Full Agenda Meeting #1 December 7 - 8, 2005

Wednesday, December 7: NAS Building, 2100 Constitution Avenue, NW

Closed Session 8:00 AM – 12:00 Noon (Lecture Room)

Open Session 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Lecture Room) Public Welcome and Introductions Remarks by Sponsor: Grover J. Whitehurst, Director, Institute of Education Sciences

Presenter Panel 1 What Do Accomplished Teachers Need To Be Able To Do? What Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes Should They Have?

Frederick Hess, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Mary Hatwood Futrell, Dean of Education and Human Services, George Washington University

Presenter Panel 2 How Do We Effectively Prepare Beginning Teachers?

Daniel Fallon, Chair, Education Division, Carnegie Corporation of New York Jon Snyder, Dean of Education, Bank Street College Vicki Bernstein, Director of Alternative Certification, New York City Department of Education and Director, New York City Teaching Fellows Program

Reactor Panel: Theory Meets Practice Joan Baratz-Snowden, Director of Education Issues, American Federation of Teachers Jean Braxton, Dean of Education, Norfolk State University Deborah McGriff, Chief Communications Officer, Edison Schools and Former Superintendent, Detroit Public Schools

Thursday, December 8: Keck Center, 500 Fifth Street, NW (Room 201)

Closed Session 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM