Improving Student Learning
Through Strong Partnerships
Workshop
JULY 21-22, 2003

AGENDA

July 21 (MONDAY)

Keck Center, 500 Fifth St. NW, Room 100*

8:00 Continental Breakfast

8:30 Opening Remarks:
Jay Labov, National Research Council (NRC)
Martin Orland, NRC Center for Education
Melvin D. George, Chair, NRC Mathematics and Science Partnerships Committee
Janice Earle, National Science Foundation
Sally Goetz Shuler, National Science Resources Center

9:00 How People Learn: Principles Applied to Practice, Suzanne Donovan,
StudyDirector, National Research Council

10:00 How People Learn: An Example of Science Learning Bridging Research and Practice, Sally Goetz Shuler, Executive Director, National Science Resources Center; Smith Holt, Director, Center for Science Literacy, Oklahoma State University
11:00 Break

11:15: Mathematical Acts: Providing Evidence for How People Learn Through Dynamic Partnerships University of California, Riverside, Richard Cardullo, PI, Kathy Bocian, Evaluator, Michael Bryant, Data Analyst

12:15 Working Lunch: Facilitated discussion of MSP team presentation

1:15 Katherine K. Merseth, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Suzanne Donovan, NRC, MSP TEAM (debriefing and discovering ideas)

2:15 Break-Out Sessions: Facilitators will lead discussions of topics from the 1:15 debriefing session – e.g., are there common problems and goals across the MSPs?
Rooms 101, 110, and 206

3:15 Break

3:30 Wrap-Up: One reporter from each break-out session will serve on a panel to summarize what they have learned and how it could be applied.

4:30 Networking Activity

5:30 Reception

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July 22 (TUESDAY)
NAS Building, 2101 C St. NW, Lecture Room*

8:00 Continental Breakfast

9:00 Building on How People Learn Through Action and Strategic Planning, Sally Goetz Shuler, Executive Director, National Science Resources Center

10:00 Break

10:15 Partners In Science: The Business World and Math-Science Partnerships
Facilitator: Sally Goetz Shuler, Executive Director, National Science Resources
Center
Panel:
Carlo Parravano, Director, Merck Institute for Science Education
Claibourne Smith, Dupont, retired V.P. Technology and Professional Development
Linda Rosen, Mathematics and Science Consultant
Susan Hackwood, Executive Director, California Council on Science and
Technology

11:15 Wrap-Up

11:45 Lunch and Adjourn