National+Meeting+2017

SABER  National Meeting July 21-23, 2017   University of Minnesota- Twin Cities ** Bruininks Building along Mississippi River **

Abstract information  Meeting Agenda   Registration   Hotel information   Travel information

** REGISTRATION **- opens April 1, 2017 Registration includes till June 21, 2017 || Regular Reg after June 21, 2017 || and Administrators || $285 || $335 ||
 * coffee and tea each morning,
 * box lunches Sat-Sun,
 * reception/appetizers on Friday
 * banquet on Saturday
 * plus registration materials.
 * || Early Bird Reg
 * Faculty-full time, Staff
 * Faculty part-time || $190 || $230 ||
 * Community College faculty || $50 || $75 ||
 * Post-Docs || $130 || $170 ||
 * Graduate Students || $95 || $115 ||
 * Undergraduates || $65 || $75 ||
 * one-day for local faculty || $50 || $50 ||

**Registration is a 2 step process** Print out last page to use as temporary receipt
 * 1.** Register here FIRST -REGISTRATION- Open April 1- Closed July 27

**2. PAY** a. PAYPAL- ONLY after you registered in step one above. You must have a confirmation number from registration process before paying. IF you are paying for some one else --- please put their name in the first line of SHIPPING ADDRESS. b. By check- send to address below.

S ABER %Wenderoth Biology Box 351800 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195

(detailed agendas posted at bottom of this section)
 * Meeting Agenda **

11am- 2 Registration outside Wiley 125
 * Friday- July 21 **


 * 1 pm Welcome and Keynote address- Wiley 125 (other side of the Mississippi) **

1:10- **Attracting more biology majors to research: Leveraging students existing values** Sarah Eddy, Florida International University Erin Dolan, Univ. Georgia

1:30- **Evaluating and improving graphing knowledge and construction skills with the use of evidence-based instructional tools** Aakanksha Angra*, Georgia Institute of Technology; Stephanie Gardner, Purdue University

1:50- **Characterizing the Landscape of Undergraduate Life Science Majors’ Attitudes Toward the Use of Math in Biology** Sarah Andrews*, University of New Hampshire, Melissa Aikens, University of New Hampshire

2:10-2:25 Brisk walk back across bridge to Bruininks

2:00-5:30 Registration 2nd floor of Bruininks

2:30-4:10 Three Concurrent Sessions (short talks) in Bruininks 4:10-6:00 Free time 6:00-7:30 Reception- light refreshments at The Commons Sponsored by Pearson

6:15 - 5K "Fun" run 8:30 -9:30 Two Concurrent Hot Topics
 * Saturday- July 22 **

220 Bruininks Julie Dangremond Stanton*, University of Georgia
 * Metacognitive Regulation: How Undergraduate Students Evaluate and Adjust their Approaches to Learning in Biology **

230 Bruininks Jamie Jensen*, Brigham Young University, Emily Holt, University of Northern Colorado; Heath Ogden, Utah Valley University; Jacob Sowards, Brigham Young University
 * Assessing the mechanisms that improve student performance in Flipped and Non-Flipped Classrooms of Introductory Biology: A Multi-year study **

9:50-11:30 Three Concurrent Sessions (short talks) 11:30-12:30 Poster Session 1- #1-52 Even ; second floor white boards & 312 & 330 12:30- LUNCH 1:15-2:15 Roundtable discussions in multiple rooms 2:20-4:00 Three Concurrent Sessions (short talks) 4:15-5:15 Poster sessions 1-52- odd 5:15-6:15 Special Interest Groups meet OR Free Time 6:30 Reception & Banquet at The Commons Ballroom 8:00 Business Meeting in Bruininks 220 - all welcome 9:10 Three Concurrent Sessions (short talks) Poster Session 2- even Roundtable discussions over lunch time Poster sessions 2-odd 4:00 Two Concurrent Long talks
 * Sponsored by McGraw-Hill **
 * Sunday- July 23 **

Bruininks 220
 * What do you need to know to effectively implement active-learning instruction in large college biology classes? **
 * An expert-novice approach to address this critical question **

Anna Jo Auerbach*, University of Georgia; Tessa Andrews, University of Georgia

Bruininks 230 Julia Gouvea*, Tufts University; Matthew Simon, Tufts University
 * Challenging Notions of Stable Cognitive Construal-based Thinking in Undergraduate Biology Students **


 * 5 pm- Adjourn **


 * Detailed A **** genda & Participant list **
 * Participant list **
 * Talks **
 * Posters **
 * Round Tables **



[|The Commons]- Clicking on this link will take you to The Commons reservation for SABER meeting. We have a limited block of rooms till June 13. OR Call 800-822-6757 (MPLS) or 612-379-8888 and ask for the SABER group. The Commons has a Starbucks on first floor, a nice lounge and an AppleBees restaurant adjoining it.
 * Hotel Accommodations **

Want to share a room???
Use this[| discussion board]to post your name and e-mail address. It will be up to you make arrangements with potential room mates.

** Travel **

** Plane: [|Minneapolis -St. Paul airport] **** (MSP) **

** [|Light rail] from airport to front of hotel **

** ( **Blue **line to Downtown East station- change to** Green** line- exit on East Bank Station- hotel across street)  Map  