2010 Teacher Research Experience Conference

October 21-24, 2010
National Harbor, Maryland

 

 

AGENDA

 

2010 Teacher Research Experience Conference

October 22-24, 2010
Gaylord National Hotel
National Harbor, MD

Sponsors:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Department of Energy (DOE)
Department of Education (ED)
The National Science Foundation (NSF)
Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE)
Columbia University


Conference Goals

To support and engage the Teacher Research Experience (TRE) program community by:
  • Identifying operational and evaluation best practices
  • Establishing connections and partnerships between programs
  • Collaborating to meet individual project challenges


Main Conference Themes

  • Evaluation: program evaluation, data collection, establishing program goals, leveraging partnerships, utilizing professional development
  • Sustainability: collaboration, leveraging partnerships, funding, supporting alumni, operational best practices, mentoring and training, scalability
  • Transfer: · professional development, creating and using deliverables, supporting alumni, student impacts, teacher impacts, fostering scientist and teacher expectations

Conference Threads

  • Diversity: participants, scientists, science, students reached
  • Communication: telling the story, audience

10/21 – Thursday
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Early Registration (Chesapeake D-F Foyer)
Poster Board Assembly (Chesapeake J- L)

10/22 – Friday        WEBCAST - Click here to view the Caption Text from morning session (HTML) 8:30 a.m. - 11 am
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Registration (Chesapeake D-F Foyer)
Poster Board Assembly (Chesapeake J- L)
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (Chesapeake D-F Foyer)
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Welcome and Overview (Chesapeake D-F)
Jennifer Hammond
Director, NOAA Teacher at Sea Program
National Marine Fisheries Service
8:45 – 9:30 a.m. Plenary Speaker (Chesapeake D-F)
Dr. Larry Robinson
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere and Deputy Administrator
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
9:30 – 9:45 am Conference Logistics (Chesapeake D-F)
Elizabeth McMahon
Deputy, NOAA Teacher at Sea Program
National Marine Fisheries Service
9:45 – 10:45 am Speakers – Theme: Evaluation (Chesapeake D-F)
Dr. Bora Simmons Founding director of the National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education
Dr. Howard Walters
Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Foundations at Ashland University
10:45 – 11:05 am Break (Chesapeake D-F Foyer)
11:05 am – 12:30 pm Round Table Discussions – Theme: Evaluation (Chesapeake D-F)
12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch (Chesapeake D-F)
1:30 – 3:30 pm Poster Session - 18 Programs (Chesapeake J- L)
3:30 – 3:50 pm Break (Chesapeake D-F Foyer & Chesapeake B - Internet Cafe)
10/22 – Friday    WEBCAST - Click here to view the Caption Text from afternoon session (HTML) 3:50 pm - 5 pm
3:50 – 5:00 pm Speakers – Thread: Diversity (Chesapeake D-F)
Matt Nink
Executive Director of Global Youth Leadership Institute
Gloria West Harper
Chief Program Officer of the Golden Apple Foundation
5:00 – 5:15 pm Wrap Up (Chesapeake D-F)
Jennifer Hammond & Elizabeth McMahon
NOAA Teacher at Sea Program
National Marine Fisheries Service
6:00 – 8:00 pm Reception – 20 Year Anniversary of NOAA’s Teacher at Sea Program & TRE Program Celebration (Pose Lounge - Gaylord Hotel - including a substantial array of appetizers and cash bar)
10/23 - Saturday WEBCAST - Click here to view the Caption Text from morning session (HTML) 8:30 am - 10:45 am
7:00 – 8:00 a.m Registration (Chesapeake D-F)
Poster Board Assembly (Chesapeake 10-12)
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (Chesapeake D-F Foyer)
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Review and Logistics (Chesapeake D-F )
Kathleen Bergin
Program Director, Division of Undergraduate Education
National Science Foundation

Mary Poats
Program Manager
Division of Engineering Education and Centers
National Science Foundation
8:45 – 9:45 a.m. Panel – Theme: Sustainability (Chesapeake D-F)
3-4 Program Managers; Moderator – Gail Scowcroft, COSEE
9:45 – 11:15 a.m. Round Table Discussions – Theme: Sustainability (Chesapeake D-F)
11:15 – 11:30 a.m. Break (Chesapeake D-F Foyer & Chesapeake B - Internet Cafe)
10/23 - Saturday WEBCAST - Click here to view the Caption Text from late morning session (HTML) 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
11:30 – 12:30 p.m. Panel – Theme: Transfer (Chesapeake D-F )
3-4 Teachers; Moderator – Jay Dubner, Columbia University
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.. Lunch (Chesapeake D-F Foyer)
1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Poster Session - 18 Programs (Chesapeake 10-12)
3:30 – 3:50 p.m. Break (Chesapeake D-F Foyer & Chesapeake B - Internet Cafe)
10/23 - Saturday WEBCAST - Click here to view the Caption Text from afternoon session (HTML) 3:50 pm - 5:15 pm
3:50 – 5:00 p.m. Speaker – Thread: Communication (Chesapeake D-F)
Dr. Kendall Haven
Author, STORY PROOF: The Science Behind the Startling Power of Story
5:00 – 5:15 p.m. Wrap Up (Chesapeake D-F)
Mary Poats & Kathleen Bergin
National Science Foundation

Note: There is no scheduled dinner this evening. There are many restaurants within walking distance from the Gaylord Hotel. You will be provided a list of options upon arrival.
10/24 – Sunday WEBCAST - Click here to view the Caption Text from morning session (HTML) 8:30 am - 9:45 am
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (Chesapeake D-F Foyer)
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Review and Logistics (Chesapeake D-F)
Michael Kennedy
Distinguished Albert Einstein Fellow
Department of Energy
8:45 – 9:45 a.m. Panel – Theme: STEM (Chesapeake D-F)
3-4 Scientists; Moderator - Andy David, NOAA
9:45 – 11:00 a.m. Round Table Discussions – Theme: STEM Transfer (Chesapeake D-F)
11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Break (Chesapeake D-F Foyer & Chesapeake B - Internet Cafe)
10/24 - Sunday WEBCAST - Click here to view the Caption Text from late morning session (HTML) 11:00 am - 11:30 am
11:15 – 12:00 a.m. Next Steps, Conference Summary, and Future Funding Opportunities (Chesapeake D-F)
Planning Committee Members
12:00 – 12:30 p.m Conference Evaluation and Travel Reimbursement Logistics (Chesapeake D-F)


Conference Advisory Council Members

Louisa Koch, Director, NOAA Education
Bill Valdez, Director, DOE, Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists
Pat O'Connell Johnson, Team Leader, ED, Mathematics and Science Partnerships Program
Linda Slakey, Director, NSF Division of Undergraduate Education
Gail Scowcroft, Executive Director, COSEE, University of Rhode Island
Jay Dubner, Program Coordinator, Summer Research Program


Conference Planning Committee Members

Jennifer Hammond, Director, NOAA Teacher at Sea Program
Michael Kennedy, Albert Einstein Fellow, DOE, Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists
Pat O'Connell Johnson, Team Leader, ED, Mathematics and Science Partnerships program
Kathleen Bergin, Program Director, NSF, Division of Undergraduate Education
Mary Poats, Program Manager, NSF, Division of Engineering Education and Centers
Elizabeth McMahon, Deputy, NOAA Teacher at Sea Program
Elizabeth Bullock, Program Specialist, NOAA Teacher at Sea Program
Robert Hansen, Outreach Manager, NOAA Education

 

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