Mathematics and Science Partnerships Program
Mathematics and Science Partnerships Program
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 DAY 1 Program Administration Meeting
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Conference Registration
(Barcelona Foyer – 3rd Floor)
2:00 pm – 2:30 pmWelcome and Introductions
(Barcelona II – 3rd Floor)
2:30 pm – 3:30 pmProgram Administration Session for Returning Principal
Investigators, Project DirectorsProject Evaluators
(Sienna – 3rd Floor)
PatJohnson, U.S. Department of Education
2:30 pm – 3:30 pmProgram Administration Session for New Principal Investigators, Project Directors Project Evaluators
(Barcelona II – 3rd Floor)
Jimmy Yun, U.S. Department of Education
2:30 pm – 3:30 pmProgram Administration Session for State Coordinators of MSP Programs and State Evaluators
(Rubens – 4th Floor)
Miriam Lund, U.S. Department of Education
3:30 pm – 3:45 pmBreak
3:45 pm – 5:00 pmPlenary Session: Overview of Program Evaluation and GPRA Reporting
(Barcelona II – 3rd Floor)
Gary Silverstein, Westat
5:15 pm – 5:30 pm Special Briefing for Breakout Presenters
(Barcelona II – 3rd Floor)
Pat O’Connell Johnson, Miriam Lund & Jimmy Yun,U.S. Department of Education
Thursday, February 14, 2008 DAY 2 MSP Institute
7:30 am – 8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
(Barcelona FoyerBarcelona I – 3rd Floor)
8:30 am – 9:00 amWelcome and Introductions
(Barcelona II – 3rd Floor)
9:00 am – 10:00 amPlenary Session: Evaluation Issues in MSP Programs
(Barcelona II – 3rd Floor)
Integrating Technology, Curriculum and Teacher Professional
Development in 7th and 8th Grade Math:
What We Can Learn from a Randomized Experiment
Jeremy Roschelle, SRI International
10:00 am – 10:15 amBreak
10:15 am – 11:45 amBreakout Sessionson Evaluation Issues in MSP Programs
Continued Discussion of Integrating Technology, Curriculum and
Teacher Professional Development in 7th and 8th Grade Math
(Aragon – 3rd Floor)
Jeremy Roschelle, SRI International
GPRA Reporting
(Sienna I – 3rd Floor)
Gary Silverstein, Westat
Evaluation Models 1
(Sienna II – 3rd Floor)
Judi Keeley & Dianne Schaefer (RI), RI Department of Education
Calli Holaway-Johnson & Charles Stegman (AR),University of Arkansas
Evaluation Models 2
(Barcelona II – 3rd Floor)
Tim Brower (OR), Oregon Institute of Technology
Edith Gummer,Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
Evaluation Models 3
(Raphael – 4th Floor)
Abdallah Bendada (WI), Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
George Bratton (AR), Educational Consultant
Evaluation Models 4
(Rubens – 4th Floor)
Ted StanfordKarin Wiburg(NM),New MexicoStateUniversity
Meghan Smith Patty O’ Driscoll(CA), California Public Works Evaluation
11:45 am – 12:15 pmSummary Panel on Evaluation
(Barcelona II – 3rd Floor)
12:15pm – 1:30 pmLunch (Barcelona FoyerBarcelona I – 3rd Floor)
1:30 pm – 2:15 pmPlenary Session: Content of Professional Development for Teachers
(Barcelona II – 3rd Floor)
An Update: National Math Panel
Doug Clements,State University of New York at Buffaloand National Math
Panel
2:15 pm – 2:30 pmBreak
2:30 pm – 3:30 pmBreakout Sessions on the Content of Professional Development for Teachers
Continued Discussion of the National Math Panel
(Aragon – 3rd Floor)
Doug Clements, State University of New York at Buffaloand National Math
Panel
Open Discussion on Program Administration with MSP ED Staff
(Sienna I – 3rd Floor)
PatJohnson, U.S. Department of Education
Content of Professional Development 1
(Sienna II – 3rd Floor)
Jenny Merriam & Jona Deavel (MN),St. CloudAreaSchool District
Leslie Hays & Cheryl Tyler(CA), San DiegoCountyOffice of Education
Content of Professional Development 2
(Barcelona II – 3rd Floor)
Tim Brower (OR), Oregon Institute of Technology Edith Gummer,Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
Caroll Wells, Randy Bouldin & Ben Hutchinson (TN), Lipscomb University
Pamela Cantrell (UT), BrighamYoungUniversity
Content of Professional Development 3
(Rubens – 4th Floor)
Terry Simpson (TN), MaryvilleCollege, Terry Lashley & Charles English (TN),SouthEast Educational, Inc.
Olga Amaral, Mercedes Duron Flores &Elizabeth Molina DeLaTorre (CA), Imperial Valley California Math Science Partnership
Content of Professional Development 4
(Raphael – 4th Floor)
Jason Okamoto & Carrolyn Emoto (HI),LanakilaElementary School
Lawrence Escalada (IA),University of Northern Iowa
3:30 pm – 3:45 pmBreak
3:45 pm – 4:30 pmPlenary Session: NSF Collaboration
(Barcelona II – 3rd Floor)
Initiatives at the National Science Foundation
Joan Prival, National Science Foundation
Friday, February 15, 2008 DAY 3 MSP Institute
7:30 am – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast(Barcelona Foyer & Barcelona I – 3rd Floor)
8:30 am – 9:45 amPlenary Session: Professional Development Models and Approaches(Barcelona II – 3rd Floor)
Lesson Study: What is it? What are the Challenges?
Catherine Lewis and Rebecca Perry,MillsCollege
9:45 am – 10:00amBreak
10:00 am – 11:15amPlenary Session: Professional Development Models and Approaches(Barcelona II – 3rd Floor)
Virtual Manipulatives and Online Collaboration
Markus Hohenwarter, Florida Atlantic University
11:00 am – 11:15amBreak
11:15 am – 12:30 pmBreakout Sessions on Professional Development Models and Approaches
GeoGebra – Free, Open Source Dynamic Mathematics Software
(Barcelona II – 3rd Floor)
Markus Hohenwarter, Florida Atlantic University
Continued Discussion of Lesson Study
(Aragon – 3rd Floor)
Catherine Lewis Rebecca Perry,MillsCollege
Professional Development Models 1
(Sienna I – 3rd Floor)
Patricia Tinto (NY),Syracuse University, Nancy Zarach (NY), Syracuse City School District & Dianna Newman (NY), University at Albany/SUNY
Jane Jamison& Jeanne Glover (AR), Jonesboro School District
Professional Development Models 2
(Sienna II – 3rd Floor)
Sheree Person-Pandil (NE), Educational Service Unit # 3, John Sutton (NE),
Portland Public Schools, Jim Woodland (NE), NE Department of Education
Gina Day (TX), Texas Education Agency, James Barufaldi & Kamil Jbeily
(TX), The University of Texas - Austin
Professional Development Models 3
(Raphael – 4th Floor)
Pamela Kohara (HI), Department Of Education - Honolulu District
Joshua Chesler(AZ), University of Arizona
Professional Development Models 4
(Rubens– 4th Floor)
Ken Reddic& Michael Elder (NC), Onslow County Schools
Francis EberleJoyce Tugel (ME), Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
12:30 pm – 12:45pmBreak
12:45pm – 1:00 pmConclusion(Barcelona II – 3rd Floor)
Curricula and activities presented at this conference are not endorsed by the U.S.Department of Education.
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