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Board on Science Education
High School Science Labs Study Committee Meeting
March 29-30, 2004
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the presentations below may be subject to copyright restrictions of the individual presenters. Opinions and statements included in the presentations are solely those of the individual persons or participants at the conference, and are not necessarily adopted or endorsed or verified as accurate by The National Academies.
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Monday, March 29, 2004
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8:30 a.m.
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Committee Discussions
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10:10 a.m.
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Welcome
Martin Orland, Director, Center for Education, National Research Council (NRC)
Jean Moon, Director, Board on Science Education, NRC
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10:20 a.m.
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Discussion of the Charge with the Sponsor
Janice Earle, Senior Program Director, Division of Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education, National Science Foundation (NSF)
James Lightbourne, Senior Advisor, NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources
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Perspectives on Laboratory Experiences: Teaching and Learning
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10:45 a.m.
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Discovery Learning and Discovery Teaching
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David Hammer, Professor, University of Maryland
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Bio
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Presentation
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12:45 p.m.
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High School Science Laboratories: Data from the 2000 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education
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Sean Smith, Senior Research Associate, Horizon Research, Inc.
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Bio
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Presentation
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1:30 p.m.
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Panel Discussion with National Leaders in Science Education
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The panelists will address the following topics:
- The current role of labs in high school science education;
- Resources the association provides to assist teachers with labs; and
- A vision for the future of high school labs.
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Gerald F. Wheeler, Executive Director, National Science Teachers Association
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Bio
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Warren W. Hein, Associate Executive Officer, American Association of Physics Teachers
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Bio
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Presentation
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Angela Powers, Senior Education Associate, Teacher Training, American Chemical Society
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Bio
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Presentation
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Michael J. Smith, Education Director, American Geological Institute
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Bio
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Presentation
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Perspectives on Laboratory Experiences: Curricula
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3:00 p.m.
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History of High School Science Curriculum Development
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Janet Carlson-Powell, Associate Director, Biological Sciences Curriculum Study
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Bio
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Presentation
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4:00 p.m.
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Committee Discussions
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Tuesday, March 30, 2004
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8:30 a.m.
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Committee Discussions
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Perspectives on Laboratory Experiences: Curricula (continued)
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10:15 a.m.
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History of NSF Programs to Improve High School Science
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Gerhard Salinger, Program Director, Division of Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education, NSF
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Bio
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Presentation
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Perspectives on Laboratory Experiences: Technology
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10:45 a.m.
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Technology and High School Science
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Robert Tinker, President, The Concord Consortium
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Bio
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Presentation
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Perspectives on Laboratory Experiences: Curricula (continued)
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1:00 p.m.
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Project 2061 Evaluation of Science Texts and Supporting Materials
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Jo Ellen Roseman, Director, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Project 2061
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Bio
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Presentation
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George DeBoer, Deputy Director, AAAS, Project 2061
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Bio
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2:00 p.m.
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Committee Discussions
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