| Wednesday, October 4, 2006 |
7:45-8:30 a.m.
Ballroom Foyer |
Coffee, juice, and morning snacks |
8:30-8:45 a.m.
Ballroom BCD |
Welcome and introductions Catherine Callow-Heusser, Jim Hamos |
8:45-10:15 a.m.
Ballroom BCD |
Keynote: Evidence-Based Evaluation Findings Using Systems Change and Complexity Science Frameworks and Ways of Thinking
Michael Quinn Patton |
10:15-10:45 a.m. |
Break |
10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. |
Session I |
Alumni |
Strand A: Measuring Changes in Teacher Content Knowledge Discussant: Jim Dorward |
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Huinker, Sass and Walker (MSP: Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership: Sharing in Leadership for Student Success): Measuring Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching: Measurement and Modeling Issues in Constructing and Using Teacher Assessments
Basile, Koellner, Kimbrough, Jacobson, Morris, Heath, and Lakshmanan (MSP: Rocky Mountain Middle School Mathematics and Science Partnership: 15 Months to Highly Qualified): The Veritable Quandary of Measuring Teacher Content Knowledge |
Ballroom BCD |
Strand B: Measuring the Impact of Professional Development Discussant: Norm Webb |
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Weiss and Miller (RETA: Knowledge Management and Dissemination for the MSPs, Horizon Research): Deepening Teacher Content Knowledge for Teaching: A Review of the Evidence
Smithson and Blank (RETA: Longitudinal Design to Measure Effects of MSP Professional Development in Improving Quality of Instruction in Mathematics and Science Education, CCSSO): Indicators of Quality of Teacher Professional Development and Instructional Change Using Data from Surveys of Enacted Curriculum: Findings from NSF MSP-RETA Project |
Regents |
Strand C: STEM Involvement in K-12 Discussant: Jennifer Steele |
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Monsaas (MSP: Partnership for Reform in Science and Mathematics (PRISM), Georgia): Engaging Higher Education Faculty in K-16 Learning Communities to Improve Teaching and Learning in Science and Mathematics in the K-12 Schools
Olitsky (MSP: The Mathematics and Science Partnership of Greater Philadelphia, MSPGP): Increasing Teacher Content Knowledge through STEM Faculty Involvement |
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Ballroom BCD |
Networking Lunch |
1:00-2:45 p.m. |
Session II |
Alumni |
Strand A: Linking Changes in Teacher Knowledge and Practice to Learning
Discussant: Steve Meyer |
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Lamm and Sloan (MSP: Alliance for Improvement of Mathematics Skills in PreK-16, Texas): Focused Mathematics Professional Development Results in Student Achievement Gains
Nolte and Harris (MSP: Vermont Mathematics Partnership): VMP Evaluation Findings Related to Changes in Teaching Practice, Drawn from Qualitative Focus Group Data
Saylor and Apaza (MSP: PRIME: Promoting Reflective Inquiry in Mathematics Education, South Dakota): Using Data to Guide Mathematics Reform within a K-12 District |
Ballroom BCD |
Strand B: The Impact of Partnerships and Participation on K-12 Discussant: Judy Monsaas |
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Zhang and McInerney (RETA: The Effect of STEM Faculty Engagement in MSP: A Longitudinal Perspective, Westat): Exploration of the Process and Impact of STEM Faculty Involvement
Parsad, Frechtling, Shapiro, and May (MSP: Vertically Integrated Partnerships K-16, VIP K-16, Maryland): Networking Among VIP Participants: Innovative Survey Research on New Collaborative Relationships
Steele, Pane, Williams, and Olmsted (MSP: MSP of Southwest Pennsylvania): Professional Development Participation and the Role of Administrator Involvement in the MSP of Southwest Pennsylvania |
Regents |
Strand C: Increasing Content Knowledge to Change Student Learning
Discussant: Donna Mertens |
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Bravo and Arce (MSP: Puerto Rico Mathematics and Science Partnership): Teachers’ and Students’ Learning With Understanding in Science and Mathematics: Methods and Results from PRMSP/Alacima
Atwood and Christopher (MSP: Appalachian Mathematics and Science Partnership, Kentucky): Pre-service Elementary Teachers’ Understanding of Standards-based Magnetism Concepts
Cochran (MSP: A Greater Birmingham Partnership: Building Communities of Learners and Leaders in Middle School Mathematics, Alabama): Evaluation of the Greater Birmingham Mathematics Partnership (GBMP): A Comprehensive Approach to Evaluating Changes in Teachers’ Mathematics Understanding |
2:45-3:15 p.m. |
Break |
3:15-4:30 p.m. |
Session III |
Alumni |
Strand A: Defining and Measuring Partnerships Discussant: Joy Frechtling |
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Clifford, Millar, Tran and Hora (MSP: System-Wide Change for all Learners and Educators (SCALE), Wisconsin): Magic or Mirrors? Questions about Partnership as a Construct Arising from Micro-Level Case Analysis
Landel and Ohana (MSP: North Cascades and Olympic Science Partnership, Washington): Emerging Conceptions of Effective K-12-Higher Education Partnerships |
Ballroom BCD |
Strand B: Changing Higher Ed to Impact K-12 Partnerships and Teacher Quality
Discussant: TBA |
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Kutal, Butler, Connor, Ellett, Henry, Hessinger, Kettlewell, Kozaitis, Miller, Rich, Vandergrift, and Zinsmeister
(MSP: Partnership for Reform in Science and Mathematics, Georgia): Developing a Reward Structure for Higher Education Faculty Involvement in K-12 Schools
Shapiro, Benson, Maloney, Frank, Dezfooli, Susskind, and Muñoz
(MSP: Vertically Integrated Partnerships K-16, VIP K-16, Maryland): Change and Sustainability in Higher Education (CASHÉ): Report on Course and Curriculum Changes in Math and Science Partnership (MSP) Programs |
Regents |
Strand C: Linking Teaching to Learning Discussant: TBA |
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Meyer and Sutton (Math in the Middle Institute Partnership, RMC Research): Linking Teacher Characteristics to Student Mathematics Outcomes: Preliminary Evidence of Impact on Teachers and Students after Participation in the First Year of the Math in the Middle Institute Partnership
Hanssen (MSP: Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership: Sharing in Leadership for Student Success): The Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership: A Path Model for Evaluating Teacher and Student Effects |
4:45-5:15 p.m.
Ballroom BCD |
Keynote: Findings from the Evaluation Capacity Building Think Tank
Rosalie Torres and Catherine Callow-Heusser |
5:15-5:30 p.m.
Ballroom BCD |
Summarizing Day 1 Catherine Callow-Heusser |
6:30-8:00 p.m.
Ballroom Foyer |
Evening Reception |
