500 Fifth St., NW - Room 201

Washington, DC

Friday, August 14

Time	Topic	Presenter(s)	Major Goals/Questions
8:00
8:30	Welcome	Robert Willis, TAC Chair Betty Carvellas, Teacher Leader Jay Labov, Study Director	Overview of the meeting Review of minutes from 2/08 Introductions
8:45 - 9:00	Bias and Conflict of Interest Discussion	Kirsten Sampson-Snyder	Closed session
9:00 – 9:45	Report on 21st Century Skills Workshop	Margaret Hilton	What are the next steps in this discussion? What are the implications for the TAC members?
9:45 -10:30	Conversation with representatives from NSF	Joan Ferrini-Mundy	How can the TAC support the work of the NSF?
10:30	Break
10:45 -11:30	New multi media products about engineering as a career designed for middle level – collegiate educators	Norman Fortenberry, Director – Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education	How can the TAC support outreach efforts around these new materials?
11:45 – 1:00	Working Lunch Communications work/discussion with guests	Greg Pearson Joanne Zurlo Adam Fagen Susan Roberts Nancy Huddleston Barbara Kline Pope	What is the current status of the Hot Topics publications (e.g. Energy)? What is the current status of the website from the summer ’08 Communications Workshop? What can the TAC learn from those involved in communications and outreach at the Academies?
1:00 - 1:45	Cooperation between the NSTA and the TAC	Francis Eberle David Beacom Steve Long	How can the TAC support cooperation between the Academies and the NSTA journal, The Science Teacher? What are other possible areas of cooperation between the NSTA and the TAC?
1:45 – 2:15	Strengthening High School Chemistry Education Through Teacher Outreach Programs – workshop and resulting publication	Tina Masciangioli, Program Officer	What are the major findings from the workshop?
2:15 - 3:30	Upcoming Smithsonian exhibit, Human Origins	Myles Gordon Bill Watson	What is planned for the exhibit? Discussion around best methods for reaching out to teachers.
3:30	Break
3:45 - 4:30	Reports from TAC members	Betty, Robert, Juliana Mario, Roberta Juliana, Dwight, Darren, Steve Darren, Betty Betty	CA convocation Engineering Standards committee NSTA convention Stem Cells workshops Standards Workshop
4:30 - 5:30	Information and insights on pending legislation on STEM Education	Ed Potosnak Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow in the Office of Rep. Honda; Mark Hannum, Einstein Fellow at NSF. Vance Ablott, Executive Director, Triangle Coalition for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education (oversees the Einstein Fellowship program)	What pending bills in Congress are likely to influence the work of science and mathematics teachers? How might the TAC work more productively and collaboratively with the Einstein Fellowship program?
5:30	Recess
6:30	Working Dinner Bistro Bis	Hotel George	15 E Street, NW

Saturday, August 15

8:20	Welcome, introductions and overview of the day	Robert Willis, TAC Chair Betty Carvellas, Teacher Leader, Jay Labov, Study Director
8:30 – 9:30	Update from the Board on Science Education; ideas for professional development around RSS	Martin Storksdieck, Director, Board on Science Education Carlo Parravano, Director, Merck Institute for Science Education	How can the TAC support professional development for K-8 teachers utilizing Ready Set Science, a practitioner’s edition of the report Taking Science to Schools?
9:30 – 10:15	Science – outreach to education		How can the TAC support efforts to make Science more accessible and valuable for K-12 teachers?
11:00 - 11:30	Reports from state TAC’s		Michigan TAC Ohio TAC CalTAC
	STEM issues - Possible project to look at history and assessment of STEM ed.
	AP and community colleges	Jay Labov	Update on progress
	Consensus study prospectus	Betty Carvellas Jay Labov	Discuss ways to improve and/or add to the current prospectus on mandatory professional development for teachers
		Richard Tavener, Director Members of Cal TAC