2001 AGI Curriculum
Leadership Institute

Summer 2001

Saturday July 21, 2001

5:00 - 7:00 PM

Welcome; Icebreaker reception

Sunday July 22, 2001

7:00 AM

Breakfast

8:00 - 9:30 AM

What is Active Learning?

9:30 - 10:30 AM

Introductions, How is your district implementing the curriculum? Why are you here?

10:30 - 10:45 AM

Break

10:45 - 11:30 AM

Outline the agenda for the week/Group discussion, How do people learn?

11:30 - 1:30 AM

Working lunch/ Introduction to the Volcano Challenge activity (EC) and Soil (IES)

1:30 - 2:30 PM

Presentations of Volcano Challenge and Soil Final Activity

2:30 - 3:00 PM

Group discussion, Reflection – Think, Pair, Share

3:00 - 3:15 PM

Break

3:15 - 4:30 PM

IES/EC Sub-Groups:
Assign chapters/modules to groups
Create rubric for final presentations
Assign activities each group will present
Work together on their chapter/module.

4:30 - 5:30 PM

GETIT Demonstration- Leslie Kanat, CAMbrian Systems/Johnson State College, VT

Monday July 23, 2001

6:30 AM

Breakfast

8:00 - 9:45 AM

IES/EC Sub-Groups:
Model activity presentations from EC Volcanoes and IES Soil - Tomko/Sironen
Discussion - the inquiry process

9:45 - 10:00 AM

Break

10:00 - 11:00 AM

Discussion:
What is an Awareness Presentation and what materials will you need?
What is an Implementation Workshop and what materials will you need?
What are the Skills needed as a Workshop Leader/Presenter?

11:00 - 12:00 PM

Guest Speaker – Martin Rusek, Science Resource Specialist. Earth System Science Education ProgrAM, Universities Space Research Association

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 - 3:00 PM

Break into chapter/module groups to work on on challenge and activities

3:00 - 3:15 PM

Break

3:15 - 5:00 PM

Break into chapter/module groups to work on on challenge and activities

Tuesday July 24, 2001

6:30 AM

Breakfast

8:00 - 10:00 AM

1st group leads their subgroup in two activities from IES Rocks or EC Geosphere.

10:00 - 10:15 AM

Break

10:15 - 11:30 PM

Assessment Strategies

11:30 - 5:00 PM

Boxed Lunch; Field Trip to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Wednesday July 25, 2001

6:30 AM

Breakfast

8:00 - 10:00 AM

2nd group leads their program group in two activities from IES Oceans or EC Environment

10:00 - 10:15 AM

Break

10:15 - 11:30 AM

Discussion: What skills are needed to be a mentor?

11:30 -12:30 PM

Lunch

12:30 - 2:30 PM

3rd group leads their program group in two activities from IES Water or EC Fluid Spheres.

2:30 - 2:45 PM

Break

2:45 - 5:00 PM

Groups on Challenge

Thursday, July 26, 2001

6:30 AM

Breakfast

8:00 - 10:00 AM

4th group leads their program group in two activities from IES Climate or EC Natural Resources.

10:00 - 10:15 AM

Break

10:15 - 10:45 AM

Multiple intelligence quiz

10:45 - 11:30 AM

Discussion: Indicators of engaged learning

11:30 - 12:00 PM

Review IES/EarthComm Training Manuals and EDC Framework for Workshop Presentations

12:00 -1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 - 3:00 PM

Navigate through Blue Prints and GETIT;
Look at web links on the AGI site.

3:00 - 3:15 PM

Break

3:15 - 4:00 PM

Overview of IAT Sales and Marketing

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Work on challenge or presentations

7:00 - 9:00 PM

Graduation Dinner

Friday July 27, 2001

6:30 AM

Breakfast

8:00 - 10:00 AM

Presentations

10:00 - 10:30 AM

Distribute and Review Contact Sheets and workshop evaluation procedures.

10:30 AM

Conference Evaluation

11:00 AM

Conference Adjourns