The Collaboratory Project's Eleventh Annual Symposium

Friday, May 2, 2008 - 8:30-2:30
Louis Room, Norris Center, Northwestern University Campus
1999 South Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60201

Agenda

8:00-8:30	Registration & Continental Breakfast Pick up CPDU forms at the Registration Desk before 8:30
8:45-9:05	Welcome Bob Davis, Director, The Collaboratory Project, Northwestern University Mort Rahimi, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Technology Officer, Northwestern University
9:05-9:20	General Session Gallery of Projects in the Collaboratory Roxana Hadad, Bonnie Thurber, Paul Hertz The Collaboratory Project, Northwestern University
9:20-9:30	Break
9:30-11:50	Concurrent Sessions
	I. Collaboratory Initiatives
9:30-9:55	Ia. iVote! '08 Roxana Hadad, The Collaboratory Project, Evanston, IL
10:05-10:30	Ib. Illinois Youth Summit & The Fairchild Challenge Nisan Chavkin, Constitutional Rights Foundation of Chicago, Chicago, IL Treenen Sturman, Chicago Botanic Garden, Highland Park, IL
10:40-11:05	Ic. IDNR Illinois Biodiversity Studies Valerie Keener, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Springfield, IL
11:15-11:40	Id. Student Quasar Research Project Kate Meredith, Educational Consultant, USA
	II. Collaboratory Newcomers
9:30-10:30	IIa. Collaboratory Overview for Newcomers Bonnie Thurber, The Collaboratory Project, Evanston, IL Linda Smentek, Steven K. Hayt School, Chicago, IL Pam McDermott, Glen Crest Middle School, Glenview, IL Edwina Justice, Gunsaulus Academy, Chicago, IL
10:40-11:05	IIc. Across Chicago Andre Lemoine, Orozco Academy, Chicago, IL Wade Tillett, Daniel Boone Elementary School, Chicago, IL
11:15-11:40	IId. When Will I Ever Use This? Jan Hackman, McHenry School District, McHenry, IL Ruth Shunick, McHenry Middle School, McHenry, IL
	III. Collaboratory Sponsored Projects
9:30-9:55	IIIa. National Poetry Month-McHenry & National Poetry Month-Wilmette Ruth Shunick, McHenry Middle School, McHenry, IL Beth Burke & Jodi Macauley, Wilmette Jr. High School, Wilmette, IL
10:05-10:30	IIIb. What am I Thankful For Huong Banh, Orrington Elementary School, Evanston, IL
10:40-11:05	IIIc. A Day in Our Neighborhood DeShonda Sisco, Richard Milburn High School, Chicago, IL
11:15-11:40	IIId. Scariest Stories-Hayt & Scariest Stories-Eisenhower Debbie Borugian & Linda Smentek, Stephen K. Hayt School, Chicago, IL Jacque Toth, Eisenhower Academy, Joliet, IL
11:40-12:20	Lunch & Table Talks
12:20-12:45	What's New in the Collaboratory
12:45-1:00	Project of the Year Award To Be Announced
1:05-2:05	Concurrent Sessions I. Participating in a Collaboratory Sponsored Project Bonnie Thurber, The Collaboratory Project, Evanston, IL II. Creating a Project in the Collaboratory Roxana Hadad, The Collaboratory Project, Evanston, IL
2:10-2:30	Closing Remarks Bob Davis, Director, The Collaboratory Project, Northwestern University
2:30	Symposium Ends Return your Evaluation & CPDU forms to the registration desk after 2:30