Media Advisory 07-041 "STEM Summit" Brings Together Science and Math Faculty to Further Student Success
December 6, 2007
Math and science faculty from institutions around the country come together in Washington, D.C., Dec. 11-12, with the goal of sharing strategies to promote student success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) from the elementary grades through higher education. The Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program run by the National Science Foundation (NSF) has been partnering STEM faculty with K-12 teachers since 2002, helping teachers improve their content knowledge while receiving mentoring and professional development opportunities in their field -- all with the goal of better preparing students for success in college and beyond. A complementary Mathematics and Science Partnerships program at the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has been providing funding to each state since 2003, focusing on partnership and professional development opportunities.
Higher education faculty from both programs will participate in the summit. Among the topics to be covered will be approaches to working with teachers to deepen their scientific and mathematical content knowledge, so that they can be increasingly effective in working with their K-12 students, as well as providing incentives to STEM faculty for the work they do with K-12 teachers. "This is the first time that STEM faculty involved in the NSF and ED programs have been together to share their observations and ideas," says MSP program director Kathleen Bergin. "We expect this to benefit them, the partnerships, and, ultimately, the students involved." The conference takes place at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. It begins at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11, and continues until Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 2:00 p.m. A complete agenda is below. Media interested in attending are asked to contact Maria Zacharias at NSF at mzachari@nsf.gov, or 703-292-8454.
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Mathematics and Science Partnerships Program STEM Summit Omni-Shoreham Hotel Washington, DC December 11-12, 2007
AGENDA STEM MEETING Tuesday, December 11, 2007 | | 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Registration, Continental Breakfast Diplomat Foyer | | | 8:30 am - 9:15 am | Welcome Diplomat Room Ray Simon, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Education Kathie L. Olsen, Deputy Director, National Science Foundation Setting the Stage Pat O'Connell Johnson, MSP Team Leader, U.S. Department of Education Daniel Maki, MSP Team Leader, National Science Foundation | | | 9:15 am - 9:30 am | Break | | | 9:30 am - 10:30 am | Panel: STEM Faculty Teaching Math to Teachers Diplomat Room Ken Gross, University of Vermont Hung-Hsi Wu, University of California - Berkeley Jim Lewis, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Joan Ferrini-Mundy, National Science Foundation Panel: STEM Faculty Teaching Science to Teachers Hampton Room Doris Kimbrough (Chem), University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center Mike Dalbey (Bio), University of California - Santa Cruz Robert Culbertson (Phys), Arizona State University David Klassen (Phys), Rowan University | | | 10:30 am - 11:00 am | Break | | | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Keystone: Global Issues and the Scientific Enterprise: Transforming High School Science Teaching and Learning Diplomat Room Barbara Schaal, Spencer T. Olin Professor of Biology - Washington University, VP National Academy of Sciences | | | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Lunch Diplomat Foyer | | | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Breakout Sessions by Discipline - MSP Experiences: Successes and Opportunities Math -(Diplomat Room) Bill Haver, Virginia Commonwealth University Kristin Umland, University of New Mexico Math - (Embassy Room) Terrence Millar, University of Wisconsin - Madison Peter Turner, Clarkson University Math - (Directors Room) Manil Suri, University of Maryland - Baltimore County Steven Blumsack, Florida State University Math - (Council Room) Nancy Jacqmin, Carlow University TBA Science - (Forum Room) George Miller (Chem), University of California - Irvine Lisa White (Geo), San Francisco State University Science - (Senate Room) Edwin Vazquez (Bio), University of Puerto Rico - Cayey Alice Templet (Bio), Nicholls State University Science - (Cabinet Room) Pat Gibbons (Phys), Washington University in St. Louis David Slavsky (Phys), Loyola University - Chicago Veronica Burrows (Eng), Arizona State University | | | 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm | Break | | | 2:45 pm - 3:30 pm | Keystone: Implications for All Students of STEM Faculty Involved in Pre-Service Education of Teachers Diplomat Room Linda Slakey, Director, Division of Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation | | | 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Break | | | 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm | Breakout Sessions - Scholarship and Institutional Changes Research as a Strategy for Developing Cooperative Efforts Among Educators and Scientists Forum Room Pamela Mills, Hunter College Madeleine Long, Hunter College Changing the IHE Reward Structure to Support the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: PRISM and the New University System of Georgia's Advocacy Policy Senate Room Sabrina Hessinger, Armstrong Atlantic State University Fredrick Rich, Georgia Southern University Models for Institutionalizing Support for STEM Faculty Work in Teaching and Learning: A STEM Center and a Regional Compact Cabinet Room Kimberly Childs, Stephen F. Austin State University Victor Donnay, Bryn Mawr College Incorporating the Science of Learning in STEM Teaching and Learning: How People Learn, Taking Science to School, and Ready, Set, Science! Embassy Room Heidi Schweingruber, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences Andrew Shouse, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences Tom Keller, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences The Role of Professional Societies in Engaging STEM Faculty in K-12 Work Council Room Sam Rankin, American Mathematical Society Michael Pearson, Mathematical Association of America Warren Hein, American Association of Physics Teachers Kenna Shaw, American Society of Human Genetics | | | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Reception: MSP in the Federal Context Light Refreshments Hampton Room Remarks by Pat O'Connell Johnson & Daniel Maki | | | Wednesday, December 12, 2007 | | | 8:00 am - 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast Diplomat Foyer | | | 8:30 am - 9:15 am | Introduction Diplomat Room Wanda Ward, Deputy Assistant Director, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation Keynote Freeman Hrabowski, President, University of Maryland - Baltimore County | | | 9:15 am - 9:30 am | Break | | | 9:30 am - 10:30 am | Measuring Growth in Student Learning: How Do You Know Whether They Are Learning What You Want Them to Learn? Diplomat Room Sean Smith, Horizon Research, Inc. Dan Heck, Horizon Research, Inc. | | | 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Break | | | 10:45 am - 12:00 pm | Breakout Sessions by Discipline - Charting a Course for the Future Math - (Forum Room) Kevin McLeod, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Eunice Krinsky, California State University - Dominguez Hills James Milgram, Stanford University Math - (Senate Room) David Pagni, California State University - Fullerton Phillip McNeil, Norfolk State University Sybilla Beckmann, University of Georgia Math - (Cabinet Room) John Mayer, University of Alabama - Birmingham Maynard Thompson, Stephen F. Austin State University TBA Science - (Embassy Room) Richard Cardullo (Bio), University of California - Riverside Gerald Wheeler (Phys), National Science Teachers Association John Moore (Eco), Colorado State University Science - (Directors Room) Frankie Jackson (Geo), Montana State University Frederic Bertley (Bio), Roxbury Community College Allan Ludman (Env Sci), Queens College - The City University of New York Science - (Capitol Room) Deborah Donovan (Bio), Western Washington University Thom Dunning Jr. (Chem), University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign Mark Lyford (Bot), University of Wyoming | | | 12:00 pm - 1:20 pm | Lunch and Closing Speaker Diplomat Room Larry Faulkner, President Emeritus, University of Texas - Austin, Chair, National Math Panel | | | 1:20 pm - 2:00 pm | STEM Summit Reflections Barbara Schaal, James Milgram, Rich Cardullo & Terry Millar |
Curricula and activities presented at this conference are not endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education or the National Science Foundation. For more information on the MSP Programs at ED and NSF, visit their websites at http://www.ed-msp.net/ and hub.mspnet.org. Please note that breakout sessions will have facilitators/recorders present to help guide the discussion as necessary and document key themes. This is part of the outcome of the STEM Summit to generate a product after the meeting that captures the overall discussion. Facilitator/Recorder team from Center for Leadership and Organizational Change from the University of Maryland College Park includes: Ellen Borkowski, Deborah Reid Bryant, Omowale Elson, Vicky Foxworth, Heidi Hanson, Laura Scott, Judy Tso.
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Maria Zacharias, National Science Foundation (703) 292-8454 mzachari@nsf.gov
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