Third Annual NISE Forum
February 23-24, 1998; Renaissance Hotel,Washington, DC.

Indicators of Success in Postsecondary Science, Mathematics, Engineering
and Technology Education: Shapes of the Future

Agenda

Sunday, February 22
4:00-7:00 Registration

Monday, February 23
All Monday sessions on "Meeting Room Level (M/R)".
(Tuesday sessions on different level.)

7:30 8:30     Registration continued; Continental breakfast provided

8:30 9:15     Welcomes, Overview

    Andy Porter, National Institute for Science Education
    Neal Lane, National Science Foundation

    Shaping the Future
    Luther Williams, National Science Foundation

9:15-10:45     Panel 1: Evaluating Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Changes in SMET
                        Classrooms

Chair: Art Ellis, College Level 1, NISE
Moderator: Brock Spencer, Beloit College
Panelists:
    Diane Ebert-May, Northern Arizona University
    Eric Mazur, Harvard University
    David Porter, U.S. Air Force Academy
    Discussant: Norm Fortenberry, National Science Foundation

Forum Data Collection Plan
    Susan Millar, Evaluation Team, NISE

10:45-11:15     Break, beverages provided

11:15-12:30     Small Group Discussions

12:30-2:15       Poster Session Lunch, provided

2:15-4:00        Panel 2: Assessing Learning as an Aspect of Change in Classrooms,
                        Disciplines, and Institutions

Chair: Art Ellis, College Level 1, NISE
Moderator: Elaine Seymour, University of Colorado-Boulder
Panelists:
    Brian Coppola, University of Michigan
    Eileen Lob Lewis, Canada College
    Richard Tapia, Rice University
    Discussant: Daryl Chubin, National Science Foundation

4:00-4:15 Break, beverages provided

4:15-5:30 Small Group Discussions

Tuesday, February 24
All Tuesday session on "Ballroom level (BR)."
(Different level than Monday)

7:30 8:30 Continental breakfast provided

8:00-9:30     Topic 3: Exploring the Role of Evaluation in Changes at the Departmental,
                     Institutional, and National Levels

Chair: Art Ellis, College Level 1, NISE
Moderator: Clifford Adelman, National Institute for Science Education
Panelists:
    Jack Bristol, University of Texas-El Paso
    Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University
    Manuel Gomez, University of Puerto Rico
    Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University
    Discussant: Larry Suter, National Science Foundation

9:30-9:45 Break, beverages provided

9:45-11:00 Small Group Discussions

11:15-Noon    Reflection and Synthesis

Chair: Andy Porter
    Cora Marrett, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
    John Wiley, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Forum Evaluation