2008 MSP LNC Breakout Sessions Schedule

BREAKOUT 1 - MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2008, 10:15 AM – 12:00 PM

Breakout / Session #		First Presenter	Title of Presentation	Projects(s)	Discipline	Strand	Room
K-12 STUDENT OUTCOMES - Course Taking and Achievement
	1A	Quindel	Revitalizing Algebra: Unstructuring Tasks	REvitalizing ALgebra	Math	Learning	Adams	View Poster
	1B	Kramer	What Does a Math Course Buy You?	Math and Science Partnership of Greater Philadelphia	Math	Learning	Adams	View Poster
K-12 STUDENT OUTCOMES - Curriculum-sensitive Assessment to Improve Achievement
	2	Schmidt	Connecting Curriculum Sensitive Assessment with Teacher Professional Development and Student Learning Outcomes	Promoting Rigorous Outcomes in Mathematics/Science Education	Math & Science	Learning	Cabinet	View Poster
PARTNERSHIPS AS NETWORKS - Social Network Analysis
	3A	Hanssen	School Based Partnerships: Using Social Network Analysis to Measure Progress Towards Distributed Leadership	Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership	Math	Partnership	Bancroft	View Poster
	3B	May	Creating a Sustainable Professional Network of K-16 Science Faculty	Vertically Integrated Partnerships K-16	Science	Partnership	Bancroft	View Poster
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES - Mathematics PLCs
	4A	Carlson	Attributes of Professional Learning Communities that Support Meaningful Discourse About Learning and Teaching	Project Pathways	Math	Partnership	Caucus	View Poster
	4B	Carlson	Supporting Improvements in the Teaching of Precalculus Level Mathematics	Project Pathways	Math	Partnership	Caucus	View Poster
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES - Distributed Leadership, Social Networks
	5	Spillane	Professional Learning Communities (PLC) for Mathematics Education in Middle Schools	Distributed Leadership for Middle School Mathematics Education	Math	Partnership	Chevy Chase	View Poster
MEASURING THE VALUE OF PARTNERSHIPS - Tools for Measuring Partnership Growth and Outcomes
	6A	Fuller	Umbrella Partnerships: How the MSP Investment Can Build Enduring Capacity for the Ongoing Improvement of Math and Science Education	Appalachian Mathematics and Science Partnership	Math & Science	Partnership	Conservatory	View Poster
	6B	Broughton	Is Your Partnership Effective?: An Analysis of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District Math and Science Partnership	Cleveland Math and Science Partnership	Math & Science	Partnership	Conservatory	View Poster
CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OF TEACHERS - Science, Middle School Emphasis
	7A	Smith	The Importance of Teacher Content Knowledge for Student Learning	Assessing Teacher Learning About Science Teaching	Science	Teaching	Dupont	View Poster
	7B	Basile	Examining Teacher Content Knowledge in the Context of Science Notebooks	Rocky Mountain Middle School Math and Science Partnership	Science	Teaching	Dupont	View Poster
CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OF TEACHERS - Mathematics, K-5 Emphasis
	8A	Gilbert	P-5 Mathematics Endorsement: Impact and Lessons Learned	Partnership for Reform in Science and Mathematics	Math	Teaching	Map	View Poster
	8B	Whitenack	K-5 Virginia Mathematics Specialist Project: A Preliminary Report	Preparing Virginia's Mathematics Specialists	Math	Teaching	Map	View Poster
TEACHER LEADERS
	9A	Miller	What Do We Know About Teacher Leaders’ Practice and How Well Do We Know It?	Knowledge Management and Dissemination	Math & Science	Teaching	Jackson	View Poster
	9B	Landel	A Comprehensive Professional Development Program to Prepare Effective Teacher Leaders in Science	North Cascades and Olympic Science Partnership	Science	Teaching	Jackson	View Poster
TEACHER INDUCTION
	10A	Britton	STEM Teacher Learning Communities: International Examples and Issues	Research on MSP Teacher Recruitment, Induction, Retention	Math & Science	Teaching	Independence	View Poster
	10B	Britton	Beginning Mathematics and Science Teachers: Study of Their Subject-Specific Needs and Induction	Research on MSP Teacher Recruitment, Induction, Retention	Math & Science	Teaching	Independence	View Poster
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Mathematics, Multiple Perspectives
	11A	Harris	VMP’s Loosely Coupled-Tightly Coupled Model for Site Planning and Implementation	Vermont Mathematics Partnership	Math	Teaching	State	View Poster
	11B	Bocian	The Effectiveness of Professional Development on Teacher Best Practices and Student Learning: Conflicting Results from Multimethod/Multisource Data Sets	Mathematical ACTS	Math	Teaching	State	View Poster
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BREAKOUT 2 - MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2008, 1:30 – 3:15 PM

Breakout / Session #		First Presenter	Title of Presentation	Projects(s)	Discipline	Strand	Room
K-12 STUDENT OUTCOMES - Professional Development and Achievement
	12A	Toma	Student Achievement and the Appalachian Math and Science Partnership	Appalachian Mathematics and Science Partnership	Math & Science	Learning	Cabinet	View Poster
	12B	Bryant	Great Expectations: Mining State Level Data for Baseline Comparisons to Augment Randomized Experimental Designs	Mathematical ACTS	Math	Learning	Cabinet	View Poster
K-12 STUDENT OUTCOMES - Analyzing Variables to Improve Student Learning
	13	Mills	Designing a Cost-Effective Field Trial for an Intervention in a Messy System with Multiple, Interacting Variables	MSPinNYC	Math & Science	Learning	Adams	View Poster
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES - Developing PLCs
	14A	Pagni	The Impact on Mathematics Teaching Environments through Establishing, Developing, and Maintaining Professional Learning Communities	Teachers Assisting Students to Excel in Learning Mathematics	Math	Partnership	Caucus	View Poster
	14B	Nelson	The Role of a Science Partnership in the Development of Building-based Professional Learning Communities	North Cascades and Olympic Science Partnership	Science	Partnership	Caucus	View Poster
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES - Broad, K-12 and IHE
	15	Monsaas	Using P-16 Professional Learning Communities to Facilitate Partnerships and Improve Teaching and Learning	Partnership for Reform in Science and Mathematics	Math & Science	Partnership	Bancroft	View Poster
MEASURING THE VALUE OF PARTNERSHIPS - Policy and Transformational Outcomes Related to Partnerships
	16	Kingsley	The Influence of Policy Inducements and Embedded Relations on the Formation and Operations of Partnerships	Alternative Approaches to Evaluating STEM Education Partnerships	Math & Science	Partnership	Chevy Chase	View Poster
CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OF TEACHERS - Mathematics Content, LMT Measure
	17A	Cochran	Deepening Mathematics Understanding of Middle School Teachers	Greater Birmingham Mathematics Partnership	Math	Teaching	Conservatory	View Poster
	17B	Weaver	Growth in Teachers’ Mathematics Content Knowledge for Teaching	Oregon Mathematics Leadership Institute Partnership	Math	Teaching	Conservatory	View Poster
CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OF TEACHERS - Science, Middle and High School Emphasis
	18A	Levy	Do Highly Qualified Science Teachers Provide High Quality Science Instruction?	Boston Science Partnership	Science	Teaching	Dupont	View Poster
	18B	Karp	Contextualized Content Courses: Lessons Learned and Implications	Boston Science Partnership	Science	Teaching	Dupont	View Poster
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Mathematics, Multiple Perspectives
	19	Stevens	Deep Experience of Mathematics: Impact on Teachers	Focus on Mathematics	Math	Teaching	Map	View Poster
IHE TEACHING
	20A	Henry	PRISM: Changing Pedagogy of STEM Faculty	Partnership for Reform in Science and Mathematics	Math & Science	Teaching	Jackson	View Poster
	20B	Donovan	Curriculum Development as a Mechanism for Changing Science Faculty Knowledge and Beliefs About Teaching and Learning	North Cascades and Olympic Science Partnership	Science	Teaching	Jackson	View Poster
SPECIAL INTEREST SESSION 1
	21	Schweingruber	Incorporating the Science of Learning in STEM Teaching and Learning: How People Learn, Taking Science to School and Ready, Set, Science!		Science	SIS	State
SPECIAL INTEREST SESSION 2
	22	Voss	Technology Workshops for MSP sites: Free Dynamic Mathematics Software GeoGebra		Math	SIS	Independence
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BREAKOUT 3 - TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2008, 10:45 AM – 12:45 PM

Breakout / Session #		First Presenter	Title of Presentation	Projects(s)	Discipline	Strand	Room
K-12 STUDENT OUTCOMES - Changing Infrastructure to Support Math Teaching and Learning
	23A	Sayler	Improving the Infrastructure for K-12 Mathematics	Promoting Reflective Inquiry in Mathematics Education	Math	Learning	Cabinet	View Poster
	23B	Weaver	Implementation Fidelity of Professional Development and Student Achievement Outcomes	Oregon Mathematics Leadership Institute Partnership	Math	Learning	Cabinet	View Poster
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OUTCOMES - Changing IHE Courses
	24A	Frechtling	Changing Undergraduate Chemistry Instruction Through Discovery Learning: A Look at Student Performance and Attitudes	Vertically Integrated Partnerships K-16	Science	Learning	Adams	View Poster
	24B	Cochran	Inquiry-Based Mathematics Instruction at the University Level	Greater Birmingham Mathematics Partnership	Math	Teaching	Adams	View Poster
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES - Mathematics Institute PLCs
	25A	Sack	The Impact of the Lead-teacher Professional Learning Community within the Rice University Mathematics Leadership Institute	Rice University Mathematics Leadership Institute	Math	Partnership	Caucus	View Poster
	25B	Davis	PD3: Opening Classroom Doors as a Vehicle for Change	Park City Mathematics Institute	Math	Partnership	Caucus	View Poster
MEASURING THE VALUE OF PARTNERSHIPS - Tools for Measuring Partnership Growth and Outcomes
	26A	Jones	Building and Maintaining Strong K-16 Partnerships Across State, Regional and Local Levels	Partnership for Reform in Science and Mathematics	Math & Science	Partnership	Bancroft	View Poster
	26B	Minstrell	Assessing the Emergence of Partnership	North Cascades and Olympic Science Partnership	Science	Partnership	Bancroft	View Poster
ENGAGING STEM FACULTY IN PARTNERSHIPS - Incentives and Cultural Change
	27A	Zhang	Beyond Stipends and Release Time: Providing Incentives to STEM Faculty	Effect of STEM Faculty Engagement in MSP: A Longitudinal Perspective	Math & Science	Partnership	Chevy Chase	View Poster
	27B	Hora	Measuring and Modeling Cultural Change in Higher Education	System-Wide Change for All Learners and Educators	Math & Science	Partnership	Chevy Chase	View Poster
CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OF TEACHERS - Knowledge Management
	28A	Weiss	What Do We Know About Deepening Mathematics/Science Teacher Knowledge and How Well Do We Know It?	Knowledge Management and Dissemination	Math & Science	Teaching	Conservatory	View Poster
	28B	Heck	Moving Knowledge Forward by Strengthening the Evidence in Empirical Research	Knowledge Management and Dissemination	Math & Science	Teaching	Conservatory	View Poster
CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OF TEACHERS - Science, Specific Courses
	29A	Johnson	Evaluating the Effects of Intervention on Teacher Learning in an Online Heat and Temperature Course	Fulcrum Institute for Leadership in Science Education	Science	Teaching	Dupont	View Poster
	29B	Vazquez	Breaking the Disciplinary Barriers: A Concept-centered Approach to the Teaching of Biotechnology	Puerto Rico Math and Science Partnership	Science	Teaching	Dupont	View Poster
SPECIAL INTEREST SESSION 3
	30	Johnson	The United States Department of Education's Mathematics and Science Partnerships (MSP) Program		Math & Science	SIS	Map
SPECIAL INTEREST SESSION 4
	31	Shaw	Panel on Publishing: Where to Go and How to Make it Happen		Math & Science	SIS	State
SPECIAL INTEREST SESSION 5
	32	McMullin	Sustainability - Developing Funding Models for Induction Support & Sustaining School and College Partnerships		Math & Science	SIS	Jackson
SPECIAL INTEREST SESSION 6
	33	Arce	Chemical Education		Science	SIS	Independence