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Saturday |
5:00
p.m.
Opening
Reception,
Welcoming
Remarks
and
Symposium
Overview
5:45 p.m. Welcoming Speaker(s):
Sally
Goetz
Shuler
Executive
Director
National
Science
Resources
Center
Washington
,
DC
Introduction and Overview
Jan
Hustler
Director
Partnership
for
Student
Success
in
Science
Mountain
View,
California
Caroline
Kiehle
Associate
Director
of
Professional
Development
Center
for
Inquiry
Science
Institute
for
Systems
Biology
Seattle,
Washington
7:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00
a.m.
Opening
Remarks
Jan
Hustler
Director
Partnership
for
Student
Success
in
Science
Mountain
View,
California
Caroline
Kiehle
Associate
Director
of
Professional
Development
Center
for
Inquiry
Science
Institute
for
Systems
Biology
Seattle
,
Washington
8:15
a.m.
Developing
Goals
for
Middle
School
Science
Learning
and
Teaching
Sally
Goetz
Shuler
Executive
Director
National
Science
Resources
Center
Washington
,
DC
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15
a.m.
Engaging
with
Inquiry
Teaching
and
Learning
Smith
Holt
Senior
Scientist
National
Science
Resources
Center
Washington
,
DC
Cathy
Stokes
Science
Resource
Teacher
Partnership
for
Student
Success
Redwood
City
School
District
Redwood,
California
Christos
Zahopoulos
Director
RE-SEED
&
The
Boston
Science
Partnership
Northeastern
University
Boston
,
Massachusetts
12:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. Introduction to Strategic Planning
Teams meet their Resources Team Leader and learn of expectations for the week.
2:30 p.m. Systemic Change and Reform of Middle School Science Education
Discussing Systemic Change and Introducing a New Instructional Program in a School District : An Interactive Simulation and Discussion About Issues and Effective Reform Strategies
Karen
Spencer
Anderson
Math
&
Science
Technology
Coordinator
Auburn
City
Schools
Auburn
,
Alabama
Joyce
Duchter
Assistant
Professor
University
of
Houston-Downtown
Houston
,
Texas
*Note: Afternoon Break will be incorporated into this session.
5:30 p.m. Adjournment
7:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Opening Remarks
Jan
Hustler
Director
Partnership
for
Student
Success
in
Science
Mountain
View,
California
Caroline
Kiehle
Associate
Director
of
Professional
Development
Center
for
Inquiry
Science
Institute
for
Systems
Biology
Seattle
,
Washington
8:15 a.m. Making the Case for Science Education Reform
Part I: How People Learn
Suzanne
Donovan
-
DVD
Senior
Program
Officer
and
Study
Director
Strategic
Education
Research
Partnership
(SERP)
National
Research
Council
Washington
,
DC
9:30 a.m. Break
9:45 a.m. Engaging with Inquiry Teaching and Learning
Smith
Holt
Senior
Scientist
National
Science
Resources
Center
Washington
,
DC
Cathy
Stokes
Science
Resource
Teacher
Partnership
for
Student
Success
Redwood
City
School
District
Redwood,
California
Christos
Zahopoulos
Director
RE-SEED
&
The
Boston
Science
Partnership
Northeastern
University
Boston
,
Massachusetts
11:30 a.m. Strategic Planning Session
12:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. Exploring High Quality Professional Development
Caroline
Kiehle
Associate
Director
of
Professional
Development
Center
for
Inquiry
Science
Institute
for
Systems
Biology
Seattle
,
Washington
Peggy
Willcuts
Science
Coordinator
Walla
Walla
Public
Schools
Walla
Walla
,
Washington
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. Exploring High Quality Professional Development, Cont.
4:30
p.m.
Strategic
Planning
Session
5:30
p.m.
Adjournment
7:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Opening Remarks
Jan
Hustler
Director
Partnership
for
Student
Success
in
Science
Mountain
View,
California
Caroline
Kiehle
Associate
Director
of
Professional
Development
Center
for
Inquiry
Science
Institute
for
Systems
Biology
Seattle
,
Washington
8:15 a.m. Making the Case for Science Education Reform:
Part II: The Research About Inquiry Based Curriculum
Bill
Watson
Research
Assistant
SCALE-uP
The
George
Washington
University
Graduate
School
of
Education
and
Human
Development
Department
of
Teacher
Preparation
and
Special
Education
Washington,
D.C.
9:30 a.m. Break
9:45
a.m.
Engaging
with
Inquiry
Teaching
and
Learning
Smith
Holt
Senior
Scientist
National
Science
Resources
Center
Washington
,
DC
Cathy
Stokes
Science
Resource
Teacher
Partnership
for
Student
Success
Redwood
City
School
District
Redwood,
California
Christos
Zahopoulos
Director
RE-SEED
&
The
Boston
Science
Partnership
Northeastern
University
Boston
,
Massachusetts
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Exemplary National Science Foundation-Supported Elementary and Middle School Science Curricula: Six Concurrent Hands-On Workshops
Middle School Science Curricula
The
Full
Option
Science
System
(FOSS)
for
Middle
School,
Diversity
of
Life
Virginia
Reid
FOSS
K-8
Professional
Developer
Lawrence
Hall
of
Science
Olympia,
Washington
Science
and
Technology
Concepts
for
Middle
School
(STC/MS™),
Grades
7-8
Marsha
Jones
Consultant
Carolina
Biological
Supply
Company
Burlington,
North
Carolina
Introducing
SEPUP:
Issue-oriented
science
for
the
middle
level
Mark
Koker
Director
of
Curriculum
&
Professional
Development
Lab-Aids,
Inc.
17
Colt
Court
Ronkonkoma,
New
York
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. Strategic Planning Session
5:30 p.m. Adjournment
7:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Opening Remarks
Caroline
Kiehle
Associate
Director
of
Professional
Development
Center
for
Inquiry
Science
Institute
for
Systems
Biology
Seattle
,
Washington
8:15 a.m. Collaborative Inquiry: Improving Science Teaching and Learning Through Data-Driven Dialogue
Kathy
Stiles
Senior
Program
Associate
WestEd
Indianapolis
,
Indiana
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Collaborative Inquiry: Improving Science Teaching and Learning Through Data-Driven Dialogue, Cont.
11:45 p.m. Lunch
12:45 p.m. Materials Support In Middle School
Bill
Jones
Middle
School
Coordinator
ASSET
Inc.
Pittsburgh
,
Pennsylvania
Yolanda
Guerrero
Science
resource
Teacher
Calexico
Unified
School
District
Calexico
,
California
2:15 p.m. Curriculum Showcase
3:30 p.m. Break
3:45 p.m. Strategic Planning Session
5:00 p.m. Adjournment
5:30 p.m. Buses Depart
6:00
p.m.
Reception
and
Dinner
Keynote Address
John
F.
(Jack)
Wiegers
Washington
University
St.
Louis,
MO
7:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Opening Remarks
Caroline
Kiehle
Associate
Director
of
Professional
Development
Center
for
Inquiry
Science
Institute
for
Systems
Biology
Seattle
,
Washington
8:15 a.m. Acquiring Community Support
Ann
McMahon
Director
MySci-
Hands
on
Science
for
Elementary
Students
St.
Louis,
Missouri
Janna
Gordanier
Project
Director
Ozark
Rural
Systemic
Partnership
Web
City
,
Missouri
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Strategic Planning Session
11:00
a.m.
Sharing
Strategic
Plans
12:00
p.m.
Closing
Remarks
&
Adjournment
Judi
Backman
Co-Director
The
LASER
Center
National
Science
Resources
Center
Washington
,
DC
12:30 p.m. Lunch
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