National Science Foundation
ITEST Program Fourth Annual Summit
February 6-8, 2007
Arlington, VA
Descriptions of and Links to Archived Summit Sessions
and Other Visual Media
Sessions on Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Opening Plenary
Session: From New Learner to New Worker – Fulfilling the Vision of the H1B Visa Program
Presenters: ITEST Learning Resource Center (LRC) and National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Cohort 2 Lessons Learned Panel
Session: Cohort 2 projects share their most valuable lessons learned, successes and challenges
Description: Cohort 2 PIs share lessons learned, successes & accomplishments
Presenters:
- Michele Masucci, Building IT Skills Among Inner City Youth "Fostering Persistence" Strategies for preparing youth to deal with future systemic barriers and challenges
- Jazlin Ebenezer, Translating IT into Classrooms "Conceptual Understanding" Building and measuring conceptual understanding of program participants
- Sharon Sledge, National Middle School Aerospace Scholars "Career Exploration" Successfully integrating career information into programs
- Joe Courneya, Understanding the Science Connected to Technology "Addressing Program ‘Bugs’" Dealing with hard-to-solve problems
- Deborah Muscella & Karen Peterman, Technology at the Crossroads "Evaluation" Different methods and approaches to program evaluation – successes and challenges
The New Learner
Session: Panel presentation and discussion with youth participants and guest researchers
Description:Youth participants and guest researchers and policy makers explore the change in learning and career interests among youth
Presenters:LRC staff, ESTEEM Youth Participants (In-Person); MuseumTech Youth Participants (Via Video Conference)
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Keynote
Session: Opening remarks, commendation and honors presentation
Description: Official welcome from NSF and the ITEST LRC; presentation of Commendations.
Presenters: "Opening Remarks" by Sylvia James, Program Director, National Science Foundation; "Presentation of Commendation Letter from Sen. Feinstein" by EDC President Luther Luedtke; "Honoring Emeritus Cohort 1 & Cohort 2 PIs" by Joyce Malyn-Smith; "Welcome Address" from Sen. Edward Kennedy
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click here for link to Sen. Kennedy's Welcome
Sessions on Wednesday, February 8, 2007
NSF Panel
Session: Learn about National Science Foundation priorities and ITEST Program
Description: ITEST leadership from NSF discuss the history and future of the program, and answer questions from ITEST project PIs, staff and evaluators
Presenters: National Science Foundation Program Officers
David Campbell, Sylvia James, Sharon Locke, Ron Tzur, Kathryn Sullivan and other NSF staff
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Luncheon Keynote
Session: Luncheon & Keynote
Description: National Science Foundation staff and guests discuss youth interests;
Keynote addresses on Cyberinfrastructure
Presenters: "Opening Remarks" by Dr. Joan Ferini-Mundy, Division Director, Division of Elementary, Secondary, & Informal Education (EHR/ESIE), NSF;
"Cyberinfrastructure Keynote" by Dr. Steven Castillo, Dean, College of Engineering, New Mexico State University
(link coming soon)
Reaching & Teaching the New Learner
Session: Panel presentation by LRC and projects to share strategies to engage new learners and nurture their learning potential
Description: Presentation on the learning patterns, preferences and characteristics of new learners. Teachers from ITEST Projects share strategies that engage new learners and nurture their learning potential
Presenters: Julia Fallon, IT Education and Technology Integration Program Manager, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Washington State; teachers from ITEST projects.
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Sessions on Thursday, February 9, 2007
Including All Learners in the New Learning Process
Session: Panel presentation with ITEST projects and guest respondents on ways to engage diverse learners in STEM education
Description: Panel presentation and discussion exploring how ITEST projects are reaching and impacting diverse groups of youth and educators
Presenters: Randal August, Robotics: Fundamentals of IT and Engineering, Northeastern University; Kathy Berry Bertram, Arctic Climate Modeling Program, University of Alaska-Fairbanks;
Christina Gilmore, Tech-Success, University of Oklahoma-Norman
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Closing Plenary
Session: Celebrate the success of ITEST and share a collective vision for ITEST as a maturing program
Description: Guest Speaker Milton Goldberg discusses the today's education landscape; ITEST LRC staff discuss the future of the ITEST Program
Presenters: Milton Goldberg, author of A Nation at Risk,
Joyce Malyn-Smith, ITEST LRC PI & Siobhan Bredin, ITEST LRC Project Director
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Select Summit participants, NSF program officers, and guests were asked to respond to the guiding questions listed below. Their responses were recorded during the Summit and may be viewed by clicking on the corresponding link.
Guiding Questions:
- This year's summit has the theme "New Learning & the New Learner: Harnessing IT to Reinvent the Education Landscape." Can you tell us how your project takes a new approach to learners and learning?
- How do you think your work can inform educators on how to change learning in and out of the classroom?
- What lessons learned from your work might inform policymakers here in Washington or in your state?
- What impact do you think the ITEST program is having on the education landscape overall?
Video Postcard - Bonnie Bracey-Sutton (Teacher and Agent of Change, George Lucas Educational Foundation)
Video Postcard - Joe Courneya (ITEST Project, "Understanding the Science Connected to Technology")
Video Postcard - Marjorie Darrah (ITEST Project, "Comprehensive IT Education in Rural Appalachia")
Video Postcard - Julia Fallon (IT Education and Technology Integration Program Manager, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Washington State)
Video Postcard - Vivian Guilfoy (Sr. Vice-President, Education Development Center; Director, Education Employment & Community Programs at EDC)
Video Postcard - Mike Haney (NSF Program Officer)
Video Postcard - Sylvia James (NSF Program Officer)
Video Postcard - Luther Luedtke (President, Education Development Center)
Video Postcard - Michelle Masucci (ITEST Project, "Building IT Skills Among Inner City Youth")
Video Postcard - Carla McAuliffe (ITEST Project, "Eyes in the Sky")
Video Postcard - Shireen Mitchell (President, Community Technology Centers’ Network)
Video Postcard - Marco Montoya (ITEST Project, "Project LA COSTA")
Video Postcard - Deborah Muscella (ITEST Project, "Technology at the Crossroads")
Video Postcard - Barbara O'Connor (Professor, CA State University)
Video Postcard - Sharon Sledge (ITEST Project, "National Middle School Aerospace Scholars")