Collaboratory SymposiumThe Collaboratory Project
 


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  Welcome to Symposium 2005  
   
         
 
 
Welcome from the Director

Gary Greenberg, Director, The Collaboratory Project, opens the 2005 Symposium

 
         
 
 
General Session

Gallery of Student Work
Gary Greenberg and Bonnie Thurber, Karen Percak, and Roxana Hadad, The Collaboratory Project, Northwestern University

 
 
     
  Breakout Sessions  
   
         
 
 
I. The Collaboratory in Your School

Facilitated by Gary Greenberg

Middle School Social Studies: Voyages of Discovery
Balazs Dibuz, Quest Academy, Palatine, IL


 
 
 

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

 

 
 
 

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

 

 
 
 

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

 

 
         
 
 
II. First Steps in the Collaboratory

Facilitated by Roxana Hadad

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


 
 
 

MS Science; Foreign Language: Understanding Science; LexiTown
Thomas Springborn, Aspen ES/Hawthorn CCSD 73, Vernon Hills, IL

 

 
 
 

MS Social Studies: Separate but Equal???
Patty Burns, DaVinci Academy, Elgin, IL

 

 
 
 

MS Social Studies: iVote Elmhurst
Helen Lazzaro, Elmhurst School District 205 and Katy Padberg, Sandburg Elementary School, Elmhurst, IL

 

 
         
 
 
III. The Collaboratory and Professional Development

Facilitated by Bonnie Thurber

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


 
 
 

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

 

 
 
 

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

 

 
 
 

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

Facilitated by Karen Percak

HS Science: Variable Quasars in the START Astronomy Collaboratory
Kate Meredith, Consultant, Trempealeau, WI


 
 
 

K-20 Science; Social Studies: The Lincoln Park Zoo South Pond Project
Mark Larson, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, and Karen Percak, Collaboratory Project

 

 
 
 

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

 

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

 
     
  Welcome from the Vice President  
   
         
 
 

Mort Rahimi, Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Northwestern University

 
     
  What's New in the Collaboratory  
   
         
 
 

Gary Greenberg, Paul Hertz and Rich Barone, The Collaboratrory Project

 
     
  Concurrent Panel Discussions  
   
         
 
 
Integrating the Collaboratory

Facilitated by Bonnie Thurber

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

Facilitated by Karen Percak

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

Facilitated by Roxana Hadad and Gary Greenberg

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

 
     
  Project of the Year  
   
         
 
 
Project of the Year

Presented by Gary Greenberg
Director, the Collaboratory Project

iVote-Elmhurst Helen Lazzaro, Elmhurst School District 205 and Katy Padberg, Sandburg Elementary School, Elmhurst, IL

 
     
  Closing Remarks  
   
         
 
 

Gary Greenberg, Director, The Collaboratory Project

 

 
         
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Created: 20 June 2005
Last Updated: 23 June 2005