Sunday, June 20, 2004
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4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Registration |
Wells Commons Lobby |
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5:00 PM – 7:00 PM |
Cash Bar & hors d’oeuvres |
Wells Main Dining Room |
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6:00 PM – 7:00 PM |
Dinner Buffet |
Wells Main Dining Room |
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7:00 PM – 7:45 PM Keynote 1 |
Rosemary R. Haggett Wells
Main Dining Room
Director, Division of Undergraduate Education Teacher as Learner: Undergraduate Curriculum Innovation
and Assessment of Student Achievement
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Monday, June 21, 2004
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8:00 AM – 10:30 AM |
Registration |
Little Hall Foyer |
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8:00 AM – 10:30 AM |
Refreshments: coffee, danish, bagels |
Little Hall Foyer |
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8:00 AM - 3:45 PM |
Poster Session Set-Up |
Wells Main Dining Room |
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8:30 AM – 11:45 AM Recent Findings from Science and Mathematics Education Research |
Session 1: Chemistry / Physics |
110 Little Hall |
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Session 2: Mathematics |
120 Little Hall |
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Session 3: Biology / Earth Sciences |
130 Little Hall |
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12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch – Sandwich Wrap Buffet |
Wells Main Dining Room |
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1:30 PM – 3:30 PM |
WORKSHOPS 1-9 |
For locations, see pg. 9 |
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3:30 PM – 3:45 PM |
Break |
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3:45 PM – 5:15 PM |
Poster Session with Reception and Cash Bar |
Wells Main Dining Room |
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5:15 PM - |
Dinner on your own |
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
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8:00 AM – 10:30 AM |
Registration |
Little Hall Foyer |
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8:00 AM – 10:30 AM |
Refreshments: coffee, danish, bagels |
Little Hall Foyer |
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8:30 AM – 11:45 AM Applications of Science and Mathematics Education Research to Instruction |
Session 4: Teacher Training - Professional Development |
110 Little Hall |
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Session 5: Middle and Secondary Levels |
120 Little Hall |
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Session 6: Post-Secondary |
130 Little Hall |
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12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch – on your own |
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1:30 PM – 3:30 PM |
WORKSHOPS 10-17 |
For locations, see pg. 10 |
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3:45 PM – 5:15 PM |
Round Table Discussions |
Memorial Union |
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5:30 PM – 8:30 PM |
Cash Bar |
Wells Main Dining Room |
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6:00 PM – 7:00 PM |
Dinner – Lobster, Steak, Vegetarian Banquet |
Wells Main Dining Room |
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7:00 PM – 7:45 PM Keynote 2 |
Fred M. Goldberg Wells
Main Dining Room Developing Research-based Curriculum: Examples from the CIPS and PET projects |
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Monday, June 21st · Morning Session Overview
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(S1) Chemistry/Physics |
(S2) Mathematics |
(S3) Biology/Earth Sciences |
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110 Little Hall |
120 Little Hall |
130 Little Hall |
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8:30-9:00 AM |
Examining Student Use of a Web-enhanced DVD as an Instructional Supplement Gabriela C. Weaver |
Middle School Students’ Production of Mathematical Justifications Eric J. Knuth |
Project-based science: What’s the evidence that students learn?
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9:00-9:30 AM |
Student Difficulties with Chemical Processes Involving Heat Exchange During Simple Calorimetry Experiments
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The Algorithm Collection Project (ACP) Daniel C. Orey |
A Tale of Three Theories: Development of the Geoscience Concept Test
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9:30-10:00 AM |
Investigation of Students’ Reasoning in Thermodynamics and the Development of Improved Curricula
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College Students’ Disposition Towards Mathematics
John E. Donovan
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Foundational Approaches in Science Teaching (FAST), An Enduring Curriculum: Its Theoretical and Pedagogical Foundations Donald B. Young |
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10:00-10:15 AM |
Break |
Break |
Break |
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10:15-10:45 AM |
Measuring Modeling
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Curriculum Planning for Teacher Candidates’ Learning of Science and Mathematics Elaine V. Howes |
Assessment: Quantitative plus Qualitative Produces Quality
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10:45-11:15 AM |
Which falls faster, a bowling ball or a soccer ball? – A study of a small group learning about falling objects Fred M. Goldberg, et al. |
Undergraduates’ Beliefs about Mathematics
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The Impact of the University of Maine's NSF GK-12 Program
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11:15-11:45 AM |
Learning about teaching physics: A graduate course in physics education research
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Student use of integration in a physics context
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Addressing Cross-Disciplinary Barriers to the Sustainable Adoption of PLTL: Logistics and Training Mitchell R. M. Bruce |
Monday, June 21st · Afternoon Workshop Schedule
*NOTE: Although workshops do not require pre-registration, we request that you sign up for Monday and Tuesday afternoon workshops at the registration desk (Wells Lobby) when picking up your registration material. Sign up sheets are attached to conference bulletin boards.
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Workshop Title |
Facilitator |
Building & Rm. |
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W1: Inquiry-based Teaching Approaches for Science |
Gabriela C. Weaver Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN |
219 Little Hall |
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W2: They Think What?: Capturing and Using Student Ideas in the Classroom |
Julie C. Libarkin Ohio University, Athens, OH |
203 Little Hall |
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W3: Introduction to FAST: Teaching Science as Inquiry
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Donald
B. Young & Richard A. Beer
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101/102 BGSC |
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W4: Implementing Peer Led Team Learning (PLTL) in Calculus I at the University of Maine |
Jen Tyne, Paula Drewniany, Sue McGarry The University of Maine, Orono, ME |
205 Little Hall |
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W5: Writing More Effective Proposals |
Rosemary R. Haggett National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA |
137 Bennett Hall |
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W6: Constructing Ideas in Physical
Science: A New |
Fred M. Goldberg San Diego State University, San Diego, CA |
315 Bennett Hall |
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W7: Using Qualitative Assessment Tools |
Marshall D. Sundberg Emporia State University, Emporia, KS |
102 Bennett Hall |
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W8: The Integration of High School Science and Mathematics; How to Work Together to Enhance Learning in Both Disciplines |
Cary Kilner & Allen Griffin Somersworth High School |
110 Little Hall |
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W9: With Microscopes and Moccasins: American Indian Success in Math and Science |
Maureen E. Smith The University of Maine, Orono, ME |
211 Little Hall |
Tuesday, June 22nd · Morning Session Overview
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(S4) Teacher Training -Professional Development |
(S5) Middle and Secondary Levels |
(S6) Post-Secondary |
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110 Little Hall |
120 Little Hall |
130 Little Hall |
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8:30-9:00 AM |
Cross-talk and Miscommunication in Thinking about Teaching Statistics Patrick Thompson |
FAST, An Enduring Curriculum: Data on Effectiveness Donald B. Young |
Teaching And Learning With Case Studies: What Do We Know? Clyde F. Herreid |
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9:00-9:30 AM |
Probing for Specific Learning Ideas
Francis Eberle |
Applications of Research to Improve High School Physics Classes: Physics First through AP Physics Randal R. Harrington |
Making Connections: A course of practical skills in physical science
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9:30-10:00 AM |
Physics for Elementary Teachers: A new curriculum
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The Earth Science Placement Anomaly: Suggestions for Status-stepping and Strategies for Success
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Developing an Integrated Math and Science Summer Program for High School Students William G. Ellis, Jr. |
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10:00-10:15 AM |
Break |
Break |
Break |
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10:15-10:45 AM |
Pre-service Mathematics Teachers’ Ways of Knowing Mathematics & Philosophies of Teaching
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A Model-Centered Approach
to Earth Science Instruction |
Curriculum Development Cycles Using the InterChemNet System: A Tool for Action Research
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10:45-11:15 AM |
Towards a model for thinking-focused pedagogy in the mathematics classroom
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Revising the Constructing Ideas in Physical Science (CIPS) curriculum to address seemingly conflicting goals Fred M. Goldberg |
Conceptual learning and attitudes toward science in a general education quantum physics course Michael C. Wittmann |
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11:15-11:45 AM |
A Model for Supporting and Maintaining the Use of Continuous Classroom Assessment
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Measurement: Key to Christopher A. Horton |
Outcomes Assessment in a Course Designed to Meet General Education Goals in the Area of "Population and the Environment" Mark W. Anderson |
Tuesday, June 22nd · Afternoon Workshop Schedule
*NOTE: Although workshops do not require pre-registration, we request that you sign up for Monday and Tuesday afternoon workshops at the registration desk (Wells Lobby) when picking up your registration material. Sign up sheets are attached to conference bulletin boards.
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Workshop Title |
Facilitator |
Building |
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W10: Using Case Studies in the Classroom |
Clyde F. Herreid University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY |
137 Bennett Hall |
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W11: FAST Professional Development: An Essential |
Donald B. Young & Richard A. Beer Curriculum Research & Development Group |
101/102 BGSC |
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W12: Take a Walk on the Wild Side! |
Paula Messina San Jose State University, CA |
203 BGSC |
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W13: The Colors of Light: Using Spectrometers in |
Barbara Stewart, Francois G. Amar, The University of Maine, Orono, ME |
421 Aubert Hall |
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W14: A Model-Centered Approach to Earth Science Instruction |
Suzi D. Shoemaker Casa Verde High School, Casa Grande, AZ |
201 BGSC |
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W15: Supporting Students in Creating Scientific Explanations |
Joseph S. Krajcik University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
102 Bennett Hall |
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W16: Modeling Light |
Gregg Swackhamer Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, IL |
302 Bennett Hall |
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W17: Warming Up the Climate for Women
in Science and |
Sharon Barker & Virginia Nees-Hatlen The University of Maine, Orono, ME |
219 Little Hall |