First NISE Annual Forum
March 18-19, 1996
Holiday Inn, Rosslyn Westpark Hotel, Rosslyn, VA
AGENDA
Professional Development for Science and Mathematics
Education:
Putting Knowledge into Action
| 4:00-7:00pm | Early registration, Poster set-up | 2nd floor Promenade |
| 7:30-8:30am | Registration, Poster Set-up, Continental Breakfast | 2nd floor Promenade |
| Sponsored by Delta Education | ||
| 8:30-10:15am | Opening Plenary | |
| Welcomes | ||
| National Science Foundation | Anne Peterson | |
| National Council of Teacher of Mathematics | Jack Price | |
| National Science Teacher Association | JoAnne Vasquez | |
| National Staff Development Council | Kathryn Blumsack | |
| Overview of the NISE | Andy Porter, Denice Denton | |
| The Strategic Importance of Professional Development | Luther Williams | |
| in Systemic Reform | ||
| Professional Development as Decision Making: | Susan Loucks-Horsley, Peter Hewson | |
| A Model for Designing Professional Learning Opportunities | ||
| 10:15-10:30am | Break | 2nd floor Promenade |
| 10:30-12:00am | Concurrent Session 1: Professional Development Case Discussions | |
| Participants should elect sessions they indicated in their agenda questionnaire, if at all possible | ||
| 12:00-1:30pm | Box Lunch | 2nd floor Promenade |
| Sponsored by Duracell Batteries | ||
| Posters/Displays/Networking | Ballroom | |
| 1:30-3:00pm | Concurrent Session 2: Professional Development Case Discussions | |
| Participants should elect sessions they indicated in their agenda questionnaire, if at all possible | ||
| 3:00-3:15pm | Break | 2nd floor Promenade |
| 3:15-4:45pm | Concurrent Session 3: Critical Issues in Professional Development | |
| Participants should see name badge for assignments | ||
| 4:45-5:00pm | Mid-Conference Evaluation | Susan Millar |
| 5:00-6:00pm | Remove Posters. | |
| 7:30-8:30am | Continental Breakfast | 2nd floor Promenade |
| Sponsored by Toyota | ||
| 8:30-9:00am | Plenary Session 2 | Ballroom |
| Observations, Challenging Questions for Day 2 | Iris Weiss, Mark St. John | |
| 9:00-10:00am | Plenary Session 3 | Ballroom |
| Major NISE Projects | Daryl Chubin | |
| Policy Analysis of Systemic Reform | Andy Porter, Peirce Hammond | |
| College Level One | Art Ellis, Robert Watson | |
| Strategies for Evaluating Systemic Reform | Norman Webb, Larry Suter | |
| Studies of Interdisciplinary Collaboration | Sharon Derry | |
| Public and Professional Communications | Susan Trebach, Senta Raizen | |
| 10:00-10:15am | Break | 2nd floor Promenade |
| 10:15-11:30am | Concurrent Session 4: Professional Development Cases; and other major NISE projects | |
| Participants should elect sessions they indicated in their agenda questionnaire, if at all possible | ||
| 11:45-12:45 | Lunch and Networking | 2nd floor Promenade |
| Sponsored by Duracell | ||
| 12:45-1:15pm | Plenary Session 4 | Margaret Cozzens, NSF |
| Critical Role of Professional Development in Science and Mathematics Reform | Bruce Alberts, President NAS | |
| 1:30-2:45pm | Concurrent Session 5: Professional Development Cases; and other major NISE projects | |
| Participants should elect sessions they indicated in their agenda questionnaire, if at all possible | ||
| 2:45-3:00pm | Break | 2nd floor Promenade |
| 3:00-4:00pm | Concurrent Session 6: Critical Issues (Cont'd from Concurrent Session 3) | |
| Participants should see name badge for assignment | ||
| 4:00-4:30pm | Closing Plenary | Ballroom |
| Summary of Critical Issues | Susan Loucks-Horsley | |
| Observations and Challenges for the Future | Iris Weiss, Mark St. John |