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GK-12 Program Orientation 2003-2004

In this orientation GK-12 Teams will be meeting to formulate strategies and goals for the upcoming academic year. There will be discussions relating to Community Inquiry Labs, the use of visualization tools in the classroom and the importance of evaluation. Additionally, there will be hands-on activities demonstrating specific programs, such as Biology Student Workbench, ChemViz, STELLA, EADS Portal, and math visualization tools.

 

July 12, 2003, 10 AM - 4 PM
Holiday Inn, Urbana, 1001 Killarney St. Urbana, IL US 61801 (Room TBA)
RSVP: Brent Palmer, cc: Umesh Thakkar and Sharon Comstock

Agenda:
10:00-10:30 AMBreakfast/Welcome 
10:30-10:45 AMIntroductions Delwyn Harnisch
10:45-11:30 AMCommunity Inquiry LabsChip Bruce, Sharon Comstock
11:30-12:15 PM Needs of GK-12 TeamChip Bruce, Sharon Comstock
12:15-1:00 PMModeling and Visualization in EducationMichael Novak, Lisa Bievenue, Michael Kandianis
  1:00-2:00 PMLunch 
  2:00-2:30 PMEvaluation and NSF RelationshipDelwyn Harnisch, Sharon Comstock
  2:30-4:00 PMParallel Working Sessions: 
Biology Student WorkbenchKathy Gabric, Deanna Raineri
ChemVizMichael Kandianis
STELLAMichael Kandianis
Inquiry PageChip Bruce, Sharon Comstock
EADS PortalMichael Novak, Lisa Bievenue
Math visualization tools (NetMath, MathEverywhere)Jerry Uhl

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The grant that supported this program has come to an end. GK12 continues at UIUC under the auspices of LAS. You can find information about the continuation at http://gk12-uiuc.net/

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