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Archive of Past Meetings and
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GK-12 Regional Conference
November 7-8, 2008
Purdue University
Purdue is hosting a GK-12 Regional Conference on November 7-8, 2008. NSF fellows, teachers, evaluators, and program staff are invited to share best practices; present talks and posters on their graduate research; discuss models for GK-12 program sustainability and institutionalization; and network with other GK-12 participants.
For more information: Visit the Conference website.
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Evaluation 2008: Evaluation Policy and Evaluation Practice
Session: Evaluating Math and Science Istruction
Presentation: The Impact of a National Science Foundation-Funded GK-12 Inquiry-Based
Science Program: Three Years Out and Beyond
November 7, 2008
Hyatt Regency at Colorado Convention Center
Denver, CO
This presentation describes the methods, collaborative approach, and key
findings of a 3-year formative evaluation of an NSF-funded university-schools partnership dedicated to
encouraging scientific inquiry in high school classrooms through pairing
university graduate STEM fellows with high school teachers and
classrooms. The initiative aimed to increase the ability of graduate
students to communicate effectively about science and research beyond
the university setting and to provide the opportunity for fellows to
bring their cutting-edge research and practice into the high school
classroom to stimulate student interest in and engagement with the
sciences and promote inquiry-based learning practices among teachers.
The presentation examines the application of inquiry-based science in
the classroom, highlighting the impact of the program on students,
teachers, and graduate fellows—particularly the on-going impact of the
initiative on teachers' professional growth and teaching approach after
the conclusion of program.
For more information: Visit the Conference website.
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Evaluation 2008: Evaluation Policy and Evaluation Practice
Session: A Demonstration of Using High Technical Standards in Direct Observation: The Protocal for Assessing GK-12 Graduate Teaching Fellows' Presentation Skills
November 6, 2008
Hyatt Regency at Colorado Convention Center
Denver, CO
This session demonstrates the 'Protocol for Assessing GK-12 Graduate Teaching Fellows' Presentation Skills' that assesses the presentation skills of scientists and other technical professionals while maintaining the American Evaluation Association's Guiding Principle on Systemic Inquiry. It addresses three key technical standards for direct observation as a qualitative evaluation method: the importance of objectively defining what are we looking for, how we know it when we see it, and how we capture it accurately. The session will demonstrate the protocol including an introduction to 11 criteria for effective presentations drawn from the literature, a rubric for assessing these criteria, and a process for recording and summarizing performance. Participants will use the protocol in observing and assessing two scientists' presentations, discuss their assessments, and consider how to use the protocol in their own practice. Participants will be invited to use the protocol and provide feedback to the developers.
For more information: Visit the Conference website.
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STEMapalooza
October 24-25, 2008
Colorado Convention Center
STEMapalooza is a 2-day event that is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. It features exhibitors from around the state of Colorado that support STEM programs for students and educators and employ hundreds of thousands of jobs in STEM related careers. The goal of STEMapalooza is to bring industry, educational institutions and organizations together to:
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Create urgency and enthusiasm about the need for continuous and rigorous STEM education focused on the needs of the economy
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Develop awareness of opportunities in STEM education in Colorado
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Engage policy makers and the media in the STEM conversation
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Develop networks and partnerships among STEM providers
- Connect employers and job seekers with the thousands of available jobs/internships/externships that utilize STEM education and skills
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Highlight successes and generate a forum for sharing STEM practices across stakeholder groups
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Take responsibility for improving competitiveness in the international arena of STEM education
For more information: Visit the STEMapalooza website.
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AAAS Annual
Meeting
February 14-18,
2008
Boston,
MA
The 2008
AAAS Annual Meeting, Science and Technology
from a Global Perspective, will emphasize
the power of science and technology as well
as education to assist less-developed segments
of the world society, to improve partnerships
among already-developed countries, and to
spur knowledge-driven transformations across
a host of fields.
The Forum for School Science, a regular event at the AAAS meeting, will
center on the GK-12 program. "Programs that Create a New Science
Professional: The Ph.D. as Public Educator" is scheduled for Friday
afternoon, February 15. Through a series of panels and a poster session,
the Forum will:
- describe the GK-12 collaborations/partnerships;
- provide steps for developing and sustaining these
partnerships;
- examine the value added for the institutions and
the individuals involved; and
- offer data and analyses form projects and outside
evaluators on the effectiveness of the program and
the impact on graduate students, teachers, the universities,
and the school systems.
If you would like to be part of the Forum discussions
or present a poster, please email Betty
Calinger.
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8th
Annual NSF GK-12 Meeting
February 29
- March 2, 2008
Renaissance
Hotel
999 Ninth Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20001
ph (202) 898-9000
More than 500 people attended. They represented 104 projects from 42
states and Puerto Rico. You can view the following information from the
2007 meeting:
Agenda: View
2008 Agenda with links to presentations
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Communicating
Science and Mathematics: GK-12 Teacher Professional
Development Workshops
May 21, 2008
New Jersey's Science
and Technology University (NJIT)
A
FREE day-long series of hands-on activities, demonstrations,
workshops and discussions led by teachers, graduate
students and staff engaged in National Science Foundation
education programs from around the NY-NJ metro area.
Workshop audience: Science and Math Teachers, grades 6-12.
Registration: Register online.
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MEETINGS / EVENTS ARCHIVE ______________
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7th
Annual NSF GK-12 Meeting
March 9-11,
2007
Renaissance
Hotel
999 Ninth Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20001
ph (202) 898-9000
More than 500 people attended. They represented 104 projects from 42
states and Puerto Rico. You can view the following information from the
2007 meeting:
Abstracts
of Graduate Student Posters (presented
at NSF): View
abstracts
Abstracts of Project Team Members: View
abstracts
Agenda: View
2007 Agenda
Iron Scientist Video: View
video, hosted on GO GK-12 website
List of Participants: Download
PDF
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Communicating Science to Broader
Audiences
April 12-13, 2007
The Champions Club
University of Nebraska at Lincoln (UNL), Lincoln, NE
Information Contact: Verona
Skomski | vskomski3@unl.edu |
Registration Site: Conference
on Communicating Science
Conference Brochure: Download
PDF
For scientists and writers interested in raising awareness of and knowledge
about science outside the scientific community. Institutions are encouraged
to send teams that include a scientist, mathematician and/or engineer,
and a science/math/engineering communicator. This conference is organized
by the University of Nebraska's Materials, Research Science and Engineering
Center and College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
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Science Olympiad Coaches Conference
October 5-6,
2007
Lowell High
School
San Francisco, CA
October 19-20
Howard Middle School
Orlando, FL
Learn how to prepare your students for the competition and incorporating
the events into your curriculum to satisfy state and national science standards.
The Coaches Conferences are open to all — teachers, parents
and students.
Both locations will feature presenters from the Centers for Disease
Control, the National Coaches Clinics in Phoenix, organizers of
the National Science Olympiad competition in Washington, D.C.,
and members of the Science Olympiad national rules committee.
For more information, visit www.floridascienceolympiad.org.
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2007 Southwest Regional GK-12
Meeting
November 9-10,
2007
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Registration: Register online.
Agenda: View preliminary agenda online.
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Third International Conference
on Engineering Education:
"Instructional Technology, Assessment, and E-Learning" (EIAE 2007)
December 3-12, 2007
Virtual Forum
Technically Co-Sponsored by:
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and
University of Bridgeport
EIAE 2007 provides a virtual forum for presentation and discussion
of state-of-the-art research on engineering education, instructional technology,
assessment, and e-learning. It is one of the sub-conferences in the CISSE
(Computer, Information and Systems Sciences, and Engineering) series of
international joint e-conferences that are completely conducted online
in real-time via the internet.
This virtual conference will be conducted through the Internet using we-conferencing
tools, made available by the conference. Conference participants — authors,
presenters, and attendees — only need an Internet connection
and sound on their computers in order to participate. Topics for the conference
include: (1) Instructional Design, (2) Accreditation, (3) Curriculum
Design, (4) Educational Tools, (5) 2-2-2 Platforms, (6) Teaching
Capstone Design, (7) Teaching Design at the Lower Levels, (8) Design
and Development of e-Learning Tools, (9) Assessment Methods in Engineering,
(10) Development and Implementation of e-Learning Tools, (11) Ethics
in Education, and (12) Economical and Social Impacts of e-Learning.
Mark these dates:
Paper submission deadline: October 5, 2007
Notification of acceptance: November 2, 2007
Final manuscript and registration deadline: November 23,
2007
Conference website: www.cisse2007online.org
Questions? Send e-mail to info@cisse2007online.org |
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MEETINGS / EVENTS ARCHIVE______________
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Fall
Seminar Series Highlights Innovative Engineering Education
September -
December, 2006
Center for
Engineering Education Outreach,
Curtis Hall, Tufts University, 474 Boston Ave., Medford MA
Registration Fees: Free
Information Contact: Kevin Staszowski | kevin.staszowski@tufts.edu |
Seminars scheduled at 3:30-4:30
p.m. on the following dates:
October 2: MFPYB: Picking a Winner
Stephan Turnipseed, Pitsco LEGO
Educational Division
October 16: Active
Physics Approach
Arthur Eisenkraft, U of Massachusetts
October 30: Design
Squad -- Engineering Programming for PBS Kids
David Wallace, MIT
November 6: Teach
Engineering.Com, Resources for K-12 Educators
Malinda Zarske, U of Colorado
November 20: Technological
Literacy at the Boston Museum
Yvonne Spicer, Boston Museum of Science
November 27: Finding Results in the NSF
Research Data
Paul Horwitz, Concord Consortium
December 4: Do Skills/Knowledge Acquired
in Arts Transfer to Engineering?
Ellen Winner, Boston
College
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