Enhancing Connections:
The K-16 Community and Integrating Science in the Curriculum
Project Kaleidoscope
(PKAL) Philadelphia Regional
Network Workshop
6 April, 2002
Bryn Mawr College
Act 48 credit (six hours) is available through Bryn Mawr College for participating precollege educators.
This meeting, to be held 6 April at Bryn Mawr College (directions), is intended to bring together regional precollege and college educators who share a common interest in making science and mathematics a more successful and integral part of the student experience at all levels of the educational process. The meeting has four general objectives
Program Outline
8:30 am | Gathering and Coffee (Benham Gateway Building Conference Room) |
9-10:30 am | K-12 Forum - Thoughts of K-12 educators on how college and universities can be most helpful (Kip Bollinger - Science Education Advisor, Pennsylvania Department of Education; Cathleen Conn, Supervisor of Science and Technology Education, West Chester School District; Claudette Stone, Assistant Principal, Girls' High School, Philadelphia; Joan Johnston -Malin, Science Teacher, Northeast High School, Philadelphia; Maria Fitzgerald, Science Teacher, Carrol High School, Philadelphia, Regnia Toscani, Teacher, Benjamin Rush Middle School, Philadelphia; Sharon Lee, Teacher, CW Henry Middle School, Philadelphia; Kathleen Massey, Fugett Middle School, West Chester) Break out group discussions
Reports and general discussion |
10:30-10:45 am | Coffee Break |
10:45-12:45 am | K-16 Collaborations: A Survey of Current and Planned Initiatives in the Philadelphia Area (poster presentations) Poster viewing and program evaluations
Guided discussion of best practices and new opportunities |
12:45 am-1:45 pm | Lunch (Dorothy Vernon Room, Hafner)
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2-3:15 pm | Ending the Isolation? - Pros and Cons of Better Integrating Science and Mathematics In the Curriculum Motivational experience Break out activities
Reflections: challenges and benefits |
3:15-3:30 pm | Coffee break |
3:30-4 pm | PKAL Philadelphia Regional Network Planning Meeting |
Hosted by Bryn Mawr College and the Bryn Mawr College Center for Science in Society