National Research Council
National Science Resources Center

Math/Science Partnerships Workshop
Focusing on Higher Education in Mathematics and Science Partnerships

The Keck Center, 500 Fifth St., NW, Room 100
Washington, D.C.
June 26-28, 2005

Draft Agenda

June 26—Sunday

1:00 OPENING REMARKS
Jay Labov, NRC
Melvin George, Chair, NRC Steering Committee
NSF representative

OVERVIEW OF THE WORKSHOP

1:30 UNCOOKING THE LAB
Sarah Lauffer, Co-Director, HHMI New Generation Program for Scientific Teaching,
University of Wisconsin-Madison

3:30 BREAK

3:45 “SCIENTIFIC TEACHING”: BRINGING THE CULTURE AND APPROACHES OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO TEACHING AND LEARNING
Amy Chang, Director, Education Programs, American Society for Microbiology
Jim Gentile, President, Research Corporation
Sarah Lauffer, Co-Director, HHMI New Generation Program for Scientific Teaching,
University of Wisconsin-Madison

5:15 MSP TEAMS MEET WITH FACILITATORS

6:00 Adjourn for the Day and Shuttle Bus to Holiday Inn Central and 15ria Restaurant

6:15 CASH BAR RECEPTION

6:45 DINNER FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS AT 15 ria





June 27 – Monday

7:45 FULL BREAKFAST

8:15 FACILITATED DISCUSSION: WHERE HAVE WE BEEN IN IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION: WHERE DO WE STILL NEED TO GO?
Melvin George
Brad Kincaid, Mesa Community College
Jim Gentile, President, Research Corporation
Amy Chang, Director, Education Programs, American Society for
Microbiology

10:00 BREAK

10:15 FACILITATED DISCUSSION: FINDING COMMON GROUND BETWEEN IHE AND K-12 EDUCATORS: EXAMPLES OF IMPLEMENTATION
Jerry Gollub, (Member, National Academy of Sciences) Professor, Physics,
Haverford College
Stephen Pruitt, Education Program Specialist, Georgia Department of
Education
Dorothy Zinsmeister, Associate Project Director, University System of
Georgia
Robin Wright , Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs, University
of Minnesota

11:45 LUNCH
Each participant will receive a voucher for lunch in the Atrium cafeteria.

1:15 CONCURRENT STRANDS ON DESIGNING EFFECTIVE COURSES, ACTIVE LEARNING, AND ASSESSING STUDENT LEARNING
(Refreshments for Breaks will be available outside Room 100 as needed)

A Practical Goals-based Strategy for Designing Effective and Innovative Courses
Robert Beichner, Assistant Professor, Physics, North Carolina State
University

Active Learning: From Brain to Practice
Robin Wright, Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs, University
of Minnesota

Assessment of Student Learning: What Kind of Data Are You Getting?
Karen Oates, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Harrisburg
University of Science and Technology


4:15 MSP TEAMS MEET
Each member of the team shares what s/he experienced during the Monday afternoon sessions and how this information and perspectives might be applicable to their MSP projects.

5:00 Adjourn – Dinner on Your Own

June 28 – Tuesday

8:00 FULL BREAKFAST

8:30 THE CRITICAL ROLES OF HIGHER EDUCATION FACULTY IN FOSTERING QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: LESSON STUDY AS A WAY OF CULTIVATING COLLABORATIONS
Scott Linneman, Associate Professor, Geology, Western Washington University

10:15 BREAK

10:30 TEAMS MEET TO DISCUSS WORKSHOP QUESTIONS: APPLICATIONS OF WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED TO THEIR OWN PROJECTS
Teams plan next steps in involving more higher education STEM faculty in MSP activities and how to do so more effectively.

11:15 MSP TEAMS REPORT THEIR PLANS TO SHARE WITH THE GROUP

12:00 Committee Reflections and Participant Discussion

12:30 Lunch and Adjourn