Symposium 2005The Collaboratory Project
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The Collaboratory Project's Eighth Annual Symposium
 
Friday, April 29, 2005 - 8:30 am-2:30 pm
Louis Room, Norris Center, Northwestern University Campus
1999 South Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60201
 

 
2005 Symposium Agenda
 
8:00-8:30 Registration & Continental Breakfast
Pick up CPDU forms at the Registration Desk before 8:30

8:30-9:00 Welcome
Gary Greenberg, Director, The Collaboratory Project, Northwestern University

9:00-9:30 General Session: Gallery of Student Work in the Collaboratory
Gary Greenberg and Bonnie Thurber, Karen Percak, and Roxana Hadad, Collaboratory Project, Northwestern University

9:40-11:50 Concurrent Breakout Sessions

I. The Collaboratory in Your School

9:40-10:05 Ia. MS Social Studies: Voyages of Discovery
Balazs Dibuz, Quest Academy, Palatine, IL

10:15-10:40 Ib. 3-6 Language Arts: Author Spotlight; The Egypt Game
Kim Kallieris, McHenry School District 15, Carrie Johnson, Hilltop Elementary School, and Kay Collins, McHenry Middle School, McHenry, IL

10:50-11:15 Ic. K-5 Science; Social Studies: Oceanography; Black History
Darlene Andre, Northbrook School District 28, Nicole Mohrdieck, and Rich Viviano, Meadowbrook School, Northbrook, IL

11:25-11:50 Id. 4-6 Language Arts: Art & Poetry
Trina Cherney, Linda Smentek, and Yvonne Smith, Stephen K. Hayt School, Chicago, IL and Alice George, Poet Mentor, Evanston, IL

II. First Steps in the Collaboratory

9:40-10:05 IIa. K-12 Social Studies: Collaboratory State-wide Projects
Roxana Hadad, Collaboratory Project, Evanston, and Linda Carson, Valley View Elementary School, McHenry, IL


10:15-10:40 IIb. MS Science; Foreign Language: Understanding Science; LexiTown
Thomas Springborn, Aspen ES/Hawthorn CCSD 73, Vernon Hills, IL

10:50-11:15 IIc. MS Social Studies: Separate but Equal???
Patty Burns, DaVinci Academy, Elgin, IL

11:25-11:50 IId. 5-8 Implementing a School-wide Project: iVote, Elmhurst
Helen Lazzaro, Elmhurst School District 205 and Katy Padberg, Sandburg Elementary School, Elmhurst, IL

III. The Collaboratory and Professional Development

9:40-10:05 IIIa. HS/MS Math Science: Teacher Professional Development to Promote Student Excellence in Mathematics and Science
Ed Suddarth, Hamilton Jefferson ROE 25, Mt. Vernon, Dirk Wongsopawiro, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Linda Borries, Newton Community High School, Newton, IL

10:15-10:40 IIIb. K-12 Curriculum Development: Coaching Teachers to Create Standards Aligned Lessons
Penny Murphy, Standards Aligned Classroom, ROE 48, Peoria, and Cindy Ankeney and Barb Baker, Lombard Jr. High School, Galesburg, IL

10:50-11:15 IIIc. K-8 Curriculum Development: Using SBCI for K-8 School-wide Curriculum Development
Yvonne Smith, Linda Smentek, Sarwar Baig, Susan Feiler and Molly O'Connell, Stephen K. Hayt School, Chicago, IL

11:25-11:50 IIId. K-8 District-wide Curriculum Development: McHenry's District-wide Curriculum Plan
Jan Hackman, McHenry School District 15 and Ruth Shunick, McHenry Middle School, McHenry, IL

IV. The Collaboratory beyond Your Classroom

9:40-10:05 No Session

10:15-10:40 IVb. HS Science: Variable Quasars in the START Astronomy Collaboratory
Kate Meredith, Consultant, Trempealeau, WI

10:50-11:15 IVc. K-20 Science; Social Studies: The Lincoln Park Zoo South Pond Project
Mark Larson, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, and Karen Percak, Collaboratory Project

11:25-11:50 IVd. HS Science; Social Studies: Tropical Forests of Costa Rica: Connecting with the Community
James Gerry, John Thompson, Brittany Oleson (student), and Kathy Barnes (student), Illinois Math & Science Academy, Aurora, IL

11:50-12:30 Lunch with Table Talks

12:30-12:50 HS Science Video Conference Presentation: The START Astronomy Research Collaboratory
Kate Meredith, Consultant, Trempealeau, WI, and Carl Pennypacker, University of California, Berkeley, CA

12:50-1:00 Welcome
Mort Rahimi Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Northwestern University

What's New in the Collaboratory
Gary Greenberg

1:00-1:55 Concurrent Panel Discussions

I. Integrating the Collaboratory
Balazs, Dibuz, Quest Academy, Palatine; Ed Suddarth, Hamilton/Jefferson ROE 25, Mt. Vernon; and Jan Hackman, McHenry School District 15, McHenry, IL

II. The Collaboratory in Your Classroom and Reaching Out to Others
Lori Abrahams, Grayslake District 46, Grayslake, Lucy Gray, The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, Chicago, and Ruth Shunick, McHenry Middle School, McHenry, IL

III. Mentoring, Coaching, Peer Review and Assessment Thomas Springborn, Aspen ES/Hawthorn CCSD 73, Vernon Hills; Dirk Wongsopawiro, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; and Cindy Ankeney, Lombard Jr. High School, Galesburg, IL

2:00-2:30 Project of the Year Award

Closing Remarks
Gary Greenberg

2:30 Symposium Ends
Return your evaluation and CPDU forms to the registration desk after 2:30.


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