Oct. 30 (Saturday)

1:00 Opening Remarks
Jay Labov, National Research Council (NRC)
Melvin George, Chair, NRC Steering Committee
Representative, National Science Foundation

Overview of the Workshop

1:30 Does HQ = HE (Does Highly Qualified Equal Highly Effective for Teachers): Insights from Research
Hilda Borko, Professor of Education, University of Colorado,
Boulder

3:30 BREAK

3:45 Lessons Learned: What do Teachers Need to do to Teach Science and Mathematics Effectively?
Nanette Seago, WestEd, Project Director, Professional
Development in Mathematics Through Videocases (invited)
5:30 MSP Teams Meet with Facilitators

6:30 Dinner on your own


Oct. 31 (Sunday)

8:00 Full Breakfast

8:30 From Case Studies to Content Leadership: A Vision for Teaching and Learning in Classrooms
Katherine Merseth, Director of Teacher Education, Harvard
University and Senior Lecturer at the Graduate School of Education

10:00 BREAK

10:15 From Case Studies… continues
Lucy Michal, MSP Director of Mathematics and Science, El Paso
Collaborative for Academic Excellence, University of Texas, El
Paso

11:45 MSP Teams Meet with Facilitators

12:30 LUNCH

1:30 Breakout Sessions

Models of Teacher Induction: How to Get Started
Ellen Moir, Executive Director, New Teacher Center, University
of California, Santa Cruz (invited)

K-12 as a partner to improve Teacher Prep/Higher Ed
Robin L. Wright, Associate Dean, Biological Science, University
of Minnesota (invited)

Mathematics Professional Development
Lucy West, Director, Mathematics Professional Development
Initiative, New York City Community School District 2 (invited)

3:00 MSP Team Jigsaw

3:45 BREAK

4:00 The Practice of Science and the Science of Teaching: The Role of Scientists in Improving Teacher Education
Mary Ann Rankin, Professor, Section of Integrative Biology,
Dean, College of Natural Sciences, University of Texas

5:30 Adjourn

6:00 Dinner for all Participants


Nov. 1 (Monday)

8:00 Full Breakfast

8:30 Teaching as a Career Continuum: Ongoing Challenges
Herbert K. Brunkhorst, Department of Science, Mathematics and
Technology Education, California State University, San Bernardino
W. Jim Lewis, Department of Mathematics and Statistics,
University of Nebraska

10:00 Transition to Break-out

10:05 Break-out Sessions
Key Elements of a Professional Development Science Program: Ongoing Collaboration, Committed Scientists and Teachers, and a Permanent Site
Barbara Schulz, NRC Teacher Advisory Committee
Mary Vail, Associate Director, Science Education Partnership, Fred
Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle

Using Professional Standards to Improve Teaching Quality
Jeanne Harmon, Executive Director, Center for Strengthening the
Teaching Profession

Middle School Math
W. Jim Lewis, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of
Nebraska, co-PI, MSP “Math in the Middle Institute Partnership”
Ruth Heaton, co-PI, MSP “Math in the Middle institute Partnership”

11:30 MSP Team Jigsaw

12:00 Committee Reflections and Participant Discussion

12:30 Box Lunch and Adjourn