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Nurturing and Sustaining Effective Programs in Science Education for Grades K-8: Building a Village in California - Summary of a Convocation
Appendix A
Convocation Agenda
CONVOCATION ON SUSTAINING EFFECTIVE SCIENCEEDUCATION PROGRAMS IN SCIENCE FOR GRADES K-8ARNOLD AND MABEL BECKMAN CENTER
APRIL 29-30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29
8:15-8:30
Welcoming Remarks and Overview (of the Convocation’s goals and expected outcomes):
Bruce Alberts, Moderator (UC San Francisco) National Academy Official
Jacqueline Dorrance, Executive Director, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
Susan Hackwood, Executive Director, California Council on Science and Technology
8:30-8:45
The Importance of Hands-On, Inquiry-Centered Science Education
Bruce Alberts
8:45-9:30
Experiencing Hands-On, Inquiry-Based STEM Education, Part I
Sue Neuen, Director of Professional Development, California Science Center
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Nurturing and Sustaining Effective Programs in Science Education for Grades K-8: Building a Village in California - Summary of a Convocation
Appendix A
Convocation Agenda
CONVOCATION ON SUSTAINING EFFECTIVE SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN SCIENCE FOR GRADES K-8 ARNOLD AND MABEL BECKMAN CENTER
APRIL 29-30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29
8:15-8:30
Welcoming Remarks and Overview (of the Convocation’s goals and expected outcomes):
Bruce Alberts, Moderator (UC San Francisco) National Academy Official
Jacqueline Dorrance, Executive Director, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
Susan Hackwood, Executive Director, California Council on Science and Technology
8:30-8:45
The Importance of Hands-On, Inquiry-Centered Science Education
Bruce Alberts
8:45-9:30
Experiencing Hands-On, Inquiry-Based STEM Education, Part I
Sue Neuen, Director of Professional Development, California Science Center
Banner designed by Judy Harrington, National Academy of Sciences.
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Nancy Chung, Fifth Grade Teacher, Tustin Unified School District
Observe a lesson with fifth grade students with an emphasis on inquiry-based approaches to teaching and learning. One or two students will sit at each table with convocation participants.
9:30-10:15
Experiencing Hands-On, Inquiry-Based STEM Education, Part II. Presentations and Voices of School Children
Maureen Allen, Orange Country Department of Education
Students from grades 2-8 in Orange County who have participated in the Beckman@Science Program will be available in a mini “poster session” to display the work that they have done in science and to answer your questions.
Refreshments will be available throughout this session.
10:15-10:45
Teachers’ Reflections on the Morning’s Activities and General Discussion
Nancy Chung
Susan Pritchard, California Science Teachers Association
Anne-Marie Bergen, California Teacher Advisory Council
10:45-11:45
How Can the Research Literature Inform Decisions About What Can and Should Be Sustained in Science Education for Grades K-8?
Jeanne Century, Director of Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education, University of Chicago
Dr. Century will provide participants with an overview of the work that has been done to study and understand sustainable programs in science education. It will emphasize the importance of making evidence-based decisions about any programs that might emerge in California.
11:45-12:30
Lunch
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12:30-1:15
The National Picture and Its Relevance to the Opportunities and Challenges in California for Nurturing and Sustaining Science Education in Grades K-8
Kathy DiRanna, WestEd
1:15-2:15
Facilitated Panel Discussion and Participant Engagement: Some Examples of What’s Working in K-8 Science Education
Bruce Alberts, Facilitator
Jacqueline Dorrance, Executive Director, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation: Beckman@Science Program
Carlo Parravano, Executive Director, Merck Institute for Science Education: Merck Science Program
Jeffrey Estes, Washington State LASER Program: Washington State LASER (Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform)
This session will examine science education programs that evaluations have deemed to be successful. Questions to be explored in this session for each initiative:
Brief Description of Each Project
Data Collected
Strategies for Sustainability
Challenges Faced
2:15-2:30
Refreshment Break and Move to Breakout Sessions
2:30-4:00
Facilitated Breakout Sessions:
Facilitators:
Peg Benzie, Beckman@Science, Orange Unified School District
Susie Crandall, ScienceWorks, Fountain Valley School District
Frank Frisch, Science Teaching and Research (STAR) Institute, Chapman University
Margaret Gaston, Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning
Harry Helling, Crystal Cove State Park Cooperative Association (planning committee member)
Pattie Romero, Beckman@Science Coordinator, Arovista Elementary School
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In light of what you experienced in the morning hands-on sessions and heard from the panelists and Jeanne Century, what needs to be in place to sustain high-quality science education for grades K-8? How can we sustain these programs? Your challenge is to look at all the stakeholders and come up with support strategies and sustainability solutions.
Participants will be assigned to breakout sessions so that each session has multiple kinds of expertise and perspectives. Each breakout session will delve more deeply into each of the programs described in the morning, with presenters from that session serving as expert resources. The specific goal of each session will be to focus on sustainability issues.
To promote far-ranging discussions based on a spectrum of expertise and perspectives, each participant has been assigned to a breakout session.
Refreshments will be available in a common area beginning at 3:00.
4:00-4:15
End Breakout Sessions and Return to Plenary Session
4:15-5:00
Reports from Breakout Sessions and General Discussion
Bruce Alberts
Beckman@Science Group 1
Beckman@Science Group 2
Merck Institute for Science Education
Washington State LASER
5:00-5:30
Reception for All Participants
5:30-6:30
Dinner for All Participants
6:30-7:30
Building a Village: It Actually Takes a State
Arthur Levine, President, Woodrow Wilson Foundation
This presentation discusses why sustained improvements in education need to occur at the state level, focusing on the leverage and opportunity whole state strategies offer.
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Thursday, April 30
8:15-9:15
Moving Toward a Statewide Vision of Nurturing and Sustaining Science Education in Grades K-8: What Will Be Required?
Dennis Bartels, Exploratorium
Rena Dorph, Lawrence Hall of Science
9:15-9:45
Connections with Newly Emerging Initiatives in California:
California STEM Network Project Supported by the Gates Foundation and the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
Susan Hackwood, California Council for Science and Technology
Susan Elrod, Director, Center for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education, Cal Poly
Brian Kaplan, Silicon Valley Education Foundation
Qualitative Examination of the Preparation of Elementary School Teachers to Teach Science in California
Eilene Cross, California Council on Science and Technology
The National Academies’ Study on K-12 Engineering Education: Potential Implications for California
Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering
9:45-10:15
Plenary Discussion: Deeper Exploration of Statewide Goals: Multiple Perspectives and Expertise
Jay Labov, National Academy of Sciences
The goals of this session are for everyone to
discuss in greater detail the other projects that are either under way or planned for California, as described in the previous session, and
consider from various perspectives the “required elements” for sustaining effective programs in K-8 science education that were articulated by Dennis Bartels and Rena Dorph.
These discussions will then inform the next set of breakout sessions where participants will discuss specific plans for action with others in their sector of the education community.
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10:15-10:30
Refreshment Break and Move to Breakout Session #2
10:30-12:15
Breakout Session #2: Deeper Exploration of Statewide Goals: What Can Each Sector of the Education Community Contribute?
These breakout sessions will explore how the various sectors represented at this convocation can contribute to nurturing and growing successful programs in science education for grades K-8. The goal will be for participants in each breakout to begin developing models for sustainability of K-8 science education both regionally and across the state.
The following breakout groups will meet:
Business and Industry
Foundations
Education Administration (local and state levels)
Education Researchers
Informal Education
K-12 and Higher Education Faculty
Participants who are not in one of these groups should join the breakout session of their choice.
Refreshments will be available throughout these breakout sessions.
12:15-12:30
Break—Obtain lunch in dining room and return to the atrium for lunch and final plenary.
12:30-1:15
Brief Reports from Each of the Breakout Sessions
1:15-2:00
Summary and Closing Remarks—Challenge to Continue the Process
Additional details about possible next steps for follow-up activities and who might be involved.
Summary by Bruce Alberts, Members of the Organizing Committee, and Convocation Participants
