Fwd: Annual Meeting: Advancing What Works in STEM Education
Lynda Milne
Annual Meeting: Advancing What Works in STEM Education
Learn more about AAC&U's 2010 Annual Meeting online:
http://www.aacu.org/meetings/annualmeeting/index.cfm.
AAC&U’s 2010 Annual Meeting, “THE WIT, THE WILL ... AND THE WALLET:
Supporting Educational Innovation, Shaping Our Global Futures,” will
be held January 20-23, 2010, in Washington, DC. We encourage you to
register by November 24 – and as part of a campus team – to take
advantage of registration discounts.
The Annual Meeting will feature a series of presentations on the work
of Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL), which—as of January 1, 2010—will
officially join forces with AAC&U to advance work on improving
undergraduate education in the STEM disciplines. PKAL sessions include:
Wednesday, January 20
Pre-Meeting Workshop:“Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education:
Exploring the Dimensions of Leadership”
Led by PKAL Founding Director Jeanne Narum
(For those who cannot attend the full Annual Meeting, this workshop is
available as a stand-alone event.)
Friday, January 22
Featured and concurrent sessions include:
A Kaleidoscope of Perspectives on Student Learning Goals – STEM &
Beyond
Facilitated by Susan Elrod with Jillian Kinzie, Indiana University
Bloomington; Jim Swartz, Grinnell College; Charles Blaich, Wabash
College; and Ashley Finley, AAC&U
A Kaleidoscope of Perspectives on Institutional Transformation– STEM
& Beyond
Facilitated by Jeanne Narum with a panel representing PKAL’s Faculty
for the 21st Century
Developing Comprehensive Institutional Plans for Success in More
Inclusive STEM Undergraduate Education
With Jim Swartz, Grinnell College; Wendy Raymond, Williams College;
Trish Ferrett, Carleton College; Kate Queeney, Smith College; and Jeff
Tecosky-Feldman, Haverford College
Engaging Science: What Institutions Are Doing to Advance STEM Learning
Steve Kucera, the University of Tampa; Susan Gorman, Stevenson
University; and Fred Ledley, Bentley University
Thursday, January 21
Invitational PKAL Forum:“Shaping PKAL / STEM Priorities for the Next
Five Years”
The PKAL Forum is open to AAC&U member presidents, PKAL leaders, and
colleagues from the many disciplinary societies, foundations, government
agencies, and organizations who have supported and worked with Project
Kaleidoscope through the years. More information is available online.
If we can provide any additional information, please do not hesitate to
contact us at meet...@aacu.org or call us at 202-387-3760.
We look forward to seeing you in January.
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