Symposium 2005

Global Science: What Every Educator Needs to Know

October 24 and 25, 2005

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill



Co-sponsors

DESTINY: Traveling Science Learning Program
Center for European Studies
Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies
CIBER, Kenan Flagler Business School
Consortium in Latin American Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University
NC Center for South Asia Studies of the Triangle South Asia Consortium
Triangle Institute for Security Studies
University Center for International Studies
Visiting International Faculty

 

Monday, October 24

8:00 Check In and Registration
8:45

Welcome
June Atkinson, Superintendent of Public Instruction

9:00

The Future of Learning in a Global Society Driven by Science and Technology
Skip Bollenbacher
DESTINY, UNC-Chapel Hill

10:00

Global Environmental Issues
PDF of Symposium Presentation
Frederic Pfaender
School of Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill

11:00

Break

11:15

Concurrent Sessions I

1. 
The Future of Technology is Now: Implications for Science Learning
Caroline Szymeczek, Institute for Science Learning

2.  Biotech Basics for the Non-Science Teacher
Betty Brown, Jennifer Shelton Murphy, Lisa Pierce, and Jane Wright, DESTINY, UNC-Chapel Hill

3.  NC Zoo: Uganda Program
Mark MacAllister, NC Zoo

4.  Culture and Ecology in Ecuador
Kimberly Smart, NC Museum of Natural Sciences;
Linda Tugurian, Forest View Elementary School

5.  Science Education in China
Fran Nolan, Grassroots Science Museums Collaborative

6.  Building Global Perspectives Where Land Meets Sea
Andrew Wood, NC Audubon

7.  Global Renewable Energy Technology
Bryan Roy, NC Solar Center

8
Natural Disasters
Steven Pierce, NC Geographic Alliance

 
12:15 Lunch (Provided in Trillium Dining Room)

1:30

Concurrent Sessions II

1.  Teaching and Technology: A Global Twist
Lisa Grable and Beckey Reed, MEGA, NC State University

2.  Integrating Bioscience into the Social Studies Classroom
Jennifer Shelton Murphy and Amber Vogel, DESTINY, UNC-Chapel Hill;
Susan Hirsch, East Wake High School


3.  Ethnocultures of Math
Olof Steinthorsdottir, School of Education, UNC-Chapel Hill

4.  Ecology and Culture: Educational Needs and Opportunities
Anita Bahe and Karin Gollin, Foundation for Art, Culture, and Environment

5.  Global Floodplain Hazards
Lawrence Band, Department of Geography, UNC-Chapel Hill

6.  Geography and GIS
James Young, Department of Geography and Planning, Appalachian State University; Steven Pierce, NC Geographic Alliance

7.  China's Great Wall: Bringing a Travel Experience to the Classroom
Robert Phay, World View

8.  Science Education in North Carolina
Bill Tucci, The Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science, NC State University

2:30 Break
   
2:45 Technology and Communication
Cori Dauber, Department of Communications, UNC-Chapel Hill
   
4:00 Team Meetings on Action Plans
Faculty from UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State, and Duke University will assist teams in creating Action Plans.
OR
  Energy: The Ultimate Limit to Growth
Wayne Christiansen, Department of Physics, UNC-Chapel Hill; Morehead Planetarium, UNC-Chapel Hill
(For Participants not in Teams)
5:30 Reception for Participants and Faculty

Tuesday, October 25

8:00 Coffee, Juice, and Pastries
8:15

VIF Panel: Best Practices in Science and Math Education around the World

9:30

Classroom Application Sessions

Elementary School


1. Science and Reading
Marian Shuttlesworth
2. Teaching Recycling Through Art
Bryant Holsenbeck
3. HI FIVES: Teaching Science in a Virtual Space
Len Annetta, College of Education, NC State University;
Kim Collazo, Ingram Elementary School

Middle School

4. Curriculum Integration in Practice
Candy Beal, College of Education, NC State University
5. Making Connections through Technology
Robin McMahon, Smith Middle School
Handout
6. Global Connections Through Earth System Research
Alica Wickliff, Sarah Smith, and Carolyn Porter, Center for Math and Science Education, UNC-Charlotte


High School

7. The World at Your Door: Bennett's Millpond
Colleen Karl, Science House, NC State University
8. Investigating Your Watershed: Local and Global
Barbara Brodsky Post, Watershed Action Team
9. Renewable Energy in North Carolina
Lynne Gronback, Kenan Fellows 2004, NC State University

10:45 Break
11:00 World Health: The Challenge
James Lea, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine
12:00 Next Steps
Robert Phay
12:30 Adjourn

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