No Question Left Behind: Bringing Guided-Inquiry Curricula into Science and Mathematics Classrooms Hosted by the University of Maine Center for Science and Mathematics Education and Research and the Jackson Laboratory    MBNA Point Lookout Conference Facility, Northport ME              June 20 & 21, 2005 Funding for this conference is provided by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Bank of America, Trustee of the Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation, and the University of Maine.
	MONDAY, JUNE 20
TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
8:00 – 8:45	Registration and coffee	Lobby / south veranda
8:45 – 9:15	Welcome!  What are the essential ingredients of successful inquiry-based teaching and learning? Susan McKay, Professor of Physics and Director, Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research, University of Maine	Main room
9:15 – 12:15	Morning session: How can research enhance student learning in classrooms?	Main room
9:15 – 10:10	Research-based Curriculum Design in Physics: Examples from two projects. Fred Goldberg, Professor of Physics, San Diego State University	Main room
10:10 – 10:30	COFFEE BREAK	South veranda
10:30 –11:20	The Environmental Chemistry Project at Skowhegan Area High School.  Mary Finnemore, Chemistry teacher, Skowhegan Area High School and John Sterling Chemistry teacher, Skowhegan Area High School	Main room
11:20 – 12:10	Teaching inquiry and teaching as inquiry, Michelle Stephan, Matematics teacher, Lawton Chiles Middle School and The University of Central Florida	Main room
12:10 – 12:30	Overview of afternoon workshops, Molly Schauffler, Assistant Professor (adjunct), Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research and Climate Change Institute, University of Maine	Main room
12:30 – 1:30	LUNCH (buffet, sandwiches and salads)	South veranda
TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
1:30 – 4:00	Afternoon workshops – What are some research-based strategies for using guided inquiry in teaching and learning?
	An interactive and in-depth look at inquiry mathematics, Michelle Stephan, Matematics teacher, Lawton Chiles Middle School and The University of Central Florida	Section A
	Examples of research-based guided inquiry curricula in physics, Fred Goldberg, Professor of Physics, San Diego State University  and John Thompson, Assistant Professor of Physics and Cooperating Asssistant Professor of Education	Section B
	Integrating technology as a tool in the course of student inquiry, Joseph Polman, Assistant Professor of Educational Technology in the Division of Teaching and Learning, University of Missouri-St. Louis and Molly Schauffler, Assistant Professor (adjunct), Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research and Climate Change Institute, University of Maine.	Section C
	InterChem Net: Using a tool for laboratory learning in chemistry to investigate product claims on sunscreen, Francois Amar,  Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Maine	North veranda
2:30	SNACK BREAK	South veranda
4:00 – 5:30	Open time for interest groups and informal discussion, rest or fresh air
5:15 – 6:00	Poster session and social hour	South veranda
6:00 - 7:00	SUPPER	South veranda
7:00 - 8:30	Which falls faster, a soccer ball or a bowling ball? How curriculum, social interaction and classroom norms can promote meaningful learning  Fred Goldberg, Professor of Physics, San Diego State University	Main room
	TUESDAY, JUNE 21
TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
7:00 – 8:00	BREAKFAST	South veranda
8:00 - 10:40	What are the observable qualities of an inquiry-based classroom?  Using the Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP) to recognize inquiry-based teaching.  Susan McKay, Professor of Physics and Director, Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research, University of Maine and John Thompson, Assistant Professor of Physics and Cooperating Asssistant Professor of Education	Main room
10:00 – 10:15	COFFEE	South veranda
10:45 - 11:30	What are the challenges to adopting an inquiry-based approach in the classroom?  Designing project based science: issues in facilitating student centered inquiry Joseph Polman,Assistant Professor of Educational Technology in the Division of Teaching and Learning, University of Missouri-St. Louis	Main room
11:30 – 12:00	Discussion, wrap-up, evaluation	Main room
12:00	LUNCH	South veranda