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National LASER K–8 Science Education Strategic Planning InstituteProgram
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12:30 p.m. Welcome and Refreshments, Conference Lobby Foyer
1:00
p.m.
Opening
Remarks,
Washington
Room
Sally
Goetz
Shuler
Executive
Director
National
Science
Resources
Center
Smithsonian
Institution/National
Academies
Washington,
D.C.
1:15
p.m.
Overview
of
the
National
LASER
K-8
Science
Education
Strategic
Planning
Institute,
Washington
Room
Brenda
Terry
Education
and
Public
Outreach
Specialist
National
Space
Science
and
Technology
Center
University
of
Alabama
in
Huntsville
Huntsville,
Alabama
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.
2:15
p.m.
National
Perspectives
on
Elementary
and
Middle
School
Science
Education,
Washington
Room
Sally Goetz Shuler
3:15
p.m.
Break
3:30
p.m.
Developing
and
Comparing
Goals
for
Elementary
and
Middle
School
Science
Learning
and
Teaching:
Two
Identical
and
Concurrent
Workshops
Session A, Adams Room
Brenda
Terry
Education
and
Public
Outreach
Specialist
National
Space
Science
and
Technology
Center
University
of
Alabama
in
Huntsville
Huntsville,
Alabama
David
Elrod
CFD/Dynamics
Specialist
Rotordynamics
Seal
Research
Huntsville,
Alabama
M.L.
Kohn
Science
Specialist
Midlands
Mathematics
and
Science
Regional
Center
Columbia,
South
Carolina
Session B, Franklin Room
Robert
Wharton
Engineer
&
Scientist
Hewlett-Packard
Company
Rocklin,
CA
Sheila
Mosley
Curriculum
Coordinator
Mobile
County
Public
Schools
Mobile,
Alabama
Barbara
LaSaracina
Teacher
Warren
Middle
School
Warren,
New
Jersey
Note:
A
break
will
be
incorporated
into
this
session.
6:15
p.m.
Adjournment
7:30 – 8:15 a.m. Breakfast Washington Plaza Hotel, Ten Thomas Restaurant
8:15
a.m.
Opening
Remarks,
Washington
Room
Brenda
Terry
Education
and
Public
Outreach
Specialist
National
Space
Science
and
Technology
Center
University
of
Alabama
in
Huntsville
Huntsville,
Alabama
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.
8:45
a.m.
Introduction
to
Strategic
Planning,
Washington
Room
Robert
Wharton
Engineer
&
Scientist
Hewlett-Packard
Company
Rocklin,
CA
9:15 a.m. Strategic Planning Session, See Page 65 for Room Assignment
• Teams meet their Resource Team and learn of expectations for the week
• Teams begin working on their vision and mission for K – 8 science education
10:15
a.m.
Break
10:30
a.m.
Systemic
Change
and
Reform
of
K-8
Science
Education,
Washington
Room
Discussing Systemic Change and Introducing a New Instructional Program in a School District: An Interactive Simulation and Discussion About Issues and Effective Reform Strategies
Mike
Benner
Director
of
Agricultural
and
Environmental
Education
Milton
Hershey
School
Hershey,
Pennsylvania
Ron
DeFronzo
Science
Specialist
East
Bay
Educational
Collaborative
Warren,
Rhode
Island
John
Tully
Director
Community
Relations
Michelin
North
America
Greenville,
South
Carolina
Debbie
Vannatter
Science
Resource
Facilitator
Evansville-Vanderburgh
School
Corporation
Evansville,
Indiana
Note: Lunch and one break will be incorporated into this session.
3:15
p.m.
Strategic
Planning
Session,
See
Page
65
for
Room
Assignment
• Teams discuss their school district “system” noting strengths and possible obstacles.
• Teams discuss goals for effective elementary and middle school science programs.
• Teams discuss initial goals for each of the five elements of reform (Curriculum; Professional Development; Materials Support; Assessment; Administrative and Community Support).
5:15
p.m.
Adjournment
5:45 p.m. Buses depart from main lobby of the hotel for opening reception and dinner.
6:30
p.m.
Opening
Reception
and
Dinner,
National
Academy
of
Sciences
2101
Constitution
Avenue
NW
Washington,
DC
Keynote Address:
Bruce
Alberts
Professor
Department
of
Biochemistry
and
Biophysics
University
of
California,
San
Francisco
San
Francisco,
California
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7:30 – 8:15 a.m. Breakfast Washington Plaza Hotel, Ten Thomas Restaurant
8:15
a.m.
Opening
Remarks,
Washington
Room
Brenda
Terry
Education
and
Public
Outreach
Specialist
National
Space
Science
and
Technology
Center
University
of
Alabama
in
Huntsville
Huntsville,
Alabama
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.
8:45
a.m.
Making
the
Case
for
Science
Education
Reform
Part
I:
The
Assessment
of
Student
Achievement
in
a
Traditional
K-8
Science
Textbook
Program,
Washington
Room
Carol
O’Donnell
Project
Director
SCALE-uP
Senior
Research
Associate
The
George
Washington
University
Graduate
School
of
Education
and
Human
Development
Department
of
Teacher
Preparation
and
Special
Education
Washington,
D.C.
9:45
a.m.
Break
10:00
a.m.
Making
the
Case
for
Science
Education
Reform
Part II: How Elementary and Middle School Children Learn and the Implications for an Effective Science Curriculum, Washington Room
Larry
Lowery
Professor,
Emeritus
University
of
California,
Berkeley
Danville,
California
11:00
a.m.
Special
Interest
Focus
Groups
•
Elementary
School
Teachers
Adams
Room
•
Middle
School
Teachers
Franklin
Room
•
Administrators
Jefferson
Room
•
Curriculum
Coordinators
Monroe
Room
•
Community
Leaders
State
Suite
11:45
a.m.
Lunch,
Diplomat
Room
12:45 p.m. Making the Case for Science Education Reform
Part III: The Assessment of Student Achievement in an Inquiry-Centered Program Washington Room
Mike
Klentschy
Superintendent
of
Schools
El
Centro
Elementary
School
District
El
Centro,
California
1:30
p.m.
Introduction
to
Exemplary
Curriculum
Materials,
Washington
Room
Arlene
Elrod
Program
Consultant
The
LASER
Center
National
Science
Resources
Center
Smithsonian
Institution/National
Academies
Huntsville,
Alabama
Marj
Hendricks
Teacher
on
Special
Assignment
NCOSP
Grant
Western
Washington
University
Custer,
Washington
Linda
Keller
Teacher
Isom
Intermediate
School
Lynden,
Washington
2:00
p.m.
Break
2:15
p.m.
Exemplary
National
Science
Foundation-Supported
Elementary
and
Middle
School
Science
Curricula:
Six
Concurrent
Hands-On
Workshops
Elementary School Science Curricula
1.
Full
Option
Science
System
(FOSS),
Grades
K-6,
Adams
Room
Steve
Murray
Presenter/Consultant
Delta
Education
Westfield,
Massachusetts
2.
Science
and
Technology
for
Children
(STC®),
Grades
1-6,
State
Room
Marsha
Jones
Consultant
Carolina
Biological
Supply
Company
Burlington,
North
Carolina
2:15
p.m.
Exemplary
National
Science
Foundation-Supported
Elementary
and
Middle
School
Science
Curricula:
Six
Concurrent
Hands-On
Workshops
Elementary School Science Curricula, cont.
3. INSIGHTS, Grades K-6, Franklin Room
Meg
Burton
SciTech
High
School
Harrisburg
School
District
Consultant
Kendall
/Hunt
Publishing
Co.
Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania
Middle
School
Science
Curricula
4. The Full Option Science System (FOSS) for Middle School, Grades 7-8, Monroe Room
Virginia
Reid
FOSS
K-8
Professional
Developer
Lawrence
Hall
of
Science
Olympia,
Washington
5. Science and Technology Concepts for Middle School (STC/MS™), Grades 7-8, Jefferson Room
Toni
Phillips
Consultant
Carolina
Biological
Supply
Company
Burlington,
North
Carolina
6.
Science
Education
for
Public
Understanding
Program
(SEPUP),
Grades
5-8,
Diplomat
Room
Mark
Koker
Director
of
Curriculum
&
Professional
Development
Lab-Aids,
Inc.
17
Colt
Court
Ronkonkoma,
New
York
3:45
p.m.
Strategic
Planning
Session,
See
Page
65
for
Room
Assignments
6:00
p.m.
Adjournment
7:30 – 8:15 a.m. Breakfast Washington Plaza Hotel, Ten Thomas Restaurant
8:15
a.m.
Opening
Remarks,
Washington
Room
Brenda
Terry
Education
and
Public
Outreach
Specialist
National
Space
Science
and
Technology
Center
University
of
Alabama
in
Huntsville
Huntsville,
Alabama
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.
8:45
a.m.
Making
the
Case
for
Professional
Development,
Washington
Room
Sean
Smith
Senior
Research
Associate
Horizon
Research
Inc.
Chapel
Hill,
North
Carolina
9:45
a.m.
Break
10:00
a.m.
Strategies
for
the
Implementation
of
District-Wide
Elementary
and
Middle
School
Science
Professional
Development
Programs:
Four
Concurrent
Sessions
A.
Professional
Development
for
Classroom
Teachers,
Franklin
Room
Sheila
Mosley
Curriculum
Coordinator
Mobile
County
Public
Schools
Mobile,
Alabama
Barbara
LaSaracina
Teacher
Warren
Middle
School
Warren,
New
Jersey
B.
Professional
Development
for
Teacher
Leaders,
Jefferson
Room
Mike
Benner
Director
of
Agricultural
and
Environmental
Education
Milton
Hershey
School
Hershey,
Pennsylvania
Leticia
Ramirez
Supplies
Coordinator
ECBI
Departamento
de
Matematicas,
Fac.
de
Ciencias
Universidad
de
Chile.
Santiago,
Chile
Linda
Keller
Teacher
Isom
Intermediate
School
Lynden,
Washington
10:00
a.m.
Strategies
for
the
Implementation
of
District-Wide
Elementary
and
Middle
School
Science
Professional
Development
Programs:
Four
Concurrent
Sessions,
cont.
C. Professional Development for Scientists and Engineers, Monroe Room
John
Tully
Director
Community
Relations
Michelin
North
America
Greenville,
South
Carolina
David
Elrod
CFD/Dynamics
Specialist
Rotordynamics
Seal
Research
Huntsville,
Alabama
D. Professional Development for Administrators, Adams Room
Joan
Adams
Elementary
Principal
South
Allegheny
Elementary
School
South
Allegheny
School
District
Port
Vue,
Pennsylvania
Joyce
Morgan
Assistant
Superintendent
Auburn
City
Schools
Auburn,
Alabama
Marj
Hendricks
Teacher
on
Special
Assignment
NCOSP
Grant
Western
Washington
University
Custer,
Washington
11:45
a.m.
Lunch,
Diplomat
Room
12:45
a.m.
Connecting
Literacy
to
Your
Strategic
Plan,
Washington
Room
Ron
DeFronzo
Science
Specialist
East
Bay
Educational
Collaborative
Warren,
Rhode
Island
Debbie
Vannatter
Science
Resource
Facilitator
Evansville-Vanderburgh
School
Corporation
Evansville,
Indiana
2:15 p.m. Exemplary National Science Foundation-Supported Elementary and Middle School Science Curricula: Six Concurrent Hands-On Workshops
Elementary School Science Curricula
1.
Full
Option
Science
System
(FOSS),
Grades
K-6,
Adams
Room
Steve
Murray
Presenter/Consultant
Delta
Education
Westfield,
Massachusetts
2.
Science
and
Technology
for
Children
(STC®),
Grades
1-6,
State
Room
Marsha
Jones
Consultant
Carolina
Biological
Supply
Company
Burlington,
North
Carolina
3. INSIGHTS, Grades K-6, Franklin Room
Meg
Burton
SciTech
High
School
Harrisburg
School
District
Consultant
Kendall
/Hunt
Publishing
Co.
Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania
2:15
p.m.
Exemplary
National
Science
Foundation-Supported
Elementary
and
Middle
School
Science
Curricula:
Six
Concurrent
Hands-On
Workshops,
cont.
Middle School Science Curricula
4. The Full Option Science System (FOSS) for Middle School, Grades 7-8, Monroe Room
Virginia
Reid
FOSS
K-8
Professional
Developer
Lawrence
Hall
of
Science
Olympia,
Washington
5. Science and Technology Concepts for Middle School (STC/MS™), Grades 7-8, Jefferson Room
Toni
Phillips
Consultant
Carolina
Biological
Supply
Company
Burlington,
North
Carolina
6.
Science
Education
for
Public
Understanding
Program
(SEPUP),
Grades
5-8,
Diplomat
Room
Mark
Koker
Director
of
Curriculum
&
Professional
Development
Lab-Aids,
Inc.
17
Colt
Court
Ronkonkoma,
New
York
3:45
p.m.
Break
4:00 p.m. Strategic Planning Session, See Page 65 foRoom Assignment
6:00
p.m.
Adjournment
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7:30
–
8:15
a.m.
Breakfast
Washington
Plaza
Hotel,
Ten
Thomas
Restaurant
8:30
a.m.
Opening
Remarks,
Smithsonian
Castle
Commons
Brenda
Terry
Education
and
Public
Outreach
Specialist
National
Space
Science
and
Technology
Center
University
of
Alabama
in
Huntsville
Huntsville,
Alabama
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.
8:45
a.m.
The
Role
of
Assessment
in
the
Learning
of
Science
Two Concurrent Sessions
A. Classroom Assessment and the National Science Education Standards, Adams Room
Judi
Backman
Co-Director
Strategic
Planning
Division
Leadership
and
Assistance
for
Science
Education
Reform
Center
National
Science
Resources
Center
Seattle,
Washington
8:45
a.m.
The
Role
of
Assessment
in
the
Learning
of
Science
Two Concurrent Sessions
A. Classroom Assessment and the National Science Education Standards, cont., Adams Room
Arlene
Elrod
Program
Consultant
The
LASER
Center
National
Science
Resources
Center
Smithsonian
Institution/National
Academies
Huntsville,
Alabama
David
Elrod
CFD/Dynamics
Specialist
Rotordynamics
Seal
Research
Huntsville,
Alabama
B. Ensuring Sustainability of Standards-Based Science Programs, Franklin Room
Joan
Adams
Elementary
Principal
South
Allegheny
Elementary
School
South
Allegheny
School
District
Port
Vue,
Pennsylvania
Mike
Benner
Director
of
Agricultural
and
Environmental
Education
Milton
Hershey
School
Hershey,
Pennsylvania
Debbie
Vannatter
Science
Resource
Facilitator
Evansville-Vanderburgh
School
Corporation
Evansville,
Indiana
10:30
a.m.
Break
10:45
a.m.
Applying
Classroom
and
Program
Assessment
to
Strategic
Plans,
Washington
Room
Brenda Terry
Bill Watson
11:15 a.m. Strategic Planning, See Page 65 for Room Assignments
12:00
p.m.
Effective
Materials
Support
Systems,
Washington
Room
Bill Watson
M.L.
Kohn
Science
Specialist
Midlands
Mathematics
and
Science
Regional
Center
Columbia,
South
Carolina
Leticia
Ramirez
Supplies
Coordinator
ECBI
Departamento
de
Matematicas,
Fac.
de
Ciencias
Universidad
de
Chile.
Santiago,
Chile
Note:
Lunch
will
be
incorporated
into
this
session.
12:45
p.m.
Examining
a
Science
Materials
Center:
Montgomery
Public
Schools
Science
Materials
Center
Field
Trip,
Buses
Depart
Promptly
Tom
DuMars
Taylor
Science
Materials
Center
Boyds,
Maryland
3:45
p.m.
Buses
Return
to
the
Washington
Plaza
Hotel
Break
4:00
p.m.
Strategic
Planning
Session,
See
Page
65
for
Room
Assignment
5:15
p.m.
Adjournment
5:45
p.m.
Buses
Depart
Main
Lobby
of
Hotel
for
Closing
Reception
6:30
p.m.
Closing
Reception
and
Dinner
Smithsonian
Institution
Castle
1000
Jefferson
Drivve
SW
Washington
D.C.
Keynote
Address
Ainissa
Ramirez
Assistant
Professor
Yale
University
Mechanical
Engineering
New
Haven,
Connecticut
7:30
–
8:15
a.m.
Breakfast,
Washington
Plaza
Hotel,
Ten
Thomas
Restaurant
8:15
a.m.
Opening
Remarks,
Washington
Room
Brenda
Terry
Education
and
Public
Outreach
Specialist
National
Space
Science
and
Technology
Center
University
of
Alabama
in
Huntsville
Huntsville,
Alabama
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.
8:45
a.m.
Building
Awareness
and
Support
Among
School
District
and
Business
Community
Leaders:
Two
Concurrent
Sessions
A. Building Support Within Your Community, Adams Room
Robert
Wharton
Engineer
&
Scientist
Hewlett-Packard
Company
Rocklin,
CA
John
Tully
Director
Community
Relations
Michelin
North
America
Greenville,
South
Carolina
8:45
a.m.
Building
Awareness
and
Support
Among
School
District
and
Business
Community
Leaders:
Two
Concurrent
Sessions,
cont.
B. Building Support Within Your School and District, Franklin Room
Joan
Adams
Elementary
Principal
South
Allegheny
Elementary
School
South
Allegheny
School
District
Port
Vue,
Pennsylvania
Sheila
Mosley
Curriculum
Coordinator
Mobile
County
Public
Schools
Mobile,
Alabama
Joyce
Morgan
Assistant
Superintendent
Auburn
City
Schools
Auburn,
Alabama
9:45 a.m. Final Strategic Planning Session, See Page 65 for Room Assignments
11:30
a.m.
Sharing
Team
Strategic
Plans
for
Reforming
Elementary
and
Middle
School
Science
Education
Programs,
Rooms
To
Be
Assigned
12:30
p.m.
Closing
Remarks,
Washington
Room
Judi
Backman
Co-Director
Strategic
Planning
Division
Leadership
and
Assistance
for
Science
Education
Reform
Center
National
Science
Resources
Center
Seattle,
Washington
12:45
p.m.
Lunch,
Monroe
Room
1:00
p.m.
Adjournment
