Offering a model of reform: The interaction of factors and their impacts on scientist’s practice of reform-based teaching." A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Saint Louis, Missouri.

Thompson, A., Gess-Newsome, J., Zbiek, R., Swenson, J., Yeager, E., & Carroll, T. (March, 2000). “Keynote panel: A teacher education guidelines for the infusion of technology across the content areas.” A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Orlando, Florida.

Gess-Newsome, J., Southerland, S.A., Johnston, A & Woodbury. (January, 2001). "Reforming the reformers: Conceptual change of scientist’s conceptions of teaching and learning." A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, Costa Mesa, California.

Gess-Newsome, J., Weinburgh, M., & Staver, J. (January, 2001). "AETS: the who, when, why, and how." A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, Costa Mesa, California.

Weinburgh, M., & Gess-Newsome, J. (January, 2001). "Getting to know AETS." A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, Costa Mesa, California.

Gess-Newsome, J. (2000, September). “National Technology Leadership Initiative: An interdisciplinary cross-association initiative.” A paper presented at the National Technology Leadership Initiative Retreat sponsored by the US Department of Education, the Center for Technology and Teacher Education, and the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Reston, VA.

Gess-Newsome, J. (2000, September). “Content area position statements – the Preparation of science teachers.” A statement delivered at the National Technology Leadership Initiative Retreat sponsored by the US Department of Education, the Center for Technology and Teacher Education, and the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Reston, VA.

Gess-Newsome, J. (2000, October). The redesign of a professional organization to support redesign in science education. A paper presented at The Redesign in Science Education Conference (RISE), Columbus, Ohio.

Good, R., Lederman, N.G., Gess-Newsome, J., Cummins, C., McComas, W., & Anderson, O.R. (April, 2000). "Guidelines for nature-of-science (NOS) researchers.” A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Southerland, S.A., Gess-Newsome, J., & Johnston, A. (April, 2000). "How do teachers' views impact their students' understandings: Planning, teaching, and learning the nature of science." A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Gess-Newsome, J., Southerland, S.A., & Johnston, A. (January, 2000). "Translation of teachers' views to student understandings of the nature of science: Examining a reform based college science course." A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, Akron, Ohio.

Good, R., Lederman, N.G., McComas, W., Gess-Newsome, J., & Cummins, C. (January, 2000). "Nature of science: Implications for research, assessment, and teacher education." A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, Akron, Ohio.

Abell, S.A., Gess-Newsome, J., Enochs, L., & Berg, C. (January, 2000). "Publishing in science education journals." A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, Akron, Ohio.

Gess-Newsome, J., Staver, J., Flick, L., & Boone, B. (January, 2000). "Looking to the future: Potential changes in the organizational structure of AETS." A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, Akron, Ohio.

Regional Meetings

Gess-Newsome, J. (October, 2001). “Shades of Inquiry: How to move your instruction towards more inquiry based teaching approaches. Paper presented at the state meeting of the Arizona Science Teachers Association, Phoenix, AZ.

Keynote Addresses and Invited Presentations

Gess-Newsome, J. (July 31, 2003). “Connecting science, inquiry, and how students learn.” Invited presentation at the Tuscon Unified School District Next Steps Conference, Tuscon, AZ.

Gess-Newsome, J. (May 13, 2003). Why generic teacher education is not enough. Invited presentation to the Arizona Teacher Excellence Coalition (AZTEC) Science Summit, Payson, AZ.

Gess-Newsome, J. (November 18, 2002). Knowledge and beliefs than impact college teaching and the National Science Education Standards. Invited presentation to the students of BIO 795- College Teaching, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ.

Gess-Newsome, J., & Kain, D. (November 16, 2002). “The No Child left Behind Act and the implications for practioners and scholars of the scientifically-based research requirement.” Regional Doctoral Student Forum, NAU College of Education, Greenfield Elementary School, Gilbert, AZ.

Gess-Newsome, J. (November, 2002). “Why content-generic professional development does not work.” Presentation delivered to the College of Education, University of Texas at Austin.

Gess-Newsome, J. (October, 2002). “Why content-generic professional development does not work.” Keynote address to be presented at the state meeting of the Arizona Science Teachers Association, Mesa, AZ.

Gess-Newsome, J. (October, 2002). “Why content-generic professional development does not work.” Keynote to be presented at the state meeting of the Georgia Science and Mathematics Professional Development Opportunities Conference, Athens, GA.

Gess-Newsome, J. (June, 2002). What is a theoretical framework and how will I know if I have one? Invited address to the C&I Doctoral Student Forum, College of Education, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ.

Gess-Newsome, J. (February, 2002). Elementary Science Education in Arizona. Flinn Foundation Representatives from their Board of Directors. Flagstaff, AZ.

Clark, J., & Gess-Newsome, J. (January, 2002). Science education standards and informal science education curriculum alignment. Regional Environmental Network workshop, Flagstaff, AZ.

Gess-Newsome, J. (November, 2002). Knowledge and beliefs: Levels of intersection in teacher education research. Invited address to the science faculty and students at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

Gess-Newsome, J. (November 19, 2002). Knowledge and beliefs than impact college teaching and the National Science Education Standards. Invited presentation to the students of BIO 795- College Teaching, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ.

Gess-Newsome, J. (January, 2001). How would we change if we were not afraid?: The redesign of AETS. President’s keynote address at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, Costa Mesa, California.

Gess-Newsome, J., Morehead, K., Lindner, G., & Middleton, J. (December, 2000). Science and mathematics teacher preparation in an era of reform: A snapshot of efforts in Arizona. Arizona Community Foundation, Phoenix, AZ.