Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center
Irvine, CA
February 9, 2014-February 11, 2014
CONVOCATION GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
- Define the problem … with more strategic, integrated approaches to STEM learning across learning platforms (informal, after-school, and formal)
- Identify the challenges and opportunities … associated with developing a learning ecosystem
- What are the key attributes and characteristics … for possible prototypes of strategic collaborations to move forward?
- Disseminate the prototypes … for community uses
- Secure attendee commitments … to work on these issues for the ensuing 18 months moving forward with plans of action
Sunday, February 9 |
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7:00 PM | Irvine Marriott Catalina Room | Registration and Reception (with light hors d’oeuvres and beverages) | |
Monday, February 10 | |||
7:00 AM | Hotel Entrance | Shuttles Depart for Beckman Center |
7:20 AM | Atrium & Dining Room | Registration and Breakfast Buffet |
8:30 AM | Main Auditorium |
Welcoming Remarks Mike Town (Organizing Committee Cochair), Redmond High School Gerald Solomon, Samueli Foundation, STEM Funders Network Jay Labov, National Research Council |
8:40 AM | Main Auditorium |
Presentation: Moving Forward with STEM Learning for All Children: What Will It Take? Bruce Alberts, Past President, National Academy of Sciences and Former Editor-in-Chief, Science |
9:00 AM | Main Auditorium |
Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Creating Local STEM Learning Collaboration Models During this session, authors of two recently published reports on STEM learning across multiple platforms will share their findings and engage the attendees in conversation on the implications of their reports on the development of a STEM learning ecosystem. Moderator: Martin Storksdieck, Board of Science Education, National Research Council |
9-9:30 AM STEM Learning Ecosystems Kathleen Traphagen and Saskia Traill, coauthors, Noyce Foundation |
9:30-10 AM STEM Integration in K-12 Margaret Honey (NRC Committee Chair), New York Hall of Science |
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10-10:30 AM The Myths and Challenges of Integrating Afterschool Platforms Anita Krishnamurthi, (Member, Organizing Committee), Afterschool Alliance Claudia Walker (Member, Organizing Committee), Murphey Traditional Academy |
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Q&A with Audience |
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10:30 AM | Atrium | Break and Networking |
11:00 AM | Main Auditorium |
How the Findings and Implications of Research and Policy Can Foster STEM Learning Everywhere 11-11:20 AM Jennifer Peck (Member, Organizing Committee), Partnership for Children & Youth 11:20-11:40 AM Implications of Research Findings on Cross-Setting Learning Bronwyn Bevan, San Francisco Exploratorium Moderator: Elizabeth Stage, Lawrence Hall of Science |
11:40-Noon |
Q&A with Audience |
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Topics for initial discussion:
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12:00 PM | Main Auditorium | Instructions for Afternoon Breakout Sessions and Other Logistics |
12:15 PM | Atrium | Lunch and Networking |
1:15 PM | Breakout Rooms *Room assignments will be determined by sign-up sheets at the registration table |
Breakout Group Discussions:
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Each breakout group will appoint a |
rapporteur to discuss its findings in brief presentations during the next session |
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2:15 PM | Atrium | Break and Networking |
2:30 PM | Auditorium |
Panel Discussion: Rapporteurs from Breakout Sessions Moderator: Laura Henriques (Member, Organizing Committee), California State University, Long Beach |
2:55 PM | Main Auditorium | Instructions for Afternoon Breakout Sessions and Other Logistics |
3:00 PM | Breakout Rooms * To be assigned |
Breakout Group Discussions:
Each breakout group will appoint a rapporteur to discuss its findings in brief presentations on Tuesday morning |
4:30 PM | Beckman Center Entrance | Shuttles return to hotel prior to evening activity at the Discovery Science Center |
Dinner, Networking, & Discussion
Discovery Science Center, Santa Ana
6:15 PM | Hotel Entrance | Shuttles Depart for Discovery Science Center |
6:30 PM | Discovery Science Center | Cocktail Reception |
7:00 PM | Discovery Science Center | Dinner and Opportunity to Explore the Science Center |
8:00 PM | Discovery Science Center Auditorium |
Presentation by OC STEM Initiative Partners: Discovery Science Center, THINK Together, Tiger Woods Learning Center, Orange County Department of Education |
8:45 PM | Science of Hockey Exhibit | Dessert |
9:30 PM | Discovery Science Center Entrance | Shuttles Depart for Hotel |
Tuesday, February 11 | ||
7:15 AM | Hotel Entrance |
Shuttles Depart for Beckman Center (For those heading for airport immediately following the convocation, please bring your luggage with you) |
7:30 AM | Dining Room and Terrace | Breakfast Buffet and Networking |
8:30 AM | Main Auditorium |
Framing of the Day and Outcomes |
10:00 AM | Atrium | Break and Networking |
10:30 AM | Breakout Rooms |
Breakout Sessions by Community:
Each group should appoint a rapporteur to report the group’s findings in the session after lunch |
12:15 PM | Atrium | Lunch and Networking |
1:15 PM | Auditorium |
Brief Group Reports, Final Questions and Discussion, and Next Steps |