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GK-12 Program
Informal Meeting Tentative Schedule

(Last updated on June 30, 2002)

 

Sunday, July 7, 2002 at the Holiday Inn

7-9 PM Reception for the National Computational Science Leadership Program

(Note: GK-12 participants are welcome to attend the reception.)

 

Monday, July 8, 2002 at the Season's Restaurant, Holiday Inn

7-8:30 AM Breakfast
7:30-8:30 AM Registration
8:30-9 AM Welcome
9-9:30 AM Role of GK-12 Program in Graduate Education (by Eric Jakobsson)
9:30-10:30 AM Introduction to Modeling (by Robert Panoff)
10:30-11 AM Break
11-12:30 PM Informal Sharing by GK-12 Teams at:
  • Hinsdale Central High School (by Smitha Sriram)
  • Danville High School (by Rebecca Kruse and Shelley Barker)
12:3-1:30 PM Lunch
1:30-4 PM Parallel Workshops: (with Breaks included)
  • Modeling in Mathematics (by Holly Hirst) [Salon A]
  • Modeling in Physics (by Robert Panoff) [Salon B]
  • Modeling in Environmental Science (by Bruce Hannon) [Salon C]
  • Modeling in Chemistry (by Shawn Sendlinger) [Salon D]
  • Modeling in Biology (by Eric Jakobsson) [Salon F]
4-5:30 PM Informal Sharing by GK-12 teams at:
  • Urbana High School (by John Sabo and Paul Lock)
  • Hinsdale Central High School (by Steven Moore and Kathleen Gabric)
5:30-7:30 PM Dinner at Holiday Inn (with a keynote talk on the "Role of GK-12 Program in EdGrid" by Lisa Bievenue) [Killarney's]

 

Tuesday, July 9, 2002 at the Season's Restaurant, Holiday Inn

7-8:30 AM Breakfast
7:30-8:30 AM Registration
8:30-11 AM Parallel Workshops: (with Breaks included)
  • Stella Beginner (by Holly Hirst) [Salon A]
  • Stella Advanced (by Garrett Love) [Salon B]
  • Excel Advanced (by Edna Gentry) [Salon C]
  • Biology Workbench Beginner (by John Sabo) [Salon D]
  • ChemViz Beginner (by Barry Rowe) [Salon E]
  • StarLogo (by Michael Novak) [Salon F]
11-12:30 PM Informal Sharing by GK-12 teams at:
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham (led by Gypsy Abbott)
  • University of Alabama at Huntsvillle (led by Edna Gentry)
12:30-1:30 PM Lunch
1:30-4 PM Parallel Workshops: (with Breaks included)
  • Stella Advanced (by Holly Hirst) [Salon A]
  • Mathematica Beginner (by Garrett Love) [Salon B]
  • Data Visualization/Image Processing (by Lisa Bievenue) [Salon C]
  • Biology Workbench Advanced (by Bruce Southey) [Salon D]
  • ChemViz Advanced (by Barry Rowe) [Salon E]
  • SimSurface and GalaxSee (by Robert Panoff) [Salon F]
4-5:30 PM Informal Sharing by GK-12 teams at:
  • Technology Center of DuPage (by Dustin Lindley and Sean Dannenfeldt)
  • Technology Center of DuPage (by Keren Moses)
5:30-7:30 PM Dinner at Holiday Inn (with a keynote talk on "Learning through Modeling and Visualization" by Del Harnisch) [Salon A]

 

Wednesday, July 10, 2002 at NCSA (Room 3269, Beckman Institute)

8:30-9 AM Welcome
9-10:15 AM The Nature of Inquiry and The Inquiry Page (by Bertram C. Bruce)
10:15-10:30 AM Break
10:30-12:30 PM Evaluation Team Research (by Del Harnisch, Bertram C. Bruce, Sharon Comstock, Bharat Mehra)
12:30-1:30 PM Lunch
1:30-2:45 PM The Introduction to the Learning and Teaching Workbench (by Michael Novak)
2:45-3:15 PM Break
3:15-5 PM Reflections on Learning and Teaching and GK-12 Plans for 2002-2003 (by Eric Jakobsson, Richard Braatz, Bertram C. Bruce, Del Harnisch, Gypsy Abbott, and Edna Gentry)
5:30-7:30 PM Dinner at the Bread Company (706 South Goodwin Avenue in Urbana)

(Note to GK-12 teams: Please review the informal meeting notes.)


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