The conference will begin on Sunday June 25^th and end at noon on Wednesday June 28^th.

Meals provided for all participants:

• A buffet style banquet will be held preceding the opening keynote address on Sunday evening.
• Continental breakfast will be provided each morning of the conference outside the lecture halls used for the presentations.
• Lunch will be provided at the Marketplace campus dining facility on Monday.
• A cash bar with hors d'oeuvres will be provided on Monday night with the poster session.
• A lobster banquet will be held on Tuesday evening prior to the closing keynote address.
• Refreshments will be made available for breaks each morning during the invited and contributed speaker sessions.

Schedule-at-a-Glance

Sunday, June 25, 2006

Time	Event	Location
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Registration	Stewart Dining Commons Lobby
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM	Cash Bar & hors d’oeuvres	Stewart Dining Commons
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM	Dinner Banquet	Stewart Dining Commons
7:00 PM – 7:45 PM Opening Keynote	Dr. Joe Schwarcz Director, McGill Office for Science and Society HEY! THERE ARE COCKROACHES IN MY CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM!	Stewart Dining Commons

Monday, June 26, 2006

Time	Event	Location
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM	Registration	Little Hall Foyer
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM	Continental Breakfast	Little Hall Foyer
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM Sessions 1 through 3	Session 1: Science and writing	110 Little Hall
	Session 2: Mathematics and science instruction	120 Little Hall
	Session 3: Reformed instruction in the physical sciences	140 Little Hall
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM	Break	Little Hall Foyer
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Sessions 4 through 6	Session 4: Key questions in science and mathematics	110 Little Hall
	Session 5: Technology in the classroom	120 Little Hall
	Session 6: Earth sciences	140 Little Hall
11:30 PM – 12:00 PM	Break
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch	The Marketplace
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM	WORKSHOPS 1-9	See page 15
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Poster Session Set-Up	Stewart Dining Commons
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM	Poster Session with Reception and Cash Bar	Stewart Dining Commons
6:00 PM -	Dinner on your own

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Time	Event	Location
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM	Continental Breakfast	Little Hall Foyer
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM Sessions 7 through 9	Session 7: Student learning in mathematics I	110 Little Hall
	Session 8: Alternative approaches to mathematics and science instruction	120 Little Hall
	Session 9: Teacher preparation in science and mathematics	140 Little Hall
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM	Break	Little Hall Foyer
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Sessions 10 through 12	Session 10: Increasing student interest in mathematics and science	110 Little Hall
	Session 11: Effective use of laboratory in science instruction	120 Little Hall
	Session 12: Geometry and proportionality in mathematics and science	140 Little Hall
11:30 PM - 12:00 PM	Break
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch on your own
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM	WORKSHOPS 10-18	See page 16
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Open Space	120 Little Hall
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM	Cash Bar	Stewart Dining Commons
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Dinner Banquet Lobster, Steak, and Vegetarian	Stewart Dining Commons
7:00 PM – 7:45 PM Closing Keynote	TBD	Stewart Dining Commons

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Time	Event	Location
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM	Continental Breakfast	Little Hall Foyer
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM Sessions 13 through 15	Session 13: Conceptual change in science instruction	110 Little Hall
	Session 14: Student learning in mathematics II	120 Little Hall
	Session 15: Reform science instruction	140 Little Hall
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM	Break	Little Hall Foyer
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Panel Discussion	120 Little Hall

Detailed Presentation Schedule

Monday, June 26^th · Morning Sessions Overview

Session Title	(S1) Science and writing	(S2) Mathematics and science instruction	(S3) Reformed instruction in the physical sciences
Chair	Mary Evans	Jon Geiger	Jim Tyson
Location	110 Little Hall	120 Little Hall	140 Little Hall
9:00-9:30	Improvement of student scientific reasoning skills: the effect of peer review and a lab report rubric Brianna Timmerman	College math and science performance and ethnicity: Some recent trends and ideas Eric Hsu	Implementing and evaluating instructional reform in the urban physics classroom Mel Sabella
9:30-9:45	How student understanding of academic language relates to achievement in high school chemistry Peggy Labrosse	Teaching physics and mathematics using critical agency student-lead enactments Apriel K. Hodari	A classification scheme for categorizing concept inventories Rebecca Lindell
9:45-10:15	New integrative marine science courses at the University of Maine build skills through inquiry, writing, and critical thinking Sara Lindsay	No Title Megan Southworth	The physical sciences as a basis of integration: The Academy of Science model Jayne Fonash
10:15-10:30	Break
Session Title	(S4) Key questions in science and mathematics	(S5) Technology in the classroom	(S6) Earth sciences
Chair		Molly Schaffler	Ed Galindo
Location	110 Little Hall	120 Little Hall	140 Little Hall
10:30-10:45	Have you ever wondered… Joe Schwarcz	Equity issues that affect mathematics teaching and learning with technology