Appendix B
Meeting Agenda
Agriculture's Role in K-12 Education November 17 and 18, 1995
National Academies of Sciences and Engineering Beckman Center, Irvine, California
Friday, November 17
Introduction
William DeLauder, Board on Agriculture member and President, Delaware State University
History and Context of the National Science Education Standards Report
Harold Pratt, Visiting Scholar, Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, and Senior Program Officer, National Science Education Standards Project
Q&A Session
Science as Inquiry
Paul Williams, Professor of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin
Workshop: Experiencing Fast PlantsTM
Paul Williams
Lunch break
Agenda and Format for the Afternoon Panel and Discussion Groups
William DeLauder
A Scientist's Role in Education: A Teacher and Educator Panel
Patricia Hoben, Science Policy and Education Consultant, Minneapolis, MN Michael Klentschy, Superintendent, El Centro School District, El Centro, CA
Kathy Scoggin, Marcy Open School, Minneapolis, MN Judy Williams, Central City Public Schools, Central City, NE
Moderator: Jan Tuomi, Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education, National Research Council
- Curriculum decisions and design
- Teacher education
- Coordination of resources
- Developing and sustaining community support
Q&A Session with Teacher and Educator Panel
Breakout Discussion Sessions (discussion questions will be distributed in the registration packet)
- Facilitators: Norman R. Scott, Cornell University, and Judy Williams; Recorder: Roland Otto, Society for Industrial Microbiology
- Facilitators: Susan K. Harlander, The Pillsbury Company, and Patricia Hoben; Recorder: Robert Zimbelman, American Society of Animal Science
- Facilitators: Richard R. Harwood, Michigan State University, and Paul Williams; Recorder: Janet L. Bokemeyer, Rural Sociology Society
- Facilitators: George E. Seidel, Jr., Colorado State University and Harold Pratt; Recorder: Deborah Neher, Ecological Society of America
Agenda for Saturday Plenary Session Summaries
Saturday, November 18
Plenary Session: Summaries of the Four Discussion Groups by Session Recorders
Synthesis: Conclusions and priorities
William DeLauder
Q&A Closing Comments
William DeLauder
Professional scientific society representatives conduct their agenda on science education issues, common concerns, other issues