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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda and Participants." National Research Council. 2010. Exploring the Intersection of Science Education and 21st Century Skills: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12771.
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Appendix A
Workshop Agenda and Participants

AGENDA


Exploring the Intersection of Science Education and the Development of 21st Century Skills: A Workshop


February 5-6, 2009


Workshop Goals: The workshop is designed to explore six guiding questions, listed at the end of the agenda. Each workshop session focuses on one or more of these questions, as shown below.


Day 1: Thursday, February 5

8:00

Introductions (Working Breakfast)

8:30

Welcoming Remarks

 

Carlo Parravano, Merck Institute for Science Education

Bruce Fuchs, NIH Office of Science Education

Arthur Eisenkraft, Committee Chair, University of Massachusetts, Boston

9:00

Introduction to KWL Activity: Arthur Eisenkraft, Moderator Carbonless copy notebooks will be used to record notes on what you know, want to know, and learned (KWL) throughout the workshop. You will be invited to share anonymous copies at the end of both days of the workshop.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda and Participants." National Research Council. 2010. Exploring the Intersection of Science Education and 21st Century Skills: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12771.
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The committee will use the copies to guide day 2 of the workshop, and staff may use the copies in the workshop summary report.

9:20

Session 1: Panel Discussion on Demand for 21st Century Skills (Question 5)

 

William Bonvillian, MIT, Washington, DC Office, Moderator

 

Emily DeRocco, The Manufacturing Institute, Panelist

Janis Houston, Personnel Decisions Research Institutes, Panelist

Ken Kay, Partnership for 21st Century Skills, Panelist

 

Guiding Questions for Session 1:

  • How may development of 21st century skills through science education help prepare young people for lifelong learning, work, and citizenship (e.g., making personal decisions about health, making political decisions about global warming, making workplace decisions)?

  • What is known about transferability of these skills to real workplace applications? What might have to change in terms of learning experiences to achieve a reasonable level of skill transfer?

10:15

Break

10:30

Session 2: 21st Century Skills and Science Education Goals (Question 1)

 

Marcia Linn, University of California-Berkeley, Moderator

Christian Schunn, University of Pittsburgh, Presenter

Bruce Fuchs, NIH Office of Science Education, Respondent

 

Guiding Questions for Session 2:

  • What are the areas of overlap between 21st century skills and the skills and knowledge that are the goals of current efforts to reform science education?

  • To what extent do science education standards treat science process skills and conceptual knowledge as separate or intertwined?

  • What changes might be needed in science standards to support students’ development of 21st century skills in the context of science education?

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda and Participants." National Research Council. 2010. Exploring the Intersection of Science Education and 21st Century Skills: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12771.
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11:30

Session 3: Adolescent Development of 21st Century Skills (Questions 2, 4)

 

Christine Massey, University of Pennsylvania, Moderator

 

Eric Anderman, Ohio State University, Presenter

Gale Sinatra, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Presenter

Susan Koba, Science Education Consultant, Respondent

 

Guiding Questions for Session 3:

  • What is the state of research on children’s and adolescents’ developing ability to tackle complex tasks in the context of science education?

  • What are the promising models or approaches for teaching these skills in science education settings? What, if any, evidence is available about the effectiveness of those models?

12:30

Session 4: KWL Groups—Discussion of Sessions 1, 2, and 3 (Working Lunch)

 

Room Assignments: 106-green; 202-red, 205-yellow; 104-blue; 202-light blue; 205-orange; 100-dark blue; 100-neon green. Participants, presenters, committee, and staff will break into small groups (assigned by color) to discuss what they learned during the morning sessions and what they want to know more about. Please plan to bring your notebook to your breakout session. Results will be shared in the plenary report out.

2:30

Report Out (Room 100)

 

William Sandoval, Moderator

3:30

Break

3:45

Session 5: Promising New Science Curricula I (Questions 3 and 4)

 

Arthur Eisenkraft, Moderator

 

Doug Clark, Arizona State University, Presenter

Rodger Bybee, Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (Emeritus), Presenter

 

Guiding Questions for Session 5:

  • What unique, domain-specific aspects and practices of science appear to hold promise for developing 21st century skills?

  • What are the promising models or approaches for teaching these skills in science education settings? What, if any, evidence is available about the effectiveness of those models?

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda and Participants." National Research Council. 2010. Exploring the Intersection of Science Education and 21st Century Skills: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12771.
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5:00-5:15

Wrap-Up of the Day

 

Arthur Eisenkraft, Moderator

5:15-7:15

Reception for All Participants

Day 2: Friday, February 6

8:00

Review of the Previous Day’s Activities (Working Breakfast)

8:30

Reflections on Science Education and 21st Century Skills

 

Carlo Parravano, Merck Institute for Science Education, Presenter

8:35

Session 6: Promising New Science Curricula II (Questions 3 and 4)

 

Carlo Parravano, Moderator

 

Janet Kolodner, Georgia Institute of Technology, Presenter

Joe Krajcik, University of Michigan, Presenter

 

Guiding Questions for Session 6:

  • What unique, domain-specific aspects and practices of science appear to hold promise for developing 21st century skills?

  • What are the promising models or approaches for teaching these skills in science education settings? What, if any, evidence is available about the effectiveness of those models?

10:00

Break

10:15

Session 7: Science Teacher Readiness for 21st Century Skills (Question 6)

 

William Sandoval, Moderator

 

Mark Windschitl, University of Washington, Presenter

Elizabeth Carvellas, NRC Teacher Advisory Council, Respondent

 

Guiding Questions for Session 7:

  • What is known about how prepared science teachers are to help students develop 21st century skills?

  • What new models of teacher education may support effective teaching and student learning of 21st century skills, and what evidence (if any) is available about the effectiveness of these models?

11:30

Break to Pick Up Lunch

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda and Participants." National Research Council. 2010. Exploring the Intersection of Science Education and 21st Century Skills: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12771.
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11:45

Session 8: KWL Groups—Discussion of Sessions 5, 6, and 7 (Working Lunch)

 

Room Assignments: 106-green; 109-red; 205-yellow; 205-blue; 109-light blue; 110-orange; 100-dark blue; 100-neon green. Participants, presenters, committee, and staff will break into small groups (assigned by color) of 9-12 per group to discuss what they learned in sessions 5, 6, and 7, and what they want to know more about. Please plan to bring your notebook to your breakout group. Results will be shared in the plenary report out.

12:50

Report Out (Room 100)

 

Christine Massey, Moderator

1:15

Session 9: Assessing 21st Century Skills (Questions 3 and 4)

 

Marcia Linn, Moderator

Janis Houston, Personnel Decisions Research Institutes, Presenter

Maria Ruiz-Primo, University of Colorado, Denver, Presenter

 

Guiding Questions for Session:

  • What are the promising models or approaches for teaching these skills in science education settings?

  • What existing science assessments and other assessments hold promise for measuring 21st century skills and what evidence is available about these assessments?

  • What does a review of existing assessments suggest for design of future assessments to measure 21st century skills?

2:30

Break

2:45

Session 10: Reflections on the Workshop by Committee Members

 

Arthur Eisenkraft, Committee Chair, University of Massachusetts, Boston

 

William Bonvillian, MIT, Washington, DC Office

Marcia Linn, University of California, Berkeley

Christine Massey, University of Pennsylvania

Carlo Parravano, Merck Institute for Science Education

William Sandoval, University of California, Los Angeles

3:20

Closing Questions and Comments

 

Arthur Eisenkraft, Moderator

3:30

Adjourn

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda and Participants." National Research Council. 2010. Exploring the Intersection of Science Education and 21st Century Skills: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12771.
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Participants


Diane Adger-Johnson, National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases

Susan Albertine, American Association of Colleges and Universities

Bernice Alston, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Julie Angle, National Science Foundation

Raymond Bartlett, Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM

Kirk Beckendorf, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Education

Robert Bell, National Science Foundation

Mark Bloom, Biological Sciences Curriculum Study

Takiema Bunche Smith, Sesame Workshop

Michele Cahill, Carnegie Corporation of New York

Claudia Campbell, National Science Resources Center

Brian Carter, American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow

Ines Cifuentes, American Geophysical Union

Charles Cox, U.S. Department of Labor

Hanna Doerr, National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future

Janice Earle, National Science Foundation

Francis Eberle, National Science Teachers Association

Elizabeth K. Eder, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Curtis Ellis, House Committee on Education and Labor

Charles Fadel, Cisco Systems, Inc.

James Fey, National Science Foundation

Paul Ford, National Institutes of Health Office of Science Education

Jacob Foster, Massachusetts Department Education

John Hall, Pennsylvania Alliance for STEM Education

Peirce Hammond, U.S. Department of Education

Scott Jackson, National Institutes of Health

Sylvia James, National Science Foundation

Brian Jones, JBS International, Inc.

Jill Karsten, National Science Foundation

Michael Kaspar, District of Columbia Public Schools

John Kenny, Catholic University

Mary Kirchhoff, American Chemical Society

Miriam Lund, U.S. Department of Education

David Mandel, Carnegie Foundation-Institute for Advanced Study Commission on Mathematics and Science Education

Jacqueline Miller, Education Development Center

Zipporah Miller, National Science Teachers Association

Giuseppe (Pino) Monaco, Smithsonian Institution

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda and Participants." National Research Council. 2010. Exploring the Intersection of Science Education and 21st Century Skills: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12771.
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Frank Niepold, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Climate Program Office

Shilpi Niyogi, Pearson Education

Douglas Oliver, National Science Foundation

Geraldine Otremba, Library of Congress

Eugene Owen, U.S. Department of Education

Stephen Provasnick, U.S. Department of Education

Linda Rosen, Education and Management Innovations, Inc.

Jim Rosso, Project Tomorrow

Gerhard Salinger, National Science Foundation

Gina Schatteman, National Institutes of Health

Reid Schwebach, National Research Council Board on Science Education

Jean Slattery, National Science Teachers Association

P. Gregory Smith, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Larry Snowhite, McGraw-Hill Education

Jaleh Soroui, American Institutes for Research

James Sylvan, National Science Foundation

Terri Taylor, American Chemical Society

Audrey Trotman, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Thomas Van Essen, Educational Testing Service

Susan Van Gundy, National Science Digital Library

Dave Vannier, National Institutes of Health Office of Science Education

Bill Watson, Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History

Richard Weibl, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Brad Wiggins, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

Joyce Winterton, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Education

Sarah Yue, National Science Foundation

Lee Zia, National Science Foundation

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda and Participants." National Research Council. 2010. Exploring the Intersection of Science Education and 21st Century Skills: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12771.
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An emerging body of research suggests that a set of broad "21st century skills"—such as adaptability, complex communication skills, and the ability to solve non-routine problems—are valuable across a wide range of jobs in the national economy. However, the role of K-12 education in helping students learn these skills is a subject of current debate. Some business and education groups have advocated infusing 21st century skills into the school curriculum, and several states have launched such efforts. Other observers argue that focusing on skills detracts attention from learning of important content knowledge.

To explore these issues, the National Research Council conducted a workshop, summarized in this volume, on science education as a context for development of 21st century skills. Science is seen as a promising context because it is not only a body of accepted knowledge, but also involves processes that lead to this knowledge. Engaging students in scientific processes—including talk and argument, modeling and representation, and learning from investigations—builds science proficiency. At the same time, this engagement may develop 21st century skills.

Exploring the Intersection of Science Education and 21st Century Skills addresses key questions about the overlap between 21st century skills and scientific content and knowledge; explores promising models or approaches for teaching these abilities; and reviews the evidence about the transferability of these skills to real workplace applications.

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