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2002 NSF Conference Buttons
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Conference Goals
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To explore how recent research
on learning can inform the development and revision of instructional materials
in mathematics and science.
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To identify ways that developers
and disseminators of curricula can incorporate into their efforts “lessons
learned” from effective implementations of reform-based mathematics and
science curricula in rural, urban, and state-level systems.
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To identify ways that curriculum
developers and disseminators of curricula can help prepare teachers, parents,
and the community for reform.
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To provide a forum for curriculum
developers, disseminators, NSF program officers, and representatives from
publishing companies to discuss issues relevant to successful development,
publication, adoption, and implementation of reform-based curricula.
| January
31 |
Thursday |
| 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Learning by Design Workshop
- Grant Wiggins with new Middle School Science projects (by invitation
only) |
| 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
Implementation Centers Meeting
- Facilitators: Janice Earle and Spud Bradley, NSF |
| 4:30 PM |
Conference Registration
and Reception |
| 5:30 PM |
Dinner - Hyatt |
| 6:30 PM |
New Ideas for the NSF IMD
Program - Diane Spresser, Acting Division Director, ESIE
"Why Curriculum?" - Mark
St. John, Inverness Research |
| 7:45 PM |
Adjourn |
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| February 1 |
Friday |
| 7:30 AM |
Continental Breakfast (Showcase
Setup - room open at 7:00 am) |
| 8:30 AM |
Session I. Backward Design;
Future Directions
Keynote Speaker -- Grant
Wiggins.
The six facets of understanding:
An introduction to Understanding by Design, and some practical implications
for curriculum developers (Introduction: Gerhard Salinger, NSF).
This session will include an a brief overview of the UbD design process,
design template, design standards, and the six facets of understanding.
A sample of design materials on the six facets will be presented, and opportunity
for Q & A will be provided. |
| 9:20 AM |
Discussion - Small groups
meet within the large meeting room. Groups divided by math and science. |
| 10:20 AM |
Wrap-up -- Grant Wiggins |
| 10:45 AM |
Break |
| 11:00 AM |
Math and Science Partnership,
Jim Hamos, AAAS Fellow, NSF
Q & A session |
| 11:30 AM |
Lunch and networking time |
| 1:15 PM |
Session II. Understanding
How Students Learn and Inferring What they Know: Implications for the Design
of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
Keynote Speaker: Jim Pellegrino
(Introduction: Janice Earle, NSF)
This session will highlight
recent findings and recommendations from two reports from the National
Academy of Sciences: How People Learn, and Knowing what
Students Know. Both draw heavily on research from the cognitive
sciences and the implications of this body of knowledge for curriculum
development will be discussed. |
| 2:15 PM |
Discussion - Breakout Sessions
- Small groups divided by elementary and secondary levels |
| 3:45 PM |
Whole Group Discussion |
| 4:00 PM |
Adjourn |
| 5:15 PM |
Bus departs for USGS |
| 5:30 PM |
Reception and Dinner, US
Geological Survey Headquarters, Reston. Speaker: Charles Groat, Director,
United States Geological Survey |
| 8:00 PM |
Bus departs for hotel |
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| February 2, 2002 |
Saturday |
| 7:45 AM |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM |
Session III. Implementation
Panelists will present four
“case studies” of implementation of math and science curricula in various
settings. The purpose of the session is to identify and highlight the common
threads that characterize effective implementation of reform-based programs.
(John Bradley and Janice Earle, NSF, Facilitators)
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Mary Bouck, Farwell Public Schools,
Farwell, Michigan
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Dennis Schatz, Pacific Science
Center, Seattle, Washington
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Kay Coleman, Cartwright School
District, Phoenix, Arizona
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Gary Money, Grand Traverse Regional
Math and Science Center, Traverse City, Michigan
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| 10:10 AM |
Discussion |
| 11:00 AM |
Break - Networking Time |
| Noon |
Lunch |
| 1:00 PM |
Session IV. Thinking
About Teachers and Parents When Designing Professional Development Materials
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Shelly Goldman, Stanford University
School of Education
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Nancy Sprague, Assistant Superintendent,
Fairfax County, Virginia
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| 1:40 PM |
General Discussion |
| 2:30 PM |
Break |
| 2:45 PM |
Session V. Round Table
Discussion
Topics Identified by Conference
Participants
Participants to sign up
during conference and topics assigned to various meeting rooms. |
| 5:00 PM |
Adjourn (Dinner on your
own) |
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| February 3 |
Sunday |
| 7:45 AM |
Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM |
Session VI. Instructional
Technology, Math, and Science Supporting Each Other
(Introduction, Gerhard Salinger)
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Bob Tinker, The Concord Consortium,
Concord, MA
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Cliff Konold, Tinkerplots, Amherst,
MA
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| 9:30 AM |
Discussion – Small group
discussion within the large group meeting room in which math and science
developers discuss how technology can help developers support each other's
concepts (middle and high school math and science). |
| 11:00 AM |
Conference Evaluation/Break |
| 11:30 AM |
Closing Remarks, Gerhard
Salinger |
| 12:00 PM |
Conference Adjourns |
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