National Research Center National Science Resources Center Math/Science Partnerships Workshop on How People Learn The National Academy of Sciences, 2100 C St. NW Washington, DC March 7-9, 2004 TENTATIVE AGENDA
March 7 (Sunday)
1:30 pm	Opening Remarks:
	Jay Labov, National Research Council (NRC) Sally Goetz Shuler, National Science Resources Center Martin Orland, NRC Center for Education Melvin D. George, Chair, NRC Mathematics and Science Partnerships Committee National Science Foundation Representative
	Overview of Workshop: Melvin George
2:00 pm	Floating and Sinking: A Hands-On, Inquiry-Based Exploration of Science Learning based on How People Learn: Bridging Research and Practice.
	Sally Goetz Shuler, Executive Director, National Science Resources Center and Christos Zahopoulos, College of Engineering, Northeastern University
3:30 pm	BREAK
3:45 pm	Debriefing on Floating and Sinking exercise. What was learned? How might these principles be applied to classroom practice?
5:00 pm	Adjourn and Reception
7:00 pm	Meeting: Facilitators, Presenters, NRC and NSRC staff
March 8 (Monday)
8:00 am	BREAKFAST
8:30 am	Keynote Address: How People Learn and related research.
	José Mestre, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
10:30 am	BREAK
10:45 am	Understanding the Principles of Learning More Deeply: Break-out sessions with interactive activities, each addressing one of the major principles of learning research (preconceptions, knowledge base, transfer of knowledge among subject domains, metacognition); The sessions will be led by:
	Bonnie Brunkhorst, Professor, Geological Science and Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, California State University, San Bernardino
	José Mestre, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
	Michael Martinez, (invited) Professor, Department of Education, University of California, Irvine
11:30 am	Understanding the Principles of Learning More Deeply. Break-out sessions are repeated to enable participants to attend two different sessions.
12:15 pm	Teams regroup, debrief, compare notes, decide what questions were not answered.
12:45 pm	LUNCH
1:30 pm	Panel Discussion: How People Learn and MSP Initiatives: How Partnership Members Can Contribute to Improving Learning for All Students
	Facilitator: Katherine K. Merseth, Harvard Graduate School of Education
	Panel:
	MSP PI, Nancy Shapiro, Director, K-16 Initiatives, University System of Maryland
	Teacher, Darnell Peaker, Hebbville Elementary School, Baltimore County Public Schools
	Herbert Brunkhorst, California State University, San Bernadino (Professional Development perspective)
	José Mestre, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (University Science/Mathematics Faculty Perspective)
2:15 pm	Break-out sessions: Each panel member will facilitate a break-out session. Each break-out session would model a problem related to implementing the principles of learning in classrooms from their professional perspectives. Each break-out session will consist of demonstrations, discussions, and opportunities to practice using the methodologies presented in each session.
4:15 pm	Panel reconvenes: Katherine Merseth will facilitate a discussion and Q and A about issues that arose in the breakout sessions that require further discussion and consideration.
5:00 pm	Adjourn. Dinner on your own (A list of local restaurants is provided in your briefing book and at the reception table).
March 9 (Tuesday)
8:00 am	Breakfast
8:30 am	How Students Reflect on Their Learning Michael Martinez (invited) Professor, Department of Education, University of California, Irvine This speaker will provide an overview of the process referred to in “How People Learn” as “metacognition.”
9:15 am	Faculty Panel and Breakout Sessions: Encouraging the Metacognitive Process
	Facilitator: Katherine K. Merseth, Harvard Graduate School of Education
	Panel:
	Mary Colvard, Consultant, New York State Education Department, and Steering Committee Member
	Mary Kosky, retired, Dept. of Mathematics, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School, Burnt Hills, NY
	Dayo Akinsheye, Mathematics Teacher, Seaton Elementary School
	Laura Maitland, Science Instructor, Mepham High School, Bellmore, NY
11:15 am	Katherine Merseth “wraps-up”
11:45 am	Logistical wrap-up and preview of February 2004 Workshop on Assessment and Accountability
12:30 pm	Adjourn – Box Lunches available